Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26

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gold dollar. is paid to the mechanic, the
artisan and the laborer In liquidation OF
obligations incurred with them, and
noIo rhat the bond purchaser Is no bet
ter than the man with the blistered hat
ana ought to be paid in the same money
the treasury debt has been making law
to suit Itself for 20 years"
Mr., Teller held that there could be nc
oegredation in paying the debts of the
government in silver
Mr. Fairbanks endeavored to pro-
pound question to Mr.. Teller
Sft doWnP' cried the Colorado sena-
tor I've been badgered enough"
AS Mr.. Fairbanks sat down, Mr.. Tel
Ter said he would tomorrow answer the
question, but he did not now desire to
be interrupted
the national treasury robbed-a transac-
ton the most disgraceful ever accom-
! pMshed by national administration,
/ In view OF that fact, he thought that the
arrogation to themselves by the oppo-
| nents OF the resolution Of all honesty,
was not warranted by the facts.
Mr.. Hoar replied to Mr.. Teller in a
speech in which he deplored the ''re-
| markable effort of the Colorado sena-
tor. He contended that the question
was not one of legal power, but of honor
ana good faith. He would not say that
the senator from Colorado had
squirmed" out of the question, nor
would he order him to ''sit down" as
Mr.. Teller had ordered the senator from
Indiana
| Mr.. Teller: II will strike that out of
my speech
IF Were the senator said Mr.. Hoar,
i would have the entire speech stricken
from the record
Mr.. Rawlins of Utah spoke in support
or the resolution, and replied briefly to
some statements made by Mr.. Hoar con-
corning the deposits in savings banks
Mr.. Hale of Maine declared that the
debate during the day had settled the
fact that 1T was the desire of the advo-
Gates Of the resolution to bring the
country to silver basis and to make
the payment Of all debts, public and pri-
vate, in silver which was now worth less
than half what gold was worth.
we are not monometallists, said Mr..
vest, but bimetallists While I do not
care to discuss the question at this late
hour I think I can demonstrate that
the free coinage of silver would raise the
price Of that metal to its former value.
maintain that the opening Of minis to
the free coinage of silver would not be
in violation of the public honor"
Mr.. Spooner: 1.-THE resolution refers to
a restoration of silver to coinage To
which system do you refer%'
Mr.. Vest: 1T means, take it, the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver"
Mr.. Vest asked that the amendment
to the resolution, offered by Mr. Lodge
earlier in the day, be read for informa-
ton. The amendment provides that all
Of the resolutions except the resolving
clause be stricken out and the declara-
ton substituted that the bonds of the
United States are payable, principal and
interest in the money which is the high
est money in the world, in gold or it's
equivalent, whether that be silver or
paper.
The senate then adjourned until to-
morrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 25.-Under the par
ltamentary fiction of discussing the In
dian appropriation bill, the house de-
voted almost the entire day to polit-
ical debate in which the main question
was whether prosperity had come to
the country as a result of the advent of
the present administration. AS the
speeches were limited to five minutes
each, many members participated, and
partisan spirit kept the interest keyed
to high pitch.
The acrimony which usually charac-
terizes such debates was almost entirely
absent, but although good natured,
some hard knocks were given and re-
eeived. Mr.. Smith, the delegate from
Arizona, made an attack on the system
of educating the Indians, and Mr..
Walker moved to strike out the appro-
| priation for the Carlisle school, No
vote was taken on the motion today.
! Mr. Dockery dem, MOI, in discussing
| the cotton mill strike, contended that
| the strike had been urged by the oper-
| ators in order that they might dispose
| of their surplus stock The trouble was
| enormous over-producing in this coun,-
! try, and in the face of that fact the re-
| publican party was narrowing our
markets. The time was coming when
this policy would be reversed.
| The political debate continued for an
| hour, the republicans maintaining and
the democrats denying the existence of
| prosperity. Among those who spoke
were Messrs. Walker and Knox Of Mas
sachusetts.
Mr.. Smith dem, Ariz) made an at
tack on the present system of educating
the Indian He declared that the Carl
isle and Hampton schools were mis-
take; that an Indian could not be civil
lied by teaching him to read and write
and sing a psalm. The Indian. he said,
must receive an industrial education,
but it must be given him in the vicinity
of his home, not in the east. In this
bill he said s2,5OOOO0 was wasted.
Mr. Walker rep, Mass.) agreed with
Mr.. Smith, that the present policy vas
unsatisfactory, illogical and impractic-
able He moved 70 strike out the ap-
preparation for the Carlisle school,
| Without voting on the amendment,
the committee rose and at SOS o'clock
| the house adjourned.
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