Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-03
BIG VOTE FOR SILVER.
TELLER RESOLUTION ADOPTED
~ THE SENATE.
Forty-seven Senators Go ON Record for
the Measure, While Only Thirty-two
Oppose It-Debatc IL Lively-Amend-
ments Lost.


| ed ut all times and occasionally acrimo-
NOUS, which occupied the greater part or
| the week, the Senate Friday evening, by
the decisive vote Of Al to 80, passed the
Teller concurrent resolution. The resolu-
| ton Is a practical reaffirmation of that
Of Stanley Matthews, in 1878, and Is as
| follows:
That all the bonds of the United States IS
| sued, or authorized to be issued, under the
said acts OF Congress hereinbefore reciteo,
are payable, principal and interest, at the
| States. In silver dollars of the coinage of
| the United States containing 412h grains
| each Of standard silver; and that to restore
| to Its coinage such silver coins as legal
| tender In payment Of said bonds, principal
| and interest, Is not In violation OF the public
| faith nor In derogation Of the rights OF the
| public creditor.
All efforts to amend the resolution were
voted down by majorities ranging from 8
to 20, Mr.. Lodges gold standard substi-
| tute being defeated by the latter ma
| jority. The vote on the Lodge amend
ment was: Ayes, "a; nays, SO.
The events Of the day leading up to the
final vote were full of interest npd imDer-,
lance. 1t was field day for the orators
| of the Senate, no less than twenty-five
Senators embracing the opportunity to
speak upon the subject under discussion.
That the debate was interesting was at
| tested by the attendance in the galleries,
which were crowded throughout the day,
and that it was important was evidenced
| by the statements Of several of the speak
ers that the discussion was but the pre-
liminary alignment of the great political
| parties for the contest of 1900.
From 10 o'clock in the morning until
In the evening the contest was continued.
When the voting began it was evident
that party lines were being broken on
both sides of the chamber, but it was on
the substitute offered by Mr.. Lodge
| (Mass.) that the most decided break oc-
Cured. On the Republican side Mr.. AL
lison Qowa) and Mr.. Burrows (Mich.) did
| not answer to their names on that roll
call, and many Of the Republicans voted
directly against it. Upon the final pas
sage of the resolution, some Republicans,
who supported Mckinley and the st.
Louis platform in 1896, like Carter
| (Mont), Chandler IN. H., Clark (Wyo),
Pritchard IN. c., Shoup idaho, Warren
(Wyo.) and Wolcott (ColoD, voted for the
resolution.
Mr.. Stewart (Nev.) opened the discus
sion. In supporting the resolution he
yer or gold or paper, was creature of
law, the creation of money being inherent
in all independent nations. He said that
this statement had been upheld by the
highest tribunals and cited historical in
stances Of such creation of money.
Dollar Wanted by Silver Men.
Mr.. Cannon Utah) followed in support
! of the resolution. He firmly denied that
| the advocates of free coinage were in
favor of anything but 100-cent dollar.
"We do not believe, however" said Mr..
Cannon, "in the deified dollar of Grover
| Cleveland, which is worshiped by the
present administration"
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) said he made the
broad statement that no Democrat, silver
Republican or Populist had ever declared
| in favor of paying Government obliga-
tons in a deprecated currency. Mr..
| Jones, continuing, said: II believe that
the peoples conviction upon this question
is more firmly fixed than ever before.
| They are determined to restore silver to
its status before 1873, and we shall do all
| we can to accomplish that result"
The first speech of the day in opposition
was delivered by Mr.. Burrows (Mich.).
He said that the Republican party was
pledged to secure, il possible, information
al bimetallism and the President wauld do
| everything in his power to carry out that
pledge. Meantime the existing gold stand
| ard would be maintained. Mr.. Fairbanks
| Ind followed against the resolution He
| said the purpose of the resolution was not
| frankly expressed on its face, and it was
| only in the course of the debate that it
| developed that the essential purpose was
| to give an expression Of the United States
Senate favorable to the free and unlimit-
| ed coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1.
Mr.. Wolcott (Colo.) thought that any
Senator, whatever his financial views.
! could vote for the Teller resolution, MS it
| involved nothing except the carrying into
| effect Of the Governments plain oblga-
| tons.
Mr.. Foraker (O) was opposed to the
resolution. The enforcement of its terms,
in his opinion, would not bring about BIZ
metallism, but would force the Govern
ment to silver basis.
Mr.. Allison spoke of the circumstances
attending the passage Of the Stanley Mat
| thews resolution in 1878. To him it had
not meant at that time declaration in
| favor Of the free and unlimited coinage
| of silver. Other coinage measures were
4 DenulnR Ut tuut Aihu WHtu one VI
! these came over from the house the Sen
ator from Colorado CTeller) voted to
strike out the provision for the free coin
| age of silver and voted for limited coin
age agreement. Mr.. Allison declared that
the clear purpose of the pending resolu-
| ton was to commit the country to the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver ut 16
to 1, when it was almost automatic, the
Senator declared, that such course with
| out concurrence of other nations will lead
us inevitably to the silver standard alone
| and to silver recommendation.
| Mr.. Tillman Is. c. thought this discus
sion was simply the maneuvering of the
great political parties for position in the
great contest that was to be fought In
1900. The people, he said, would win in
that contest. Mr.. Cullom Qll.) announc-
! ed briefly that he would vote against the
resolution, because it was a step toward
| free silver. Mr.. Aldrich closed Just as
the clock marked O, the hour set for vot-
ing, and the yice-president promptly an
nounced that the voting would proceed.
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