The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-08
TELLER ATTACKS The
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Hopes 10 See Il D9IG0'ed in Ihe
Election Of 1900.
WILL Do ALL he CAN TO DRAG It DOWN
Vigorously Resents an Insult by Gold
Standard Newspapers.
Alien Introduces II Resolution for
FREQ Coinngn and Direct Essue Of
Paper money by the Govcrn,nent-
Hutler wants 40 Elect Federal
Judges by Popular votc-Civn Ser
House.
Washington, Jan. Z, 1888

Washington, Jan. z, 1S9S.
The feature Of the Senate session to-
day was n speech delivered by MIR.
Teller (Colorado) regarding press re-
ports that the recent efforts 10 make
1t appear that Secretary Gage had
rendered his resignation as n member
cf the Cabinet to President Mckinley,
were a part OF conspic:icy of tEe sll-
yer men to disrupt the Cabinet AMI
create dissenslon between the Presiden,
and his advisers Mr. Teller branded
the publication as an Insult TO the ad-
vocates Of the free coinage of silve.5
AT the opening OF the session, the re-
ply of the Attorney General 10 the
Senate resolution calling upon rem
bers of the Cabinet 10 inform The Sen
ate what, If any, changes should be
made In the administration Of the civil
service law. was read. ,iy,
The Attorney General recommended
that attorneys employed by the De-
partment of Justice and Deputy United
States Marshals ought to be exempted
from The oner; ton Of The law.
Mr.. ALLEN (Nebraska) offered 4 rrso-
luton declaring thar The United States
should, Independently and without te-
lay, begin and continue The free coin
age of silver at the ratio Of I6 TO ::
that such coinage could be supple
mented by safe anu sound national
paper money to be issued by the C;nv>
crnment without intervention D: '1c,Iks
n IA fnl
TO be issued in an amount sutticior. 10
meet the business demands Of the
country: that any increase Of The in
terest bearing debt should be prchi-
based and that no Government bonds
should be issued or sold eScept Nv
specific act of Congress. and then cnjy
III cases of pressing necessity; that
the Government in 'he discharge of lis
oblisa tons should use It's option as 10
tne KIND OF lawful money n which :hty
should be paid: and that slch opt:pn
should never be surrendered.
Mr. Allen spoke briefly in favor Of
the proposition set forth III his resolu-
zion. concluding with the statement
ihHt he would at some subsnuuent ,;n,
go more fully into the details of his
reasons and the reasons OF the rap,,Ist
party In favor of the plain he had e.,
forth In the resolution.
l'ie conclusion OF NJ. Aliens re-
tlla,Ks MI Teller tColorado) rose. He
sh'a mat he did not often give heed
10 nubiications concerning himself or
ene convictions Of those who believed
as he believed upon the financial ana
other questions, but he felt that a
statement recently published--which
- hNiact, now going the rounds of the
I'press-was a gratutous insult to tboso
who believed upon the financial ouestion
as he believed This statement shov. =
said he, Z" that many of those Who a.,
| tempt to deal with his ouns,ion
no proper COMPREHENSION os ~ Ih.,.
regard 1t as merely n local r,a
be considered ana aiscuss,a -. 90
standpoint Of their own snIns,, on' tNS
interests" - ''eei'
Mr.. Teller then rc,,7 fro,
paper the articla of .h,ol' a news
planned. In brjrf +, cbnrn, NJ com
recent reports IN ,hn nrr '""' me
Secretary of thn Trnr c,,r., est ,hat me
cd his resIgnatior wcro - "nn ithicr-
conspiracy to crnate ,ro,,,,a n .esuIt III, OF
the President and NE nv, osuMeen