The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-29

alternative. maintaining the preseni
financial status The enforcement OF the
terms of the resolution i'm Mr.. Foraker's
opinion. would force the government &c
4 silver basis.
Mr. Allison spoke of the circumstances
attending the passage OF the Stanley
Matthews resolution i'm 1878. To him IL
had not meant at that time a declaration
In favor OF the free and unlimited coin
age of silver. Other coinage measures
were then pending, and when one Of these
came over from the house the senator
from Colorado (Teller) voted 10 strike
out the provision for the free coinage OF
silver and voted for a limited coinage
agreement. Mr.. Allison declared that
when he was being glbbeted on the
crossroads OF public opinion for alleged
Inconsistency he wanted il known thai
the Colorado senator and the Ohio sena-
tor who introduced the resolution in
aS7S. Senator Matthews, had voted &c
strike out a free coinage provision.
Mr.. Teller explained at this point thai
his vote in 1878, referred TO by Mr. All-
son. was given. not because of opposi.
ton TO free coinage. but because it was
not practicable then to get what was
wanted.
Mr.. Aldrich said he had not needed the
declaration of Mr.. Vest to disclose that
this issue was the opening Of the cam
paign OF 1898. 1t was the opening Of q
contest between those who favored
cheaper money and those who believed
the United States was bound at every
hazard TO maintain the parity OF every
dollar ever issued by the government
Ii was the opening of contest between
silver monometallism and the friends OF
real bimetallism. AT a time when tho
Republican party was seeking tc
strengthen the currency of the country
this miserable measure was brought for.
ward we intend to meet this issue
squarely," declared Mr.. Aldrich 1--WE
are RESPONSIBLE TO the great party we
represent and beyond that TO the Ameri-
can people. and we propose, SO far as we
may, 10 maintain the honor and the credil
of the government" Mr.. Aldrich de.
clared that the resolution was an alb.
surdity in that it was concurrent reso-
luton" In which the house would not
concur" Hence II would be ihopera-
tive even as an EXPIRE ssion of sentiment
by the senate. He had heard said that
the financial eccentricities of the senate
no longer Interested or alarmed the coun
try. Why was it? Because OF such reso
lutions as this. If the resolution meant
free silver why did it not say so? WHY
skuk behind "A resolution 20 years old!
The conglomerate vote about TO be giVer
for the resolution would disclose some
strange features. The senator from
Deleware g ray could hardly feel proud
of his society
The society is all right" said Mr..
Gray.
But the principles arc not" answered
Mr.. Aldrich. Mr. Aldrich closed lust as
the clock marked 6, the hour set for vot-
ing. and the vice president promptly an.
nounced that Nle voting would proceed.
At this time the galleries were filed TO
overfowlng and a large number of mem.
bers Of the house. including Speaker
Reed, occupied the area back of the sena-
tors.
The first vote was to Law on the table
the Nelson amendment declaring il to be
the duty Of the government to maintain
the parity. Carried--yeas, 43: NAYS. 81
The second vote was on the Lodge
amendment declaring for the payment of
bonds In gold. Defeated-2l to53 There
was intense interest during this vote. as
IL presented a more direct issue than had
been anticipated. 1t was seen at the
outset that party lines were broken
Chandler Carter and other Republicans
voting against the amendment. As the
vote closed Mr.. Chandler. noting some
Republicans In their seats who had not
voted, asked that the names Of senators
not voting he read. The clerk read
slowly Allison" Burrows" and there
being no response. the result as above
VAS announced.
The pairs throughout the voting were
as follows: Turley with Debce. Faulkner
with Elkins. German with Frve. Jones
(Nev) with Proctor. WaltNall with
Spooner The first named would in each
case have voted with those sustaining
the resolution and against all amend
ments; the last named would have voted
against the resolution and for the amend
ments. There was no demonstration at
the announcement OF the vote. and az
p. m. the senate adjourned till Monday