The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
SENATORS TAKE UP SILVER.
STEWART DISCUSSES THE TELLER
RESOLUTION.

Claims That the Resolution IL Al
ready a Law of the Land and That
Disregard of 1t Has Brought Pam
les and Other charlottesville Main
tains That IL Is Mandatory ON the
Secretary of the Treasury to Pay
ROnds or in SiIver-SteaI Charged
in Connection With Cleveland
Bond Issacs.
Washington, Jan. 22.-On the desk of Mr..
Allen, of Nebraska, at the opening OF to-
days session of the Senate was a stand OF
beautiful American beauty and brides
roses 1t was "a testimonial from the la
dies of the departments for your noble and
brave defense of a woman's honor" Mr..
Allen championed the cause of Mrs. NJ. e.
Roberts, who was summarily dismissed
from the pension office.
Mr.. Teller's resolution providing that
the bonds of the United States may be paid
in silver dollars was laid before the Senate,
and in accordance with notice given yes
terday, Mr.. Stewart, Pop. discussed the
resolution. He said that the disregard of
the resolution, which is already a law of
the United States, had brought many ca
lamities upon the land, aud the results OF
such disregard had been disastrous and la
mentable He attributed the panic Of 1898,
directly to the disregard of the law.
Mrstewart said he expected to show that
the Secretary of the Treasury had no more
authority to sell bonds and demand gold
for them when there was coin in the
treasury with which to redeem bonds.
Bonds had been sold. said Mr.. Stewart,
because the coin in the treasury was not
the kind with which 1t was desired to pay
bonds. He maintained that the law was
mandatory upon the Secretary Of the
Treasury TO redeem bonds in silver Even
the Indianapolis committee. he continued,
which knows as little of finance as 1t is
possible for men to know, admits that its
obligations are payable In gold or silver at
the option of the government.
Referring further along to the sale of
the 1852 100000 Of bonds by the admlnistra-
ton of Mr.. Cleveland. Mr.. Stewart declar-
ed that in the sale of those bonds there
had been a steal of $SO.OOO,OOO with the
connivance of the executive The senator
denounced 1t as shame that
no adequate Investigation Of the
steal had ever been made by Congress.
M. Mckinley" said the senator,
could not have gotten enough votes to
make decent showing IL he had not been
announced as bimetallist. Indeed, It
was claimed throughout the East that
Mr.. Mckinley was better blmetalllst
than Mr.. Bryan. because It was declared
that he had the only method by which
bimetallism could be accomplished
Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota, at the conclu-
sion OF Mr.. Stewards speech offered thu
following amendment to the Teller reso-
luton:
And that 1t is the duty of the govern
ment of the United States under existing
laws, to maintain the parity in value be-
tween its gold and silver money; that the
dollar of one metal for all monetary pur-
noses shall always be equal In money
value 70 the dollar of the other metal .
Senator Morgan OF Alabama secured the
passage of a bill to grant 5000 acres of
unoccupied lands of the United States in
Alabama to that state for the use of the
industrial school for girls of Alabama
and OF the Tuskegee Normal and Indus
trial Institute.
bill was passed authorizing the
Shreveport and Red River Valley Rail-
road Company to construct ana maintain
a bridge across the Loggy bayou In Louis
lana The Senate al 1908 O'clock went into
executive session, and later adjourned