The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-23

sion Of the Senate, was a stand Of beauti-
Iul American Beauty and Bride roses.
II was a testimonial from ladies of the de-
partments for your noble and brave de-
lSnse or woman's honor" Mr.. Allen
cnampioned the cause of Mrs. M. f.. Rob-
srts, who was summarily dismissed from
the Pension Office.
Two amendments were offered to the Tel
Ter resolution, one by Mr.. Nelson, Of Min
heSota, declaring it TO be the duty of the
government under existing laws to main
tain the parity in value of its gold and silver
money, and the other by Mr.. Spooner of
wisconsin, substituting for the Teller reso-
luton declaration that it is the financial
poncy OF the United States to maintain the
existing gold standard until an interna-
uonal agreement with the leading CONNER
cial nations of the world for the free coin
age of silver shall be reached There was
no debate on either amendment
The Senate devoted an hour to the con-
slderation of bills on the calendar and
shortly after O'Clock went into executive
Session.
At the opening of the session Mr.. Cannon
introduced bill providing for the publica-
ton of the pension roll.
Mr. Gallinger, of New Hampshire, offered
an amendment to the pension appropriation
Dill providing that hereafter no pension
snail be paid on power of attorney from
pensioners residing in foreign countries.
The resolution of Mr.. Teller of Colorado
providing that bonds of the United States
may be paid in silver dollars was then laid
oe1ore tne senate, and IN accordance with
notice given yesterday, Mr.. Stewart adj
dressed the Senate. He said that the disre-
gard of the resolution which is already q
law to the United States had brought many
calamities upon the land and that the re-
suit of such disregard had been disastrous
he attributed the panic of 1893 directly to
the disregard to the law.
Mr.. Stewart said he expected to show
that the secretary of the treasury had no
more authority to sell bonds and demand
gOlu Tor them when there was coin in the
treasury with which to redeem bonds than
he tStewart) Bonds had been sold said
Mr.. Stewart, because the coin in the treas
<
desired to pay the bonds. He maintained
that the law was mandatory upon the Sec
rotary of the treasury to redeem bonds in
silver. Even the Indianapolis commission,
he continued, which knows as little of
finance as it is possible for men to know,
admits that these obligations are payable
in gold or silver at the option of the gov
eminent. Referring further along to the
sale of the S262 Coo 900 of bonds by the adj
ministration of Mr. Cleveland, Mr.. Stewart
declared that in the sale of those bonds
there had been a steal of $50, 900, 900 with
| the connivance of the executive. The SEN
ator denounced it as a shame that no ade-
| quate investigation of the steal had ever
! been made by Congress. Mckinley" said
| the senator, could not have got enough
| votes to make a decent showing if he had
| not been announced a bimetallist. In
| deed it was claimed throughout the West
| that Mckinley was a better bimetallist than
Bry2n, because it was further claimed he
had the only method by which bimetallism
| could be accomplished
| AT the conclusion of Mr. Stewards speech
Mr. Nelson, Minnesota, offered the follow
ing amendment to the Teller resolution:
And that it is the duty of the govern
ment of the United States, under existing
/ laws, to maintain the parity in value of its
golc and silver money, SO that the dollar OF
| one meteal shall for all monetary purposes
always be equal in value to the dollar of the
other metal"
| Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, present.
! ed the following as substitute for the
| Teller resolution:
THAT, until there shall have been OBJ
! tanned an international agreement with the
| leading commercial nations of the world for
the Tree coinage OF silver, which agreement
to promote the faith, honor and credit of
] the United States are sOlemnly pledged to
| preserve the existing gold standard; and all
| silver and paper currency shall be main
| tanned ut a parity with gold and all obliga-
! tons of the United States shall be main
tanned involably at Ethe present standard"
The considerationfof bills on the pension
| calendar was then begun. The following
| bills, general in their provisions, We're
| passed: Defining and regulating proof in
certain pension cases; to supplement the
| act of June 81 $780, as to pensions by MAX
| ing widows whose husbands died in the
| service penSionable under the act; to amend
| the Mexican war pensions act of 1887, eX
tending it's provisions to clerks of army
|. paymasters; to regulate the pensions OF
| riage to discharged soldiers takes place
| after the passage Of this act shall not re-
ceive PENSIONS amending the dependent
/ pension act of 1880 to render clearer some
| of it's provisions. In addition to the fore
| going six private pension bills We're passed.
MI. quay Sdileu up anu sScureu the pas
| sage of a bill to authorize the construction
/ of steel bridge over the Snake river be-
| tween the States of Washington and Idaho.
Mr.. Morgan secured the passage of a bill
| to grant 25,0o0 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 Industrial Institute.
Bills were passed as follows: For the re-
| lief of applicants to purchase public lands
under the timber and stone act; authoriz-
! ing the Shreveport & Red River Valley
| Railroad Company to construct and main
| tain a bridge across the Loggy bayou in
| louisiana for the investigation by the
| Marine Hospital Service of the origin and
| prevalence of leprosy, the expense to be
| not more than 5000.
| The Senate, at 3:0S p. M, after the pas
| sage of a few private bills, on motion of
| Mr.. Cullom, went into executive session
| and, at . p. m, adjourned.