The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-02-05

ITO restore TO its coinage SUCH silver
coins us are legal tender i'll the pay
1nent pf said bonds is not Il violation
ofpublic faith nor in d~erogation OF the
rights of the public creditor.
Dingley declared the phrase TO re.
store to its coinnge such silver coins
meant in 1878 quite a different thing
to many from what it evidently means
to many senators now.
At the close of Dinglcy's speech,
Bailey, in control of the time for the
minority, yielded TO several demo-
Gratis, bland of Missouri making one
of the principal speeches. He called
attention to the votes of prominent re.
8publicans who voted against the Dill
to pay bonds in gold when matter came
up in the last house.
Swanson. dem, Nirginia, said 70 de.
feat the resolution would be serving
notice on the b%ondholders that they
will be paid only in gold.
Hopkins, rep. Illinois, said Ii SEN
ate was not republican but was co'-
.roiled by the silver %elelnrnr. The
country al last election pronounced
against silver. :.
The debate progressed without
marked or sensational incident. Bal-
ley reserved n portion of his time SO
he might close the debate for his side.
How The Vote Resulted.
Washington, Feb. 2.-The house OF
represen. ,a..s late yesterday after
noon burio,; the Teller resolution de-
claring the bonds of the United States
payable in silver under an adverse ma
jority of fifty votes. The republicans
were solidly arrayed in. opposition,
with two exceptions, Mi. !.inncy of
North Carolina, who voted with the
democrats and populists, and Mr..
White of North Carolina, the only col
ored member of the house, who an
swered present" when his name was
called. The assertions from the demo-
cratic side were. Mr.. McAlcer of Penn
%sylvania and Mr.. Elliott of South Caro-
lima. Both voted with the republicans
against the proposition. Speaker
him to vote, had his name called, and
amid the cheers of his followers went
on record in opposition to the resoit~
ton. The vote was reached after five
hours of debate under u special order
adopted at the opening of the session,
The limited time allowed for debate
dIS tIiS pressure VI "a
opportunity to be heard was so great
that the leaders on both sides were
compelled to farm out the time by
minutes. This detracted much from
the continuity of the discussion, but it
also in a measure intensified the inter-
est in the galleries, which were crowd
ed all day, and the ~combatants On the
floor were chcercd by their respective
YIN ~n}1,t1a Fl N{u,xy Sonofnrc Syp1.a
also present to listen to the argyll
ments. The majority, under the lead
crship of Mr.. Dingley, who made a
carefully prepared speech sounding
the keynote of the opposition. as
sumed the position that the last clause
of the resolution was III reality a dis
guised declaration for the free coinage
Of silver, while the assaulting demo-
Gratis, under the direction of Mr.. Bal
lev, maintained that the defeat of the
resolution was another step in the di-
rection of the establishment of the
gold standard, to which they alleged
both the president and Secretary Gage
had irrevocably committed the repub-
lican party T%hesdebate was at times
fast and heated. but there was no sem
sational incidents beyond the kissing
of Mr.. Rhea of kentucky. when he
said that. as the author of the .'crime
of 10. the hottest place in hades
would be reserved for the present sec,
rotary of state. The vote on the reso-
luton was: Years, 1872; nays, 1S2.
The Senate.
Washington, Feb. lin the senate
McLauren of South Carolina was sworn
in for a term ending March 4, 1903.
Turpie~ of Indiana, presented an
amendment to the Legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill,
that in reducing the force in the pen
sion Office the honorably discharged
soldiers, sailors and their widows or
daughters holding positions in that bu-
reau be protected. Referred.
The pension committee reported al
versely the bill of Allen, Neb., that all
pensioners receiving less than $40 "a
month hereafter receive that amount.
Gallinger, chairman, said the whole
number of pensioners affected by the
bill is 46s,463, and it would increase
the annual pensions S15,2s6.0oO. The
bill was placed on the calendar.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was reported and placed on the cal
endar.
After the routine business was taken
up. they passed the army npFropria-
ton bill then took up the legislative,
executive. judicial auurOnrintions