The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-08
TELLER RESENTS IT.
Says Silver Advocates Stand
on Broad Ground
BRANDS GAGE CHARGE
EXPOSED THE INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENT FARCE.
CHANDLEhS STRUCTURE ON TELLER

CHANDLEhS STRUCTURE ON TELLER
Civil Service Debate Still Lively in the House,
Mr.. Gillette Witty Comment on Grosven- /
or's Spe ch -Csrl Schurz Defended
by Mir. Bartholdt.
Washington, Jan, 1.-THE Civil Service.
debate continues throughout the day in
the House. All efforts to fix "a time for
lis termination failed and it is certain
now to run over into next week. The
interest in the discussion does not seem
to be waning. The debate to-day was
without marked incidenter q sHizfi
Mr.. Gillette, Rep.g NIass.@, opened the
debate in support of the bill. s. - @,4.
-.e maintained that the arguments Of
Mr.. QGrossenor and Mr., lands against
the law were. both In reality strong ar
raignments of the tspoils system. .o He
denied that, the scope of. the executive
order of May 6. 1885, TWAS Inot under
stood when the st. Louis platform was
adopted. .2aIWDII I'D 1Dlt(1l
~. Gillette, commented wittily ION the
spectacle Of the white haired veteran,
Gen, Grosvenor,, leading the young Hor-
spurs Of the party in the battle for the
spoils .and said it recalled to. his mind
the words Macaulay placed in. the mouth
of Henry Of Navarro at the battle or
1vry:
Press where you see my white plume
shine,
"Midsz the ranks of war.
''And be your Orifiamlne to-day the mead
OF Grosvenor."
Mr. Faris, (Rep., Ind), spoke in OPP
position to the law He declared that
the Republican party was not responsible
for the civil service law.
Mr.. Cummings, (Dem., n. W, an
nounced himself an implacable foe OF
the whole system of civil service reform.
The system is doomed" said he, "and
one of the factors in its destruction is
Tammany Hail."
Mr. Burton, (Rep., Ohio, followed in
defense of the merit system.
Mr.. Vandiver, Dem., MOI, in the
course of some remarks in opposition to
the law referred to ex-President Cleve-
land as His Fat-witted Excellency."
Mr. Mahaney, (Rep., \. ", said If
ne were uOL dlIONSd W WIZ AOA a
fication of the law he was one of those
who would vote for its repeal.
Mr.. Kerr, Rep., Ohio, favored the
moa.ncation of the law.
Mr.. Bartholdt, (Rep., Missouri, took
occasion to defend Carl Schurz from
what he termed the slanders heaped up
on that gentleman by Grosvenor
The other speakers were Messrs.
briggs and Bradley. democrats, New
York;. who defended Tammany Hall,
and Mr. Fitzgerald, democrat, Mass)
At 4.J5 the House adjourned.
THE SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, d. c., Jan. THE fea-
ture Of the Senate session to-day was a
speech delivered by Mr.. Teller Colo
rado) regarding press reports that the,
recent efforts to make 1t appear that
Secretary Gage had rendered his resig-
nation as a member of the cabinet to
President Mckinley were. "a part of a
conspiracy of the silver men to disrupt
the cabinet and create dissension be-
tween the President and his advisers.
Mr.. Teller branded the publication as
an insult to the advocates of the free
coinage of silver.
At the opening of the session, the
reply of the Attorney General to the
Senate resolution calling upon members
of the cabinet to inform the Senate
what. if any charges should be made
in the administration OF the civil ser
vice law was read.
The Attorney General recommended
that attorneys employed by the Depart
ment of Justice and deputy United
States marshals ought to be excepted
from the operation of the IaW.
Mr.. Allen 6Nebraska) offered reso-
luton declaring that the United States
should, independently and without delay,
begin and continue the free coinage. or
silver at he ratio OF 16 to i. That such
coinage should be supplemented by a
safe and sound national paper money
to be issued by the government without
Intervention of banks, the notes to be
full legal tender and to be Issued in an
amount sufficient to meet the business
demands of the country; that any in
crease of the interest bearing debt
should be prohibited and that no gov
ernment bonds should lie issued or sold
except by specific act of Congress, and
then only in cases Of pressing necessity;
that the government, in the discharge of
it's obligations should use its option as
to the kind of lawful money in which
they should be paid; and that such
option should never be surrendered.
Mr. Allen spoke briefly in favor of the
adoption of the proposition set forth
in his resolution, concluding with the
statement that he would at some sub
sequent time go more fully into the de-
tails of his reasons and the reasons of
the Populist party in favor of the plan
he had set forth in the resolution.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Aliens re-
marks Mr.. Teller, (Col), rose. He said
that he did not often give heed to pub
lications concerning himself or the con-
victions of those who believed as he be-
lieyed upon the financial or other ques-