The record-union., 1898-01-25
Morgan Speaks to a Question Of
Personal Privilege.
Asserts Again That Grover Cleveland Was
Favorable to Annexation.
Turpie Of Indiana Makes an Elab-
crate Speech in Favor OF the
Teller Bond ResO1ution-O1s-
cussion on the Pension Appro-
priation Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The pro-
posed annexation of Hawaii was some
what extensively reviewed by Morgan
of Alabama to-day while speaking 10
a question of personal privilege. me
Alabama Senator had been represented
as saving in executive session subst2n-
TALLY that ex-President Cleveland was
in favor of Hawaiian annexation. Ihis
statement called out a denial from Mr.
Cleveland, and in support of his orig
inal statement, Morgan addressed the
Senate at great length.
One Of the features of the session was
an elaborate speech by Turpie of In
diana in support of the Teller resolu-
tion. The pension appropriation bill
was called up and debated for nearly
three hours, but was not passed, the
Senate adjourning until tomorrow,
pending the disposal of point of or
der made against an amendment Offer
ed by Allen of Nebraska to the pending
BILL
Walthall Of Mississippi presented the
credentials of H. d. Money as Senator
from Mississippi to succeed the late
Senator George, and the oath was all
ministered to Mr. Money, who has been
sitting as Senator under appointment
from the Governor of Mississippi
Walthall presented joint resolution
adopted by the Legislature of Missis-
sippi urging the United States Govern
ment to intervene in the Cuban war on
behalf of the insurgents. peacefully II
it can. forcibly if it must"
The resolution was read and referred
to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions.
Morgan of Alabama gave notice that
some time during the day he would
make q statement concerning which he
conceived to be an attack upon his We
racity by Mr.. Cleveland.
The Teller resolution was then laid
before the Senate, and in accordance
with notice previously given, Turpie Of
Indiana addressed the Senate in sup
port of the resolution.
4 shan vote for the resolution will
lingly," he began. Il think it oppor-
tune, especially when we are confronted
by a measure which contemplates an
increase of the public debt by three or
four hundred million dollars. 1t is in
deed proper that we should repeat the
declaration that all Government OBJ
legations are payable in coin-not in
gold.''
BY the original resolution, passed
nearly thirty years ago. Turpie held
that coin was made Synonymous with
solvency, and that the funded debt was
thereby made payable in both gold and
silver or either of those metals.
IF we abandon silver said he, "and
agree to pay all of our obligations in
gold, We should simply clinch the held
of the debt syndicate upon the country.
If. however, we maintain a bimetallic
standard and enforce that position by
opening our mints to the free coinage
of silver the syndicate of national debt
would become as strong friends of sill
yer as is my friend from Colorado the
author of this resolution, for they
would naturally see to it that they
would not lose anything on their hold
ings Of Government obligations.
He denounced as a falsehood of the
gold men the statement that the stand
ard silver dollar was worth only half
its face value and that some time in
the future it would be worth still less
the Monetary Commission. and sharply
attacked the proposition that all debts
should be payable in gold, inasmuch
especially. as that provision made the
Government obligations payable in
gold. He suggested that this was an
indirect method of discrediting the
standard silver dollar which, by the
enactment of that proposition would be
left high and dry without the proper
debt-oaying ability.
Turpie did not believe any such prop
ostion would ever find public favor in
the United States. Indeed, he had. ne
said, n profound conviction that silver
would finally be restored to its proper
position, not by international agree
ment. but by the honest individual ac-
ton OF the various countries of the
world.
Turpie spoke for an hour and a half
concluding with the statement that he
and other silver advocates were willing
to rest their case with the people
Morgan of Alabama, under question
of personal privilege. rose at the con-
clusion Of Turpie's address TO make
statement of which he had earlier given
notice. Morgan referred to a dispatch
from Princeton, n. j.. published yester-
day. quoting ex-President Cleveland as
denying statement said to have been
made by Morgan in an executive ses-
sion of the Senate to the effect that Mr.
Cleveland WAS once in favor of the an
nexation of Hawaii. Morgan said that
he could not discuss his own statements
made in executive session.
NO statement for publication was
made by me- said Morgan, hence Mr.
Cleveland. in accepting such a state
rlent without first ascertaining from
me what the facts We're, shows his will
ingness to accept ex parte statements in
Hawaiian matters
Morgan said that. it was well known
to some of Mr.. Cleveland's friends dur
ing his first administration that he was
in favor not only of the annexation of
Hawaii, but also of Cuba
Il cannot declared Morgan. accept
Mr. Cleveland's statement that he was
always opposed to Hawaiian annexa-
ton. i can name at least one confiden-
tiaI friend of Mr.. Cleveland who will
support me in the belief that the state
ment is not true
Morgan then presented an extended
review of Mr.. Cleveland's connection as
President with Hawaiian affairs, In the