Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-21
lis to sand at 4:io p. m. the housi
adjourned.
SENATE Is FOR FREE SILVER.
Vote ON Teller's Resolution to Pay Bon,
in Standard Dollarr

Vote ON Teller's Resolution to Fay Bonds
in Standard Dollars.
Washington, Jan. 21.-By the decisive
vote OF II TO % the senate yesterday
decided to proceed at once to the con-
sideration Of the resolution introduced
q few days ago by Teller Of Colorado,
providing for the payment of bonds of
the United States in silver at the option
CT the government. The resolution pro-
vides: That all bonds of the United
States, issued or authorized to be issued
under the said acts of congress herein
before recited, are payable, principal
and interest, at the option Of the gov
eminent Of the United States, in silver
dollars Of the coinage of the United
States containing il2h grains each Of
standard silver: and that to restore to
its coinage such silver coins as a legal
tender in payment Of said bonds, prin-
cipal and interest, is not in violation of
the public faith nor in derogation OF
the rights of the public creditor
The aye vote on the resolution was as
follows: Allen. Bacon, Bate, Berry. But
Ter, Cannon. Chiffon, Clark. Clay, Cock
rell. Faulkner. Harris, Heitfeld, Jones
OF Arkansas. Kenney, Kyle. McEnery,
Mallory, Mantle, Martin, Mills. Mitchell.
Money, Morgan, Perkins, Pettisrew,
Pettus, Pritchard. Quay. Rawlins,
Roach. Shoup. Stewart. Teller. Tillman.
Turpie. Vest. Walthall, Warren, White
and Wolcott-il.
Vest said in support of the resolution
that twenty years had passed since the
Stanley Matthews resolutions We're first
put on the statute books. but he believed
that there was now reason why there
should be a reiteration Of the resolutions
and the declarations contained in them.
Vest maintained that if the resolutions
were originally correct and proper they
ure correct and proper at the present
time. They do not in any sense" said
Vest. involve either reputation or
dishonor."
The Stanley Matthew resolution had
been passed by the senate by a vote of
more than two to one and by the house
by an overwhelming majority. 1T will
be recalled" said Vest. that the pres
ent president Of the United States was
then member of the house and voted
for these resolutions"
Vest held that the time had now ar
rived when the country must either go
to a gold standard or make the last
and overwhelming contest for the finan-
cial system which he believed a great
majority OF the people were in favor Of
He said that he had no desire now to
enter upon an elaborate discussion Of
the pending resolution and if any sena-
tor on the other side Of the chamber de-
sired to speak upon the question he
would yield TO him. There was no re-
Spouse to this invitation on the Re-
publican side and shortly afterward
further debate was postponed to today
by agreement.
When the senate went into executive
session Morgan concluded his days
speech to the senate on the Hawaiian
.rea;y He spoke for almost for hours,
and when he finished there were not
more than half a dozen senators pres
ent. There was a call for a quorum
during the day, but the senator remon-
strated, saying that he preferred
small audience to the interruption
caused hy the call