Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-01
BY SO V0T S.
Teller Resolution Defeated in the
House After Long Debate.
Mr.. DINGLEY's SPEECH.
Galleries Crowded All Day By
Interested Spectators.
Mr. Rhea Of Kentucky Receives Kisses
for His Remarks on Secretary sher-
man-speaker Reed Votes.
Mr.. DINeLEY's SPEECH.

washington, Jan. S1.-The house OF
representatives today buried the Teller
resolution declaring the bonds of the
United States payable in silver, under
an adverse majority of 80 votes. The
republicans were solidly arrayed in OPP
position with two exceptions, Mr.. Lin
ney of North Carolina, who voted with
the democrats and populists, and Mr..
!. White of North Carolina, the only col
ored man in the house, who answered
present when his name was called.
The assertions from the democratic
side were Mr.. McAleer of Pennsylvania
and Mr.. Elliott of South Carolina. Both
voted with the republicans against the
proposition.
Speaker Reed, although it is not Gus
tomary for him to vote, had his name
called, and, amid the cheers of his fol-
lowers, went on record in opposition to
the resolution. The vote was reached
after five hours of debate, under spe-
cial order adopted at the opening of the
session today.
The pressure of members for an op-
portuntty to be heard was so great that
the leaders on both sides were COM
PEELED to farm out by minutes the limit
ed time allowed for debate. This de-
tracted much from the continuity of the
discussion, but it also, in a measure, in
tensified the interest The galleries
were crowded all day, and the combat
tants on the floor were cheered by their
respective sympathizers. Many sena-
tors were present to listen to the argu-
ments.
The majority under the leadership of
Mr.. Dingley, who made a carefully pre-
pared speech sounding the Keynote Of
the opposition, assumed the position
that the last clause of the resolution
was in reality disguised declaration
for the free coinage of silver. while the
democrats under the direction of Mr.
Bailey, maintained that the defeat Of
the resolution was another step in the
direction of the establishment Of the
gold standard to which they alleged both
the president and Secretary Gage had
irrevocably committed the republican
party The debate was at times fast
and heated, but there were no sensa-
tlonal incidents beyond the kissing of
Mr. Rhea of Kentucky when he said
that, as the author of the ''crime of 49,
the hottest place in Hades would be re-
served for the present secretary of
state.
The ways and means committee de-
cided this morning, by vote Of IL to 5,
on party lines, to report at once the
Teller resolution. The committee met on
a special call at 1880 o'clock, there be-
ing full attendance, with the excep-
tion of Mr.. Mcmillan dem. Tenn.
Chairman Dingley at once Brought for
ward the resolution, and without dis
cussion Mr.. Payne of New York moved
that 1t be reported to the house with a
recommendation that it do not pass.
Mr.. Bailey of Texas, in behalf of the
democrats, moved to amend that it be
reported with a recommendation that il
pass. The vote ON the Bailey amend
ment was first taken, resulting in its
defeat 5-11, as follows
Yeas-BaiIey, Wheeler, Robertson,
Simpson and Mcclellan, all democrats.
Nays-Dingley, Dalzell, Hopkins
Grosvenor, Russell, Dolliver. Steele,
johnson, Payne, Evans and Tawney,
all republicans.
On the Payne motion the previous
vote was reversed, all the republicans
voting in the affirmative and the demo-
Gratis in the negative.
Following the session of the ways and
means committee, Speaker Reed and his
associates on the committee on rules
assembled to determine on a course of
action. The result of the meeting was
decision to take the final vote on the
resolution at o'clock this afternoon
Mr.. Bailey objected to this, but was
overruled
When the subject was laid before the
mousse, the rule to take a vote at 5
O'Clock was agreed to by vote of 143
TO 115,' Then without any agreement as
70 the division of the time, the speaker
recognized Mr.. Dingley, who opened the
8 debate in opposition to the resolution,
Ilgcntrary to his usual custom. Mr.. Ding
ley read his carefully prepared argu-
ment from manuscript. The intense in
terest in his utterances caused the demo-
cratic side Of the chamber to be deserted
by members who crowded the aisles
around the speaker in the effort to catch
every word that fell from his lips. His
party associates applauded him fire.
quently.
The pending resolution Mr.. Dingley
said, in opening, was not one that pas
sed by both houses would have force.
IL was simply concurrent resolution
Which did not require the approval of
the executive, and if adopted would be
only the expression of opinion of Doth
houses, Its Importance, therefore, con-
tinued Mr. Dingley, lies in the fact that
II concurrad in by the house it would
legitimately be regarded not only here,
but by the world as the expression Of
the deliberate opinion Of the majority.
AT the outset it is important to strin
resolution, al the subterfuges which
have been reSorted to TO conceal or
cloud its real character, and to obtain
a clear understanding Of its meaning.
This resolution is not presented for the
purpose of securing an expression bv
congress, as to the power OF government
either as to the payment of it's ohliga-
tions or as to what may be declared
legal tender. 1t is throwing dust in the
eyes of our people and of the world TO
assume we are determining a question
Of power. No one denies the right thar
this. or any other nation. has to pav all
or none of its obligations in gold or sill
ver or paper, according to its pleasure,
Payment cannot be enforced against a
sovereign nation. It's obligations are
measured by its own sense of honor and
good faith. But even If this sense of
honor is at any time blunted. as was
ghyloclS's. by dwelling on narrow view
of the letter, rather than the spirit of
the obligation. the intelligent selishness
Of a nation which is to live not simply
fnr a generation but for centuries
ought to lead 1t, and when nation is
widely governed does lead it to so
scruplously maintain it's pledges. in both
spirit and deed. and to preserve its
credit and thereby not only make 1t
nosslble to borrow at the lowest rate Of
Interest. but also to make it easy to OBJ
tain loans in exigencies which come
sooner or later to every nation. a ma
fInn's honor and credit, | may say to the
gentlemen on the other side, who ap-
nlauded so jubilantly when the pending
resoIution was brought into this hall.