The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-28
DELAYED FOR A DAY
SENATE VOTE ON THE TELLER
RESOLUTION POSTPONED UNTIL
THIS EVENING.
CHANCE FOR ALL TO TALK.
ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WOULD
HAVE SHUT OFF NUMBER
OF ADDRESSES.
DAY DEVOTED To THE DEBATE
Set Speeches Enlivened by n Num-
Der of Sharp Interchanges
Among the Members.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Tomorrow
at p. m. the senate will vote upon
the Teller resolution and the pending
amendments thereto. When the SEN
ate today took UP the resolution, the
agreement made last week that the
final vote upon 1t should be taken be-
fore adjournment today was changed
in order that all senators might have
an opportunity to speak. Tomorrow
session will begin at 10 a. m, and after
2 p. m. the speeches will be confined to
fifteen minutes each. Today's session
continued for more than six hours,
the resolution being under discussion
throughout practically the entire ses-
sion. Speeches in support Of the reso-
luton were delivered by Mr. Daniel
Va), Mr.. Lindsay (Ky). Mr.. Smith
On. j. and Mr.. Cockrell (Mo). Mr..
Daniel concluded the speech he began
last evening. Mr.. Lodge (Mass) and
Mr.. Caffery Oa.) opposed the resolu-
ton. While the speeches for the most
part were studied efforts, the session
was repIete with lively incidents and
spicy colloquies.
After the agreement regarding the
time for a vote had been reached, Mr..
Daniel resumed his speech begun last
evening He made a legal argument in
support Of the pending resolution, hold
ing that the law never contemplated
giving to the governments creditor the
option as to the kind Of money he was
to be paid He enumerated the great
men who supported the resolution in
1878, beginning with the distinguished
author, Stanley Matthews, and con-
Guiding with the present president Of
the United States. He thought, there
fore. the attacks upon the honorable
motives of the supporters of the reso-
luton now were ill-timed and unwar-
ranted. He closed with a tribute TO
the Democratic party.
QUESTION OF STANDARDS.
Mr.. Lodge followed Mr.. Daniel. He
said he had always been an interna-
tional bimetallist and was one now.
He had done everything in his power
to promote an international agreement,
as he believed that would do much to
simplify the question. He was con-
strained to believe, however, after
hearing the eloquent statement or the
senator from Colorado CWolcotO that
the attempt to secure an international
bimetallic agreement had failed, tenn
that the country was confronted with
two PROPOSITIONS, one Of which 1t would
have to accept. Either the existing
gold standard must be maintained or
the country must authorize free silver
coinage. The latter alternative means,
said he, the disappearance of gold from
circulation and the placing of the coun-
try upon a silver basis. 1t has come
now to a contest between the two
standards. Mr.. Lodge declared that
any change In the monetary standard
would fall with dire results upon the
masses of the people.
Mr.. Lindsay Ky0 followed in set
speech in support of the resolution. He
declared himself in favor Of having all
money of the United States, whether
coin or paper, kept equal to the best
money of the world, and he thought
1t unfortunate that the advocates Of
sound money should have accepted the
issue rendered them by the legislation,
not only with the consciousness that
they were wrong, but also with GER
tainty that they would be defeated.
Congress has the right to coin both
gold and silver and in doing so violates
no contract"
Mr.. AIdrich asked whether the coun-
try could commence free coinage and
go to a silver basis without derogation
of the rights of either the public or
the private creditor.
1T might be unwise," replied Mr..
Lindsay, but the question presented
is one OF policy, not of good faith. The
law, passed in a constitutional way and
so maintained, always determines the
question of good or bad faith"
would it be in good faith" per-
sisted Mr. Aldrich, ito pay the govern
ment's obligation in deprecated cur
rency?"
Mr. Lindsay thought the question
had been answered. He held that the
opponents Of the resolution had made
a false issue In endeavoring to make
this resolution an important matter.
PUBLIC MORALITY.
Mr.. Caffery 0a) delivered an ex-
tended speech in opposition to the reso-
luton eff this resolution means what
has been attributed to It," said he, at is