Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-21
TELLER RESOLUTION HAS RIGHT OF
WAY IN SENATE.
VEST PUSHES 1T FORWARD.
A REITERATION OF THE STANLEY
MATTHEW'S RESOLUTIONS.
Declares All United States Bonds
Principal and Interest. Payable
in Standard Silver Dollars
Vest Speaks I'm Support
OF Resolution. 4

oil IL 10 70, INe Senite lO-udy ueClueu "
proceed at once to the consideration of the
resolution introduced a few days ago by
Mr.. Teller, of Colorado providing for the
payment of bonds of the United States in
silver at the option of the government. The
resolution provides:
THAT all bonds of the United States is
sued or authorized to be issued under the
said acts of congress hereinbefore recited
are payable. principal and interest, at the
option of the government of the United
States. in silver dollars of the coinage, of
the United States, containing 4l2l. grains
each of standard silver; and that to restore
such silver coins as legal tender in pay
ment of said bonds principal and interest,
is not In violation of the public faith nor
in derogation of the rights of the public
CREDITOR
Mr.. Vest. of Missouri, the member Of the
finance committee who had charge of the
resolution. spoke briefly upon it. but dis
claimed any desire at this time to thresh
over the old straw of financial discussion.
He believed however. that the time was
ripe for a reiteration, with emphasis, of the
declarations of the Stanley Matthews res
olution, which had been placed on the
statute books twenty years ago, particu-
larly in view Of the recent statements of
the secretary Of the treasury. in which
the president, who had, as a member Of
the house. voted for the original resolu-
tions, evidently concurred.
Mr.. Vest announced his intention to Sc
cure a final vote upon the resolution as
soon as one could be reached and accentu-
ated his intention by forcing the displace-
ment of the census bill with the Teller res
olution as the unfinished business.
Mr.. Mills. Of Texas, secured the passage
Nf 11,rfia tIo pf
war to make an examination of the Port
Arthur ship canal. with view to its ex-
tension to deep water.
Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, introduced a res
olution directing the secretary of the in
terror to send to the senate the full and
explicit charges made against Mrs. NJ. E.
Roberts recently dismissed from the pen
sion bureau. Immediate consideration be-
Ing asked for tho resolution, Mr.. Gallinger,
of New Hampshire, said the heads of de-
partments had absolute power to remove
clerks, and there Is also a civil service
commission which has practically final au-
thority in cases Of this kind. He thought
congress ought not to take up the discus
sion of such cases. Considerable discus
sion, but without result. occurred, 1t being
developed that Mrs. Roberts had been dis
charged on allegations affecting her char
acter. Mr.. Allen said he did not know
Mrs. Roberts, but it was infamous to dis
miss woman on such charges without q
hearing.
Mr.. Pettigrew secured the passage of a
resolution directing the secretary of the
interior and the attorney general to in
form the senate what steps the government
had taken concerning the killing of a wom-
an in Oklahoma Territory by Seminole In
dams in the same territory.
The resolution inquiring Of the postmas-
ter general what action was necessary to
| maintain the excellence Of the postal free
| delivery service was agreed to and Mr..
Tillman's resolution extending the author
| ity of the interstate and foreign commerce
committee relative to the investigation of
i the giving by railroads of transportation
| for any other consideration than cash was
passed.
Mr.. Lodge, of Massachusetts,, then moved
| that the senate go into executive session.
| This was antagonized by Mr.. Vest, of Mis-
souri,. who called attention to the fact that
| he had given notice of his intention to call
up the Teller resolution.
The chairman held that Mr.. Lodges mo.
ton took precedence and the yeas and nays
were demanded. The vote resulted: Yeas
| q; nays, 80.
The motion of Mr.. Vest to take up the
| as follows:
| Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Bate. Berry, Butler
Cannon, Chiffon. Clark, Clay, ,Cockrell, Faulk.
ner, Harris, Heitfeld. Jones of Arkansas
| Kenney, Kyle McEnery, Mallory, Mantle
Martin. Mills, Mitchell, Money. Morgan
Perkins, Pettigrew. Pettus, Pritchard
Quay, Rawlins, Roach, Shoup. Stewart
Teller, Tillman, Turpie, Vest, Walthall
Warren, White and Wolcott-4l.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Cullom
Davis, Fairbanks, Foraker. Frye Gallinger
Gear, Gray. Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough
| Hoar, Lodge, Mcbride, Morrill,, Nelson
Platt of Connecticut Proctor, Sewell
Spooner, Thurston and Wetmore-25.
Mr.. Vest then spoke in support of tn
resolution, saying he had no desire at thi
time to thresh over the old straw of finan
cial discussion, but hoped to be able to cal
the senate's attention to some reason VIII.
the pending resolution should be agreed t
by the senate. He said that twenty year
had passed since the Stanley Matthew
resolution was first put on the statut
books. but he believed that there was nov
reason why there should be reiteration O
the resolutions and the declarations con
tained therein. Mr.. Vest maintained tina
if the resolutions were originally correc
and proper, they are correct and proper a
the present time.
They do not, in any sense" said MI
| Vest, involve either reputation or dis
honor.'
The senator maintained that the issue in
volving the consideration of the rcsoiutiu
had been thrust upon the senate by III
administration, and that senator's were re
| Qulred either to remain silent. and by thei
silence give tacit assent to the recent dec
larations of the secretary of the treasur
| in favor of gold standard those declara
tions being evidently indorsed by the pres
don't, or else TO reaffirm the Stanley Matf
ews resolution which had been passed b
the senate, by a vote of more than tw
> 10 one. and by the house by an ovcrwhen
.. Mr.. Vest. that the present president
, | the house. and voted for these resolutions.
e Mr.. Vest held that the time had now Al
E rived when the country must either go to
: scld standard or make the last and ove
2 whelming contest for the financial systel
/ which he believed a great majority OF II
people were in favor of. He said that /
had no desire now to enter upon an elab'
I | rate discussion of the pending resolution
and II any senator on the other side of u
: chamber desired TO speak upon the auestie
). he would yield to him.
e There was no response to this invitatic
n on the Republican side. and Mr.. Vest W;
: proceedins with his remarks, when N
Vests intention to press the resolution al
secure an immediate vote. - =.
It the purpose of the senator to secure
i vote upon the resolution to-day?'
n ''I expect" replied Mr.. Vest. ito endea
l. or to secure final vote upon the resol
: ton whenever. under the rules of the Sc
s ate. a final vote can be reached"
q The Missouri senator was proceeding wi
!. his remarks when the vice president. q
81 hour OF o'clock having arrived. laid
the census bill.
Mr.. Vest moved to lay aside the unfi