The Yale expositor., 1898-02-04
DoINos OF CONGRESS.
Paragraphic Chronicle of the Acts OF
the Nations Lawmakers.

with fine sarcasm, ridiculed the official
explanation of the visit of the battleship
Maine to Havana. Mr.. Dolliver rep,
Ia) replied eloquently to both. He
referred to the Cuban insurrection dur
ing the terms of President Grant and
said that after seven years of RESPONSE
bility, anxieties and worry, in a mes
sage to congress Grant indicated the
policy of this administration aud gave
the country warning that any inter-
vention in the affairs of Cuba would
not only be unwise but injurious.
'For my part" said Mr.. Dolliver, 81 do
not aspire to larger patriotism than
that which governed the official
career of u. S. Grant" In reference
to the attack on Speaker Reed he said:
There is no authority that constrains
the Republican majority here except
the policy of the Republican party
and the administration of Republican
President. 1t is true we have leader
ship in this House and / for one have
often felt a sense of satisfaction that
we have a leadership of brains and
character that men may follow and
follow without loss of self-respect.
Silver had an innings in the Senate.
The Teller resolution, the debate upon
which is considered as the preliminary
lining up for the presidential battle of
1900, was passed after the discussion
had con tinued for week 1t was at
all times of an animated character and
often assumed a strongly acrimonious
phase. The resolution is a practical
reaffirmation of that of Stanley Mat
thews in 1878 and is as follows: "That
all the bonds of the United States, is
sued, or authorized TO be issued under
said acts of congress hereinbefore re-
cited, are payable, principal and inter-
est, at the option of the government
of the United States, in silver dol
lars of the coinage of the United
States, containing 4l2l5 grains each
of standard silver; and that TO re-
store to it's coinage such silver coins
as a legal tender in payment of said
bonds, principal and interest, is not
in violation of the public faith nor in
derogation of the rights of the public
creditor" All efforts TO amend the
resolution were voted down by good
majorities. The fiual vote was AZ to
81. Party lines were broken up on
both sides, number of Republicans
who supported Mckinley and the st.
Louis platform in 1896 voted for the
resolution, because, as Mr.. Wolcott
announced, they did not believe the
resolution committed those who sup
ported it to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
The Teller resolution Declaring bonds
of the United States payable in silver,
which had passed the Senate, was
buried under an adverse majority of
80 votes in the House, the Republicans
voting almost solidly against the prop
osition. The result was reached after
five hours of debate under a special or
der. The majority, under the leader
ship of Mr. Diugley, who made care
fully prepared speech sounding the
keynote of the opposition, assumed the
position that the last clause of the res
olution was in reality disguised dec
laration for the free coinage of silver,
while the assaulting Democrats, under
the direction of Mr.. Bailey, maintained
that the defeat of the resolution would
be another step in the direction of the
which they alleged both the President
and Secretary Gage had irrevocably
committed the Republican party.
There were no sensational incidents
beyond the kissing of Mr.. Rhea, of
Kentucky, when he said that as the
author of che ''crime of 49, the hottest
place in hades would be reserved for
the present secretary of state. The
vote on the resolution was: Ayes, 1872;
nays, 1S2.
At one days session of the Senate
two general appropriation bills-that
for the army carrying $23, 743, 402 and
that for the legislative, judicial and
executive departments carrying $2l,-
COS, 520-were passed.
John NJ. McLaurin has been sw orn
in as Senator from South Carolina to
fill the unexpired term of the late SEN
ator Earle, which ends March 4, 1903.
Senator Gallinger, chairman of the
pension committee of the Senate re-
ported adversely the bill introduced by
Mr.. Allen providing that all pension
ers now receiving less than $40 a month
receive that amount after the bills
passage. Mr.. Gallinger said that the
whole number of pensioners affected
by the proposed bill was 46s, 463 and
the total annual increase in pensions
would aggregate l5,9s6, 900. The bill
was placed on the calendar.
Senator Pettigrew has introduced
the following resolution: "That Il is
contrary to the interest, policy and
tradition of the people of the United
States to acquire any territory so sit
uated as to require navy to protect
il. The resolution went over 1t
was aimed at Hawaii
The news from Christiania that the
committee appointed to draw up pro-
,,Ocalc for fha hatfar raU,,lation Of tho