Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-23
Senator Stewart Scores Ex-
President Cleveland.
AsTEAL OF $50, 900, 600"
Two Amendments to the Teller Resolution
offered. The Resd-isaiiey "veracity''
Incident Closed In the
House,

leader. in parliamentary language ques-
tened each others veracity the one
charging and the other resenting the
imputation of bad faith. had its sequel
in the House today. On a question of
personal privilege Mr.. Bailey secured
the floor.
He said he would mot revive the con-
troversy for the purpose of sustaining
himself or showing that his adversary
was wrong. as explanations in such
cases did but little good usually leav-
ing the parttsdns of each only the more
hrmtN convinced of the correctness of
The position OF his side. But. said he,
an examination of the record showec!
that there was AN agreement that there
should be u yea and nay vote on the
motion 70 recommit so explicit and dis
tnct- that he felt III his duty to cali it
to the attention of the country
He quoted Mr. Hits last remark:
And it IS understood. Mr.. Chairman.
that at O'Clock tomorrow there shall!
be but one Yea and nay vote. that on a
motion TO recomTnit." The Democrats
broke forth in applause.
That was precisely my statement"
continued Mr. Bailey. II do not desire
to impute motives other than honorable
ones TO anyone, for am slow to charge
faisehcod or unfair dealing, but do af-
firm that there has been either mis-
understanding or a statement" He
was met by Mr.. Hit chairman of the
foreign affairs committee, General Hen
d"rspn, of Iowa. one of the floor leaders
OF the majority, and also by the Speaker
with the argument that no agreement
such as alleged. even if made which
they denied, could have waived the
rules of the House and that any agree
rnen't for a vote on a motion necessarily
assumed that the motion would be in
order under the rules. This closed the
incident. While the language used to-
day was strong. there was no display of
temper, and no excitement was occas-
fcned, although the statements ana
counter statements We're enthusiast
cally applauied by the respective sides.
Mir. fEitt. chairman Of the foreign af-
fairs committee, submitted a privileged
report from his committee recommend
ing the passage of a resolution of in
curry, requesting the State Department,
If not Incompatible with the public in
terest, to transmit to the House all in
formation in its possession relative to
the military execution of Colonel Ruiz.
n spanish envoy to the insurSent camp
OF AranJuez The resolution was
adopted without division
Some bills OF minor Importance were
passed before the tilt between the gil
ants, and the remainder of the day was
devoted to general debate on the In
dian appropriation bill. That the Gu
ban question is still uppermost in the
minds of the members was evidenced
during the debate. much of which was
devoted TO it. Mr.. Cummings of New
York made 4 particularly eloquent
speech on the spirit of seventy-siX,
which evoked ;umultuous applause
from both sides of the House. The
House at O'clock adjourned.
SEN ATE.
WASH FEGTC1N. Jan. 22.-TWo amend
nlents were offeed in the House today
to the Teller resolution, one by Mr.. Nell
son, of Minnesota, declaring it to be
the duty of the government under eX-
listing laws TO maintain the parity in
value@of its gold and silver money, ana
the other by Mr.. Spooner, of Wiscon-
SIM substituting for the Teller reSolu-
tion a declaration that it is the financial
policy Of the United Statee to maintain
the existing gold standard until an IN
ternational agreement with the leading
commercial nations of the world for the
free coinage of silver shall be reached.
There was no debate upon either
amendment. both being proposed after
Mr. Stewart, of Nevada, had addressed
the Senate for an hour and a half on
the resolution.
Mr.. Stewart began his argument by
stating that the disregard of the res
olution which is already law of the
United States, had brought many ca
lnmities upon the land. and that the re-
suits Of such disregard had been disas-
traous ard lamentable. He attributed
the panic OF 1898 directly to the disre-
gard of the law
Mr.Stewart maintained that the law
was mandatory upon the Secretary Of
the treasury TO redeem bonds in silver.
Mr.. Stewart declared that apologists of
the administration advanced as their
only argument in favor of the govern
ment's position that It was the estab-
lisheti policy of the United States to
maintain gold and silver at a parity
Win eaeh oNier. as ,lG Id" prov
Such an arEuii'eht, Salu MI. oteN
ar, IS an insult 20 lne co'''lioi sehSe
OF me tAnner!can peopie.
me pam ia.t IS. ueelireu tile Ne
Eaua senator, mat the eNscut!Ne ue
Paflneht OF ms so'elhineht mas not
~ Went! Yeas oSeli sunts ~ mo-
eVlueh. V!olatleil OIL the IA" Hiau Is ItS
refusal TO pay ,he government op"-
sa as VI sly :.
tiha sseg 600 Goa If bonds Nv th admins
tTation ~ NJ C,IavaIanI M stewart
declared that in the sale of those bonds
thera had been a "steals Of $40 900, 900
win the cnnntvanre of the executive.
The Senator denounced it as a shame
that no ADEQUATE Investigation of the
..steal'' had ever been made nv Con-
gress.