Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-28
SENATE, MET EARLY
Last Day IT Talk on the Teller Reso-
luton.
SILVER MHN CCRlTIClSE TIE PRESIDENT
Attempt to Consider the District
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FILIBUSTERING TACTICS


In accordance with agreement the Sem
ate convened at 10 am. today. The chap
lain being absent, the Vice President open
ed the session without the usual inyoca-
ton.
BY unanimous consent the routine bust
ness was waived and Mr.. Stewart CNev)
opened the last days discussion of the
Teller resolution. In supporting the reso-
luton, Mr.. Stewart maintained that money
whether 1t be silver gold. or paper, was
creature of law, the creation of money
nelng inherent in all independent nations
ne SAID that this statement had been up
held Dy the highest of tribunals and cited
histt rical instances OF such creation ef
money. f3i,E
After legal discussion Of the money
question Mr.. Stewart said, referring to the
speech of President Mckinley in New
YORK last night that he regretted to see
that the President had not studied this
question more deeply and that he was ut
terly misguided. He quoted the following
sentence from, the Presidents speech:
Nothing should ever tempt us-nothing
ever VIII tempt us-to scale down the
sacred debt Of the nation through a legal
technicality. Whatever may be the Ian
guage of the contract the United States
Will discharge all of its obligations In the
currency recognized as the best throughout
the civilized world at the time of payment"
Mr.. Stewart thought this was a remark
able statement, which meant simply that
nothing but gold was good enough for the
bondholder.
MIR. Mckinley" said Mr.. Stewart "re-
fers to the option of the government to pay
its obligations in either gold or silver as
mere technicalfty, and he did this, too, in
the face of his own vote in favor Of the
resolution we are! considering. Now the
President calls this option of the govern
wentworth thousands of millions-a mere
dent to use.' exclaimed Mr.. Stewart. I'VE
cannot use this money in the treasury I'M
less 1t is recognized by other nations of
the world as the best money. The despots
and gold syndicates of Europe are to name
the kind of money regardless of what the
law of the United States may be"
Referring to Secretary Gage, Mr.. Stewart
said he believed the Secretary to be an
honest mana man who would not rob a
bank-but, he said, it was difficult for Mr.
Gage to look at this question except from
the standpoint of a banker. He thought 1t
unfortunate that the President had placed
the Treasury Department in charge of
bankers, but he was glad the President
had thrown off the cloak and made the
issue directly with the people.
Mr.. Cannon Crttfcises the President.
Mr.. Cannon IiaD followed in support
of the resolutions He believed that the
only way inII which the parity Of silver and
gold as money cogId be maintained was to
accord equal privileges Of both metals at
the minis. atHe held that the only other
way 20 MAINTAIN Gne parity WAS " pHS uP
interest bearing obligations upon the peo-
pie. He firmly denied that the advocates
Of free coinage were in favor OF anything
hut a 100-ceht dollar. I'VE do not believe.
however," slid Mr.. Cannon, IN the dellleu
dollar of Grover Cleveland which is wor-
SHIPPED by the present administration lie
criticised this President for attending pam
quets Of mfllionafres in New York, there
perusing his menu bound in gold and then
declaring in favor of paying government
obligations In gold in violation of the na7
TONS rights to dictate what money they
should he paid In:
other reason" for his support of the reso-
luton his would vote for it to serve notice
upon every creditor of the United States
that he should i've up TO the contract he
had entered into with the government
Mr.. Jones Defines the Issue.
Mr. Jones (Ark,l began his speech in
support of the resolution, .criticising the
position taken by Mr.. Allison Qowa. He
thought the q resolution would squarely
align those who held the various financial
beliefs. No absolute believer in the gold
standard could, Mr. Jones thought, on prin-
ciple, do anything but vote against the
resolution. On the contrary he could not
understand how any senator holding diff
ferent financial views could do anything
but support them. He Said the advocates
of the resolution proposed to pay the full
pound of flesh due, hut absolutely not q
bit more.
In the course of his remarks Mr. Jones
said. in discussing the work of the none
tary commission, with special reference to
its recommendations concerning banking,
that it was the evident purpose of those be-
hind the proposed bank legislation to fasten
the gold standard on the country He then
read communication in financial news
paper to the effect that there would not
be much serious opposition to the proposed
legislation from the "recalcitrant silver
senator's" Mr.. Jones gave notice that the
afol pi fror1 ct1v
to be reckoned with pretty seriously be-
fore any such legislation as that proposed
got through the Senate.
Mr.. Jones said he made the broad state
ment that no democrat. silver republican
or populist had ever declared in favor
or paying government obligations in a
deprecated currency. He then quoted Sem
ator Aldrich Of Rhode Island to the effect
that, in view of statements on the demo-
cratic side of the chamber, this was the
most important question that had come
Eefore Congress in years. He claimed that
this was suggestion that he and his
colleagues were in favor of using a de-
Ireciated money.
Why" Interrupted Mr. Aldrich. "the
Senator's own colleague (Mr. Berry, said
II free coinage should not produce a rise
in the price of silver, he would be in favor
of paying our obligations in that metal"
But he did not say that free coinage
Jones'
ooh! that is a mere refinement of Ian
Suage, replied Mr.. Aldrich
My colleague" said Mr. Jones. sis able
to take care of himself and to define his
meaning s,.s..
We'll. shall take up that matter when
/ speak, said Mr.. Aldrich
Mr.. Jones, continuing said that the news
papers unfriendly to the cause were saw
ing THAI bimetallism was dead. II be-
lfeve," said the Arkansas senator. chat
the peoples conviction upon this Question
is more firmly fixed than ever before. They
are de,erminrse ~ restore silver to its
can to accornblishfha result
We shall Iharcti in solid phalanx. with
shields locked doSp to the day of doom. In
our efforts forsthe restoration Of silver. and
is dead Will f3l! upon deaf ears"
At the conSlusfdh of Mr.. Jones' speech
Mr.. Pettigrewe ttbditced tine following res
olution: THAT it is contrary to the inter
est, policy and tridition Of the people of
the United SThtes TO acquire any territory
SO situated as to5gequire navy to pro-
tect' it" The, desoItion went over
Mr.. Burrosyts Opposes the Resolution.
The first speech tof the day in opposition
to the TelleIasresd!htion was delivered by
Mr.. Burrows9spt sIisHo He said that much
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