The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-02
SENATOR ON THE DEFENSIVE.
CLARK OF WYOMING EXPLAINS HIS
VOTE FOR TELLER.

He Refuses to lie Read Out of His
Party on Account of It--Feels That
1t Was In Line With the ST. Louis
PIntfOrm-Is Earnestly in Favor of
International BIme taIIism-ThinIxs
the Two Metals VIII Soon he Re-
eeived on Equal Terms at the
MINIS.
Washington, Feb 1.-Rev. Hugh John
ston, pastor of the Metropolitan M. E..
Church, Washington. delivered the invo-
cation at the opening of the Senate's ses-
sion to-day.
Mr.. Clark Rep, Of Wyoming, presented
as a question of personal privilege dis
patch from his state published in Eastern
newspapers to the effect that Henry g..
Hay chairman of the Laramie County Re
publican committee, had resigned because
of the votes cast by the Wyoming Senators
for the Teller resolution.
Mr.. Clark said that so much had been
said concerning the vote of the Wyoming
Senator's and as to the significance Of
those votes, that he deemed it wise to
make a statement. He expressed surprise
that the motives and designs of those vot-
ing for the resolution should have been
impugned. He said that the attempt made
to commit the Republican party to a line
of policy never laid down and never con-
templated by the party, and the further
efforts to read out of the party those Re
publicans who voted for the resolution
would fail As for himself he declined most
emphatically to be read out Of the Repub-
lican party, and was satisfied that the
masses Of the party would never convict
him of political heresy on account of their
record to have supported the Nelson
amendment providing that gold and silver
coins should be maintained at parity. He
thought that the vote he had cast was no
stain on his political party honor, and his
vote for the Nelson amendment was cast
as a protest against silver monometal-
lsm.
He felt that his vote was in line with
the Republican policy outlined at st.
Louis He was earnestly in favor Of In
ternational bimetallism and as earnest as
any man i'm the chamber in his efforts to
maintain the national honor. He felt that
to the Republican party might be en-
trusted the duty TO solve the financial
question The solution was not on the line
OF gold monometallism or on the line Of
silver monometallism, but on that Of BIZ
metallism-internatlo or other. Sooner,
perhaps, than many expected Dlmetalism
would be a reality and the time would be
here when gold and silver would be re-
! ceived on equal terms at the minis, and
every dollar Of the government would be
maintained at an equal value and use
with other dollars. That, Mr.. Clarke con-
Guided, was one of the missions Of the Re
publican party, and It would be performed
with honesty and fidelity.
The resolution OF Mr.. Pettigrew OF South
Dakota. declaring II TO be the policy OF
the United States not to acquire territory
20 defend which a navy would be required.
went over until tomorrow at the request
OF the author.
Mr.. Morgan's resolution, presented yes
terday, calling upon the President for cor
respondence and information relating to
the arbitration OF the British seizure
claims was adopted.
The Senate then, at 1910 o'clock, on mo-
lion Of Mr.. Davis, chairman Of the for
elgn relations committee. went into exccu-
dve session.