Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-26

Colorado Mans Snappy De-
mand to Fairbanks.
TIRED OF BLING BADGERED.
Denied That Voting For His Resolution
Committed ANY Man to Free Coinage.
Made striking Speech Hoar, Berry,
Foraker and Others Participated.

w AShlNGION, JAN. Hb.-Ine session
of the senate was characterized by al.
most acrimonious discussion of hoffman
cial question. For nearly four hours
the Teller resolution was under consid-
Grafton, the principal speeches being
made by Mr.. Allison Qa.), Mr.. Berry
Ark and Mr. Hoar (Mass.). The
sharpest colloquy was at times INDUCED
III between the advocates and the OPP
ponents Of the re-ofution, the debate
often approaching Bitterness.
When the Teller resolution was laid
before the sena,e Mr.. Allison reviewed
the history Of the Stanley Matthews
resolution, Eaintaining that its passage
at that time was not in opposition to
public int saes II III derogatiQn of the
right OF the pablo creditors. He held
chat now the situation was quite differ
emit.
Mr.. Allison insisted that the pending
resolution gave the secretary of the
treasury 10 more authority under the
law than he now has. The secretary
may now pay government obligations in
coin.
II te-pon9 20 a question of Mr.. Teller
Mr.. Allison said he thought it would be
proper for the secretary of the treasury
to pay the obligations of the govern
ment III either silver or gold. But
declared Mr.. Allison, ''the secretary Of
the treasury, if he is an honest man in
reaching his decision as to action upon
that point, must take into consideration
existing conditions, one of which is that
this government is pledged to maintain
the gold and silver currency Of the
country at parity"
Mr.. Berry Dem, Ark. J, in an ex-
tended speech, declared that the pend
ing resolution was precisely the same
as that for which the senator from
Iowa (Allison) voted 20 years ago. Ii
1t was not violation of public faith
then he maintained it could not be such
now.
Mr.. Hale (Me) said that when the
present law was put on the statute
books the silver was about twice as
valuable as it is now, and Mr.. Aldrich
INTERCEPTED to inquire whether in view
OF the fall i'll the price of silver the
senator from Arkansas Berry believed
the government ought to take advantage
OF It's creditors and pay them in the
cheaper metal
Mr.. Berry replied that he was as much
III favor OF maintaining the honor of
the country as the senator from Rhode
Island, but he held that the bondholders
ought to be willing to live up to their
contract and accept coin in payment.
Mr.. Lodge (Mass.) said that it was
we'll understood that bond purchases
We're to be paid in gold, as they paid
gold for the bonds and he quoted from a
speech OF Mr.. Teller, showing that he
(Teller) had the same idea.
Mr.. Berry said that the country had
before it the spectacle of a secretary of
the treasury who wanted to redeem
silver dollars in gold, and firmly to fasten
The gold standard upon the country, yet
the president had not the nerve "to
kick him out of the cabinet
Mr.. Teller (Colo.) followed in an ex-
tended speech in support of the reso-
luton. He declared that it was a cues
ton of law which he would endeavor to
discuss.
In answer to Mr. Foraker, Mr.. Teller
said conditions were the same now as
they We're 20 years ago, when the
Matthews resolution was passed. Said
he; The resolution then bound no
man to vote for free coinage, and it
binds no man now 50 to yote.''
MI IlOdI QlSStIlU6u from Mi. Keller
proposition that this resolution involved
only question of law, and urged that
1t had come ROW to question of honor
Mr.. Teller contended that he had
quite as much regard for the national
honor as had other members of the
senate. 81 am getting tired" shouted
Mr.. Teller, 'of the position assumed by
certain senators here, because they live
in, hA ,~f f,f
They are no more honest, they are no
more strenuous in unfolding the public
honor than | am. | want to say here
and now that | believe in paying the
debts of the government i'll silver, even
if that is the cheaper metal. The gov
eminent has the right to the difference
according to it's contract The silver
dollar, which the gentleman from Iowa
(Allison) says is as good as the gold
dollar, is paid to the mechanic, the
artisan and the laborer i'll liquidation of
obligations incurred with them and |
hold that the bond purchaser is no bet
ter than the man with the blistered
hand aud ought to be paid in the same
money The secretary Of the treasury
is now bound by law to regard the in
terests of the people, but that depart
ment has been making law to suit itself
for 20 years.
Mr.. Teller held that there could be no
degradation in paying the debts of the
government in silver
Mr.. Fairbanks arose and endeavored
to PROFOUND question to Mr.. Teller.
"Sit down, cried the Colorado senator.
I've been badgered enough. y
As Mr.. Fairbanks sat down Mr.. Teller
said he would again answer the aues-