The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-29
PASSED RY A
DECISIVE VOTE
Teller Resolution Passes by a
Majority of 13.
THE VOTE WAS AT TO 81
PARTY LINES WE'RE BADLY
BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES.
Mr.. LODGE WAS TURNED DOWN ROUGHLY
Wolcott Chandler, Pritchard, Shoup and Other
Republicans Vote for the Resolution, De-
nying it Means Free Silver Animated
and Acrimonio,is Debate.
and Acrimonious Debate.

and Acrimonious Debate.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-After a debate,
animated at all times and occasionally
acrimonious, which occupied the greater
part of this week, the Senate this even
ing by the decisive vote of Al to 81 pass
ed the Teller concurrent resolution. The
resolution is the practical re-affirmation
of that of Stanley Matthews in 1878
and is as follows:
"That all the bonds of the United
States issued, or authorized to be issued
under the said acts of Congress herein
before recited, are payable, principal and
interest, at the option of the government
of the United States, in silver dollars of
the coinage of the United States CON
tanning four hundred and twelve and one
half grains each of standard silver; and
that to restore to its coinage such silver
coins as 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 majorities ranging
from five to twenty nine, Mr.. Lodges
gold standard substitute being defeated
by the latter majority. The vote on the
Lodge amendment was, yeas 24: nays 80.
The events of the day leading up tc
the final vote were full of interest and
Importance. 1t was field day for the
orators of the Senate, no less than
twenty five Senators embracing the op.
lortunity to speak upon the subject un-
der discussion. That the debate was in
teresting was attested by the attend
ance in the galleries, which were crowd
ed: and that it was important was evi
denced by the statements of several OF
the speakers that the discussion was but
the preliminary alignment of the great
political parties for the contest of 1900
From ten o'clock this morning until
seven this evening, the contest was con
tinued. When the voting began, it was
evident that party lines were being brok-
en- on both sides of the chamber: but it
was on the substitute offered by Mr..
Lodge. Massachusetts, that the most de-
cided break occurred. On the Republi-
can side, Mr.. Allison, of Iowa, and Mr..
Burrows. of Michigan, did not answer to
their names on that roll call and many
of the Republicans voted directly against
it. Upon the final passage of the res0-
luton, some Republicans who supported
Mckinley and the st. Louis platform
in 1896. like Carter, of Montana, Chan
dler. of New Hampshire, Clarke, Of
Wyoming Pritchard, of North Carolina,
Shoup. of Idaho. Warren, of Wyoming,
and Wolcott of Colorado, voted for the
resolution, because, as Mr.. Wolcott, an
nounced.a they did not believe the reso-
luton committed those who supported II
to the free and unlimited coinage of
silver.
When the Senate met at 10 o'clock
the Chaplain being absent, the Vice
President opened the session without the
usual invocation.
BY unanimous consent the routine bus
ness was waived and Mr.. Stewart
(Nevada). opened the last days discus
sion of the resolution. In supporting il,
Mr.. Stewart maintained that money
whether it be silver or gold or paper. was
n creature of law. the creation of money
being inherent in all independent ma
tions. He said that this statement had
been upheld by the highest of tribunals
and cited historical instances on such
creation of money.
After Il legal discussion OF the money
question Mr.. Stewart said. referring to
the speech of President Mckinley in
New York, last night. that he regretted
10 see that the President had not studied
this question more deeply ana thaC ne
was utterly misguided.
Mr.. Cannon .Utah), followed III sup
port of the resolution. He believed that
the only way in which the parity OF sli-
YER and gold as money could be maintain
ed was to accord equal privileges of both
metals at the mints. He firmly denied
that the advocates of free coinage were
in favor of anything but a 100 cent dol
lar.
I'VE do not believe. however" said Mr..
Cannon, "in the deifed dollar of Grover
Cleveland which is wOrshipped by the
present administration.
He criticized the President for attend
ing banquets of milliOnaires in New
York. there pcrusing his menu bound
in gold and then declaring in favor of
paying government obligations in gold in
violation of the Nations right to dictate
what money they should be paid in.
Mr.. Jones. (Ark) said the advocates
of the resolution proposed to pay the full
pound of flesh due but absolutely not II
bit more In the course of his remarks
Mr.. Jones said, in discussing the work of
the Monetary Commission, with special
reference to its recommendations con
ecrnins banking, that it was the evident