Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-02-01
The Vote on It's Adoption Showed
a Majority of Fifteen In
Its Favor.
Party Lines Broken on Senator Lodge !.
~ Gold Standard Substitute.
Which Is Defeated.
All Other Amendments Are Laid on
the Table-Detailed Vote ON
the Resolution.

casionally acrimonious, which occupied
the greater part of this week, the SEN
ate Friday evening, by the decisive vote
of AZ to 80, passed the Teller concurrent
resolution. The resolution is a prac-
teal reaffirmation 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 hereinbefore re-
cited, are payable, principal and interest,
at the option Of the government of the
United States, in silver dollars Of the coin
age Of the United States containing 412h
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"
An Important Debate.
All efforts to amend the resolution
were voted down by majorities ranging
from to 30.
The events of the day leading up to
the final vote were full of interest and
Importance. 1t was field day for the
orators of the senate, no less than 25
senators embracing the opportunity
to speak upon the subject under dis
cussion. That the debate was interest
Ing was attested by the attendance in
the galleries which were crowded
throughout the day; and thatit was i'm
portant was evidenced by the state
ments of several of the speakers that
the discussion was but the preliminary
alignment of the great political parties
for the contest of 1900. Many of the
speakers took occasion to criticse in
strong terms the utterances of Presi-
dent Mckinley in his speech in New
York city on Thursday night. Those
who spoke in favor of the resolutions
were Senators Stewart (sil., New, Cam
mon (sil., Utah), Jones (dem., Ark.)
White (dem., CALI Wolcott (rep., Cal.),
Morgan (dem., Ala), Chiffon (dem.,
Tex.), Bacon (dem., Ga.), Allen (pop.,
Neb), Tillman (dem., S. CO., Warren
(rep., Wyo.), and Butler (pop.. N. c..
Those who spoke in opposition to the
resolution were Senators Burrows (rep.,
Mich.), Fairbanks (rep., Ind), Foraker
(rep., o., Nelson (rep., Mimi, Allison
,(rep., Ia.), Gray dem, Del.), Thurston
(rep., Neb.), Hawley (rep., Conn.,, Gal
linger (rep., N. H., Elkins (rep., w.
Na.), Cullom (rep., Ill.), and Aldrich
(rep., R. u.
Party Lines Broken.
From ten o'clock in the morning until
seven in the evening, the contest was
continued. When the voting began it
was evident that party lines were being
broken on both sides of the chamber,
hut Ha Ict IN ~,
Senator Lodge (Mass.) that the most
decided break occurred. On the repub-
lican side Senators Allison Ga) and
Burrows (Niich.) 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 resolution, some republicans who
supported Mckinley and the ST. Louis
platform in 1896, like Carter (Mont.),
Chandler IN. H., Clark (Wyo.), Pritch-
ard IN. CO., Shoup Qdaho), Warren
(Wyo.) and Wolcott (Col.), voted for the
resolution, because as Senator Wolcott
announced, they did not believe the
resolution committed those who sup
ported it to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
The Voting.
The first vote was to lay on the table
the Nelson amendment declaring 1t to
be the duty of the government to main
tain the parity. Carried-yeas, 40;
nays, 81.
Then came the Lodge amendment as
follows:
THAT all the bonds of the United States
toan nd l.
said acts Of congress hereinbefore recited
are payable. principal and interest, in gold
roin or Its equivalent; and that any other
payment without the consent of the cred
itor would be in violation of the public
faith and in derogation of his rights.''
Senator Vest (dem., MOI moved to
table the amendment.
II hope the senator will withdraw the
motion to table, interposed Senator
Wolcott, SO that we may have direct
vote on gold"
Senator Vest consented and the vote
was taken directly on the Lodge amend
ment, resulting in it's defeat, "a TO So, as
follows:
Defeat for Gold.
Yeas-Aldrich. Baker. Caffrey, cullom.
Davis, Fairbanks, Foraker, Gallinser. Gear
Hale, Hanna, Hawley, Hoar, Lodge, Nc.
6rloe, McMlllan, Mason Morrill,, Penrose
Plat Comm, Plat IN. ", Sewell, yelling.
ton, Wetmore-24.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler
Cannon, Carter, Chandler Chiffon, Clark.
Clay. Cockrell, Daniel, Gray. Hansbrough'
Harris, Heitfeld, Jones (Ark.), Kenney
Kyle. Lindsay. McEnery. McLaurin, Mai.
Tory, Mantle, Martin. Mills, Mitchell, Money.
Morgan, Murphy, Nelson, Pasco, Perkins.
pettigrew, Pettus, Pritchard, Quay, Raw
Inns, Roach. Shoup, Smith. Stewart, Teller.
Thurston, Tillman, Turner. Turpie, Vest,
Warren, White. Wilson, Wolcott-53
! There was intense interest during
this vote as it presented more direct
issue than had been anticipated. It
was seen at the outset that party lines
were broken, Chandler, Carter and
other republicans voting against the
amendment. As the vote closed Sena-
tor Chandler, noting some republicans
IN their seats had not voted, asked that
the names of senators not voting be
read. The clerk read slowly Allison"
burrows" and there being no response
the result as above was announced.
The next vote was to lay on the table
Senator Quay's amendment TO make
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