Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-02-04
Senators VOTE on SILVER
THE TELLER REs0sTTvOS s0Ss
THROUGH Bv G60B MAsORyry.
MANy AMENDMENTS IRE Tabled
The Dsbss Va. Lively Throughout Final
pky-g'hs Note ss R"cor''ed Wac 81
IN sa In Favor of Resolution.

By vote Of a. 30 30 the sensts at
Z O'Clock Friday evening, passed the
Teller concurrent resolution, which
declares that the bonds of the United
States are payable, principal and in
terest, at the option of the govern
msnt of the United States, in silver
dollars of the coinage of the United
States containing 4l2l grains each Of
standard silver.
The text of the resolution is
THAT all the bonds of the United States
issued, or authorized 70 he issued, under the
said arts Of congress hereinbefore recited,
sre payable, principal and interest, nj the
optsn Of the United States H. silver dollars
or the coin of the United States containing
4l21, grains each Of standard silver and
that 10 restore 90 it, coinage such silver
coins H. legal tender IN payment OF said
bonds, principal and interest, IL not IN vic-
lation of the public faith nor IN derogati0n
OF tine rights of the public creditor"
The final action On the resolution
was, of course, as expected, as the de-
bate had disclosed the position of most
of the members of the senate. But
the interest il the question involved
was sufficient 10 crowd the galleries,
TO fill the foDr with those entitled 10
its privileges and to hold the large
crowd until the final vote was taken Ut
7 o'clock.
Nj. Stewart, Of Nevada, in support
ing the resolution, maintained that
money, whether il he silver or gold or
pnper, was q creature Of law, the crea-
ton Of money being inherent IL AL
independent nEtiops. He said that
this statement had been upheld Ivy
the highest Of tribunals, and cited his-
turical instances of snch creation Of
money. After legal discussion Of
the money question, Mr., Stewart, re-
ferIInc 10 the speech Of President Nc
hinley in New York Thursday night,
said that he regretted 10 see that the
president had not studied this question
more deeply and that he Was utterly
misguided,
There were several test votes, two
Of them Of particular interest. The
FIRST aye and nay vote taken was
on Vests motion 80 table Nelson s
amendment, which added parity de-
claration 10 the resolution. Then
amendments by Quay providing thst
payment shall be in the highest mo ney
in use in the world, by Hoar and For
aker, the effect Of which was TO sub
titute for the language Of the reso-
luton in the St. Louis platform, and
by Gallery declaring that should the
market value of silver he less than
that Of gold payment shall TIE in gold
al the option Of the creditor, were
tabled in order.
Twenty-four votes we're cast in favor
Of q straight-out gold declaration and
all Of these but Cafery we're repubh-
cans.
This vote commits the party through
IT'S leaders as declaring that the bond
holder must he paid gold if he asks
it, and puts them on record rs favor
inc the transfer Of the option now ex-
listing In the government to the
creditor.
Those who voted for this amend
ment were:
Aldrich, Baker, Gallery, Oullom,
Davis, Foraker, Ghllinger, Gear, hale,
Hanna, Hawley, Hoar, Lodge, Nc
Bride, Mcmillan, Mason, Morrill,,
Penrose, Platt of Connecticut, PlEtt
Of New York, Sewell, Wellington and
Wetmore. Republicans who were pair
ed in favored Of the amendment were
Dehoe, Elkins, Frye, Proctor and
Spooner.
AL the other members Of the body
either voted against the amendment
or, what is the same thing, were pnir-
ed against it.
On the final vote al analysis Of the
roll showed thlt al the men elected
as democrats voted in favor Of the
Teller resolution, except Gallery. AL
the populists voted in favor Of the
resolution, while the silver republi-
cans who voted for the resolution
were Cannon, MSntle, Pettigrew and
Teller,