The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-28
TO PAY BONDS IN SILVER
Teller's Resolution Will Be
Considered by Senate.
TO BE PRESSED TO FINAL VOTE
Speaker Reed and Representative Bal
ley Engage in an Exciting Dispute
Cuba in the House.


Cuba in the House.
Washington, Jan. 22.-By the de-
cisive vote of Al to 25, the senate today
decided to proceed at once with the
consideration of the resolution intro
duced a few days ago by Teller, provid-
ing for the payment of bonds of the
United States in silver, at the option
of the government. The resolution
provides:
''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 gov
ernment of the United States, in silver
dollars, of the coinage of the United
States, containing 4121a grains each of
standard silver; and that to restore to
its tender in payment of said bonds,
principal and interest, is not in viola
tion of the public faith nor in deroga-
tion of the rights of the public cred
itor."
Vest, the member of the finance
committee who had charge of the reso-
lullOIs SpOhC III upOll II, DuG Oio-
claimed any desire at this time to
thresh over the old straw of financial
discussion. He believed, however,
that the time was ripe for a reitera-
ton, with emphasis, of the declara-
tions of the Stanley Matthew'S resolu-
tion, which had been placed on the
statute books 20 years ago, particularly
in view of recent statements of the
secretary of the treasury, in which the
present president, who had, as MEM
ber of the house, voted for the original
resolution, evidently concurred. Vest
announced his intention to secure
final vote upon the resolution as soon
as one could be reached, and accentu-
ated his intention by forcing the dis
placement of the census bill with the
Teller resolution as unfinished business.
Speaker Reed, from the rostrum of
the house, and Bailey, leader of the
Democrats, from his place on the floor,
glared at each other at the close of the
Cuban debate today, and Joined in an
issue of veracity. This sensational
episode completely overshadowed the
interest in the Cuban question, which
has continued, interruptedly, in the
house for three days, during the con-
sideration of the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill. Yesterday,
notice was given by Williams that at
the conclusion of the debate today, a
motion would be made to reeommit the
bill with instructions. Today. when
the motion was made by Bailey, it was
ruled out of order by the speaker.
Bailey thereupon startled the house by
affirming that he had private under
standing with the speaker by which
vote should be taken directly on the
motion to recommit. This the speaker
emphatically denied, and these two
leaders of the respective parties in the
house, with white faces and voices
shaking with emotion, set their state
ments against each other, while the
galleries looked on in breathless amaze
ment, and the members were in an up
roar.
Smith, who said he was present, cor
roborated the speakers side of the con-
troversy. The resAlt of the speakers
position was that an appeal was taken
from his decision, and by strict party
vote, it was laid on the table, 168114,
the Democrats and Populists, as on the
two previous days, voting against the
solid Republicans strength. The de-
bate was not as interesting as on either
of the two preceding days. The fea-
lures were characteristic speech by
Champ Clark, strong appeal for con-
servatism by Johnson, a presentation
of the results of his observations in
Cuba during his recent trip to the
island by King, and an hours speech
by Dingley, in explanation of the
causes of the reduction of the wages in
the New England cotton industry.