The Anaconda standard., 1898-01-23
SILVER IN THE SENATE
Stewart Gives Talk on the Teller
Resolution.
He DID NOT MINCE WORDS
The Cleveland Bond Issue Denounced
as Steal Which Should Be In
vestigated-Two Amend
ments Offered.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Two amend
mems were offered in the senate to the
1 Teller resolution, one by Mr.. Nelson OF
Minnesota, declaring it to be the duty
/ Oh the government under existing laws
to maintain the parity in value of its
gold and silver money, and the other by
| MI Spooner of Wisconsin substituting
| for the Teller resolution declaration
| that 1t is the financial policy of the
| United States to maintain the existing
| gold standard until an international
agreement with the leading commercial
nations of the world for the free coin
age of silver shall be reached. There
, was no debate upon either amendment
both being postponed. after Mr. Stewart
of Nevada had addressed the senate for
an hour, to permit the consideration of
bills on the calendar. and shortly after
o'clock the senate went into executive
session.
On the desk of Mr.. Allen at the open-
ing OF the session of the senate was a
stand of beautiful American beauty
and brides roses. 1t was "A testimonial
from the ladies of the departments for
your noble and brave defense of a
woman's honor" Allen championed the
cause of Mrs. Roberts, who was sum-
marily dismissed from the pension
office.
Mr.. Cannon of Utah introduced a bill
providing for the publication of the
pension roll
The Teller resolution, providing bonds
of the United States may be paid in
silver was then laid before the senate
and In accordance with notice given
yesterday Stewart, pop, New, ad-
dressed the senate. He said the disre-
gard of the resolution which is already
a law of the United States had brought
many calamities upon the land and the
cause of such disregard had been disas-
trous and lamentable.
Mr. Stewart said he expected to show
that the secretary of the treasury had
no more authority to sell bonds and de-
mand gold for them when there was
coin in the treasury with which to
redeem them than he (Stewart had
Bonds had been sold. said Mr.. Stewart,
but the coin in the treasury was not
the kind with which to pay the bonds
He maintained that the law was man
datory upon the secretary of the treas
ufy to redeem bonds in silver. Even
the indianapolis commission, he contin-
ued, which knows as little of finance as
1t is possible for men to know admits
that these obligations are payable in
gold or silver at the option of the gov
ernment. Referring further along to
the sale of the 1862, 100000 of bonds by
the administration of Mr.. Cleveland
Mr.. Stewart declared that in the sale of
these bonds there had been a steal" of
$50, 100000 with the connivance of the
executive. The senator denounced it as
shame that no adequate investigation
of the steal had ever been made by |
congress.
Mckinley" said the senator, could |
not have gotten enough votes to make |
q. decent showing if he had not been
announced as bimetalist; indeed it |
was claimed throughout the West that |
Mckinley was a better bmetallist than |
Bryan because, it was further claimed, |
he had the only method by which BIZ
could be accomplished"
Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota. at the con-
clusion of Mr.. Stewards speech. offered
the following amendment to the Teller
And that it is the duty of the gov
ernment of the United States. under
existing laws, to maintain the parity
in value of its gold and silver money so
that the dollar of the one metal shall
for all monetary purposes, always be
equal in value to the dollar of the other
metal
The consideration of bills on the PEN
sion calendar was then begun The fol-
lowing bills, general in their provis-
ons, were passed: Defining and regu-
ating proof in certain pension cases;
TO supplement the act of June 81, 1890
as to pensions by making widows
whose husbands died in the service
under the act; to amend
he Mexican war pensions act of 1887,
extending its provisions TO clerks of
army paymasters; to regulate the pen
'ions of widows. providing that widows
whose marriage to discharged soldiers
axes place after the passage of this
ict shall not receive pensions: amend
ng the dependent pension act of 1890
o render clear some of its provis-
onS.
In addition to the above six private
pension bills were passed. Mr. Quay |
If Pennsylvania called up and secured
he passage of a bill to authorize the
of a steel bridge over the
snake river. between the states of
and Idaho.
Mr. Morgan secured the passage of a |
ill to grant $4,000 acres of unoceupied
ands of the United States in Alabama
o that state for the use of the In
ustrial School for Girls of Alabama
nd of the Tuskogee Normal and In
ustrial institution.
Bills We're passed as follows: For the
elief of applicants to purchase public
ands under the timber and stone act;
or the investigation by the marine hos
ital service of the origin and preva-
ance of leprosy. the expense to be not
nore than $1,000.
The senate at 1908 p. m. after the
assage of few private bills, on mo-
ION of Mr.. cullom of Illinois went into I
Xecutive session and at ) o. m ad- |
burned