The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-21
ACQUISITION OF VBRAtITY
Between the Republican Speake,
|. and Democratic House Leader.
THEY GLARED AT EACH OTHER.

The Senate, by the Decisive Vote Of Al
to '25, Decides to Take Up the Teller
Resolution Providing for the Pay
ment of Bond Obligations In Silver.
from the rostrum of the house, and Mr..
Bailey leader of the Democrats, from
his place on the floor, glared at each
other at the close of the Cuban debate
yesterday, and Joined an issue of ver-
acity. This sensational episode COM
pletely overshadowed the Interest in
the Cuban debate, which had contin-
ued uninterruptedly in the house for
three days during the consideration OF
the diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill. On Wednesday notice. was
given by Mr.. Williams, Of Mississippi.
that at the conclusion of yesterdays
debate a notice would be made to re-
commit the bill with Instructions. When
the motion was made by Mr.. Bailey
yesterday it was ruled out Of order by
the speaker.
Mr.. Bailey thereupon startled the
house by affirming that he had a pri-
vate understanding with the speaker
Wy WHICH u NOie Sloulu NC vi
rectly on the motion to recommit. This
the speaker emphaticaly denied, and
these two leaders Of their respective
parties in the house, with white faces
and voices shaken by emotion, set their
statements against each other, while
the galleries looked on in breathless
amazement and the members were in
an uproar Mr. Smith. of Michigan,
who said he was present, corroborated
the speakers side of the case. The re-
suit of the speakers position was that
an appeal was taken from his decision,
and by strict party vote 1t was laid
on the table, 1853 to ia. the Democrats
and Populists, as on the two previous
days, voting against the solid Republic
can strength.
The debate yesterday was not as in
teresting as on either Of the two pre-
ceding DAYS. The features were
characteristic speech by Champ Clark,
Of Missoufi'sa strong appeal for con-
servatism from Mr.. johnson, of Indi-
ana, a presentation of the results Of his
observations in Cuba during his recent
trip to the island from Mr.. King, OF
Utah, and an hour speech by Mr.. Ding
ley, of Maine, in explanation of the
causes of the reduction of the wages
in the New England cotton industry.
BY the decisive vote of Al TO 25 the
senate yesterday decided to proceed at
once to the consideration of the reso-
luton introduced few days ago by
Mr.. Teller, of Colorado, providing for
the payment of bonds of the United
States in silver at the option of the gov
eminent
Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, the member of
the finance committee, who had charge
of the resolution, spoke briefly upon it,
but disclaimed any desire at this time
to thresh over the old straw of f1nan-
cial discussion. He believed, however,
that the time was ripe for a reiteration
with emphasis of the declarations of the
Stanley Matthews resolution, 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 president, |
who had as a member of the house
voted for the original resolutions, evil |
IDENTIFY concurred. The day after 2
o'clock was spent in executive session,
when Mr.. Morgan concluded his speech |
in favor Of Hawaiian annexation.
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, yesterday |
followed his action of Wednesday in Of
fering an amendment to the treaty pro-
viding for vote upon it by the people |
of Hawaii by offering the amendment |
to Senator Morgan's bill for annexa-
ton.