The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-26
WITH SILVER TENDS To
WEARY HIM.
DEBATE ON THE RESOLUTION.
SET SPEECHES BY ALLISON, BERRY
AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM
COLORADO.
SENATE PASSES THE PENSION Bill
Allen Amendment Fixing the Mimi
mum at Eight Dollars Ruled
Out on Point of Order.

Out on Point of Order.
session of the senate was characterized
by heated, almost acrimonious dis
cussion of the financial question. For
nearly four hours the Teller resolution
was under consideration, the principal
speeches being made by Mr. Allison
Qo), Mr.. Berry (Ark) and Mr.. Teller
(Col). The sharpest coloquy was at
times INDUCED in between the advo-
Gates and the opponents of the resolu-
ton, the debate often approaching bit
erness. The feature of the discussion
was a speech delivered by Mr.. Teller.
the author of the resolution, his state
ments calling out a suggestion from
Mr.. Hoar that he (Teller) ought to have
them stricken from the record In re-
Spouse to an inquiry by Mr. Spooner.
Mr. Vest admitted that he thought
the system of coinage referred to in
the resolution meant the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver, that adnis-
sion apparently giving satisfaction to
the opponents Of the measure
When Mr.. Perkins (Cal.) called up
amendment proposed by Mr.. Allen, pro-
Viding that the lowest pension paid by
the government be So a month. was
ruled out of order Mr.. Allen then Of
fered an amendment TO the bill in
creasing the amount appropriated from
$141, 600, 900 to $14S, 600, 600, in accordance
with the estimates made by the com
missioner Of pensions, but it was lost
WIT ixrie.f% u,
then passed.
The Teller resolution was laid before
the senate. Mr.. Allison reviewed the
history of the Stanley Matthews reso-
luton, maintaining that it's passage at
that time was not in opposition to
public interest or in derogation Of the
rights of the public creditors. He held
that now the situation was quite diff
ferent.
In response to a question of Mr. Tel
Ter, Mr. Allison said he thought 1t
would be proper for the secretary of
the treasury to pay the obligations of
the government in either silver or
gold. But" declared Mr.. Allison, 1.-The
secretary of the treasury, if he Is an
honest man, in reaching his decision
as to action upon that point must take
into consideration existing conditions.
one of which is that this government
is pledged to maintain the gold and
silver currency of the country at a par
ity."
PUBLIC FAITH.
Mr.. Berry Dem, Ark) in an extend
ed speech declared that the pending
resolution was precisely the same as
that for which the senator from Iowa
(Mr. Allison) voted twenty years ago
If 1t was not a viola lion of public faith
then he maintained, it could not be
such now. One of the reasons why Mr.
Berry was DESTROYS of the Passage of the
resolution was that it would disprove
the charge brought in 1896 that the
Democratic party was composed of re-
Pudiationists and dishonorabIe men. In
conclusion Mr.. Berry made an appeal
for the passage of the resolution on the
ground of public interest. Mr. Teller
(Col) followed in an extended speech
in support of the resolution He de-
clared that 1t was a question of law
which he would endeavor to discuss.
Mr.. Hoar dissentad from Mr. Teller's
proposition that this resolution involved
only question of law and urged that
1t had come now to a question of honor
Il am getting tired" shouted MIR
Teller, 'of the ,ticn assumed by GER
tain senators here because they live in
the eastern part of. the country. They
are no more honest, they are no more
strenuous in unfolding the public honor
than l am. [ want to say here and now
that believe in paying the debts of the
government in silver, even if that is the
cheaper metal The government has
the right to the difference according to
it's contract. The silver dollar, which
the gentleman from Iowa (Allison) says
&c Of DC tIA I'LL Z.
paid to the mechanic. the artisan and
the laborer in liquidation of obligations
incurred with them, and l hold that the
bond purchaser is no better than the
man with the blistered hand and ought
to be paid in the same money. The
secretary of the treasury is now bound
by law to regard the interests of the
people. but that department has been
making law to suit itself for twenty
years.
Mr.. Fairbanks arose and endeavored
to PROFOUND a question to Mr. Teller.
sit down. cried the Colorado sena-
tor. I've been badgered enough"
TELLER'S DEFENSE.
Mr.. Teller declared in conclusion that
he had seen the national treasury
robbed-a transaction the most dis
graceful ever accomplished by a ma
tional administration. In view of that
fact, he thought that the arrogation
to themselves by the opponents Of the
resolution of all honesty was not war
ranted by the facts.
Mr.. Hoar replied to Mr.. Teller, in a
speech in which he deplored the re
markable effort" of the Colorado sena-
tor. He contended that the question
was not one of legal power, but of hon
or and good faith. He would not say
that the senator from Colorado had
"squirmed" out of the question, nor
would he order him to ''sit down." as
he had ordered the senator from In
diana.
Mr.. Teller will strike that out of
my speech.
IF were the SENATOR" said Mr.
Hoar, "I would have the entire speech
stricken from the record"
Mr.. Hale (Rep., Me- declared that the
debate during the day had settled the
fact that 1t was the desire of the adj
vocates of the resolution to bring the
country to a silver basis, and to make
the payment of all debts, public and
private, In silver, which was now worth
less than half what gold was worth.
He was willing, he said, to have the
people of the country pass upon that
Mr.. Vest CMo) insisted that the
Maine senator's remarks had placed
the advocates of the resolution In