The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-29
GOLD men LOSE.
Senator Lodge Presented the
Issue Squarely
In an Amendment to the Teller
Resolution.
VOTE WAS So TO "a.
The Opponents of Silver Lost at
Every Point.
The Resolution Went Through
by 3 Majority.
VOTE WAS So TO 2

Washington, Jan. 2s.-After a debate,
animated at all times, and occasionally
acrimonious, which occupied the
greater part of the week, the senate
last evening. by a decisive vote of AZ to
80, passed the Teller concurrent resoIu-
ton.
The resolution is a practical reaffirm-
alton of that of Stanley Matthews, in
1878, and is as follows:
THAT all the bonds of the United
States issued or authorized to be is
sued, under the said acts of congress
hereinbefOre recited, are payable, prin-
cipal and interest, at the option of the
government of the United States in
silver dollars of the coinage of the Uni
ted States, containing 4121z grains each
of standard silver; and that to restore
to its coinage such silver as a legal ten
/ der in payment of said bonds, princi-
pal and interest, is not in violation Of
the public faith, nor in derogation Of
the rights of the public creditor"
All efforts to amend the resolution
We're voted down by majorities ranging
from five to 20.
Mr.. Lodges gold standard substitute
was defeated by 20 votes. The vote on
the Lodge amendment was: Ayes, "a /;
nays, SO.
From 10 o'clock to Z the contest was
continued. When the voting began it
was evident that party lines We're be-
ing broken on both sides of the cham
Der, but it was on the substitute Of
fered by Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts
that the most decided break occurred.
On the Republican side, Mr.. Allison of
Iowa and Mr. Burrows Of Michigan did
not answer to their names on that roll
call, and many of the Repu blicanS
voted directly against it. Upon the
final passage of the resolution some
Republicans who supported Mckinley
and the st. Louis platform in 1896, like
Garter of Montana, Chandler or New
HAMPSHIRE Clark of Wyoming, Pritch-
ard of North Carolina, ShOup of Idaho,
Warren of Wyoming and Wolcott OF
Colorado, voted for the resolution, be-
cause, as Mr. WOlcOtt announced they
did not believe the resolution commit
ted those who supported it to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver:
After the amendments were disposed
of the decks were cleared for the final
vote on the Teller resolution. The earlier
votes had shown that its passage was a
fOregOne conclusion, yet there was the
keenest interest at the eliminating
feature of the contest.
"On this vote" announced the vice
president, the yeas are Al and the nays
81 and the resolution is agreed to-
The vote in detail:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, But
Ter, Cannon, Carter, Chandler, Chiffon,
Clark, Clay, CockreH, Daniel, Gray,
Harris, Heitfeld, Jones OF Arkansas
Kenney, Kyle, Lindsay, McEnery, NC
T,a11rin Mallory, Mantle, Martin, NILS,
Mitchell Money, Morgan, Murphy, Pas
co. Pettigrew, Pettus, Pritchard, Raw
Inns. Roach, Shoup. Smith, Stewart,
Teller, Tillman, Turpie. Turner. Vest
Warren White and WOlcOtt-47.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Bur
rows. Caffery, Culom, Davis, Fair
banks. Foraker, Gallinger, Gear, Hale
Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley Hoar
Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan, Mason, Nor
iii Nelson. Penrose, Perkins, Platt of
New York, Quay, SewelI, Thurston'
Wellington, Wetmore and Wilson,
The pairs throughout the voting were
as follows: go
TurIey with DeBoe; Faulkner with
F,lIxins: German with Frye; Jones OF
Nevada with Proctor; WalthaH with
Spooner.
There was no demonstration on the
announcement, and at p. m, on mo-
ton of Mr. Allison, the senate adjourn
ed till Monday.