The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-30
monday IO Settle /.
Teller Resolution Then to Get
Its Coup d'Grace.
TO SQUARE THEMSELVES
Supporting Republican Sena-
tors viii Essay.
TO SQUARE THEMSELVES

Washington. Jan. 29-The determination
was reached by leaders in the house Oh
representatives today that the Teller res
olution for the payment Of bonds in sill
yer, passed by the senate last night
should be disposed Of by the house on
Monday, in order that the attitude OF that
branch of congress might be placed De-
fore the country Immediately. This con-
clusion was reached after numerous con-
ferences between Speaker Reed, Chair
man Dingley Of the ways and means COM
mittee. Messrs. DalzeH and Henderson OF
the rules committee, and other influential
members Of the house. Late in the day
the resolution, which had come over from
the senate. was referred by the speaker
to the ways and means committee, and
Chairman Dingley at once gave notice OF
a special meeting of the committee at
1920 O'Clock Monday morning. At the
same time he notified Democratic mem
bers of the committee what his general
purpose was, substantially as follows:
THE bill will be considered by the com
1nittee on Monday and an adverse report
made on it. No amendment or change in
the phraseology will be made, but the ad-
verse report viii be on the resolution as
if stands. This will be submitted to the
house when it convenes on Monday, and
plans made to dispose of the matter be-
fore the days session closes. As to the
procedure on the floor, Mr.. Dingley made
no prediction, beyond saying that 1t was
proDosed to dispose of the subject on Mon
day This will doubtless require a special
rule as to the debate. basis for such
! a rule was presented today by Mr.. Dalzel
/ in the form Of a resolution providing that
/ the resolution be considered Immediately
after the report of the ways and means
/ committee. The committee VIII probably
/ be ready to report by y O'Clock, so that
under the Dalzell resolution the debate
would begin shortly after noon. 1t Is
probable that before the house assemblies
the DalzeH resolution will be so shaped as
to fix the hours Of debate and set time
for vote.
The determination to bring the subject
TO an immediate issue gave general salts
faction among the majority members.
/ Some of them had desired to pat aside all
other business today and vote down the
] Teller resolution before the week closed.
Representative Johnson of Indiana took
the lead in urging this movement. 1t was
finally concluded, however, that the reso-
luton should so to the ways and means
committee, with the direct assurance OF
Chairman Dingley that the issue would
be pressed to conclusion on Monday.
Washington Jan. 29-Great interest
10 z
sentatfves today as to the disposition to
be made of the Teller resolution which
passed the senate last night. Soon after
Speaker Reed reached the capitol he was
called on by members of the rules com
mittee with a view to determining the
course to be adopted. Chairman Dingley
the floor leader, favored a reference tc
the ways and means committee and gave
assurances that prompt action would be
taken. doubtless by an adverse report tc
the house This was shared by Mr.. Dial
zeII and Mr.. Henderson of the rules com
mittee. A strong feeling developed, how
ever for immediate action, without tho
usual reference TO a committee. Repre-
sentative Johnson of Indiana member
of the currency committee called on the
said that the house should act today
thus giving an immediate answer to tn
country to offset the action of the senate
last night Delay, even for a few days
he urged. would permit the silver major
ity in the senate 10 secure prestige be
fore the country which they would no
have If the house should act Immediately
Mr.. Reed asked that the views of othe
members of the house on that proposition
be secured. and Mr.. Johnson Interviews
a number who favored prompt action.
In the mean time the senate came owe
from the senate and was laid aside tenn
porariIy until a definite line Of actio,
could be agreed upon. The current o
sentiment was for reference to the way
and means committee. the understandin
being that this committee might not wal
until the usual weekly meeting next We'd
nesday but would have Il special meetin
= early in the week in order TO make a
. adverse report. There was some talk tina
the resolution gave the opportunity to en-
graft upou It an amendment clearly defir
ing The views of the majority IN the hous
p and some advocated that this course b
d / pursued This did not meet with favo'
S however. as II threatened possible d
l vision in the majority. while II was sal
: that the solid Republican vote. not incluf
: ING the avovyed Silver Republicans. woul
: be given TO an adverse report
I After further conference Mr. Dalzel O.
l fered the following resolution:
: Resolved, That Immediately upon II
report to the house by the committee o
Z ways and means committee Of the senat
I concurrent resolution No % tTelier res
r lution). it shall be in order to proceed
Il the considerable az said report"
) This was referred TO the rules oommi
: tee. and viii serve as the basis Of So
r. cial rule. fixing the time and limits OF Il
debate If this course is considered desi
- able As Mr. DalzeIl is 4 member Of Il
4 rules committee his resolution was ?
IS <aried rs showing a purpose TO have Il
r. question disposed Of Immediately aft
The ways and means committee reporte
le To SOIIkPF THEMSELVES