The age-herald., 1898-01-26
GAGE SHOULD
 BE KICKED OUT But Mckinley Did Not Possess
 the Nerve To Do It. DECLARED SENATOR BERRY Secretary of the 7 rJ Wanted to Re-
 deem SilVf ; drS in Gold. SENATOR -ER's RESOLUTION Indian s,s'riation Bill Precipitaled
 amN War in the House.
Indian s5riation Bill Precipitaled
 am..a War in the House.
NOT BY WRITING AND SINGING PSALMS
Can the Indians Be Civilized Said MT. Smith, of Arizona-Need of an Industrial Ed
 ucation-McKinley EphemereaI Prosperity in Argument.

Washington, Jan. 25.-The senate, on mo. tion of MT. Hoar went into executive ses- sion today as soon as it convened.
 At 12:15 D. m. the doors were opened and the senate proceeded to general business.
 Mr. Quay secured the passage of a bill to indemnify the state of Pennsylvania for money expended in 1864 for militia called into service by the government. The amount involved is $46,OOO.
 MT. Quay also reported the army ap- propriation bill
 Mr. Butler of South Carolina offered an amendment to the postoffice appropriation bill providing for an extension of the ex- pertinent of rural free delivery to every state and territory of the union, and to as many sections of those states and terri tories possible. He said the amendment had been drawn after full consultation with the postmaster general.
 MT. Perkins called up the pension appro- priation bill. The amendment Proposed by MT. Allen providing that the lowest pen- sion paid by the government be sS a month was ruled out of order and the bill was passed.
 The Teller resolution was laid before tho senate.
 Things Have Changed
 Mr. Allison reviewed the history of the Stanley Matthews resolution. maintaining that it's passage at that time was not in opposition to public interests nor in der- rogation of the rights of public creditors. He held that now the situation was quite different.
 MT. Allison insisted that the pending res- olution gave the secretary of the treasury no more authority than he now had. The secretary may now pay government obli- cations in coin. He held that there was no disposition on the part of the admin istration to evade the law, and declared that the republican party had maintained that it ought to be the purpose of the government to maintain the gold and silver money at a parity.
 MT Tillman asked MT. Allison whether he would say in what terms the bonds ob- ligations of the government were payable in silver.
 In reply, Mr. Allison quoted the law that the bonds were payable in coin; but that was not satisfactory to MT Tillman, who insisted upon an answer, yes or no.
 In Either Gold or Silver
 MT. Allison declined to have words put into his mouth. In response to a question of MT. Telher, Mir. Allison said he thought it would be proper for the secretary of the treasury to pay the obligations of the government in either silver or gold.
 ..But," declared MT. Allison, 'tthe secre- tary of the treasury if he is an honest man in reaching his decision as to action ,pon tbat point, must take into considera- tion existing conditions, one of which is that this government is pledged to main tadn the gold and silver currency of the country at a parity"
 MT. Allison thought that if it were tho purpose of the advocates of the pending resolution to force depreciation of one of the great monies of the country they ought to avow that purpose. He main- tained that if the objects of the silver ad- vocates were carried into effect 1t would be impossible to maintain the parity of gold and silver coin.
 .If I were assured" said he, "that the resolution would strengthen the credit of the country should certainly vote for it and otherwise give it my hearty support"
 The Same Resolution
 Mr Berry (dem.) of Arlxansa, in an ex- tended speech declared that the pending resolution was pTeclStiy uile sdiitc as tiienI for which the senator from Iowa (Allison) voted twenty years ago. If 1t was not violation of public faith then, he main- tained that it could not be such now. One of the reason why MT. Berry was de- sirous of the passage of the resolution was that it would disprove the charge brought in 1896 that the democratic party was com- posed of repudiauonists and dishonora0ble men.
 MT. Aldrich: "Do you desire to take from the secretary of the treasury his discre- tion to pay government obligations in either gold or silver?'
 MT. Berry: 1.-The trouble Is the secretary has turned over the government option to the bondholders?"
 MT, Aldrich: Would the passage of this resolution by the senate and house of representatives operate as instructions to the secretary of the treasury?'
 Tt would,' replied Mir Berry, but am satisfied in view of recent actions and