New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-21
SENATE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL
VOTES BY WHICH THE TELLER RESOLUTION
WAS TAKEN Up. AND MR.. VESTS

SPEECH FOR IT
Washington. jan. @-In the Senate to-day Mr..
Lodge (Rep. Mass moved to go into executive ses-
son This was antagonzed by Mr.. Vest Dem.
MOI who called attention 10 the fact that he had
given notice Of his intention TO call up tho Teller
resolution The chair held that Mr.. Lodges motion
took precedence. and the ayes and noes were de-
manded The vote resulted Ayes. q. noes, 80. a.
follows:
D"y,s Fairbanks' Foraker Frye, GaInger. Gear.
Hale. Hanna Hansbrough Hoar Lodge. Mcbride.
Pri:chard. Proctor. sewen. spooner. Thurs'on AMI
No9s"Messrs Bacon Bate Berry Butler Cannon,
Chiffon. Clay Cockrell. Faulkner German, Harris.
Hetfed. Jones Arkl. kyl,, Lindsay. Mcysnery'
Morgan. Perkins Pettgrew Pettus quay kawllns.
Roach sheuR stewsT" Will, IGeT and %1n woio,, ISs'
The motion Of Mr. Vest to take up the Teller rese-
luton was then carried. II TO .. as follows.
Ayes Messrs. Arcn. bacon. Bat, Perry. Bntler.
Cannon Chiffon C'ark clay. cockreli faulkner.
Harris Heiiteld SInss Massie 'Nrs M,fN M. Mitchell
Money Morgan. Perkins. Pettgrew iettns. Pri,ch-
ard Quay Rawlins. Roach. Shoup stewart leleri
Tlllman. Turpie. Vest Waithail warren "h'' ana
"S,cg' Soes Messrs Aldrich Allison. Baker. culom.
Davis. Fairbanks. Foraker FRYE "1ilnger' Dssa' S,'
Gray Hale Hanns IIanserogsh hosr plos,sr hodsr.
Morrill, Mcbride Nelson flatt ,'onnJ fioc'ors
Scwell. Spooner. Thurston ana Netn.oie- -
MIR VESTS SPEECH
Mr. Yes, then spoke in support Of tho resolution.
which provides that bonds OF the United states
may be paid IN standard silver dollars. MT Nest
said he had no desire this time 20 thresh over ths
Old straw OF financial discussion. hnt hoped TO DO
able 10 call the Senates attention 10 some reasons
why the pending resolution should be- agreed TO- lie
said that twenty years had passed since the stanley
Matthews resolution first put on the statute
hooks but he believed that there now reason
why there should be rolteration OF The resolution
and the declarations contained IN H. Mr' N's'
maintained that II the resolution WAS originally
correct and proper u was correct ana proper al
the present time. 1T does not In any sense ne
said 'involve either rcpudiation or dishonor
lie maintained that the issue involving the con-
s,deraon OF the resolution had been thrust on tho
Senate by the Administration and that senators
were required ei.her 10 remain silent and ~ thoir
silence give tacit assent TO the recent declarations
Of tho Secretary OF the Treasury in favor of gold
standard those declarations being evidently In
dorsed by the President or else TO reafirm ths
Stanley Matthews resolution. which had been
passed by the Senate by a vote or more man t"o
20 one and by tho House by an Overwhelming ma
toritv Il. will be recalled" said MT. vest tas
80 nrasent President OF the United States was
tho, \ member OF the House and voted Tor tne res
olut,on" Mr. Vest held that the time had now
r,,eJ when the country must either go 10 gold
s,o,darI or make the last and overwhelming con-
,., for the financial system when ne beHeNeo
great majority o, the people were In fnVor OF hs
,,d that he had no desire now TO enter INTO an
elaborate discussion OF the pendns reso'u''o''' "N
:, av senator on the other side OF the chamber de-
s.der TO speak on '"c t'0
him. 49,, ,,.,.,,o % ,h.
po,uhllcan side and Mr. Vest was prooee"i"s WIN
hIs remarks when Mr.. Platt Rep, CONN ashei
q u was Mr. Vests Intention to press '"e
ana 70 secure an immediate vote.
tod AltrlCh, is II the pur-
s ,he Senator 10 endeav0r TO secure vote
upon the resolution to-day
81 o.n,ct' replied Mr. Vest TO endeaNor 10
.o,,,e p, nnai vote upon the resolution whenever
,,,,er the rules Of the Senate final vote can 70
reached" III, 49,, -
Il u,nen the Vlco.Presideni. o'clock having
-'-, ,a,a baforc the Senate the unfinished bus.-
ness. the Census piN .,.e,,s,o, h,,s,.
NJ Xert moved 20 lay aside the unhnished ous'-
$50 and 10 proceed with the discussion OF ths
,,.uor resolution. The motion pr'Vah'n ""nou'
division. the enect oe'ne ~ ''''
unfinished business. ..,,, ,oro n,
M ,ha, ,ur,her consideration of the resolution
- ros,noned until tomorrow IN orae' '""' loss
.,'os,ry u might have an opportunity 10 p'e'~'
for the debate -, ..,o, vr Mills Dem
AZ ,r.d the massage OF resolution directing
the Secretary Oh W III W -, = ,.,o., 20 a.. az.
the Port Arthur SNIP 'S''''' Wv"
tension to deep water 80. co,,,,,,,.s a,
NJ Gauinger tRep~ y. h. OF the committees On
81, ue,,th and National Quarantine secured ths
adop,lon Of resolution empowering 'ne oo"''.,'
-. =, ,nvestl.ate the desirabiliiy of removing ,ns
zee ,,re ~ station from Ship Island 10 some o'"e'
point II W nn' ,pen Ne1 OF the Commerce Commit
,e reported favoraoy and seeursd me no,
a ,ccsadng c SO go OF lghtship to be located near
Cape Elizabeth Me.
THE POWER OF REMOVAL
~. Allan (pop. New introduced a resolution n
oc,ns the Secretary Of the Interior to send to the
Senate the full and explicit charges made asa'hs.
Mrs M T. Roberts who was recently dismissed
from the Pension Bureau.
Immediate consideration being asked for the reeo-
,u,,on. Mr. Gallinger said that he heli that the
heads OF departments had absolute power 10 re.
move clerks There was also. he said. n Civt!
service Commission. which had practically nnai
authority IN cases OF this k'na' lie 'nouSn' 'aas