The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-21

lory, Mantle, Martin, Mills, Mitchell,
Money. Morgan, Perkins. PettigreW,
Pettus, Quay, Rawlins, Roach, Shoup
Stewart, Teller. Tillman, Turpie, Vest
Walthall, Warren, White and Wolcott-S9.
The motion of Mr.. Vest to take up the
Teller resolution was then carried, Al 10
Yeas~Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, But
Ter. Cannon, Chiffon, Clark, Clay,
Cockren, Faulkner, Harris, Heitfeld,
Jones of Arkansas, kenney, hyle, ; NC
Emery, Mallory, Mantle martln' R patti,
grew. Pettus, Pritchard, Quay, kaWhns'
Roach, Shoup, Stuart, Teller, Tillman,
Turpie, Vest, Walthall. Warren, White
and Woloott-41.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Gull
lom Davis Fairbe Grsg F Eais HANNA anna
g 4ansbFerrh e'f Hoar Lodge Morrill, Nc
Bride, Nelson, Platt of Connecticut,
Proctor. Sewall, Spooner, Thurston and
w etmoIe-25.
MIR. Vest then spoke in support OF the
resolution which provides that bonds OF
the United States may be paid IN stanu,
no desire at this time to thresh over the
old straw of financial discussion, but he
hoDed TO be able to call the Senate s
attention to some reason why the pending
resolution should be agreed by the SEN
ate. He eaid that twenty years hao
passed since the Stanley Matthew'S reso-
tuition was first put on the statute books,
but he believed there was now no reason
why there should be o reiteration OF the
resolution and the declarations contained
thereing, which if originally correct
and proper, were correct and proper at
sense, said Mr.. Vest. involve either
oh
The Senator maintained that the issue
involving the consideration OF the resolu-
ton had besn thrust upon the Senate by
the administration and that Senators
were required either to remain silent ana
by their silence give taclt assent TO the
recent declarations of the secretary of the
treasury in favor Of q gold standard, those
declarations being evidently endorsed by
the President, or else to reaffirm the
Stanley Matthews resolution which had
hen passed by the Senate by vote OF
saare than two to one and by the House
be recalled" said Mr.. Vest, "that the
present President of the United States
was then a member of the House and
voted for these resolutions Mr.. Vest
held that the time had now arrived when
the country must either go to gold
standard or make the last aud oyerwhelm-
ing contest for the financial system which
were in favor He said that he had no
desire to enter upon an elaborate discus
sion of the pending resolution and II any
Senator on the other side of the chamber
desired to speak upon the question he
would yield to him.
There was no response to this invitation
on the Republican side and MIR. Vest was
proceeding with his remarks when Mr..
Platt of Connecticut asked If it was Mr..
Vests intention to press the resolution
and to secure an immediate vote. That
isl interjected Mr.. Aldrich, is 1T the
pufpose of the Senator to endeavor to
secure a voteson the resolution today"
81 expect" replied Mr.. Vest, "to
endeavor to secure final vote upon the
resolution whenever under the rules OF
the Senate final vote can be reached"
The Missouri Senator was proceeding
with his remarks when the Ice Presl'
dent, the hour of 2 O'Clock having arrived,
put before the Senate the unfinished bust
ness, the census bill.
Mr.. Vest moved to lay aside the unfin
ished business and to proceed with the
discussion of the Teller resolution. The
motion prevailed without division, the
effect being to make the resolution tne
unfinished business
Mr. Vest then ncceded to suggestion
Of Mr.. Aldrich that further consideration
of the resolution be postponed until TO-
3corrow in order that those opposing
i5 might have opportunity TO prepare Iol
the debate.
At 10 D. M. the Senate went into exc
cutive session and adjourned at p. m.
SENATOR MORGAN CONCLUDES.
Washington, January Ex-senator Nor
gan concluded his speech to the Senate il
executive session today on the Hawaiian
treaty. He spoke for four hours ant
when he finished there were not mor'
than half dozen senators present. HI
contended : that the disposition Of thu
whites was to treat Kanakas literally
and said there was one native in Presi
dent Dole's cabinet and five natives in
the Senate while majority of the mem
bers of the House were natives.
There was call for a quorum during
the day, but the senator demonstrated
saying he preferred a small audience tt
the interruption caused by a call.
Senator Teller took the floor and will
speak when the treaty Is next taken up
The Senate will tomorrow consider the
nomination of Attorney General NC
Kenna to be associate Justice of the Su
preme court.