Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
KILLED in THE HOUSE
TELLER RESOLUTION MEETS
WITH DEFEAT.
After Lively Debate, Every Repub-
lican, with One Exception, Votes
Against Measure Result Is 1872 to
I32.
Vote Arainst Silver.

I32.
Vote AGAINST Silver.
The National House of Representatives
Monday buried the Teller resolution, de-
clarng the bonds of the United States
payable in silver, under an adverse ma
jority of fifty votes. The Republicans
were solidly arrayed in opposition, with
two exceptions, Mr.. Linncy IN. c., who
voted with the Democrats and Populists,
and Mr.. White N. Co, the only colored
member of the House, who answered
present" when his name was called. The
desertions from the Democratic side were
Mr.. McAleer tPa.) and Mr.. Elliott (S. o..
Both voted with the Republicans against
the proposition. Speaker Reed, although
it is not customary for him to vote, had
his name called, and went on record in
opposition TO the resolution. The vote
was reached after five hours of debate,
under special order adopted ut the open
ing of the session. The limited time al
lowed for debate and the pressure of
members for an opportunity to be heard
was so great that the leaders on both
sides were compelled to farm out the time
by minutes. This detracted much from
the continuity of the discussion, but it
also in II measure intensified the interest
in the galleries. which were crowded all
day, and the combatants on the floor were
cheered by their respective sympathlZers.
Many of the Senators from the other end
of the capitol were also present to listen
to the arguments The majority, under
the leadership of Mr.. Dingley, who made
n carefully prepared speech sounding the
keynote, of the opposition, assumed the
position that the last clause of the reso-
luton was in reality disguised declara-
tion for the free coinage of silver, while
the assaulting Democrats, under the di-
rection of Mr.. Bailey, maintained that
the defeat of the resolution was another
step in the direction of the establishment
of the gold standard. to which they al
lege both the President and Secretary
Gage had irrevocably committed the Re
publican party. The debate was ut times
fast and heated.
Limitation of Debate.
The struggle opened Immediately after
the reading of the journal, when Mr..
Dingley Rep.. Me-, chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, reported
tion that lit do not pass
Mr.. Henderson 1Rep. Iowa.. one of the
leaders of the majority. followed this by
presenting n special order agreed upon
by the Committee OH Rules providing for
the immediate consideration of the reso-
luton and vote without intervening mo-
tion at . o'clock.
Mr.. Henderson yielded moment to Mr..
Bailey, the Democratic leader, who said
that while the minority strenuously OPP
posed the undue limitation Of the debate
proposed. still. as his side desired as much
time as possible for debate, they would
not consume any of the time allowed on
a roll call.
There were evidences of disturbance
and excitement on the Republican side, of
which Mr.. johnson CRep. Ind.) was the
center in the confusion. The Speaker put
the question and the rule was adopted 143
to 115.
Dingley Opens Debate.
Mr.. Dingley Aien opened the debate in
opposition to the resolution. The pend
ing resolution, he said, was not one which
If passed by both houses would have force.
If adopted il would be only an expression
of the opinion Of the two houses.
After the close of Mr.. Dingley's speech
Mr.. Bailey was recognized for an hour.
He first yielded twenty minutes to Mr..
Wheeler tDem.. Ala.), a member of the
Ways and Means Committee who sub
mitted an argument in support of the res
olution. Before closing Mr.. Wheeler
yielded a minute each to half a dozen
members on the Democratic side.
hr plopl 20 xrhn,,, Mr. pailou uialIa1
ten minutes. said the course of the Pres
ident and Secretary Gage in pressing the
gold standard upon the country had driv-
en- the bimetallists to Congress to intro
duce and insist upon the passage of this
resolution. Yet, said he, Mr.. Dingley
charged the minority with playing poll
tics. Every Republican who voted against
the resolution violated the St. Louis plat
form and voted against the coinage of
silver in any form. free or unlimited. No
one disputed the law, he said. No one
denied 1t. Silver was a full legal tender.
But every Republican vote against the
resolution would declare that silver was
not fit to pay the public debt with.
Mr.. Hopkins (Rep., ILL said this reso-
luton had clearly shown that the Senate
was not a Republican body, but was con-
trolled by the free silver element.
Mr.. Clayton Dem., Ala.) asserted that
the defeat of this resolution was dictated
by the masters of the Republican party,
who gathered at n New York banquet
table the other night at 800 a plate,
which meant, at Alabama standards, that
every man ate Il bale of cotton and a
couple of mules.
From Different Points of View.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Rep., o., in opposition
to the resolution, said that throughout
all the changes and mutations of the
money question in this country the Repub-
lican party had maintained its unvarying
devotion to what was denomnated ''hon-
est money"
Mr.. Dolliver CRep, Iowa. made a ten
minute speech. Mr.. Mcguire Dem., CALI
said he agreed with Mr.. Dingley. Mr..
Cannon ORep.. Ill.), whose record had
been attacked during the debate, said, in
speaking OF his former votes for free coin
nge and for the Matthews resolution, that
the difference between silver and gold
then was but few cents; il was now 80
cents. Mr.. Hepburn Rep., Iowa. in OPP
posing the resolution, which he said was
equivalent TO free coinage declaration,
referred to ex-Gov. Boics' refusal TO long
or follow the standard of free silver.
Mr.. Rhea Dem., Ky) created some
thing of a sensation. In the course of his
speech, while he was referring to the
crime Of 1873, he declared that IL there
was any hole In hades hotter than any