Evening star., 1898-01-29
PAYABLE IN SILVER
Senatorial Declaration on United
States Bonds.
VOTE ON TEE TELLER RESOLUTION
Adopted by Forty-Seven Yeas to
Thirty-Two Nays.
AMENDM MENTS REJECTED

The Senate last evening by a vote Of A
to 30 passed the Teller concurrent resolu-
ton, which declares that government bonds
are payable (principal and interes) in sill
yer at the option of the government.
The resolution follows:
That all the bonds of the United States
issued. or authorized to be issued, under
the said acts of Congress hereinbefore re-
cited. are payable, principal and interest,
at the option of the government of the
United States in silver dollars of the coin
age Of the United States containing 412I.
grains each of standard silver; and that to
restore to its coinage such silver coins as
legal tender in payment OF said bonds,
principal and interest is not in violation
of the public faith nor in derogation OF
the rights of the public creditor
All efforts to amend the resolution were
voted down by majorities ranging from
five to twenty-nine. Mr.. Lodges gold stand
ard substitute being defeated by the latter
majority. The vote on the Lodge amend
ment was-Ayes, "a; nays. 53.
The events of the day leading up to the
final vote were full of interest and i'm
portance. 1t was field day for the ora
tors of the Senate. no less than twenty-five
senators embracing the opportunity to
speak upon the subject under discussion.
That the debate was interesting was at
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which were crowded throughout the day;
and that it was important was evidenced
by the statements Of several of the speak
ers that the discussion was but the pre-
limfnary alignment of the great political
parties for the contest Of 1900
From 10 O'Clock yesterday morning until 4
last evening the contest was~ continued
When the voting began II was evident that
party lines were being broken on both sides
Of the chamber; but 1t was on the substi-
tute offered by Mr.. Lodge (Mass) that the
most decided break occurred. On the re-
publican side Mr.. Allison Qowa) and Mr..
Burrows (MichD did not answer to their
names on that roll call, and many of the
republicans voted directly against 1t. Upon
the final passage of the resolution. some
republicans who supported Mckinley ana
the st. Louis platform in 1896, like Carter
(Mont), Chandler On. HI. Clark WyoD.
Pritchard IN. c.. Shoup ddaho). Warren
Wyo.) and Wolcott Coli voted for the
resolution, because, as Mr.. Wolcott an
ncunced. they did not believe the resolu-
ton committed those who supported 1t to
the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
The Nelson Amendment.
The Nelson amendment was first pre-
sented, declaring that 1t is the duty Of
the government Of the United States. un-
der existing laws, to maintain the parity in
value of its gold and silver money. so that
the dollar of the one metal shall for all
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value to the dollar of the other metal"
Mr.. Vest moved to table the amendment.
The yea and nay vote gave the first test of
the opposing elements. resulting 42-3I in
favor of tabling the amendment. The vote
was as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon. Bate, Berry, Butler,
Cannon, Carter, Chandler. Chiffon. Clay.
Cockrell, Daniel. Harris, Heitfeld, Jones
(Ark), Kenney: Kyle, McEnery, McLaurtn
Mallory Mantle, Martin, Mills, Mitchell,
Money Pettus, Murphy, Pasco, Petit
grew Pettus, Rawlins, Roach, Shoup,
Smith, Stewart, Teller, Tillman, Turner,
Turpie, Vest. White and WolcottE2.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Baker. Burrows,
Caffery Clark, Cullom. Davis, Fairbanks,
Foraker, Gailinger. Gear, Gray, Hale,
Hanna. Hansbrough. Hawley, Hoar, Lind
say, Lodge. Mcbride, Mcmillan. Mason.
Morrill, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Platt
Comm, Platt On. ", Pritchard, Quay,
SewelI, Thurston, Warren, Wellington,
Wetmore and Wilson-37.
The Lodge Amendment.
Then came the Lodge amendment, as fol-
lows: THAT all the bonds Of the United
States issued or authorized to be issued
under the said acts of Congress hereinbe-
fore recited are payable, principal and in
terest, in gold or its equivalent, and that
any other payment. without the consent of
the creditor, would be in violation of the
public faith and in derogation Oh ms
rights"
Mr. Vest moved to table the amendment.
ssI hope the senator viii withdraw the
motion to table," interposed Mr.. Wolcott,
80 that We may have direct vote on
gold"
Mr. Vest consented. and the vote was
taken directly on the Lodge amendment.
resulting in its defeat-24 to 5S-as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Baker. Caffery, Culiom,
Hale, Hanna, Hawley. Hoar. Lodge. Nc
Bride, Mcmillan, Mason, Morrill,. Penrose,
Platt Comm, Platt On. W, Sewell, Well
ington, Wetmore-4.
Cannon Carter, Chandler, Chiffon, Clark,
Clay Cockrell, Daniel, Gray, Hansbrough.
Harris, Heitfeld, Jones (Ark.), Kenney.
Kyle Lindsay, McEnery, McLaurin, NAL
lory. Mantle, Martin, Mills, Mitchell. Mon
ey. Morgan, Murphy, Nelson. Paseo. Per-
kins, Pettigrew, Pettus, Pritchard, Quay
Rawlins. Roach, Shoup, Smith, Stewart
Teller. Thurston, Tillman. Turner, Turpie,
Vest. Warren. White, wilson, Woicott,a3.
There was intense interest during this
vote as 1t presented more direct Issue
than had been anticipated. 1t was seen at
the outset that party lines We're broken
Chandler, Carter and other republicans
voting against the amendment. As the
vote closed Mr.. Chandler. noting that some
republicans in their seats had not voted.
asked that the names Of senators not vot-
ing be read. The clerk read slowly, "Alli-
son." Burrows" and there being no re-
sponse the result as above was announced
The Quay Amendment.
Mr.. Quay now came forward with a new
amendment, as follows:
Strike out all after the enacting clause
and insert: That all the bonds or other
obligations of the United States issued or
authorized to be issued under the said
acts of Congress hereinbefore recited
should be paid, principal and interest, in
the money that is the highest money of the
world"
Mr.. Vest again moved to table; carried
a to 31-as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler
Cannon, Carter, Chandler. Chiffon, Clark,
Clay, CockreiI, Daniel, Hansbrough, Har-
ris. Heitfeld, Jones (Ark}. Kenney, Kyle
McEnery, McLaurin, Mallory, Mantle, Mar
tin, Mills, Mitchell, Money. Morgan, MUIR
ply, PaSco, Pettigrew, Pettua, Rawlins,
Roach, Shoup, Smith. Stewart, Teller.
Thurston, TfIlman, Turner, Turpie. Vest,
Warren, White, Wilson. Wolcott-47.
Nays-Aldrich. Allison. Baker, Burrows,
Caffery, Cullom, Davis. Fairbanks, Fora
ker. Gallingcr, Gear, Gray, Hale, Hanna,
HawIey, Hoar. Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride,
A1cAfllan, Mason. morrill,. Nelson, Penrose,
Perkins. Pfatt (Conn-), Piatt On. u, Quay,
Sewell, Wellington, Wetmore-31.
The HOaR Anendnent.
Mr.. Hoar offered another new amend