Evening star., 1898-01-20
SENATE.

Mr.. Mills (Tex.) sercured the passage
by the Senate today of a resolution di-
recting the Secretary of War to make an
examination of the Port Arthur ship ca
nal, with a view to its extension to deep
water, and appropriating 5000 to pay the
necessary expense.
MI. Gallinger Of the committee on pub
lie hearth and national quarantine secur-
| ed the adoption of a resolution empow-
erirg the committee to investigate the
desirabilfty cf removing the quarantine sta
ton from Ship Island to some other point
| In the Gulf of Mexico and comforting upon
the committee authority to prosecute its
INQUIRIES here or elsewhere.
Mr.. Frye of the commerce committee
reported favorably and secured the pass
age Of bill providing for the construc-
,ioh at cost not exceeding $4,000 of a
ight ship, to be located near Cape Eliza
| beth, Me.
Charges Against Mrs. Roberts,
| Mr.. Allen (Neb.) introduced a resolution
directing the Secretary of the Interior to
send to the Senate the full and eyplici,
charges made against Mrs. NJ. E. Roberts
VINO was recently dismissed from the pen
sion bureau.
After an extended discussion. fully re-
ported in another column. Mr. GaIiInger
| asked that the resolution go over until to-
, morrow. ~
~ SoliSIt" u the committee on Indian
aftalrs offered. and secured the passage of
resolution directing the Secretary of the
Interior and the Attorney General to in
form the Senate as to what steps the gov
ernment had taken concerning the killing
| of woman In Oklahoma territory by Sem.
1ho!e Indians and the burning Of two Sem
mole Indians in the same territory.
Inc resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
1oar of Massachusetts, inquirng of the
Postmaster General what action was nee
essary to maintain the excellence of the
postal free delivery service, was laid before
| the Senate end agreed to.
Mr. Tilman's resolution presented yes-
| terday, extending the authority of the
| interstate and foreign commerce commit
| tee relative to the Investigation of the
| giving by railroads of transportation for
any other consideration than cash, was
called Up and passed.
Mr.. Lodge Of Massachusetts then moved
that the Senate go into executive session.
This was antagoniZed by Mr.. Vest of
Missouri, who called attention to the fact
that he had given notice of his intention
to cali up the Teller resolution.
The chair held Mr.. Lodges motion took
precedence, and the yeas and nays were
! demanded. Tie vote resulted yeas. "a;
nays 80 The detailed vote was as fol-
| lows:
Yeas-Aidrich. Allison, Baker. Clark. Da-
| Wis. Fairbanks, Foraker. Frye. Gallinger.
| Gear, Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, HoaF,
| Lodge. Mcbride. Mcmillan, Mason, Morrill,,
Nelson, Platt Of Connecticut. Pritchard,
Proctor. Sew ell, Spooner, Thurston and
Wet.nore-27.
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler. Can
non, Chiffon. Clay, Cockrell. Faulkner
German, Harris. Heitfeld. Kyle, Jones of
Arkansas, Lindsay. McEnery, Mallory.
Mantle. Martin, Mills, Mitchell, Money.
Morgan. Perkins, Pettigrew, Pettus, Quay.
Rawlins, Roach, Shoup, Stewart, Teller,
Iillman Turpie Vest, Walthall, Warren,
White and Wolcott-39.
Teller Resolution Taken Up.
The motion of Mr.. Vest to take up the
Teller resolution was then carricd-41-25-
as follows:
Yeas-AlIen. Bacon. Bate. Berry. Butler
Cannon, Chiffon Clark, Clay, Cockrell, Faux
ner Harris, Heitfeld, Jones of Ark, Ken
ney, Kyle, McEnery. Mallory, Mantle, Mar
tin, Mills, Mitchell, Money. Morgan. Per
kins, Pettigrew, Pettus Pritchard, Quay,
Rawlins, Roach. Shoup. Stewart, Teller,
Tillinan, Turpie. Vest, Walthall, Warren,
White and Wolcott-i1.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Baker Cullom,
Davis, Fairbanks, Foraker. Frye, Gallnger,
Gear, Gray, Hale. Hanna, Hansbrough,
Hoar, Lodge. Mcbride, Morrill,, Nelson,
Platt of Connecticut, Proctor, Sewell,
Spooner. Thurston, Wetmore-25.
Mr.. Vest then spoke in support of the
resolution, which provides that bonds of
the United States may be paid in standard
silver dollars. Mr.. Vest said ne had no
desire at this time to thresh over the old
straw of financial discussion, but he hoped
to be able to call the Serate's attention
to some reason why the pending -resolu-
ton should be agreed to by the Senate.
He said that twenty years had passed
since the Stanley Matthews resolution was
first put on the statute books, but he be-
lieved that there was now reason why
there should be reiteration of the reSolu
tion and the declarations contained III
them. Mr.. Vest maintained that If the
resolutions were originally correct and
proper they are correct and proper at the
present time.
They do not in any sense" said Mr..
Vest involve either reputation or dis
honor"
The senator maintained that the issue
involving the consideration of the resolu-
ton had been thrust upon the Senate by
the administration and that senators were
required either to remain silent and by
their silence give their assent to the re-
cent declarations of the Secretary of the
Treasury in favor of gold standard. those
declarations being evidently indorsed by
the President, or else to reaftirm the STAN
ley Matthews resolution, which had been
passed by the Senate by a vote of more
than two to one, and by the House by an
overw helming majority.
1T will 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 ar
rived when the country must either go to
a gold standard or make the last and over
whelming contest for the financial sys-
tenn which. he believed: great majority
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that he had no desire now to enter upon
an elaborate discussion of the pending
resolution, and if 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
to the republican side, and Mr.. Vest was
proceeding with his remarks when Mr..
Platt (Conn.) asked if it was Mr.. Vests
intention to press the resolution and to
secure an immediate vote.
THAT is" interjected Mr.. Aldrich, sis it
the purpose of the senator to endeavor to |
secure a vote upon the resolution today?"
I "I expect" replied Mr.. Vest, Ito endeav- |
or to secure final vote upon the resolution
whenever under the rules Of the Senate a |
final vote can be reached" |
The Missouri senator was proceeding with |
his remarks when the Vice President, the |
hour of 2 having arytyed, laid before the |
Senate the un4fhished bdainess. the census |
bill. Mr.. Vest msxedsta las aside the un- |
finished business ana 70 proceed with the |
discussion of the Tellex resolution.
The motion preatiied without division. |
the effect being 10 he the resolution the |
unfinished businesE 1fr. Vest then yielded /
to a suggestion OF 1ff. Aldrich that further |
n Inn <nf fta ho f.