The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-21
THE TELLER TEST
His Resolution Taken Up by
a Decisive Vote.
BAILEY AND REED CLASH
QUESTION OF VERACITY BE
TWEEN SPEAKER AND TEXAN.
SENSATIONAL AND TURBULENT SCENE
Bailey Takes an Appeal and Party Lines Are
Unbroken-. Woicott Voted for TelIer's
Resolution but Mr.. Chandler
Did Not Show Up.
Did Not Show Up.

washington, u. H., Jan. SO.-by THe
decisive vote of Al to % the Senate to-
day decided to proceed ut once to the
consideration of the resolution introduced
la few days ago by Mr.. Teller, of Colo
RADIO, providing fer the payment of bonds
of the United States in silver, at the OPP
ton Of the government. The resolution
provides:
"ITlat all bonds of the United States
issued, or authorized to be issued, under
the said acts of Congress hereinbefore
recited, are payable. principal and inter
est. ut he option of the government of
the United States, in silver dollars of
the coinage of the United States, con-
tanning four hundred and twenty and
one half grains each of standard silver;
and that ito restore to it's coinage such
silver coin as a legal tender in payment
of said bonds, principal and interest, is
not in violation OF the public faith nor
in der0gation of the rights of the public
creditor"
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Hoar Massachusetts, inquiring of
the Postmaster General what action was
necessary to maintain the excellence of
the postal free delivery service was laid
before the Senate and agreed to.
Mr.. Tillmans resolution presented
yesterday, extending the authority of the
Interstate and / oreign Commerce com
mittee relative TO the investigation of
the giving by railroads of transportation
for any otlier consideration than cash
was called up and passed.
Mr.. Lodge Massachusetts then
moved that he Senate go into executive
session. This was antagonized by Mr..
Vest (Missoturi) who called attention to
the fact that he lad given notice of his
intention to call up the Teller resOlu-
tion.
The chair held that Mr.. Lodges mo-
ton took precedence and the yeas and
nays were demanded. The vote re-
suited, yeas, %; mays, 80.
The motion o. Mr. Vest to take up
the, Teller resolution was then carried,
IL to -, as follows:
Yeas-Alessrs. Hen. Bacon. Bate, Ber-
ry, Butler, Cannon, Chiffon, Clark. Clay.
Cockrell, Faulkner, Harris, Heitfeld,
zones (ArKansas). Kenney, Kyle, Nc
Emery. Mallory. MANTLE, Martin. Mills,
Mitchell, Money. Morgan, Perkins,
Pettigrew, Pettus, Pritchard, Quay,
Rawlins, Roach, Shoup, Stewart, Teller,
Tflman. Turpie. vest, Walthan, Warren,
White and Wolcott-41.
Nays essrs. Aldrich. Allison, Baker,
Cullom. Davis, Fairbanks, Foraker,
Frye. Gallinger, Gear, Gray. Hale.
Hanna, HanSbrough, Hoar, Lodge, Nc
Bride, Morrill,, Nelson, Platt Connect
,ut) Proctor. Sewell, Spooner, Thurs
ton, Wetmore-25.
a..
luton. He said he had no desire at this
time to thresh over the old straw OF
financial discussion, but hoped to be able
to call the Senate's attention to some rea-
sons why the pending resolution should
3e 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 believed
flat there was now reason why there
should be reiteration of the resolutions
and the declaration contained in them.
Mr.. Vest maintained if the resolutions
were originally correct and proper they
ire correct and proper at the present
time. 'They do not in any sense" said
Mr.. Vest, Involve either Reputation or
lish0nor.'
The Senator maintained that the issue
involving the consideration of the resolu-
tons had been thrust upon the Senate by
the administration and that Senators
were required either to remain silent and
by their silence give tacit assent to the
recent declarations of the Secretary of
the Treasury in favor of a gold standard.
those declarations being evidently en-
dorsed by the President or else to re-
affirm the Stanley Matthews resolution
which had BEEN passed by the Senate
by vote of more than two to one and
by the House by an overwhelming ma
jority. "It 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 resolu-
TONS"
Mr.. Vest held that the time had now
arrived when the country must either 20
TO a gold standard or make the last and
overwhelming contest for the financial
system which he believed n great ma
jorfty of the people We're in favor of.
Mr. Vest was proceeding with his re-
marks, when Mr.. Plat, Conn, asked il
it was Mr.. Vests intention to press the
resolution and to secure an immediate
vote.
81 expect" replied Mr.. Vest, ''t0 on
deayor to secure final vote upon the
resolution whenever under the rules of
the Senate final vote can be reached"
The yice-President at 2 O'clock laid
before the Senate the unfinished bust
ness. the census bill.
Mr.. Vest moved to lay aside the unfn-
ished business and to proceed with the
discussion of the Teller resolution. The
motion prevailed without division, the
effect being to make the resolution the
unfinished business.
Mr.. Vest then yielded to a suggestion
of MIR. Aldrich that further consideration
of the resolution be postponed until to-
morrow in order that those opposing it
might have opportunity to prepare for the
debate.
At 2:1O y. m. the Senate went into
executive session and at $3.50 p. m. adj
journed.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
I Washington. Jan. 20.-Speaker Reed,
Al 4 II