Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-29

and insert, That all the bonds or other
obligations of the United States issued or
authorized 10 be issued under the said
acts OF congress hereinbefore recited should
be paid, principal and interest, in the
money that is the higher money OF the
world
Mr. Hoar offered another new amend
:nent to so at the close of the resolution,
as follows: That under no circumstances
will the principal or interest of the pupllc
debt be paid in deprecated currency or IN
any money other than the best money in
the world
The amendment was tabled on MIR. Vest
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Mr. Foraker proposed an amendment,
formerly suggested by Mr.. Spooner, who
was absent, as follows:
That ii is declared to be the financial
rolicy of the United States that until there
shall have been obtained an international
agreement with the leading commercial ma
tions of the world for the free coinage OF
silver. which agreement the United states
Is hereby further pledged to promote. the
States are solemnly pledged to preserve
the existing gold standard; and all silver
and paper currency shall be maintained
at a parity with gold, and all obligations
OF the United States shall be maintained
inviclably at the present standard"
The amendment % .s,ids suffered ii the fate OF
Mr.. Hoar presented the same amend
ment as the last. proposing it as an ad-
ditional section instead of a separate dec
laration. This was tabled, the vote being
Mr.. Caffery proposed an amendment as
follows: provided that if. at the time of
payment of the principal or interest of
the bonds the market value of silver Is
not at par with gold. at the ratio Of l6 to
l. the principal and interest shall be paid
in gold or silver at the option of the cred
itor."
The amendment was tabled without a yea
and nay vote.
This disposed of amendments, and the
decks We're cleared for the final vote on
the Teller resolution. The earlier votes had
shown that its passage was foreSone
conclusion, yet there was the keeneSt in
terest at this eliminating feature of the
contest.
''On this vote" announced the vice pres
ident the yeas are Il and the nays 80,
and the resolution is agreed to-"
The vote in detail:
Yeas-Allen. Bacon. Bate. Berry. Butler
Clay, Cockrell. Daniel. Gray. Harris. Heit--
field; Jones of Arkansas; Kenney. Kyle.
Lindsay, ,,,t MsEnery; i,, McLaarin; Mallory
Morsan Morgan Mnrphy Pa5eo @ PettigreW se PRSnus. Pettas
Prtchard. Rawlins. Roach. Shoup. Smith,
Stewart Teller WITH TilmaG nan Turpe Turner
Cafrery. Cullom. Davis. Fairbanks, Forak.
er GalIinger. Gear. Hale. Hanna, Hans
Mcmillan. Mason, Morrill,. Nelson, rdse, Penrose,,
Perkins. Platt of Connecticut. Platt of New
York Quay. .Sewall. Thurston. Wellington.
Wetmore and Wilson,.
The pairs throughout the voting We're as
follows: Turley with DeBoe; Faulkner with
Elkins; German with Frye: Jones of Ne
The first named would in each case have
voted with those sustaining the resolution
and against all ,amendments, while the
last named would have voted against the
resolution and for the amendments.
There was no demonstration on the an
nouncement, and at p. m, on motion Of
Mr.. Allison, the senate adjourned till Mon
day.