The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-08
TELLER DENIES TALES
That He is Trying to Break Up
The Cabinet.
FREE SILVER DEBATED
Civil Service Lingers in Both
House and Senate.

Washington, Jan. THE feature of
the senate session was a speech deliv-
cred by Mr.. Teller of Colorado. regard
ing press reports that the recent efforts
TO make it appear that Secretary Gage
has rendered his resignation as a mem
Der Of the cabinet to President McKin-
ley was part Of the conspiracy Of the
silver men TO disrupt the cabinet and
create dissension between the president
and his advisors. Mr.. Teller branded
the publication as an insult to the ad-
vocates of the free coinage of silver
He said the president and the secretary
were in full accord on the financial
question. He attacked the Republican
party because ii was party advocat
ing the gold standard and expressed his
intention Of doing all in his power TO de
feat the party in 1900 and TO drag the
present administration from power be-
cause the policy OF the party was, in his
opinion, inimical 10 the best and high
est interests Of the people of the Unit
ed States.
Washington, Jan. AT the opening
of the senate today the reply of the at
tOrney general TO the senate resolution
calling upon members OF the cabinet TO
Inform the senate what if any,
changes should be made in the admin
Istration of the civil service law, was
read.
The attorney general recommended
that attorneys employed by the depart
ment Of Justice and deputy United
States marshals ought to be made ex-
ceptions TO the law.
Mr.. Cockrell (Mo.) said the senate
recommendations ought TO be made TO
the president Of the United States, as
he had full power to act regarding
them. He gave notice that he would
move to refer all the replies of cabinet
officers TO the senate resolution, to the
president himself.
Mr. Hoar (Nass.) said that the trou-
bic with all these communications arose
from the ill-advised action Of the SEN
ate itself
1T seems to me-" he said, "a most ex-
traordinary proceeding for the senate
to direct the heads of departments to
give their opinions as to the wisdom OF
the presidents order. That is what we
have DONE inadvertently, no doubt.
Had my attention been drawn to il
should have moved to rescind the or
der"
FREE COINAGE RESOLUTION.
Mr. Allen CNeb.) offered a resolution
that the United States should indepen-
IDENTIFY. and without delay, continue the
free coinage Of silver at the ratio of Is
ii l; that such coinage should be sup
plemented by a safe and sound paper
money to be issued by the government
with the Intervention of banks, the
notes to be full legal tender and TO be
issued in an amount sufficient TO meet
the business demands of the country;
that any augmentation Of the interest
bearing debt should be prohibited and
that no government bonds should be
issued except by special act of congress
and then only in case of pressing neces-
sity: that the government, in the dis
charge Of its obligations. should use its
option as to the kind OF lawful money
in which debts should be paid. and that
such option should not be surrendered
Mr.. Allen spoke briefly in favor of
The adoption Of his resolution, couclud-
ing that he would at a subsequent time
go more fully into the details of the rea
sons Of the Populist party in favor Of
the plan he had set forth.
TELLER ANSWERS CHARGES.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Aliens re-
marks Mr.. Teller Of Colorado arose. He
said that he did not often give heed TO
publications concerning himself or the
convictions of those who believed as he
believed upon the financial or other
questions, but he felt that a statement
recently published-which is in fact, F..
now going the rounds of the press-was /
a gratuitous insult to those who be- /
iieved upon the financial question as he /
believed.
This statement shows" said he, /
that many Of those who attempt TO I
deal with this question have no proper !
comprehension of it; they regard it as !
merely local matter. to be considered 1
and discussed from the standpoint OF /
their selfish or local interests"
Mr.. Teller then read from a newspa- !
per the article Of which he complained. /
In brief, it charged that the recent re- /
ports to the effect that the secretary of /
the treasury had rendered his resigna- /
ton were the result OF a conspiracy 10 /
create trouble between the president +
and his secretary Of the treasury and .
perhaps 10 disrupt the cabinet.
4 resent this charge" said Mr.. Tell /
er. with great emphasis. L DO not be- /
Eeve that it comes from the secretary
of the treasury or that he believes any /
such thing. The rightful or wrongful /
solution Of this question Will not only (
affect the people Of the United States
but the people Of the whole world.
Z resent most emphatically the inn
putation that any other but the broad
est consideration and reasons have in
fuenced me or nodded my sentiments.
] ought not to be charged with such
dirty insinuation as is contained in this
article.
1T is perfectly plain that today the
Republican party is the party OF the
gold standard. and II is equally plain
that there is no distinction between the
sentiments OF the president and the sec
retary of the treasury upon the ques-
ton"
CHAMBERS CORRECTION.
Mr. Chandler Of New Hampshire said
he desired 10 call the attention OF the
senator from Colorado. TO a matter he
was evidently overlooking.
The point I make" said Mr.. Chan
dler. lis that the president Of the Unit
ed States speaks for himself either
through state papers or in such other