The record-union., 1898-01-08
PROCEEDINGS
| IN CONGRESS.
The Civil Service and Silver Dis
Cussed in the Senate.
Senator Allen Of Nebraska Introduces a
Free Coinage Resolution.

| at Lne NexC 1IcSAOe0L1a4 L1cC-
ton He Will Do Everything in
His Power to Defeat the Repub-
lican Party-Civil Service De-
bated in the House.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. THE feature
of the Senate session was speech de-
| livered by Teller of Colorado regard
! ing the press reports that the recent
| efforts to make it appear that Secreta-
ry Gage had rendered his resignation as
a member of the Cabinet to President
Mckinley were part of a conspiracy of
| the silver men to disrupt the Cabinet
and create dissension between the Pres
ident and his advisers. Teller branded
the publication as an insult to the ad
vocateS of the free coinage of silver.
He was satisfied that the President and
| Secretary Gage were in full accord
upon the financial question. He at
tackled the Republican party because
it was a party advocating the gold
| standard, and expressed his intention
of doing all in his power to defeat the
party in 1900, and to drag the present
administration from power because the
policy of the party was, in his opinion,
ininical to the best and highest inter
ests of the people of the United States.
| At the opening of the Senate to-day
the reply of the Attorney General to
the Senate resolution calling upon
members of the Cabinet to inform the
! Senate what if any changes should be
made in the administration of the civil
/ 10 wv Att0rnV-
General recommended that attorneys
employed by the Department of Justice
and Deputy United States Marshals
ought to be excepted from the operation
of the law.
Cockrell said that these recommended
tions ought to be made to the Presi-
dent of the United States, as he had
full power to act regarding them.
| Cockrell gave notice that he would
move to refer all the replies of Cabinet
officers to the Senate resolution to the
President himself
Hoar of Massachusetts, said that the
| trouble with all these communications
arose from the ill-advised action Of the
Senate itself. 1T seems to me- said
he, "a most extraordinary proceeding
| for the Senate to direct the heads OF
|
to the wisdom of the Presidents order.
| That is what we have done inadver-
| tently, no doubt. Had my attention
been drawn to it, I would have moved
to rescind the order"
| Allen of Nebraska offered resolu-
ton declaring that the United States
should, Independently and without de-
| lay, begin and continue the free coin
4 Al~- 0f I
that such coinage should be supple
mented by a safe and sound national
paper money, to be issued by Ale Gov
ernment without 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 coun-
try; that any increase of the interest
bearing debt should be prohibited, and
that no Government bonds should be
issued or sold except by specific Act or
! Congress, and then only IN cases OF
pressing necessity; that the Govern
ment, in the discharge Of its obliga-
tions, should use its option as to the
kind of lawful money in winch they
should be paid; and that such options
should never be surrendered
Allen spoke briefly in favor OF the
adoption of the propositions set forth in
his resolution, concluding with the
statement that he would at some SUB
sequent time go more fully into the de-
tails of his resolutions and the resolu-
tions of the Populist party IN FAVOR OF
the plan he has set forth.
Teller discussed at length the efforts
that have been made to obtain an inter-
national agreement upon the silver
question. He declared that every In
telligent person knew when the mess
age of the President was laid before
Congress. on the 24th day of last July,
asking for a Monetary Commission,
there was no possibility of an inter-
national agreement
Teller quoted from Secretary Cages
statement before the House Banking
and Currency Committee indicating
that it was the desire of the Secre-
tary to commit the country thoroughly
to the gold standard.
Chandler maintained that the Sena-
tor from Colorado (Teller) was doing
much to prevent the successful fruition
Of the efforts to bring about interna-
tional bimetallism. He thought that
such efforts as the Colorado Senator
was making were not only unfair, but
unwise. in view of his Creller's) here
tofore expressed desire to bring about
international bimetallism. He hoped,
therefore. that he would do nothing
to oa-aIyze the efforts now making in
favor of an international agreement
upon the silver question
II should like to bring about inter-
national bimetailism," said Teller, land
/ think / have done as much to bring
1t about as many in this chamber, if
I except the Senator who sits in front
Of lie (Allison). When he returned
from Europe, however, without success,
! felt that 1t was practically useless
to proceed further in that direction"
Reverting to the financial question,
Teller said: 81 attack the Republican
party because it is the party of the gold
st andard. I hope to see it go down
in 1900 and / pledge you that l will
do everything in my power to drag it
down. It's policy is not such as is de-
manded by a great and free people. /
have no quarrel with the President of
the United States, but he stands for
the gold standard policy, which, in my
Judgment, will impoverish and wreck
our people"
At the conclusion of Tellers speech
Turner of Washington called up the
Immigration bill, saying that as he was
about to leave the city, he desired to
l,v,it y-ovy, rlyc ,,rrv, <br