The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-02
AGRAND VICTORY FOR SILVER.
The United States Senate Stands Loyalty
By It.

By It.
The United States Senate discussed
Friday as it had several days previous
the resolution of Senator Teller to
pay eff the bonds OF the United States
in either golo or silver At the option
of the government. The last speaker
in the debate closed st six o'clock Fri
day afternoon. At this time the gal.
leries were filed to overfoWing and
large number of the house, iuclud-
ing Speaker Reed, occupied the area
back of the senators.
The Teller resolution is g practical
reatfrmation Of that Of Stanley Mat.
thews in 1878 and is as follows: THAT
all the bonds of the United States is.
sued, Or authorized to be Issued. under
the said acts of congress hersiD before
recited, are payable. principal interest,
at the option Of the government OF the
United States in silver dollars or the
coin of the United States containing
412 12 grains each of standard silver
coins as legal tender in payment Of
said bonds, principal and interest, is
not In violation of the public faith nor
in derogation OF the rights OF the pub
lie creditor"
After the debate an amendment to
the above resolution offered by Mr..
Nelson, declaring that it is the duty
of the government of the United
States under existing laws to maintain
the parity in value OF its gold and
silver money so that the dollar OF one
metal shall for all monetary purposes
always be equal in value to the dollar
of the other metal" was first taken
up.
Mr.. Vest moved to table the amend
ment. The yea and nay vote gave the
first test of the respective elements. re-
sulting-42 TO 81 in favor of tabling
the amendment.
Then came the Lodge amendment as
follows: That all the bonds Of the
Tilted States issued or authorized to
be issued under the said acts of con
gress heretofore recited are payable,
principal and interest in gold coin or
its equivalent; and that other pay
ment without the consent Of the cred
itor would be in violation OF the pub.
lie faith and in derogation OF MS
rights"
Mr.. Veet moved to table tie amend
ment.
II hope the senator will Withdraw
the motion to table" interposed Mr..
Wolcott, so that we may have d.
rect vote on gold"
Mr.. Vest consented aud the vote was
taken directly on the Lodge amend
ment, resulting in its deteat-24 to SO.
There was intense interest during
this vote as it presented mora direct
issue than had been anticipated.
It was seen at the outset that party
lines were broken, Chandler, Garter
and other Republicans voting against
the. amendment. As the vote closed
Mr.. Chandler noticing some Rapubii-
cans in their seats had not voted asked
that the names Of senators NOT voting
be read. The clerk resd slowly "Alli,
son." Burrows" and there being no
response the result as above was an.
nounced.
Mr.. Quay now came forward with a
new amendment as follows: Strike
out all after the enacting clause and
insert: THAT all the bonds or olher
obligations of the United States issued
or authorized to be issued under the
acts of congress heretofore recited
should be paid, principal and interest,
in the money that is the highest money
OF the world. )"
Mr.. Vest again moved 10 table.
Carried-47 TO 81.
Mr.. Hoar offered a new amendment
to go al the close OF the resolution as
follows: that under 10 circumstaac
es will the principal or interest OF the
public debt be paid in deprecated cur.
rency or in any money other than the
best money Of the world"
The amendment was tabled on Nj.
Vests motion-42 to 80.
Mr. Foraker proposed al amend
ment formerly suggested by Mr..
.Spooner who was absent, as follows:
That it is declared 10 be the financial
policy of the United States that until
there shall have been obtained en- in
t-rnational agreement with the lead
ing commercial nations of the world
for the free coinage Of silver, which
agreement the United States is here by
further pledged to promote TIE faith
and honor and credit OF the Ulited
States are solemnly pledged to preserve
the existing gold standard; and all sill
yer and paper currency shall be main
tanned 8: parity with gold and al oo-
legations of the United States shall be
maintained inyiobIy at the preSen3
standard"
The amendment suffered the fate Of
those going before, tabIed-44 to 81.
Mr.. Hoar presented the SAME amend
ment as the last, proposing it as an
additional section in stead OF g sepa.
rate declaration. This was tabled, tee
vote being the same as on the Foraker
amendment. Mr. Csffery proposed
an amendment as follows: Provided,
tnat If at me time OF payment Of the
principal or interest OF the oonds, the
market value OF silver is noJ at par
with gold at the ratio of l6 &c l, the
principal and interes! shall be paid n
gold or silver at taa option o; tie
creditors. !"
The amendment was tabled without
a yea and nay vote.
This disposed Of the amendments
and the desks were cleared for The
final vote on the Teller resolution,
which resulted as follows:
Yeas-Aessrs. Allen. Bacon, Bate,
Berry, Butter, Cannon, Carter, Ch&ad.
Ter, Chiffon, Clark, Clay, Cockreli,
Daniel, Gray, dorris, He,tteId, Jones
Of Arkansas, Kenny, Ky Lludssy
McEuery, McL2urin, Mallory, Mantle,
! Martin. Mills, Mitchell, Money, Nor
gan, Murpay, Pasco, Pe.tigrew, Pet,
't1s, Pritchard, R&wIins, Rosch. Shoup,
Smith, Stewart, Teller, TilImao, fIr-
Tr7-s