The San Francisco call., 1898-01-26
ARGUMENTS IN CONGRESS.

yer dollars in gold and firmly to fasten the gold standard upon the country, yet the President had not the nerve to kick him out of the Cabinet" In conclusion Berry made an appeal for the passage of interest
 Teller followed in an extended speech Tn favor of the resolution. He declared 1t discuss.
 We'll" inquired Foraker, "does this twenty years ago?"
 Being question of law" replied Tel Ter, it can mean nothing else
 But was, not the resolution of twenty years ago." persisted Foraker. passed to meet a state of affairs existing then that does not now exist?"
 Not at all," replied the Colorado Sem ator. No man could then have known what financial legislation Congress would enact. The resolution then bound no man to vote for free coinage, and 1t binds no man to so vote.'
 Hoar dissented from Teller's proposi- ton that this resolution involved ques- tlon of law, and urged that it came now 10 question of honor.
 ., his Is not question of law, sald ne Tt IS a question of the violation or pup lic faith. Shylock had the law on hls slde Tor good while, but nobody said that Shylock, without degradation of the rights of Antonio. could take the pound or flesh"
 Teller contended that he had quite as much regard for the national honor as had the members of the Senate .e
 'I am getting tired shouted Teller or the position assumed by certain Senators here because they live in the Eastern par of this country. They are no more honest, they are no more strenuous m upholulIB the public honor than l am. l want to say here, and now, that l believe In paylng the debts of the Government m Sllxtr' even if that is the cheaper metal l ne Government has the right to the differ ence, according to its contract. The silver dollar which the gentleman from IoWa (AlliSon) says Is not as good as the Soln dollar is paid to the mechanic, the artisan and laborer in liquidation of obligations incurred with them; and 1 hold that the bond purchaser is no better than the man with the bistered hands. and ought to be paid in the same money. The Secretary of the Treasury is now bound by law to regard the interests of the people, but that department has been making laws to suit itself for twenty years.
 Teller held that there could be no deg radiation in paying the bills Of the Gov ernment in silver.
 Fairbank arose, and endeavored to pro- pose a question to Teller.
 Sit down" cried the Colorado Senator. i've been badgered enough"
 As Fairbanks sat down. Teller said he would answer tomorrow the question, but he did not desire to be interrupted now. Teller declared. in conclusion, that he had seen the national treasury robbed "a transaction the most disgraceful ever accomplished by a national administra- tion. In view of that fact. he thought that the arrOgatiOn to themselves by the opponents of the resolution in all honesty was not warranted by facts.
 HOar replied to Teller in speech in which he deplored the remarkable ef- fort of the Colorado Senator. He con tended that the question was not one of legal power, but of honor and good faith. He would not say that the Senator from Colorado had "squirmed" out of the ques- tion, nor would he order him to "sit down as he had ordered the Senator from Indiana.
 Teller will strike that out of my speech.
 If I were the Senator" said Hoar. 'I would have the entire speech stricken from the record
 Following Hoar, Rawlins D.) of Utah spoke in support of the resolution, taking occasion to reply to some statements made by HOar concerning the deposits in say ingS banks.
 Hale declared the debate during the day had settled the fact that it was the desire of the advocates of the resolution to bring the country to a silver basis and to make the payment of all debts, public and private, in silver which was now worth less than half what gold is worth. He was willing, he said, to have the peo- pie of the country pass upon that propo- sition.
 Tt was voted down in 1S96." declared Hale, and have no fear that the Amer if4n if' people will take the back track upon
 Vest of Missouri insisted that the Maine Senator's remarks had placed the advo- cates of the resolution in a false light.
 We are not monOmetallists, said he, but bimetallsts. While I do not care to discuss the question at this late hour. think I can demonstrate that the free coinage of silver would raise the price of that metal to its former value. I main tain that the opening of the hints to the free coinage of silver would not be in vio- lation of the public honor' Allison asked Vest whether he thought the Bland-Allison act in substantial com pliance with the concurrent resolutions of twenty years ago.
 This is no financial Kindergarten. .'' said Vest ''The Senator from Iowa ought to know what the Bland-Allison act meant. because he framed it himself' ''I want 1t understood" declared Ali son, that the resolution of 1878 did not mean the free coinage of silver, as the Senators from Colorado (Teller) and from Missouri Vest have both said that this resolution means. I want an answer to my question. and if 1t requires a financial | kindergarten to obtain an answer I would l like to have the Senator from Missouri | open such a school now" | Vest did not deem it necessary, he said, l to extend the colloquy further at so late an hour, but he asked that the amend ment to the resolution offered by Lodge earlier in the day be read for information.
 The Senate then, at 5:45 adjourned.