The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08

Says He is Convinced the President and
Secretary Are Agreed-R- publican
Party is Party of Gold standard and He
Will Do What He Can to Defeat It.
Washington, January AT the OPEN
ing of the Senate today the reply of the
attorney general to the Senate resolu-
ton calling upon members of the cabinet
to inform the Senate, what, if any change
should be made in the administration 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 excepted from the
operation OF the law.
Mr.. Cockrell, of Missouri, said that
these recommendations ought to be
made to the President, as he had full
power to act regarding them. He gave
the replies of cabinet officers to the
Senate resolution to thesPresident him
self. Mr.. Hoar said that the trouble
with all these communications was in the
ing ill-advised action of the Senate itself
1t seems to me, said he, "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 inadyertantly, no doubt. Had
more attention been drawn to it, should
have moved to rescind the order.
Mr. q Han of Nohract-a Offorod reaO-
luton declaring that the United States
should, Independently and without delay,
begin and continue the free coinage OF
silver at the ratio of 16 TO ] that such
coinage should be supplemented by a
safe and sound national paper money to
be issued by the government without in
tervention 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 in
crease of the interest bearing debt should
be prohibited and that no government
bonds should be issued Or sold except by
specific act of Congress, and then only
government in the discharge Of its obli-
cations should use its option as, to the
kind of lawful money in which they
should be paid; that such option should
never be surrendered Mr.. Allen spoke
briefly in favor Of the adoption OF the
propositions set forth in his concluding
with the statement that he would at some
subsequent time go more fully into the
details Of his reasons and the reasons of
the Populist party in favor of the plan
he set forth in the resolutions.
Mr.. Teller OF Colorado, said that state
ment now going the rounds OF the press
was gratutious insult to those who be-
Iicved upon the financial question as he
believed. He read from newspaper the
article of which he complained. 1t
charged that the recent reports to the
effect that the secretary Of the treasury
had rendered his resignation were the
result of conspiracy to ccea trouble be-
tween the PresidenG and his secretary of
the treasury and perhaps to disrupt the
cabinet.
ST resent this charge,' said Mr.. Teller,
with great emphasis. 81 do not believe
that it comes from the secretary of the
treasury or that he believes any such
thing. / resent the imputation that any,
other but the broadcast considerations and
reasons have influenced me or moulded
my sentiments. | ought not to be charged
with SUCH dirty insinuation as is con-
tanned in this article. 1t is perfectly
plain that today the Republican party Is
the party Of the gold standard, and it is
equally plain that there is no distinction
between the sentiment of the President
and Secretary of the Treasury upon the
question:
Mr.. Teller discussed at length the efforts
that have been made to obtain an in
ternational agreement upon the silver
question. He declared that every intel
ligent person knew when the message
of the President was laid before Congress
On the 24th=of last July asking for a mon
etary commission, there was no possibili-