Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-27

I've NOIe VI Of W 20 Lue ScAetlc uCSidSu
TO proceed at once to a consideration
of the resolution introduced few
days ago by Mr.. Teller (sil. rep, COLI
providing for the payment of bonds of
the United States in silver at the OPP
ton of the government. Mr.. Vest
(dem, No., the member of the
finance committee who had charge OF
the resolution, spoke briefly upon it,
but disclaimed any desire at this time
to thresh over the old straw of the
financial discussion. He said that
twenty years have passed since the
Stanley Matthews resolution was first
put on the statute books, but he be-
lieved that there was no reason why
there should not be a reit-
GRAFTON of the resolution of the
declaration contained in it. The
senator maintained that the issue
involving a consideration of the reso-
luton had been thrust upon the senate
by the administration and that the
senators were required either to re-
main silent and by their silence
give tacit assent to the recent declara-
tons of the secretary of the treasury
in favor of the gold standard, those
declarations being evidently Endorsed
by the president, or else to reaffirm tn
Stanley Matthews resolution which
had been passed by the senate by a
vote of more than two to one and
by the house by an overwhelming ma
/ jcrity. 1T will be recalled" said he,
that the present president Of the
United States was then member of
the house and voted for the resolu-
ton" Following is the vote in de-
! tail by which the motion of Mr.. Vest
10 take up the Teller resolution was
carried
Yeas-Allen, Bacon Bate, Berry,
! Butler, Cannon, Chiffon, Clark,
Clay, Cockrell, Faulkner, Harris, Heit-
field, Jones (Ark.), Kennedy, Kile, Nc
Emery, Mallory, Mantle, Martin, Mills,
Mitchell, Money, Perkins, Pettigrew,
Pettus, Pritchard, Quay, Rawlins
Roach, Shoup, Stewart, Teller, Till
man, Turpie, Vest, Walthall, Warren,
! White, Wolcott; total Al.
! Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Gull
/ lom, Davis, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye,
I Gallinger, Gear, Gray, Hale, Hanna,
; Hansbcrough, Hoar, Lodge, Mcbride,
! Morrill,, Nesson, Plat Comm, Proc
/ tor, Sewell, Spooner, Thurston, Wet
more; total, %.
Washington, Jan. 20-Speaker Reed
hn OF IID
and Mr.. Bailey, leader of the demo-
crafts, from his place on the floor,
! 5lared at each other at the close of
the Cuban debate and Joined issue
on veracity. Mr.. Bailey protested that
the agreement made Wednesday in
| Guided proposition for a vote on u
motion to recommit the bill under con-
Sideration. He claimed he had an
understanding with the speaker to that
effect. Reed openly denied it. Bailey
made a motion to recommit. 1t was
)verruled. Mr.. Bailey thereupon APP
pealed from the decision Of the chair
md Mr.. Dalzell moved to lay the ap-
| peal on the table. The roll was called
! amid much confusion, but party lines
we're unbroken and the vote resulted
l6S to ia; the appeal being laid on
he table. The bill was then passed
| i5S to So.
, This sensational eposide completely
| 0vershadowed the interest in the Gu
! )an debate which continued unin-
terruptedly In the house for three
lays during the consideration of the
diplomatic consular bill. The debate
Vas opened by Mr.. Clark (dem., Mo-
Who made a breezy speech declaring
hat the duty Of this country if Spain
loes not bring the Cuban war to "a
| close shortly, is to eXpel her from the
western hemisphere. lie declared that
he democrats Of the house are ready
20 give $50 votes for a vigorous for
eign policy, and if only q republicans
would join them, before sunset the glad
dings would ring around the world
hat Cuba was free by act of the
american congress. Mr. Williams
i dem, Miss.), sneered at the statement
made by Mr.. HIT that the granting
If belligerency rights to the Cubans
would afford them no advantage. Mr..
Williams was followed by Mr.. King
(dem., Utah) who recently returned
from visit to Cuba. He described
the narrowing conditions there, char
lcterizing the scheme of autonomy as
4 delusion and declared that if peace
came on that basis Spain would saddle
the war debt on Cuba. Mr.. Simpson
(pop., Kas.) said the inaction of the
government is due to the fact that
holders Of Spanish Cuban bonds have
not yet been guaranteed payment
Mr.. Dingley took the floor to reply
to remarks made during the course Of
) the debate relative to wages reductions
in the cotton industry Mr.. Dingley
said those who are still chattering
about the lack of revenues under the
! new tariff law had better be prompt
: about 1t for your opportunity 10 chat