The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29
TELLER'S RESOLUTION
viii De Voted on Before Adjourn
ment Of the Senate.
STEWART OPENS DEBATE
Tie Was Followed by senators Cannon
aud Jones-Tho Resolution Calls
Tor the Payment Of Bonds IN
Either silver or Gold.

fonsont routine business was waived {
and Mr. Stewart Of Nevada opened the
hst day = discussion Of the Teller reso-
luton.
In supporting ti,e resolution Mr.
Stewart maintained that money, wheth-
or il b. silver or gold or paper, was a
creature Of law, the creation Of money
being inherent Ia all independent ma
tons lie said this statement had been
upheld by the highest tribunals, aud be
cited historical instances Of such cr,a.
tion Of money
After the legal discussion Of the
money question, Mr.. Steward said, re-
fcrring 10 the speech Of President Me.
Kinloy at New York Thursday night
that he regretted 10 see the president
Lad not studied thi. question morc deep.
ly aui hc was utterly misguided.
Referring 90 SECRETARY Gage. Mr.
Stewart aid he believed the secretary 90 F.
b. an honest man, a man who would not .
rob a bank. but, be- said, IL l. difficult .
for Mr.. Gage 20 look az this question .
except from the standpoint Of a banker. /
lie thought IL unfortunate that the prcs- I
ident had placed the treasury depart T.
mont In charge Of tankcns, but he was
glad the president had thrown on the
cloak and made the issue dirctly with
the people.
Mr. Cannon of Utah followed IN sup
port Of the resolution Ho believed the
only way in which the parity Of gold
and silver could d. maintained was 20.
accord equal privileges 20 9th metals at
the mint
Mr. Jones Of Arkans a logun his
spccch In support Of the resolution hy
criticizing the position taken hy Mr.
Allison Of Iowa. llo thought the rcso-
luton would squarly align thoso who
held various financial holicfs. lie said
the advocates of The resolution proposed
O. pay a full pound for hcsh due. bat alb
soluicly not a bic more Ho rad a
communication o. n financial nowsm-
pr % the effect that tlorC would not hc
much srIious Objection 10 tho lcg..la-
tion proposed By the MONETARY commits
sion from ''rcoalcitIaut silver -euat0u. -
Mr.. Jones gave noticc that "realCit-
rant silver SENATOR" wnld have
o. D. rockonod with pretty sc-
riuusiv h0iorp any such lCris-
llation a. that proposed togct through the
senate Mr. Jones said hc had made a
lroad statement that mo- ncmoCmt. ID
yer Republican or popuiisi had ever de-
clarad In favor % paving government
obligations In doprciaiod Cnmucy.
"Why. interrupted Alr Adroh. "tho
|fcnatnr'- own colioagur, hr. b.Iry, said
n frco coinage should noi pruiuoa a
ni-e in the prico oi silver, Dr. would bc
M favor Of paving our obligations iu
that metal
"But De- did not say that ir.c coinag,
would not produce such rise,' said
Jones
"My colleague" said AR Jones. 81.
able o. take carr of himself. and 90 de-
tine his meaning Mr.. Jones contin
ned. and said tho newspapers wero un
friendly to the causo. SAYING bimcialhm
was dead. Il bclicvo." said the Arkan
sas senator. 'that tho peoples convic
tion upon this questiuu Is mon, firmly
fixed than ever bcfuru They determines
Itorcstorc silver a. its status beiorc is1a
and We shall do an We can 20 establish
this result. We shall march In a soli.
phalanx. with shields locked, down Q,
the day of doom In our efforts Tor th
restoration of silver. and the Republican
cries that the issue Of silver Is dead vii
fall on deaf ears
At the conclusion of Mr. Jone.
speech Mr.. Pcttigrvw introduced th
following resolution;
THAT u Is contmry 90 the interest,
policy and tradition Of the people Of th
United States 20 acquire any tcrriior
- situated as to roQuirc a navy 90 PR
tcct M." Tho resolution went over.
The frst speech Of the day In opps
siiion 10 the Teller resolution was 4.
livcrcd BY Mr. Burrows Of Michigan
o He said that the Republican party va
q pledged 20 secure, u possible, INTERIM
tional himctallism. and the prcsidct
4would do everything In his power
carry ont that plcdgc. In thc moal
> time, existing gold standard would I
maintained.
Mr.. White Of California, spoke In sal
port Of the resolution, and analircd
some length the position Of the Rcpu
lican party upon finance. Hc spoke
the lack Of dcdnitonoss Of tho president
message on larger questions of ananc
It was private bil day Ia the hou
under the rules, but Mr. Grout lRCI
VI in charge Of the District Of Colul
hia appropriation bill, attempted 90 "a
plant the regular order with the oonsi
\ ontion of that bin This Immediate
N caused a rcncwal of che fight oycr q
n hill 90 paw tho Book Publishing con
rany ot the Methodist Episcopal chuv
south. s2Ss.0O0 Tor damages susiaiu
hy it during the war, which has alral
consumed the entire time Of two prlyg
bill DAYS. Friends Of the latter mCasu
under the leadership 20 Mr. Coop
(Dom., Tex rallied In opposition 10 Z
motion and defeated Il ON a rising 3,
q o. lso In continuation of hhoust
ing tactics begun last wook, Mr.. nalz
sccurcd a YEA and nay vote In oss
10 consume timc.
Tho rollcan doyolopci such an on