The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-01
TELLER MEASURE BEATEN
VOTE OF 1872 TO 132 WAS PRAC-
TICALLY INTACT.
PEARSON AGAINST, AND WHITE DoDGED
Linney the Only Republican Who Voted For the
Resolution Mr.. Dingey's Phariseeism
Met Practically end With Spirit
by the Democrats.

by the Democrats.
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 31-The
House of Representatives today buried
the Teller resolution, declaring the
bonds of the United States payable in
silver under an adverse majority of &c
votes. The Republicans were solidly
arrayed in opposition, with two excep-
tions, Mr.. Linney, of North Carolina,
who voted with the Democrats and Pop
ulists, and Mr.. White, of North Carolina
the only colored member of the House
who answered present when his name
was called. The desertions from the
Democratic side were Mr.. McAleer, of
Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Elliott, of South
Carolina. Both voted with the Repub-
licans against the proposition. Speaker
Reed, although it is not customary for
him TO vote, had his name called and
amid the cheers of his followers went ON
record in opposition to the resolution.
The vote was reached after five hours
of debate under a special order adopt
ed at the opening of the session today.
The limited time allowed for debate and
the pressure of members for an oppor-
tunity to be heard was so great that
the leaders on both sides were compell-
ed to farm out the time by minutes.
This detracted much from the con-
tinuity of the discussion, but it also in
II measure intensified the interest. The
galleries were crowded all day long, and
the cOmbatants on the floor were cheer
ed by their respective sympath;zens
Many of the Senators from the other
end of the capitol were also present to
listen to the arguments. The majority,
under the leadership Of Mr.. DingIey,
who made a carefully prepared speech
sounding the key note of the opposition,
assumed the position that the last
clause of the resolution was in reality
a disguised declaration for the free
coinage of silver while the assaulting
Democrats, under the direction of Mr.
Bailey, maintained that the defeat of
the resolution was another step in the
direction of the establishment of the
gold standard to whichs they alleged both
the President and Secretary Gage has
iEreyocably committed the Republican
party. The debate was at times fast
and heated. but there were no sensa-
tional incidents beyond the kissing of
Mr.. Rhea, of Kentucky, when he said
that as the author of the .'crime of '73''
the hottest place in Hades would be re-
served for the present Secretary of
State. The vote on the resolution was
ayes 1872; nays 1872
The struggle opened Immediately after
the reading of the Journal when Mr.
Dingley, tRepublican, Maine), Chairman
of the Ways and Means Committee, re-
ported back the resolution with the
recommendation that ''it do not pass"
Mr.. Henderson, (Republican, Iowa),
one of the leaders of the majority, fol-
lowed this by presenting the special or
der agreed upon by the Committee on
Rules providing for the immediate con-
slderatf0n OF the resolution and a vote
without intervening motion at o'clock
today. The order was adopted and with
out any agreement as to the division of
the time the Speaker recognized Mr..
Dingley, who opened the debate in op-
position to the resolution. Contrary to
his usual custom, Mr.. Dingley read his
carefully prepared argument from manu-
script. The intense interest in his ut-
terances caused the Democratic side of
the chamber to be deserted by members
who crowded the aisles around the
speaker in the effort to catch words
that fell from his lips. His party asso-
cfates applauded him frequently. The
pending resolution, Mr.. Dingley said in
opening, was not one which if passed
by both houses would have force. 1t
was simply concurrent resolution.
which did not require the approval of
the executive, and which, if adopted
would be only an expression of the Opln-
ion of the two houses.
Its Importance, therefore," con-
tlnued Mr.. Dingley, ''lies in the fact
that if concurred in by the
House, it would legitimately and ineyi-
tably be regarded not only here, but by
t1e world as the expression of the de-
llberate Judgment of q; majority of the
american people as to their standard of
honor and good faith in the discharge
mot only of national but also of private
obligations
NO one denies that this or any other
nation HAS the power to pay in full. or
III part, or none of its obligations. to
pay IN gold or silver or paper or copper.
according to its pleasure. Payment can
net be enforced against a sovereign
nation. It's obligations are measured
by its own sense of honor and GOOD
fafth But even if this sense of honor
rs ait any time blunted as was Shylock's.
by dwelling on a narrow view of the
letter rather than the spirit of the OBJ
legation, the unselfishness of q nation.
which is ito live not simply for "a genera
tion but for centuries, ought to lead it
and whenever nation is wisely gov
erned, does lead tito so scrupulously
maintain its pledges in both letter an