The record-union., 1898-01-27

of wood and drawers of water.
In conclusion, after speaking about
two hours and a half, Teller replied to
some statements made yesterday con-
cerning savings banks.
At the conclusion of Teller's speech
Lodge called attention to some state
ments made in criticism of an amend
ment offered by him dodge yesterday
to the pending resolution. The amend
ment declared that the obligations or
the United States should be paid in
the money that is the highest money of
the world, in gold or it's equivalent in
gold, whether that be silver or paper.
Lodge inquired whether Teller was in
favor of that amendment.
Well / shall vote against it." re-
piled the Colorado Senator.
Lodge insisted on knowing whether
Teller did or did not think the amend
ment a proper principle for Congress TO
lay down.
Teller still held that the Government
and the Governments creditors ought
to abide by contracts made.
Il desire to know" said Lodge
what the Senator from Colorado
thought of my amendment, because
copied it word for word from speech
made by the Senator, in which he de-
clared that every dollar this Govern
ment owes will be paid in the money
that is the highest money of the world
in gold or its equivalent in gold, wheth-
er that be silver or paper
Lodge. thought that if the Senator
from Colorado (Teller) believed that his
statement was accurate when it he
made it. he ought not now to object 10
supporting it with his voice and vote.
Teller replied that he had never ad-
vocated the payment of Government op-
legations in deprecated currency, ana
did not now.
Hoar followed in a speech in when
he maintained the position he took yes
terday, that the question under dis-
cussion was not one Of law, but one OIL
honor and integrity. He said that the
| advocates of the pending resolution
maintained that by a crime the pf1ce
of silver had been reduced until the
silver dollars was worth only n cents,
vet the same Senators who made the
charge of that crime" advocated the
payment of the Governments obllga-
ton in this deprecated money-money
| that had been deprecated, as they
claimed. by crime.
Hoar said that it had been made eVl-
dent bv the statement of the Senator
from Arkansas Derry, to whom he
referred as an honest, stalwart OLD
Confederate who was willing to walk
uD to the cannon's mouth" of the pend
ing question. that it was the purpose of
the silver men TO go into the campaign
fo h.a right ana
honest to pay obligations in 4o-cent
dollars. and to stigmatize as grappers
and robbers those who differed from
them on the honesty of such pollcs'
The Colorado Senator, when he rose
to begin his speech" Hoar said, ex-
pressed desire to resent something
In fact he is always resentlnS some
thing"
Teller rose to call Hoars attention
| 10 another statement, and When ne haa
done so Hoar ridiculed him by hkeninS
him 10 the small boy who was asked
what the cost of eleven pounds OF peel
would be at I cents a pound, and re-
piled You can't get no beef at TO such
! price"
In the course of his remarks, tioar
referred incidentally to the present II
dustrial situation in New England, and
its relation to the Dingley tariff law He
was glad. and the people of New Eng
land were glad, of the industrial pros
perity Of South Carolina, Alabama and
| Georgia but he did hold that the peo-
pie Of New England did not want tc
be brought into competition with Com
munitias where long hours are the rule
in the Industrial establishments. ana
| where child labor was employed in the
factories He said that these practices
were not known in New England,
where limited hours for workmen and
no child labor were provided for by
law. Competition upon a basis of
equality of laws would be welcomed
by New England.
our policy" said Hoar, is not
bounded by State lines. We are New
England men, but we are, above all,
Americans"
Hoar shortly afterward concluded He
was followed by Platt Of Connecticut
| i'll IN address in opposition to the
pending resolution.
Pla.t declared that it was the pur-
pose Of the advocates of the resolution
to override the solemn declaration CT
Congress that the parity of gold and
silver coins should be maintained.
The Senator from Nevada '(Stewar0
talks about the trouble and misery
amoag the people,, said Patt, but
when this Government has, according
to the advocates of the pending reso
luton, l.een given two measures of
value-measures that mean two things
the misery and trouble will be as
nothing compared with what they will
be then Such a condition would be
worse than pestilence and famine COM
bined''
Platt said that if he believed that
this country could coin silver freely
without destroying the debt-payins
power OF silver, he would be glad to
! enter uron that policy. He could NOT.
however. entertain the possibility Of
such a policy.
In the course OF colloquy betwe N
Plat on the one side and Allen and
Tulman oI. the other. Plat. stated that
this country had now bimetallism.
TO shis Chandler took exception, say
ing That any definition OF bimetallism
which omitted the free coinage of botn
metals at a ratio fixed by law was not
only incorrect. but obsolete.
Platt challenged Chandler TO produce
any recognized authority which in
Guided fee coinage in the definition
Of bimetaliism. Plat closed with an
appeal for the maintenance OF sounl
! Tina leial system.
Daniel (D) Of Virginia followed Platt
in support of the resolution. He said
We were confronted on all sides with
| the clamorous statements Of the gol1
men that agitation of the financial
fsr.stfon was uuSatfIinc huSiuacs and