The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06


bill was called up in the Senate by Mr..
Aldrich at the conclusion of the routine
morning business yesterday. and Mr.. Teller
resumed his speech begun last Monday.
He declared his belief that the proposed
legislation would be disastrous. and ex-
pressed the hope that the time would
come when it would be reversed through
the common sense Of the people.
The passage Of this bin" he continued.
'Is the elimination OF an effort. begun
soon after the civil war. to make money
dearer by the destruction OF one-half the
metallic money Of the world Mr.. Teller
said he believed that the effect Of the pend
ing bill would not be ruinous. but that, in
his opinion. it would be disastrous. The
rich. he declared. will become richer. and
the poor poorer as a result Of it; great for
tunes would be built up. but the condition
OF the laboring classes. instead Of being
bettered, would be made worse.
Conditions in Colorado.
Mr. Teller then referred to the condi
tions in his own State and in the course
OF his remarks said;
any other part of the world except South
Africa. Last year we produced S34, ,e0o, coo;
undoubtedly this year the production Of
gold in Colorado will be $40. COO COO and my
belief is that it will soon surpass the
greatest annual production OF California.
III is not on account Of Colorado that
am protesting against this bill. We can
stand the gold standard better than other
parts OF the country. With our great nat
ural resources we need not be cast down.
IF New England with its great manu-
featuring enterprises and large laboring
population. can stand it. Colorado can stand
it. too. and grow rich under it.
L believe this is the greatest calamity
however. ever inflicted upon the country
an affiction greater than that Of the civil
war. II the gold output should continue,
the time OF the disaster will be postponed,
but that output probably will not continue,
and when it falls of the disaster will be
upon our people"
Pension Appropriation Bill.
At the close Of Mr.. TeTer's speech Mr..
Gallinger called up the Pension Appropria-
tion bill. and il was passed. after it had
been amended in some technical particu-
lars. The bill carries an appropriation OF
Sl45 245 230 which is about SI2 600 more
than the appropriation required for the cur
rent year. The report which accompanies
the bill gives the number Of pensioners on
the roll in 1898 as 99l 519 as against
4ss 725 in 1882. and the average annual
value Of each pension as sl3274. The av-
erage annual value Of pensions allowed on
account Of the war with Spain is given az
s196.53
The Quay Case.
q, NJ. in
opposition to the resolution Of the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections de-
claring Matthew S. Quay not entitIei 10
a seat in the Senate under appointment
BY the Governor of Pennsylvania
Mr.. Carter said be felt that inss-
much as he had voted against the seating
of Mr.. Corbett in the last Congress, he
ought to make some observations on the
pending case, as il was his intention 10
vote for the seating Of Mr. Quay.
He argued that it was the intention Of
the trainers of the Constitution to keep
the seats in the Senate at all times full.
aud said that he regarded il as against
both State and national policy not to have
every State fully represented In his Opin-
ion the denial Of this right by the major
ity OF the Elections Committee was based
upon purely technical grounds.
Mr. Quay by his antagonists. who had re-
sorted to the machinery Of the criminal
law TO prevent the Legislature temporarily
from performing its duty. The election
had thus gone over from time to time
until finally the Legislature adjourned
without electing a Senator. Then. he ssid,
the accused man had faced his accusers: the
trial took place, and the jury brought in
a verdict OF mot guilty" in an incredita-
bly, short space Of time. There is no re-
cord" Mr.. Carter exclaimed, ''of a more
vile dark dirty damnable. diabollcal plot
than that
Mr. Carter then. discussed the appoint .
rnent clause" Of the Constitution and ar
gued on much the same grounds as those
taken by Mr.. Hoar. advancing his own
arguments In support OF his position. He
then reviewed the situation in Oregon at
the time OF Mr.. Corbett's appointment
and IN explaining the difference between
Corbetts case and that Of Mr.. Quay, said;
The Legislature was prevented from
organizing until after the time limit Of .
carrying into effect the will Of the peop'e
had expired. and Il was believed by many
that Mr.. Corbett was the inspiring genius
OF that revolutionary condition. A large f.
number Of Senator's voted against Mr.. Cor
bett because his appointment was regard
ed as the elimination Of a conspiracy
against the government of his state.
In this case. however. Mr.. Quay occupies I
the extreme opposite from the position I
occupied by Mr.. Corbett. ! am simply re- I
ferring to facts OF history when / say
that CoTbett was believed to be at fault I
and that he was here 10 take advantage
Of his own wrongs. but Senators were de- /.
termined that he should not be the bene- /
fcisry OF that wrong
MIR. Fairbanks Argument.
The Quay case was laid aside without /.
action. and the conference report on the 1
Financial bill was again taken up, Nj. 1
Fairbanks addressing the Senate in support .
Of the single gold standard. Gold. he said. 4
had been the monetary standard OF the .
United States since 1873, and the pending
measure only continued that standard. The
bill. he declared. made no new experiment /
that might disturb commerce and business .
and injure both capital and labor The is 4
sue between the two parties was a definite I
one The one party stood for gold. per- .
mitiing. at the same time. the use OF both .
silver and paper in large volume and on I
terms Of equality with gold ITSELF
The other party stood for silyer-silyer
monometaIlism. He admitted that that was
not the profcssed policy OF the Demo-
cratic party. but said il was its logical
inevitable inexorabie result
In conclusion Mr.. Fairbanks declared
that no higher duty rested upon Congress
than that Of providing a sound and stable
monetary system. standard as fixed and
unyarying as wisdom could devise. a stand
ard which would be the same from year TO
year, and standard whose integrity was