The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-12
THE NATIONAL BANKS,
PLANS FOR RENEWING CHARTERS.
Breaking the Solid SOuth-HOT'asHtl Of The IAd'-
psndSAtI Of fGSOrTIa-Sps'r'I Rose C0lOr'd
TIsWS-JOnsh Of Texas, Thinks 10 CSa
sHaAh the "LORs Star" Democracy


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Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer
WASHINGTON, D. O., December 1l.-Tht
charters Of large number Of nahonal
banks will expire during the present flscal
year, and one Of the most important ques
tions to be considered by the present Con
gress is their renewal. The Comptroller
Of the Currency is strongly in favor Of the
renewal Of the charters, and it Is believed
that large proportion Of the Republican
members are also favorable to this PLAN but
there is NO small opposition to banks, and
the plans for eyading the present law, If Il
be not amended, are frequently broached,
A PROMINENT PLAN,
Appointment plan urged is the re-charter-
ing OF tho banks under new names and
with new boards Of directors before the
present charters expires, But the eobiectiou
to this plan seems to be that much Of the
national bank stock Is now forming invest
vestments for trust funds, and In nine
cases out Of ten injunCtions would be
brought by the trustees against any such
movement on the ground that 1t would
greatly depreciatc stocks, Congressman
Grape, Of Massachusetts,, who is being
urged by his friends for the craftsmanship
ofthe Committee on Banking and Cur
rency, Is an ardent supporter Of the plan
Of amending the law 50 as to renew the
charters, andhisappointment Is considered
q foregono conclusion.
THE WAR ON SOUTHERN noURBoNlsM,
Independent Democrats opposed 10
Bourbon methods in the South have been
watching tho contest in Virginia with q
good deal Of interest. Tho result there
has had the effect to stir up u spirit Of em.
ulation in Georgia, There Is not the
slightest doubt that an attempt at coarltlon
will be made next year, with Emory
speer, a young Independent Congressman
from the Ninth district, as leader and can
didate for Governor,
TIIR MALONE OF GEORGIA.
Mr.. speer said to tho INrELLIaEScER cor
respondent Yesterday that no organized OPP
position to Bourbonism had become ap'
parent in Georgia rs yet, but he was salts.
fed that It could be made entirely success.
full when attempted. He pointed out the
fact that Georgia had already elected three
Independent Congressman, although Mr..
FELTON, had been beaten by very few votes
in his last canvass. He showed that, with
out the nomination, A. II. Stephens could
be elected in his own district, independent
as he was in his position; and further that
whiIo he himself had but 225 majority in
1875, he had over 1900 last year in the
Ninth district. He thought the Republi.
cans, $4,000 in number, would readily join
the Independent movement
LONG FAREWELL TO DEMOCRACY.
Mr.. Speer further said; ~ shall not
again enter a Democratic caucus in Con-
grcJs. Last year the Democrats called me
rccreant to my people and my party be-
cause could not consclentiously follow
the dictates Of the caucus, and l have de-
termined to lay myself open to no more
such charges. My people endorsed my
course and l have practically cut loose
from the Democratic party"
1t Is not generally known that Mr.. specr
is looking forward hopefully to succeeding
Ben Hill in the Senate when the latter re-
tires in 1885.
REVOLUTION IN TIE "LoNE STAR" STATE.
Another Independent movement Is brew
ing in Texas Congressman George W.
Jones, Greenbucker, has frantic desire to
DO "AIahone" Of the "Lone Star" State.
He says, to-day, in an interview, that he
proposes to announce himself as a candi-
date for Governor without caucus or cor
vention, and furnishing his own platform
ask men OF all political shades to rally
around him. He is satisfied he can beat
the Bourbons in that State.
CAPITAL CULLINGs.