The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-28
REPEAL OF THE STATE BANK
TAX.
The House Gets IN a Wrangle Over a
Call for Information.


Washington, Oct. 27.-The proceedings
of the House this morning were
opened by Representative Hudson
of Kansas, who rose to ques-
ton of personal privilege, and had
read a long special Washington dispatch
containing statement purporting to
have been made by Judge Lam
oreux, commissioner of the gen
eral land office, TO a congressman
relative to the investigation of the
Cherokee strip outrages. The statement
delved into the intricacies Of Kansas poll
tics and intimated that Mr.. Hudson said
his populistic coat was simply a mask for
Simon Pure democracy. The statement
was followed by some observations of the
newspaper correspondent relative to the
alleged antagonism between Speaker
Crisp and Secretary Hokc Smith and the
formers alleged ambition for a seat In the
Senate Mr.. Hudson had a letter from
Judge Lamoreux read, denying that he
had given the correspondent the state
ment and he. Mr. Hudson, denied all
tnowledged Of the matter himself and
hoped the speaker would get the seuator-
ship if he wants it. A wave of applause
over the floor and galleries answered this
complimentary allusion to the speaker.
ANOTHER DIsTURBANCE.
Another disturbance followed over the
resolution repOrted back from the bank
ing and currency committee by Chairman
Springer calling for information as to the
state banks.
Some of the friends Of the repeal of the
state bank tax thought that they saw in
this resolution an att empt to throw an OBJ
stacle in the way Of the measure,
Mr. Hall, of Wisconsin, opposed the
resolution. He explained that the infor-
nation which would be obtained by the
resolution, had been compiled under the
republican administration OF the treasury
department for campaign purposes. 1t
would require several years TO obtain the
information called for if MIR. Carlisle Sc
cured the information fresh handed. He
either had to use the republican campaign
document or nothing.
THE INFORMATION NEEDED.
Mr.. Johnson, Of Indiana, declared that
congress needed and should have this in
formation before it acted on such an inn
portant question as the proposition to re-
juvenate state banks and wildcat money.
If the time has come, said he, when con-
gress cannot obtaini bona fide and reliable
information from an official of this gov
ernment, we had better close the doors of
the executive departments.
Mr.. Turner, of Georgia, was bitterly
opposed to this resolution.
Mr.. Springer denied that the resolution
had been offered with any desire to en-
barass the proposition to repeal the state
bank tax, or throw any obstacle in its
way. He assured the House that the in
formation could be obtained by Dec. /.
Mr.. Dingley argued in the same line.
sPERKY CONCLUDES THE DEBATE.
Mr.. Sperry concluded the debate with
a vigorous speech in favor of the resolu-
tiOn.
At the conclusion OF his speech. the
vote was taken on the adoption of the
resolution. The rising vote was as fol-
lows: Ayes, Z 5; nays, a.
Mr. Allen, of Mississippi, made the point
of no quorum.
The ayes and nays were ordered by
vote of 9G to SO. Again no quorum, and
the House adjourned until Monday
The vote is considered by both the
friends and opponents Of the repeal
of the state bank tax as pretty
good test as to the sentiment of the House
on the main question.