The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-05
LABOR DAY IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Voorhees, Thought TO Work Was
10 Do il Honor.

ray TO Jhe various Daily N eWSpaDeP
Rumors - Miscellaneous Business
Occupies the Senate-But at Last It
Got Down to the Purchase Clause
Repeal Bill and Was Addressed For
and Against By Several Speakers.
There Was No Session of the House,
Which Was Celebrating the Labor
Anniversary.
Washington. Sept. 4-Secretary Car
Isle this morning declined to either af-
firm or to deny the statement, widely
published, that the administration is
fayorably consideringa plan to abolish
national banks aud substitute in their
stead state banks under government su-
pervision. He said his time would be
almost wholly occupied if he undertook to
pass on the various articles appearing in
the newspapers which were alleged to
| forecast what the administration was
considering or going to consider The
only affirmative fact that can be ascer-
tanned at the treasury department was
that Speaker Crisp and Congressman Hall
and Warner did have a talk by appoint
ment with Mr.. Carlisle at the treasury
on Saturday. The statement that he
went secretly to the treasury ana was
party at the conference is, Of course, not
true
Chairman Springer, of the banking and
currency committee, called on Secretary
Carlisle this morning, presumably in con-
| nection with the rumored conference, the
subject matter of which would naturally
have TO come before his committee
ONE THING AT A TINE.
A cabinet officer is authority for the
| statement that the administration at this
| time is preparing no currency measure to
| Represented TO congress. 1t is interested
only in the passage Of the repeal bill now
before the Senate After the measure is
passed IL is said that general measure to
carry out the democratic platform as TO
currency relief, will be considered.
MR. BLoUNT's SUCCESSOR.
Minister Blount called on Secretary
| Gresham this morning and had a short
talk with him on the Hawaiian question
in regard to fixing a date for having q
| conference on the subject with the Prcsi-
| dent. Later Mr.. Blount called at the
white house in connection with the same
| matter, but failed to see Mr.. Cleveland.
| Secretary Gresham declined to give any
| information on Hawaiian matters to-day.
| He said it would be improper for him to
! discuss the selection of a successor to
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considered.
| THAT WHARF AT WAKEFIELD.
Secretary Gresham has received an
| opinion from Attorney General Olney in
| which he holds that under the law the
| work of building a government wharf at
| Wakefield, Va, the birthplace Of WASH
| ington cannot be begun without further
| legislation. Congress appropriated $10,-
| 600 for the construction Of a wharf there,
faH IN m or ar N
as to lumber to be used, plan, etc. Gen.
| Casey, chief of engineers of the war de-
| partment, reported that the wharf could
| not be constructed under the conditions
imposed for the amount Of money named
| in the appropriation.
NOT MONEY ENOUGH TO BUILD IT.
Under these circumstances the matter
was referred TO the Attorney General,
and his opinion has just been forwarded
to the state department, under whose
| control the work commemorating Wash
| ingtod's birthplace was to be executed.
! The House was not in session to-day.
In the Senate the House joint resolution
| to make the 18th Of September, 1898, q
| holiday within the District of Columbia
| (the hundredth anniversary Of the laying
| of the cornerstone of the capitol of the
United States), was laid before the SEN
ate and passed.
Among the numerous petitions pre-
sented for and against the repeal of the
| Sherman act was one by Mr.. Harris, who
| described it as ''The stereotyped, printed
Wall street form of petition"
PENSION SUSPENSIONS.
Mr.. Gallinger, rep, of New Hampshire,
! introduced a bill supplementary to the
pension act of June ~, 1890, and asked
that it be read in full and he be heard
briefly in explanation Of it. The bill was
| read. It's important provision is that, ex-
| cept in cases of established fraud, no pen
sion shall be suspended or withheld until
after a notice of ninety days has been
| given to the pensioner, and after full
and impartial investigation. Mr.. Gallin-
gers remarks were addressed particu-
! larly to that feature of the bill, and at the
| close Of his remarks the bill was referred
to the committee on pensions.
Mr.. Butler offered an amendment to the
| bill repeating the Sherman act, and had
it referred to the finance committee. 1t
| provides for the repeal Of the 10 per cent.
tax on state bank circulation, provided
that such circulation be secured by coin
or approved state or municipal bonds.
MOTION TO ADJOURN DEFEATED.
At IL so o'clock Mr.. Allen, pop, Of Ne
braska, offered the following resolution:
| Whereas, 1t is due that congress take cog
| niZance Of the labor organizations and the in
| dustrial interests Of the nation by observing
| this day, commonly called Labor Day. There
| fore
| Resolved, AS mark of respect for the
| labor organizations and industrial interests
| Of the nation, the Senate do now adjourn.
Mr.. Voorhees, opposed the resolution,
and said Il am in favor of all the iubi-
lees and holidays for labor; l was born in
| the ranks of labor; and / think that the
best tribute we can pay to labor is to go
on with the business Of the Senate, as
rapidly as possible, to its conclusion. I
know of no other way in which we can
contribute to the interests of labor in the
! present situation of affairs
| The resolution was rejected-yeas 8,
nays Al. The senators voting for the
resolution were Messrs Allen, Irby, PEI
fer, Pettigrew, Power, Shoup, Vance, and
| Vest.
! CONUSDRUNs FOR THE SECRETARY.
Mr. Allen also offered a resolution
| (which was referred TO the finance COM
mittee) calling on the3SecretarY of the
| Treasury for information on the following
points: Whether the treasury depart-
ment has at any time redeemed any pOr-
| tiOn Of the silver or coin certificates in
silver coin, as provided by the act of July
| a. 1902 If so, when, and what amounts,
have been thus redeemed; and what
amount, in coinage value, Of the silver
bullion purchased and subject to coinage
in the discretion of the Secretary of the
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