St. Paul daily globe., 1893-10-28
IN THE HOUSE.
Reference to State Banks Brings
About Lively Discussion.

Reference to State Banks Brings
About a Lively Discussion.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The proceed
ings of the house this morning were
opened by Representative Hudson, of
Kansas. VINO rose to personal privi-
lege, and had read a long special Wash
ington dispatch containing statement
purporting to have been made by Judge
LamOreauX, commissioner of the gen.
eral land office. to congressman rela-
tive to the inveStig alton of the Cherokee
strip outrages. The statement delved
into the intricacies of Kansas politics,
and intimated that Mr.. Hudson said his
Popullstlc coat was simply 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 Hoke
Smith, and the formers alleged ambi-
tiOn for seat in the senate. Mr.. Hud.
son had letter from Judge LamoreauX
read denying that he had given the cor
respondent the statement, and he (Hud-
SOM denied all knowlege of the matter
himself, and hoped the speaker would
get the senatorship it he wants it.
A wave of applause over the floor and
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allusion to Speaker Crisp.
Another disturbance followed over
the resolution reported back from the
banking and currency committee by
Chairman Springer, calling for informa-
tiOn as to the state banks recently intro
duced. Some of the friends of the re-
peal of the state bank tax thought they
saw i'll this resolution an attempt to
throw an obstacle in the way of the
measure.
Mr. Hall, of Wisconsin. opposed the
resolution. He explained that the in
formation which would be obtained by
this resolution had been compiled under
the Republican administration of the
treasury department for campaign pur-
poses. 1t would require several years
to obtain the information called for il
Mr.. Carlisle secured Information fresh
handed. He either had to use the Re-
publican campaign document or moth
ng.
Mr.. johnson Rep.. Ind declared that
congress needed, and should have, this
information before it acted on such an
important question as that proposition
to rejuvenate state banks and wildcat
money. If the time has come, said he,
when congress cannot obtain bona fide
and reliable information from an official
of this government, we had better close
the doors of the executive departments.
Mr.. Turner, of Georgia, bitterly op-
posed the resolution. Mr.. Springer
denied that resolution had been offered
with any desire to embarass the propo-
sition to repeal the state bank tax, or to
throw any obstacles in its way. He
assured the house that information
could be obtained by Dec. l.
r. Dingley argued in the same line.
Mr Snnrru nf (innnnnfjnnt Ind
the debate with a vigorous speech in
favor of the resolution.
AT the conclusion of his speech the
vote was takenson the adoption of the
resolution. The rising vote resulted,
yeas. IS nays "a.
Mr.. Allen, of Mississippi, made the
point of mo quorum" The yeas and
nays were ordered. resulting 96 to So
Again no quorum, and the house adj
journed until Monday. The vote is
considered by both the friends and op-
ponents of the repeal Of the state bank
tax pretty good test as to the senti-
ment of the house on the main question.