The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-25
PROGRESS OF THE SESSION.
Yesterdays DOingS at the National
Capital.

ing Session for Free Silver-Chair-
man of Ways and Means Wilson
Said to Favor a Graduated Income
Tax-Conference of Georgia Repre-
sentativea on the Brunswick Appeal
for Aid-In the House the First Day
Set for Five-minute Debates Opens
to a Slim Attendance of Members
and EmpSy Galleries.
Washington, Aug. 24.-The House com
mittee on banking and currency has got
to work with commendable promptness.
The first meeting was held this morning
and the Johnson bill to permit the ex-
change of United States bonds for treas
ury notes was discussed. The discussion
lasted two hours and ranged over the
whole financial question outside of silver
A majority of the committee apparently
favors the bill with perhaps an amend
ment by Mr.. Brosius to allow greenbacks
to be obtained on gold deposited in the
treasury.
REVISION OF THE BANKING LAWS.
This bill win probably be reported at
the next meeting of the committee. As
soon as possible they will have a general
revision of the banking and currency
laws, to perfect system that will stand
all tests.
Mr.. johnson declares that seven Of the
seventeen members are outspoken for the
bill Messrs. Springer, Cox of Tennessee,
Culberson of Texas, Cobb Of Missouri,
Hall Of Missouri Mr. Ellis of Kentucky,
and himself. Among the memb bers who
are strongly inclined to favor the bill,
but have not yet expressed themselves
absolutely, are Cobb of Alabama, Black
of Georgia, and johnson of Indiana. The
pGTnrOiftaA ic hpliAunn IN ha foyrprq hi fp
the repeal of the law imposing "A 10 per
cent. tax on state bank circulation.
TO BE SETTLED AT THIS SESSION
The probability is that all the matters
bearing on the financial system win be
attended to at this sessions Chairman
Springer is an indefatigable worker and
will lose no time. Representative
McCreary of Kentucky suggests the APP
pointment of a commission composed of
three members of the House, three of the
Senate, and three experts. TO be appointed
by the President, to revise our financial
laws. The probability is that the COM
mittee will prefer TO go on with the work
themselves rather than delegate 1T to a
commission.
Chairman Wilson is believed to favor
graduated income taxes.
ACTION ON BRUNswIcK's APPEAL.
The Georgia members to-day received q
telegram from the mayor and others of
Brunswick appealing for aid. After con-
sultation, it was agreed that it would be
more feasible to try to ask aid out of the
! appropriation already maGe by the last
congress, bhan to try TO get new appro-
priation now. Representative Turner
was delegated to call on Surgeon General
| Wyman. The surgeon general expressed
| sympathy for the sufferers and said he
would furnish aid if he could do it legally.
He submitted the question of legality to
| the attorney general and expects an an
| swer tonight or tomorrow.
Congressman Moses, who has been sick
three days, is out again.
John L. Anderson, of Hawkinsville has
been appointed by Secretary Smith spe-
cial land agent, and assigned to duty In
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Congressman Russell made his first
speech to-day. He stood squarely on the
democratic platform and pleaded for re-
lief for the distressed people.
MR.. BLoUNT KINDLY GREETED.
Mr.. Blount, minister and commissioner
to Hawaii was greeted with much
warmth by his former colleagues in
congress, who crowded around him when
he made his appearance all ready to give
him cordial handshake and a word of
welcome to the scenes where he has been
familiar figure for twenty years
Mr.. Blount is in excellent condition
looks like he had fattened some but he
says he has not, that he has simply held
his own. His health has been good, and
so has that of Mrs. Blount and the others
of the party. The ocean voyage, going
and returning, was both pleasant and in
vigorating.
Mr. Blount declined to talk about his
official business with Honolulu. OF
other features of his stay on
the Pacific island he talked freely.
He was pleasantly situated,
on the whole in Honolulu, but after lit
tie while the situation lost much Of the
interest which it had at first, and he was
glad when his mission had been far
enough accomplished to allow him to re-
turn home.
THE CLIMATE.
The climate, he says, is most delightful;
it has scarcely an equal anywhere
Frost and snow are unknown.
What did you have to eat2" he was
asked.
Anything I wanted" was his reply.
"They have there the very finest sort of
beef and mutton, and you can get all
kinds Of vegetables and fruits in abund-
ance"
Honolulu" he continued, sis a most
beautiful city-one of the prettiest ever
saw. That is the way it strikes YOU as
you approach, and a closer acquaintance
confirms the first impression. 1t is well
laid out and well cared for The soil / S
of volcanic origin, composed of fine dust,
which would become intolerable if pro-
lection were not provided against it.
Hence great proportion of the surface,
which is not otherwise protected, is
covered with a beautiful sward uf Ber-
muda grass. That grass grows luxuri-
antly there, and does not die in winter as
it does with us"
THE HAwAuANs.
When asked about the people. Mr..
Blount said there are about five thousand
whites on the island, most of whom live
in Honolulu. A large proportion of them
are wealthy educated aud refined They
send their children both sons and daugh-
ters to the United States to be educated
Some are educated at the colleges on the
Pacific coast, and others farther east. A
goodly number of the young men go to
Yale and Harvard "There are more
horses and carriages per capita, said he,
among the white peopleof Honolulu than
among any people 1 ever saw"
Mr.. Blount declined to talk Of politics
When the subject Of the governorship of
Georgia was mentioned he maintained
that discreet silence which he knows so
well how to take on when he doesn't care
to talk.
IN THE SENATE