The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-11-23
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WASHING TON, Nov. 15.-One Of the
subjects to engage the attention OF
Cong ress when 1t convenes in regular
session at the beginning Of December,
Will be new banking currency Sys-
tenn. The monetary nece ssities of the
country has reached such an acute con-
ditton that radical legislation on this
subject has become an immediate prob
ability.
In the past two weeks Congressman
Springer, Of Illinois, chairman of the
HOUSE committee on banks and cur
rtncy, Senator Voorhee%, of Indiana,
chairman OF the Senate Committee on
nna0ce, Congressman Dewitt Warner,
or New York, and others who Will be
prominent in legislation on this sub.
1ect this winter, have been engaged in
frequent consu tatlons with the PraSl-
dent, Secretary of the Tre ,surY, Comp
troller of the Currency and other fin N
clal officers Of the administration with
view to legislation which will pro-
vide larger and more convertible
circulating medium, without involving
financial or political embarrassment
Ghat would grow out of a revival of
nat money days. Chairman Springer
Of the House COMMITTEES on banking
and currency, just left the city this af-
ternoon after number Of conferences
With members Of the administration.
Chairman Voorhees,, OF the Senate f.
nance committee, and the financial Of
iicers Of the Treasury Department, 1T
Is expected, will, in connection with
his committee, submit to the House
important legislation on this subject
Immediately after the reconvening of
Congress.
Congressman Warner, Sperry and
House committee on banking and cur.
rency arc understood to be Springer's
active colaborers. 1t is quite general
ly conceded that any legislation which
may become law can only be the re-
suit or harmonious action between the
two political parties.
MIR. Springer said: 1--WE have been
engaged several months In the prepar-
alton of bill which, at the proper time,
we will Introduce into the House, and
have referred to the committee on
banking and currency, of which l am
chairman. Our object IL to respond as
Tar as possible to the reasonable de-
mands of the country for better sys-
tenn or currency, and to provide plan
oy which currency can be placed upon
better basis. Any effort, in my judg-
ment, to return to a system Of State
L,
would be futile. Even If the 10 per
cent. tax on State banks should be re
moved 1t would furnish little or no
relief to the country. What Is required
and demanded by the country is ma.
t1onal currency which shall at all times
be convertible into coin on demand.
elastic In character, and sufficient in
volume to be distributed over the coun-
try 80 as to respond to the wants of
trade and prevent congestion"
The Augusta Exposition.
AUGUSTA Ga. Nov. 14.-For the
third time In the history of Augusta
have the people of this city been
joined Dy representatives of over half
or the States or the Union In the for
NAL opening Of the Augusta Exposi-
tion. On this occasion however there
Is Joined with this enterprise the Geor-
Rla State Fair, under the management
OF the Georgia State Agricultural Soci.
ETY., the two combined forming an ex-
position that will equal in It's scope
and magnitude any similar ENTERPRISE
ever attempted in the history of the
south: Today fifty Thousand people
turned out to witness the grand pro-
cession Of military, civic bodies and the
hremen Of the city that paraded the
principle streets and wound up at he
Exposition building which was packed
with hustling oustling crowd OF good
natured humanity. In the process ion
there was Governor Northen of G-or.
gia, Ex-Governor Mcdaniel and Gen.
Clement "A. Evans, the most probable
future Governor now before the people
In the building is the finest agriculGu-
raj display OF Southern products ever
seen, fifCrrn counties of GrorgIa ana
South Carolina and the collec; i've ex.
hlDIt OF the State Of South Carolina
participating In the industrial, me-
ch iniCal ana electrical departments
nearly al Of the States and eIght na-
lions are repreSei ted, while among the
Other itrac ions are man, Of the beSL
features from the MldHiy Plllsance
at the Worlds FMr. President Pat.
TICK Walsh, OF the Augusta Exposition
company, delivered Jne op4n,ng nd
9ress, after prayer by Rev. Lansing
burrows. Mayor Alex inder and GOV.
TInor Northen also made addrrs es
pnt Pne dIVlne benediclion was ,aked oy
Rev. >. L, Plunket, and then amid Ch3
Wiluest enthusiasm awakened by the
stlrrlng notes Of Dixie" from the cor
neI OF Miss Alice Rlymous, of Wash
ington, ID. c., The August Exposition
anu Georgia State Fair was formally