St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-28
point Chairman Springer is quoted as

point Chairman Springer is quoted as
saving:
~ do not believe the committee will
report bill in favor OF the repeal of the
tax on state banks. l do not believe in
going back to the days of the old state
banking system, and of being compelled
to have forty-fOur different kinds of
currency in this country. The removal
of the tax upon state banks and the re-
establishment OF the old system would
be an obstruction to business. /. for
one, am against it, and l do not believe
that such bill can pass. favor sta
ble currency, good alike in all the
states, accepted without question every
where amd familiar to the people, and
printed upon such paper that counter
telts can be readily detected. Another
currency is an obstruction to business,
and shall oppose it,"
appropriation HiiIs.
Some time in the course of the week
the committee on appropriations will
report bills pursuant to the recon-
mendations of Secretary Carlisle for an
appropriation Of S3JJ.000 for continuing
the recoinage of fractional silver coin
and an appropriation of S44.300 for dis
tlnctive paper for printing treasury
notes. These matters must be provided
for speedily, if there is to be no stop
page of the work.
LII the senate the week will probably
begin tame with the Mantle case in the
foreground. 1t has been agreed
that a vote shall be taken at
2 o'clock tomorrow upon the
motion of Senator Vance 10
Icy on the table Mr.. Manderson's
motion to reconsider the vote by which
tile senate declared that Mr.. Mantle WAS
not entitled To Il seat in the body. There
Is some expectation that Senator Nor
gan, who was absent when the last vote
was taken. will be in his seat. and this
is an intimatIOn that there has been a
change i'll the views of some of the SEN
alters who voted against Mr.. Mantle S
claim, but few of his friends are con-
tident that the decision of the senate
Will be reversed. Senator Gordon is set
down for a speech OH the silver question
Tuesday, and it may he that he may
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hnancial relief UPON the
Temporary Suspension
of the state bank tax. Senator WOlcott
has also announced his determination
to address the senate OIL Wednesday on
The question of silver. and he is sure of
a large audience on the floor and in the
galleries. The natIOual bank extension
bill is to be taken up at the first oppor-
tunlty and pushed as rapidly as possible.
1t may be that vote can be reached on
the COckrell amendment relative To the
deposit of bon0S i'll the treasury early In
the week, but there still remains the
formidable Butler amendment repeating
The state bank tax. LII this threatens to
consume ali undue amount of time, it is
prooable thas the bill will he sidetracked,
i'll order 10 allow Mr.. VoUrhees to for
ward discussion and action upon the
repeal bill which bears his name. This
result may be fastened if the present
plan of the silver men takes shape,
namely, to endeavor to attach TO the
bank bill an amendment providing for
free silver coinage. The Wilson bill is
expected 10 reach the senate not later
than tuesday. 1t will be promptly re-
ferred To the finance committee, and
from that time on the committee Will
hold daily meetings until 1t is prepared
to make report to the senate. 1t is
within the bounds of possibility that
some senator may create turmoil at
some stage by endeavOring to call up
the PETER resolution directed at tine
New York banks, but this can be done
only bV majority vote,