The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-04
LESTER NEAR BEING LATE.
The COngTeSSmanS Train Delayed BY a
Wreck.

Several Other Congressman on the
Same Train, But They Finally Reached
the Capitol Before the House Was
Called to Order-Col. Lester 20 Intro
duoe Bills for a Marine Hospital and
Sub-Treasury at Savannah-Latimer
of South Carolina Springs a New
Financial Scheme and Several others
in the Incubator.
Washington. Dec. Representative
Lester arrived here this morning from
Savannah. He was delayed more than an
hour between Washington and Alexan-
dria by a railroad wreck of a south bound
freight train. There were a number OF
southern congressman on the north bound
train, and for a time they feared that they
would not reach the capitol In time to
hear the reading of the Presidents mess
sage. Representatives Shell and Latimer
of South Carolina and Henderson of North
Carolina, were on the same train. Tho
wreckage was finally cleared sufficiently
to allow the congressional party to con-
tinue their journey to Washington. ana
they reached the capitol before Speaken
Crisp called the House to order.
Representative Latimer of South Caros
lima Is the first to come forward with q
financial scheme to relieve the country
from distress. He proposes to increase
the circulating medium Of the country by
issuing s.. 200. 900, 600 of treasury notes with
the pledge Of the government behind
them. They are to be irredeemable and
put in constant circulation the same as
gold or silver. He is willing to permit con-
gress TO fix the amount of the notes to ba
issued. but he contends that two billion o6
dollars would wipe out all OF the existing
deficiencies and give the Secretary of the
Treasury all the funds needed to carry ON
the business OF the government until good
times come again. There are numerous
other schemes Of the same nature ready
10 be introduced.
Representative Bland says he will call a
meeting of the coinage committee at
once to consider the financial question.
Representative Lester has two bills
which he will introduce at the earliest op-
portunity. One provides for the establlshv
ment OF a marine hospital at Savannah,
and the other provides for a sub-treasury
Of the United States in the same city. He
says there is but one sub-treasury in the
south, and that is located at New Orleans.
He viii press the bill during the present
session, and he Is hopeful Of success. He
viii have the cooperation of Judge Tur-
delegation, besides nearly all OF the south
ern congressman are heartily in favor OF
the measure.
Representative Moses also has two bills
which he viii bring to the attention OF
the House without delay. One provides
for Increasing the pension OF the Mexican
and Indian war veterans from IS to S12.
and the other is to repeal the law which
prevents ex-confederate soldiers from en-
joying the benefits of the Indian and
Mexican pension law
Representative Livingston was the only
member Of the Georgia delegation who
received floral tribute to-day
Representatives Talbert, Shell and Lati-
mer are the only members Of the South
Carolina delegation now In the city.
Rufus Harrison, formerly of Savannah.
who has been chosen TO succeed Gov.
Oates In congress, bears a strong resem-
blance to Rev DR. Parkhurst the great
social reformer of New York city.