The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-06-14
RECREANT DEMOCRATS.
SEVENTY.FlVE OF THEM REFUSE TO
RESPECT THEIR PLATFORM.

Confusion and Applause.
WASHINGTON, juno 6.--Immedate-
ly after the routine morning business of
the House yesterday MI. Catchipgs re-
ported from the committee on rules I'm
order respecting the further considera-
ton of the bill TO repeal The State bank
tax. 1t provided for discussion through
out today's session under the iive.min.
ute lule, the vote on pending amend
ments aud passage 10 bo taken immsdi.
ate]y after assembling ofthe House to.
morrow. Lave 10 pint remarks on the
bill was granted to all members, the
privilege to extend over period of tho
ten following days. After short de-
bate between Messrs. Reed and Catch
ings the resolution was agreed to-93 to
III.
Mr.. Springer presented tho substitute
of the committee on banking aud cur
rency for the original Brawley bill as
follows:
THAT the operation of Sections 3,412
and 3.4l3, Revised Statutes, and Sec.
tiop 10, 20 and 81 of the Act to amend
existing customs and internal revenue
laws. and for other purposes, approved
February 8, 1875, and all other sections
Of aaid Revised Statutes, and all Acts
and parts of Acts imposing tax of 10
per cent. on the amount of certain notes
when used for circulation and paid out,
be and are hereby suspended as to any
such notes which were originally issued
between August l, 1893, and October
Is. 1898, and no such tax shall pe col.
lected on the amount Of any such notes.
Provided, that nothing herein shall sus
pend the operation Of such Acts as to
the tax on amount of any such notes
paid out and used for circulation after
January l, 1894"
Mr.. Cox offered his amendment re.
pealing all the laws aud parts of laws
which impose tax on State bank circula.
ton.
Mr.. Bowers, Republican, Of California,
said the bill was intended as q premium
upon tue violation Of the law; it was q
notification to tho banks having made
their pile that the penalty of the law
would not be enforced against them fol
subsequent violations, and notice to
the country that the New York banks
like the New York newspapers, were to
run the Government.
Mr.. Grow, Republican, OF Pennsyl.
vania, said nation Al bank was just as
much local bank as though 1t had been
chartered by a State.
Mr.. Livingston, Democrat, ofGeorgia,
said the 10 per cent. tax law should be
repealed, because it was intended az
measure of protection to the national
bank system, and that system no longer
needed protection.
Mr.. Talbert, Democrat, ofSouth Caro-.
lima, said that he would vote for the Braw.
ley bill aud for the repeal of the 10 per
cent. tax for the reason that the latter
was in the Democratic platform. For
him, he said, party platforms were made
not only to got in on, but to stand on af
ter he got in. Gentlemen who came
into the House after having been elected
on a Democratic platform and repudl-
ated the platform, ''spreading them
solves over the face of the earth and not
kDee.deep anywhere" need not be sur.
prlsed if the people repudiated them md
the Dsmncratic party.
Mr.. Saigg. Republican, Of New York,
spoke against the proposition to repeal
the eXisJ,ng tax On State bank Issues
Mr.. Harler, Democrat, of Ohio, de-
sired an hour in which to present his
be repealed, and Mr.. Cox, Democrat, of
Tennessee, asked that it ba given him
some gentleman on the Other aide to be
accorded the Same privilege. Objection
was made, however. and Mr.. Harter do.
clined to proceed, saying he had no ambi.
ton to rise simply. to have his remarks
eXtonded in the Record.
Mr.. Kane, Democrat, OF Illinois, SAID
he was hard money man, believing all
except gold and silver was mako believe
money only. He desired to bear witness
to the fact that tho paper money, how
ever, ct tho United States was he bes !!
in the world. 1t WAS falIacy to assert
that the money was issued by banks; 1t
was iasued by tho Government through
the banks. A man who happened to
have State or county bond had no more
right to issue notes upon that security
than he had to issue them upon the
security of 400 acres of good farm land.
Mr.. Broderick, Republican, of Kansas,
SAID tho bill was obnoxious, it was class
legislation of the worst sort. If tho tex
was good thing when passed. it should
be enforced until the law had been re-.
pealed.
The arrangement sought to be made
earlier by Mr.. Cox was then agreed TO-.
The late hours, from 3 to S O'Clock,
were divided between the two sides, Mr..
Harter, Domo ;rat, of OHIO, TO occupy
an hour in favor of the repeal of the
State bank tax and Mr.. Dinghy, Bspubli-
can, OF Maine, to control an hour in op-
posltlon to the report.
Mr. Campbell, Democrat, of New
York, had read q letter from Conrad N.
Jordan, ex.United State treasurer and
president of the Western National Bank
of New York, favoriag the repeal of the
tax law.
Mr.. Gear, Republican, Of Iowa, gave
leaf or two from his personal expert
enco with the Issues OF State banks in
ante-war time as reasons why in his
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