Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-10
Senator Butler Describes the Pro-
visions of His Bill.
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The question of the establishment of
postal savings banks is one that will be
debated during the present session Of Con-
eress. and many advocates of this system
iC- encouraging people OF small means to
save money for times OF emergency are
confident that a bill embracing the main
features of such Institutions else where will
be passed before the close of the Fifty-ffth
Congress.
Postmaster General Gary has indorsed the
iIea ~ ii system of postal savings banks
as strongly possible, and in his annual
report answered sUch objections to thei.
establishment as have been advanced. Be
Ing director in one of the largest savings
banks Of Baltimore for the past twenty
vars. Mr.. Gary brought to the subject the
experience most needed iii the consideration
OF :his question. But the President failed
to Endorse the project in his message to
Congress, although the Postma ster General
urged him to do 50. This failure TO indorse
the - hene was not the result of any an
tasoHIs!n to the project. II is understood,
tut WAS merely because the President
thought TN subject should be further con-
siIyreI before acted upon. His failure TO
speak Ou the subjrt t, therefore. does not
deter advocates Of the measure from going
ahead with confidence. and their belief is
that Mr. Mckinley would not veto Il postal
savings bank bill f passed by Congress.
They regard one OF the closing para graphs
OF IN" Presidents message full cX-
plantation Of his failure to indorse postal
rawlings banks, that paragraph being as fol-
lows.
Il am forced 10y the length of this mes
SAG" to omit many important references To
ulaIrs OF the government with which Con-
gross will nave 10 deal at the present ses-
sleu They are fully discussed in the de-
mental reports, To all Of which / invite
your earnest attention
int God in
Congress ..bout twenty bills for the estab-
ilShmeut Of postal savings banks. Early
in tho last Extra session OF Congress Sen
.itur Marion Butler Of North Carolina in
trCduced a bill OF this character contain
i'm; many new features. which he believed
would adapt the system TO the peculiar
I'.Is of this country. Monday Senator
Mason Of Illinois. an ardent advocate of
postal savings banks. introduced in the
Senate = bill for their establishment, known
AS the Chicago Record bill. During the
extra session last spring Mr.. Buffers bill
Was referred TO the Senate committee on
post offices and post roads, of which he
s. membe!- The committee referred the
bill 10 the Postmaster General, request
ing him TO examine il and to return it
10 tne Senate. with such recommendations
as he thought proper Although he has
Endorsed the project generally, ne has not
yet made specific recommendations regard
ing the Butler bill.
Sentiment Generally Favorable.
Star reporter talked 10 Senator Butler
today about the chances of Congress pass
Ing postal savings bank bill When ask
ed if he thought the bill would become "a
law during the present session, he replied:
Since this bill was introduced in the
Senate last summer and the Senate docu-
ment containing much information regard
ing il was published and widely circulated
the question has been discussed by the
press of the country from one end TO the
other and II is safe to say that nine-tenths
of the newspapers have declared that they
favor the plan. In fact. seldom, if ever,
has any proposition grown in favor during