The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-19
Chairman OF Banking and Currency Commit.
tee Delivers a Strong Address.
ATTACKS THE PRESENT BANKING LAWS
Binmes Them for Panics nud wants
business Men to send Wen 10 wash.
fngto" 60 Worry congressman Into
Changing tho System New Cnndi.
dale for Attorney General.

cnusettS, chairman of the House COM
mlttee on banking and currency, adj
ores: ed splendid audience here to-nigh,
on 'ne currency question. He spoke I'm
the nail OF the Chamber of Commerce
under the auspices of the Clearing
House and the Chamber OF Commerce.
II was one OF the largest and most rep
resehtatlVe gatherings of business men
ever held here. Mr.. Walkers address
was along the line of the one he made
Mt the none. AIRY conference ut Indian
apolis.
AGAINST PRESENT BANK LAWS.
re condemned our present banking
system In the strongest possible terms.
anu sald no time should be lost I'm chang
ing IL. He did not go into details MS 10
MS plan. but his address was devoted
chietiy to showing how the present sys-
tenn operated ana arguing thereflom
me necessity for n change. He devoted
inuch or MS time TO comparing our bank
ing system with those of England,
France. and Germany He declared that
under ours panic easily ensues because
the people have not faith In the system
Mr, walker appealed to the business
men mere to send men to Washington TO
make the lives of congressman mlser-
able unless they change the system.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
gentleman from the Northern Neck,
who Is here to-day. says from what he
that Lloyd T. Smith, OF Northumbcr-
iand county, Will he candidate for At
torney General. This means. of course
mat Congressman Jones. his neighbor
ana intimate personal and political
friend, VIII not run for Governor Mr.
smith has for years been one of the best
workers In the Democratic party in the
First district and has wide acuualnt-
ance with the active Democrats through
out the State.
HE MAY GO BACK.
Hon. George D. Wise has settled down
TO the practice of law and Is said to be
doing splendid business Mr. Wise
however, has n fondness for politics and
1t Is said he has no idea of remaining n
private citizen. His long service In Con-
gress has whetted his appetite for more
of the official life at Washington. and
IL would not be surprising If he were to
run again next year He kept himself
In good standing with his party by his
support of the regular nominees last fall.
while holding views on the currency
question contrary to the principles en-
bodied In the platform.
WANT IT WITHDRAWN.
A strong effort IS being made TO get
MI Henry w. Rountree to withdraw his
resignation as Il member of the Common
Council. Many leading citizens are urg-
ing him TO serve on. his term, but he
says he has not the time to give to the
work. Mr.. Rountree has been one of the
leaders in the rctrenchment and reform
movement. There is talk of other
Counc.lmen resigning on account of the
lack or support citizens have given them
IN their efforts toward economy In the
municipal government. II would not be
surprising If three or four others should
follow Mr.. Rountree's example
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
An entire family named Winn. residing
on lower Main street came very near
being burned to death this morning
about O'Clock. They lived over a store,
The store was entered from the rear,
robbed of eighteen dollars. ana set ON
fire. F.rcmcn aroused the slcepers and
carried them out through the binding
smoke. The building was badly dam
aged. There IS no clue to the thieves.
II was one of the boldcst and most
daring robberies ever committed here.
a SUCCESSFUL OPERATION.
Mrs. j. Graham Davidson, a bride of
month. was successfully operated upon
for appendicitis by DIR. Hunter Mcclure
at st. Luke's Hospital yesterday. She
and her husband are both from Tonnes
see. They We're on their bridal tour
travelling through Florida. when the
disease developed. and Mr. Davidson
brought his wife to Richmond Her pa
rents met here. The bride Is getting
Gated at Mrs. Baldwln's school at Staun-
ton.
DEATH OF MRS. COURTNEY.
The wife OF Mr.. Robert w. Courtney.
agent OF the Norfolk and Western road,
died here yesterday after n brief Illness.
BEFORE her marriage she was Il Miss