The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14
Of His Bill Establishing Postal
Savings Banks.
POINTS OUT BENEFITS.
Says There Would Be No More
Issues of Government Bonds.
Date is Fixed for a Vote on the
Lodge Bill.

Washington, Dec. 14.-AIr. Lodge Mass
made an effort in the senate yesterday to
secure an immediate vote upon his immi-
grafton bill, which is substantially the
same measure that was passed by the
Fffty-fourth congress and vetoed by Pres
ident Cleveland. Mr.. Allen CNeb) OBJ
jected to an immediate vote and suggest
ed that the final vote on the amendments
and the bill be taken on Monday, Janu-
airy II, at p. m. This suggestion was
accepted by Mr.. Lodge and the order for
a vote at that time was made. Mr. Cor
man, chairman of the Democratic steering
committee presented an order, which was
adopted, rearranging some of the commits
tee assignments of some of the Demo-
cratic members, made necessary by the
incoming of some new members.
Mr.. Butler IN. c. spoke at length upon
amendments he had offered to the bill
which he had previously introduced pro-
viding for postal savings bank system.
Such a system would. in his opinion, in
sure greater comfort in the homes of the
plain people of the land, as great ma
jority of them would certainly become
depOsitors in such banks. This would
cultivate among them thrift and economy
and enable them easily to provide for
themselves in illness and in old age, which
was another argument in favor of such
a system. Mr.. Butler argued that if the
system would be established there would
never be another bond issue by the gov>
eminent in time of peace. 1t would give
men of small means opportunity to in
crease their capital; would place a greater
amount of money in circulate and afford
benefits to all of the people of inestimablS
value. a bill providing for the erection
of addition to the public building at
Los Angeles, Cal, to cost $4,000, was
passed.
Mr.. German (OId.) of the Democratic
steering committee presented an order
making some changes in the Democratic
representation in standing committees of
the senate. The order provided that Mr..
Jones (Ark) be appointed chairman Of
the committee on private land claims; Mr..
Daniel, chairman of the committee
corporations in the District of Columbia;
Mr.. Turpie, chairman of the committee
to investigate the condition of the Poto>
mac river front at Washington; Mr.. Berry
of the committee on woman suffrage; Mr.,
Gray, chairman of the committee on adj
ditional accommodation for the library or
congress; Mr. Pasco Fla-), chairman of
the committee on the five civilized tribes
of Indians. Other senators were assigned
to committees as follows:
Mr.. Daniel Va), to the finance; Mr..
Mills CTex.), to the committee on COM
merce; Mr.. Pettus (Ala.), to the judiciary;
Mr.. German CNGd.), to District of Colum~
bia; Mr.. Mallory (Fla.), to public health
and national quarantine; Mr.. Walthan
NIiss), to rules; Mr. Money CNIiss),
to agriculture and forestry, rail-
roads, postoffce and post roads, public
buildings and grounds and geological sur
vey; Mr.. Turley CTenn) to private land
claims. privileges and elections, transpor>
tation routes to the seaboard, education
and labor and patents.
The order was adopted without debate
Mr.. Wilson CWash.) presented a resolu-
ton directing the civil service commits
sion to transmit to the senate a statement
by fiscal years since 1880, showing the to-
tai number Of persons examined, the total
number passed and the total number ap>
pointed in the several branches of the
government since, and the total number
of persons on the eligible lists of the sew
eraI branches of the civil service at the
beginning of each of those fiscal years.
The resolution was agreed to and the sem
ate adjourned.