The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-08
Should Not Be Placed With the Ways
and Means Committee.
JOE WHEELER ON ALABAMA STEEL
Morgan Asks For Information on Kansas Pacific
Sale -Grosyenor Attacks Civil Service
Money Sworn ln-=Pettigrew Calls
On Railroad Commission.
Special to The Age-Herald:

Special to The Herald:
! washington, Dec. 1.-THE banking and
currency committee of which Represen-
tative Stallings is member, won no.
table victory over Chairman Dingley in
having that portion of ths presidents s
massage concerning greenbacks referred
to it. 1t was the evident intent of Mr.
Dingley and Mr.. Resd to take any bill
which looks to the retirement of the
greenbacks and give it to the ways and
means committee.
Victory For Walker
It is this first signal victory that Mr.
Walker and his committee have gained
for over two years. Mr.. Walkers ait
tempt to- show that the aristocratic COM
mittee of ways and means, was trying TO
hog the legislative stage, met with
ready sympathy from the members.
Mr. Stallings said that while his COM
mittee had not had a meeting, he does
not believe that a majority of the MEM
bership will ever be got to report meas
ure which retires the greenbacks. More-
over, he does not think that such a bill
could pass the house even If reported
by the committee. He believes, however,
that G. neral Walker will be allowed to
report some. sort of a bill ito the house
in order to test the strength of the presi-
dents recommendations ON the floor, and
put people on record.
Morgan Wants Information
Senator Morgan introduced a resolution
i'm the senate today directing the attor-
ney- general to furnish the senate with all
the inflrmation alt his disposal in regard
to the sale of the Kansas Pacific railroad
next week and his authority to allow
same to proceed. lit also directs tha pres
ddent to ask the court to postpone the
sale in order to give congress a chance
to act in the maaesr.
Wheeler on Alabama Steel
Representative Joe Wheeler addressed
the house today in refsrenc to the recon-
mendation of the aTmor plate board He
scathingly denounced the Carnegles for
their failure to supply tbs government
with arnor plate at a reasonable price
and called attention to THE fact that the
price at which armor plate was furnished
ITO the Russian government was less than
that charged the United Stakes.
He also sta ted that the Carnegie COM
pany secure from Alabama the ore from
which the aT1rlor plate is made showing
concllnsfvely that the same could be made
cheapest in Alabama.
Gen. Wheeler fur.h;r said that he stood
by the armory factory board and with
them saw steel of the best quality made
in Birmingham at a cost Oh less than
$11.50 ton.
This steel they have analyzed and 1t
has sus. aimed the very highest possible
tests. There is mo question but that the
very best armor plats' can be made in
alabama at a cost of $12 per ton.
Gen. Wheeler also said the Alabama
furnaces welis now finding purchasers for
their manufacture in England, all rhe
countries of Europe, Japan and China.
Their orders from these countries are
now many times the capacity of their
works There is no question but that
THE Birmingham and Sheffield districts
will become the center of tie iron man.
ufactoies of the world.
Gen. Wheeler's speech was we'll receiv-
ed by the house.
Alabama PostInasters
The following postlmastens have been
appointed in Alabama today: Walter ].
Dominick, Bush Creek Perry county;
w. B. Stripping, Macon, Calhoun county;
L. B. McWhirter. Hicklin, Marion
county.
A. W. BUTT.