Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-06
WILL REPORT A BILL
Chairman Walker Talks About q
Measure to Be Put Forward.
WILL Be TRAVELLING POST OFFICES.
What Rural Delivery Carriers May Become
Under . Proposed Amendment-A
Warning to Creek Indians
December Coinage.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Chairman
Walker, Of the banking and currency
committee OF the house, has called q
meeting Of his committee for Wednes-
day to make arrangements for the
hearing to be accorded it January H.
1--WE will report BILL" said he yester-
day, (which will meet, not tentatively,
but finally, the objections to the pres
ent national banking act The bill
will not disturb the greenbacks, the
silver coinage nor the gold coinage,
but it will absolutely relieve the
treasury Of the redemption Of any
form Of paper or coin certificates.
1t will make the provision that
all other progressive countries, ex-
cept ours, make and keep all
forms of money at par. Guarantees
will be furnished for all paper money
precisely as is now furnished by the
bond security held by the government.
1t will be the old sound state banking
system nationalized-t the Suffolk sys-
TEN, as it is called" Mr.. Walker said
he had not examined the bill of the
monetary commission, but said he con-
sidered the efforts Of Secretary Gage
and the monetary commission of the
very first Importance in conjunction
with the bills drawn by himself. Mr.
Fowler and other members OF the com
mittee, expressed the opinion that
these efforts would materially aid the
solution of the problem. He expects
the committee to report a bill by Feb.
ruary 1.
WILL BE TRAVELLING POST OFFICES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The benefits
derived from the extension of the rural
free delivery of mail matter, it is ex-
pected, will be increased as soon as
authority can be obtained from con.
gress on the subject. At the request
of the house post Office committee,
First Assistant Postmaster General
Heath is preparing an amendment to
the service appropriation bill giving
carriers in rural districts authority to
receive cash and obtain money orders
for patrons and to receipt for and de-
liver registered letters. This add.
tional duty can be readily performed
by the carriers who will, if the scheme
is put in operation, become travelling
post Offices" Country people there
fore will have nearly all the benefits
enjoyed by residents of the city in this
regard, as the carriers now are per-
mitted to carry postal cards and
stamped envelopes for sale. Should
the proposition work we'll, the depart
ment will be enabled to abolish many
of the small post offices along the star
routes.
A WARNING TO CREEK INDIANS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Secretary Bliss
yesterday sent an important telegram
to D. M. Wisdom, the agent of the
Creek Indians. In it he stated that he
was advised that the Creeks are to be
called in special council to send dele
cation to Washington to work for the
extension of the act providing for
federal court jurisdiction over the In
dian territory or for the repeal of the
same. He instructed the agent to
notify the Indian authorities that this
would be clear waste of time and
as the bill provides that the
president shall approve all acts passed
by the Indian councils before the same
shall become effective. AS their pro-
posed action would need the presi-
dents approval, he would not only ad-
wise the president not to approve it,
but to veto the same. The letter is
as showing that the gov
eminent proposes to exercise its right
to supervise all Indian legislation.
DECEMBER COINAGE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The monthly
statement issued by the director of the
mint shows the total coinage at the
United States minis during December
to have been S5,741, 4S1, as follows.
Gold, 5000, 642; silver, $i,977, 1877; minor
coins, Sl37.67l. The silver dollars
coined amounted to 81, 604, $50.