The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-09
HE WANTS TO COMMIT THEM.
SENATOR MLAg3IN Is AFTER THE
DEMOCRATS.

He Has Introduced an Amendment t0
Repeal ahc Ten Per Cent. Tax ol
state Bank Issues-Lester Did Noe
Say He Would Not he u Candidate.
Government Does Not License Dis-
tilleries-COngrcssm Fleming ID
Seriously Ill.
Washington, Jan. s.-Senator McLaurin
of South Carolina introduced to-day AM
amendment to the Senate currency bill,
providing for the repeal of the 10 per cent.
tax upon the issue of state banks.
The Senator has expressed his determhs
nation 10 press this matter to a vote. He
claims that the repeal is pure Democratic
doctrine. He has been chatting under tho
criticism of some of his colleagues for his
position upon the expansion question:
Some OF these Democratic senators have
in the past voted against a repeal of this
state bank tax, and he has determined td
put them on record by forcing a vote on
this amendment.
II only want" said he, ito find ouu
who the Democrats are"
His idea is that he has as much righE
to read out of the party those who ara
against repeal as they have TO read hing
out for inclining towards expansion.
Lester IL Not Out of Iu
Reports which have appeared I'm some
of the papers of his district to the effects
that Congressman Lester of the First dis.
trict has announced that he would not
again be a candidate for Congress ara
certainly premature If not entirely con-.
trary to the facts. Col. Lester states pos-
itlvely that he has not made any such
statements The inference from what ha
says is that he does not intend making
any such statements.
Government Does Not License.
Georgia members OF Congress. who have
received petition from the Southern Evans
gelcal Associations urging legislation ia
forbid the granting of federal licenses To
dstillerles, say that the idea that the gov-
ernment licenses these people to do busi-
ness is an erroneous one. The police pow
ers of the state and their right to regulats
all matters coming properly therein, ara
recognized by The government. Through
the internal revenue department, the
government taxes the business wherever
II rs found to exist
The Idea that the internal revenue de-
partment is In the habit of eoncealing the
names OF ihOSe VINO pay the internal feFe~
nue. tax Is also wrong. 1t Is always with
In the power of the grand juries to secure
| from the internal revenue service a list OF
those who pay the government tax.
Fleming Is Seriously Ill.
Congressman Fleming of the Tenth dis
trict is very Ill in the Columbian Hospi-
tall Just the nature of mis- trouble is not
made known by the hospital authorities.
but there is no doubt that he Is In u
pretty serious condition. He was not feel
Ing well prior to the holidays, and de-
clded to stay here, as that would be the
best way to get rest. He remained quiet
ly at his rooms at the Cairo but whilo
he seemed to get better, did not improve
az rapidly as he hoped. However, he goe
out on the opening day of the session.
Since then he has been confined to his
bed most of the time ana now has had
himself taken to the hospital, where h9
can get better nursing and treatment.
The seat of his trouble seems to be the
stomach. He remarked the other day that
ine would believe he had appendicitis If ID
were not for the fact that he had his ap-
pendix removed several years ago. Thu
hospital authorities evidently regard his
condition serious for they will not leu
ANYBODY see him.