The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-19
REPUBLICAN, FINANCIAL
BIhh PASSES THE SENATE
Provides for National Banks of $4,000 Cap
itaI in Towns of Not More Than Four
Thousand Inhabitants.

Burrows. Carter. Chandler. Clark OF
wyoming. Cullom. Davis, Deboe. De-
pew. Elkins. Fairbanks, Foraker. = os-
ter. Frye. Gear. Hale. Hanna. Hans
hrouEh. Hawl"y. Hoar. hean. Lodge
Mcbride. McC0mas, McCumher' Mc-
MILAN. Mason. Nelson, Penrose, fer-
kius. Pla-t Of Connecticut. Platt OF
New York. Pritchard. Quarles. Ross.
Scott. Sewel. shoup, simon. Spooher'
ThurSt"u. Wetmure. oiSol'- C+tS,,c,r,.
Noes-Bate. Berry. Butler Canery'
rbiIten clark Of Montana Clay, Cock
r.I Culberson. Daniel. Harris helC
f-,d. Jones Of Arkansas, Jones OF Sc
NADIA. Kenny Lindsay. Mcknery' SIC
l.auriu. Martin. Money, MOI gan -
tus RawIins. stewart. sullivan. rama
ferro. Teller. Tillman, TURKEY, Nest-SV.
An amendment offered by MI. stewart
providing for the payment OF bonds OF the
United states in certain OF the standards
fixed BY The act % July u. lS'o' was laio
on the tablets 20 -.
Pettus Amendment Defeated.
Tho amendment Of MIR Pettus. OF Ala
bama. providing that gold coins and ELL
yer dollars coined by the United states
shall be a legal tender at their nominal
value was dereated-44 u =.
Another amendment by Mr.. Pettus. pro-
viding that nothing IN this act should az
feet the lega. tender quality or United
states silver dollars was likewise defeated
Ia 10 -
Ar Nes; or Missouri. offered an amend
meur providing FOR s5to,"n,o0o OF treasury
bond notes which should TOO loaned by
the secretary OF the treasury to any per
SON who would deposit United states
bonds as security.
Ia the course OF his remarks on the
amendment. Mr. Vest sharply arraigned
Secretary Gage Tor his action IN relation
20 che National city bank OF New York
The amendment vas defeated without d.
vision.
An amendment of Mr. McLaurin. Of
South Carolina, 20 repeal the tax on state
banks was los;-S7 10 20
substitute for the senate bIl proposed
10y Mr. Morgan. OF Alabama. was lost
= 20 -.
AIR. Jones. OF Arkansas, then offered as
a substitute for the senate bin measure
providing fer the free and unlimited coin
age ~ silver That. TOO. was lost-47 10 ..
tle vote being along almost strict party
l--.~- Senators Lindsay. Of Kentucky. end
esuers. " Louisiana, voting with the re-
guhHcats.
4 substitute offered by Mr.. Butler. Of
North Carolina, was disposed Of without
division.
Party Lines Preserved.
After the blu had been reported TO the
senate trom the committee OF the whole
Air. Nelson. 81 Minnesota. offered AN
amendment providing Tor the organ'za-
tou %: the national BANKS Wlth capital
~ Io- less than $500 ia towns whose
population does mol exceed 400. Mr. AL
drl-h accepted the amendment ana q was
adopted The b;'l. as amended. was then
I,aszed-45 60 Gas follows:
1ea--Alirich. Allison. Beveridge.
Burrows Gallery. Carter. Clark OF Wy
-m'uE. ga -om. Davis Deh0e. DepeW.
f..klu- Fairbanks Foraker. Foster Frye,
Gear. H1le. Hanna. Hans Bruueh, IIaw-
.sv. liaAr. keau. Lindsay. Lodge Me-
bride. MrC1maS. Acc lumber. MrAIil-
IAN. -1HSnH. Nelson. Hruru~e Perkins
Flatt az onuusctirut. Plat OF New
York. Prttchard. QUarles. Ross. Scott
SoTeil. Snlups simon. Suoouer Thurs
tnu. rs gilmore. WDlcott-4G
Nays-fate. Berry. Eutler. Chandler
Ch.lton. clark Of Montana. Clay,
Corkreil. culherSou. Daniel. Harris
fieitfclG. Jones or Arkansas. ZONES OF
Nevada Kenny. NcEnery. NcI.auriu.
Martin. Money. Morgan. pcttus. Raw
Tins. Stewart. sullivan TauuI,rro. Tel
Ter. Il-mau, TCTler. Nest-1t