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POSTAL SAVINGS BANK BILL. No Attempt Has Been Made to De fend Validity of Scheme in Rela tion to Fundamental Law. Washington, March 24.-In the storm. of political battle which raged for several days on Capitol hill and whose repetition is nervously ex peeted at almost any time, the reg ular business of congress has been almost completely sabmerged, says a Washington dispatch to the Colum bia State. The most important meas ure before congress is the postal savings bank bill. That measure is revolutionary in some important re spects. In the first place that it is in accordance with the constitution of the United States has not been se riously contended since Senator Bai ley made his speech on the subject in the senate. The powers now in control of the government seem, how ever, to be disciples of the Hon. Tim Campbell, the member of the New York assembly who made the fa mous remark, ''What is the consti tution among friends?" The senate has already passed this postal sav ings bank bill and it is now in th-e house committee with a general be lief here that it will be put through the house as soon as Uncle Joe Can ion can get his scattered forces to gether. All the Democrats of the senate voted against it, except Cham ,berlain of Oregon, who represents a Republican State. And it is expect ed that the Democrats of the house -will likewise vote against it. Provisions of Bill. The bill as passed the senate pro ides that erary postoffice in the United States which now is author ized to issue money orders shall be come a savings depository for any body and everybody who may choose to deposit his money; that is, with certain limitations. No one may de posit less than $1 at a time. No one may deposit more than $100 in any one calendar month. No one's at count shall ever exceed $500. Two per cent. interest' per annum is to be paid the depositor on his account and withdrawals may be made at any time. The accounts are to be kept by the postmaster just as ordinary bank accounts, each depositor being furnished with a pass book and cheek blanks just as in the case of an ordiuary bank. One of the declared objects of the bill is to "encourage thrift' '-that, by the way, being wholly without the province or the "purview'' of the federal government-- and thrift among the people of small means, and 'more specifically the women, is particularly provided for, in a some what curious clause. This specifies that accounts may ,be opened by "any person of the age of ten years or over, in his or her own name, and by a married woman in her own name and free from any control or inter ference by her husband.'' It is pro vided, however, that "no person shall simultaneo-usly have more than one postal savings, account.'' .That's About All.. This, in actual practice, is about all there is to the postal savings bank proposition so far as the imme di-ate and 'direct relations of tihe public to it are concerned. It is a simple plan, just to take charge of ;the small accounts of those of sm-all means and do just what any bank -and every bank in the laud is doing - .ow. But the postoffice being un der the direct 'management of the federal governraent, being an insti tution of the federa-l government, the federal government is of course re sponsible for the safety of the depos -its, and no man or woman, would -have any fear -whatever of thre safe tv 'of his money deposited in the :ostoffice. Ordiiiary banks pay from 2 1-2 to 4 per cent. on savings aes counts. Practically all the bainks in South Carolina pay 4 per cent. The * postoffi.ee will ,pay only 2. The mat ter of interest on sma.ll accounts is, however, generally considered of lit -tie consideration. The contention over the matter has hung chiefly about the question of 'what is to be done with the money ~deposited in the postoffices. ft is not -proposed that the government shall -enter .into the ordinary ,busi ~ness of lend'ing money on not-es, stoeks, mortgages and other such seities. There is left but to do one of two things with the de-posits either to shut the money up in the vaults of the treasury or to redeposit it in the various banks of th;e coun try. The bill proposes to redeposit it in the banks, charging the banks 2 1-4 per eent. interest. It is be ]ieved or at least it is said by the postmaster general, that this 1-4 per --ent. profit on deposits will be suffi cient to defray the expenses of the whole institution. If then, the mon ey is to be redeposited, the plan will amount merely to a government guar -ane of small denosats. Will Help Banks. 'Th-e banks in some quarters be fore their officials understood the proposal were disposed to oppose the establishment of the postal savings system. As Mr. Taft has recently stated in a public address it will be a positive benefit to the banks. In the first place, the banks now are paying 4 per cent.-that is, in most places--on their small accounts. On these savings deposited in the post offices and redeposited in the banks, they would have to pay only 2 1-4 1per cent. interest. It is claimed by the advocates of the proposal that under the system there would. b much more money deposited, morE people will open accounts, money would come from chimney corners cracks in the walls, between mat tresses, old stockings and othei homely and traditional receptacles The ba:nks would, therefore, say these advocates, get more mone3 than they get norw from small depos its. It would be easier for the banks moreover, for the postoffice depart ment would deposit money in luml sums, and' relieve the honks of the burden of so many small .accounts. No banks are to be discriminated against, it being specified ,hat th( deposits shall be placed in "'any zol vent bank or banks, whether orga nized under national or State laws being subjeet to national or Stat( supervision and examination, ani doing business in the city, town oi village in which the postoffice is sit uated.'' The apportionment of thm deposits among the various banks ir the city, town or village, is to b< "substantially according to thei capital and surplus." In the case of country postoffices where there are no banks, the mone3 is to be deposited. in banks of th< State in which the postoffice is sit, uated "giving preference to thos that are in the same general commu d2ity." The banks are to give eithei indem-nity bonds or some collatera' security as a guarantee of the saLfe keeping of the postal deposits. Chief Objecion. The chief objection to the bill a. passed so far as its practical opera tion is concerned, that is apart fron the fact that it is wholly unconstitu tional, is the power it gives the pres. ident .to take away the deposits it the local banks and invest themn ir bonds; and that is the principa reason the Democrats d3id not voti for it. There is a provision that "wdaen in the judgment of the pres. ident, war or any other exigency in volving the credit of the governmen1 so requires, the board of trustees may withdraw all or any part of sait funds from the banks and invest th4 same in bonds or other securities od the United States,'' it being spedi fied, however, that such securitiei shall not bear less than 2 14 paa ces t. The so-calded "insuargent'' Re puiblicans of the senate opposed this provision until on motion of Sena tor Cummins of Iowa, the provisioa was put in specifying that the seen rities shall boar more 1than 2 pei cent. These feared, they said, thai the deposits might 'be -used to take up the 2 per cnt, bonds uisd as a basis of cir;eulation issued by na tional banks. But the Democrate objected to giving the president or the board of trustee-,, which is t< consist of the secretary of the treas. ury, the postmaster general, and th< attorney general, any power to taki the people's saviings out of the com munity in which they are deposited Even in time of war, they say, th< people should be able to get theii money on demand at any time. Bui they might have been willing for thE United States government to havt such a power in time of war, bul "any other exigency involving thE redit of - the government'' mighi he construed and is believed to b< intended to be construed to mneai any time Wall street or the bankers thereabouts in New York get into tight place and want the assistane< of the 'government at Washington. Mirthless life is not much bette: than death. HON. E. M. RUCKER APPOINTEI Will Deliver Law Lectuires at Uni versity of South Carolina. Columbia, March 25.--The Hon E. Marion Rucker, of Anderson, .S C., has been appointed' by the truas tees of the University of South :Car olina to fill out for the present ses sion the law lectures offered by th late Prof. M~. Hlerndon -Moore. Th trustees postponed until a .later tim the election of a permanent profess or of law. Mr. Rucker has kindl: agreed to take up the work at ti point dropped iby M1r. Mloore an< arry it forward' until the fmnal ex aminations in June. Mr. Rucker is an honored alumnul of t TUniersity which he is in thi: way called to serve. He graduated with distinction both in the academic and law departments. He has been prominent in the public life of the State, especially at the Bar and in the Legislature, where he has ren dered notable service as the chair man of the ways and means commit tee of the House. The alumni records contain the fol lowing interesting summary of the career of Mr. Rucker: He was born at Anderson. Mar<h 15, 1866, and is the son of Elbert Marion Rucker and Sarah Frances Whitner. He studied at Adger college, Walhalla, under the direction of the Rev. John Riley. le -entered the University of South Carolina from Anderson county, re ceiving his A. B. degree in 1885 and his LL. B. degree in. 1887. He was a member of the Clariosophic society. Mr. Rucker practiced law in Colum bia until 1893, when he became an attorney in the department of the interior, Washington, D. C. In 1897 he returned to Anderson and has represented his county in the legis lature, serving with ability as the chairman of t:he committee on ways and means. Mr. Rucker married Miss I Bessie Kinard, of Columbia. BOYCE ELECTED PRESIDENT. Tennesseean Chosen as Head of Due West Female College. Due West, March 24.-The board of trustees of Due West Female Col lege met h;ere last night for the 1ur pose of electing a president for the institution. After deliberating over the mat ter for some hours Dr. T. G. Boyce, of Covington, Tenn., was elected to fill the place. This information was reeived here with great satisfaction, as Dr. Boyce is well known here and has many admirers. The boand do nated $5,000 to the Ladies' Memo rial, Hall with the proviso that the alumnae will raise a like amount. All of the old teachers were elected with the exeption of two plaes, which are yet to be filled. Dr. W. C. Brown, of Newberry; Mr. A. G. 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