The morning news., 1892-02-10
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
A Resolution to Investigate the Fail
ure of Three Banks,

a Resolution to Investigate the Fail
ure Of Three Banks.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The House this
morning adopted resolution directing the
committee on banking and currency to
make inquiry as to the failure of the Key
stone and Spring Garden banks of Phila-
delphia, and the Maverick National Bank
of Boston.
Mr.. Dockery Of Missouri offered resolu-
tion directing the judiciary committee to
inquire into the right of the Secretary of the
Treasury to employ the 800 900, 900 gold re.
serve for current expenditures. 1t was re-
ferred.
In the morning Mr.. Powers of Vermont.
OF the Judiciary committee, called up and
the House passed the bill introduced by Mr.
Hatch of Missouri, placing the Secretary
of Agriculture in line OF provisional sue
cession after the Secretary of the Interior.
INTERNAL REVENUE CASES.
Mr.. Bynum, from the same committee.
called up the bill abolishing the minimum
punishment for violation of the internal
revenue laws. 1t also directs that no war
rants shall be issued in internal revenue
cases upon an affidavit making charges
upon information and belief unless made by
certain official persons. In every other case
sworn complaint is .srequiredtssa alleging the
facts to be within the personal knowledge
of the atf1ant. The previous question was
ordered-yeas Ill, nays 49, When Mr..
Milliken of Maine, who desired to offer
an amendment, entered a motion to re-
consider the pending motion which, the
morning hour had expired, the matter went
over until tomorrow.
MIR. McMillin, from the committee on
ways and means, reported resolution for
the distribution of the Presidents annual
message and the house went into committee
of the whole, with Mr. McCreary in the
chair, for its consideration. No objection
was made TO the manner in which the dis
trlbutlon OF the message among the various
committees was proposed, and, the commit
tee OF the whole having arisen, the resolu-
tion was adopted.
THE MILITARY ACADEMY BILL.
The House again resolved itself into COM
mlttee of the whole with the same chair
man on the military academy appropriation
bill. MIR. Wheeler of Alabama, who was in
charge of the bill, briefly explained its
provisions, bearing testimony at the same
time to the efforts of the committee on mill
tary affairs to reduce the appropriations as
far as 1t " as consistent with the we'll being
of the academy. The bill, he said, appro~
priated S465. 7g5 which was SIS, ,525 less than
the estimates Of the department. While
IL carried larger appropriation
than the bill of last year, it was $114, 4,247
less than the average amount of the appro-
priations for the academy for the past three
years. The reason for the increase over the
expenditures of the present fiscal year was
the necessity for certain permanent i'm
provements, including the enlargement of
the gas facilities, improving the sewerage
OF the post and furnishing the new gymna-
SUM. The present gas plant was
put in thirty-five years ago, and
owing to the deterioration of the pipes
was a menace to the health of the cadets. In
conclusion Mr.. Wheeler said that the peo-
pie demanded economy, but they did not
demand .and would not tolerate cheese
pairing in the appropriations for the support
Of the great military academy. Without
concluding the consideration of the bill, the
committee rose and the House adjourned.