The record-union., 1898-06-15

facts concerning the matter should be
laid before the people to the end that
future @ T He hoped nu that at as result Of the
proposed investigation a general law
would be passed to eliminate the profess
Sional sc lobbyist from legislative eq9araon
formed iI that t claim iaas of ssss, co. paid re-
Roach, had been n lobbied through Con
gress, and that the lobbyist had received
80 per cent. of the money. He maintained
that if the Senate was going into the
investigating business, this and other sim
liar reports should be looked into. The
measure to incorporate the international
three hours. Final action was not taken
on the bill. House Joint resolution,
appropriating $473,151 to. pay the Behrins
Sea b baTard was adopted srn fde military Affairs
Committee by Hawley. Of Connecticut.
providing that advertisements Tor sup
plles needed by the war department may
be inserted in the newspapers OF this city,
was passed
A bill to authorize retired list for en-.
listed men and appointed petty officers OF
the United States navy was passed
The Lodge resolution directing an IN
vestigation of the award of the Methodist
Church South Book Concern was then
A Senate bill to provide home for aged
and infirm colored people was passed.
o'clock the bin for the orgadnihbafdon al hafnra
the Senate, and Pettus spoke in opposi,
tion to the granting of the proposed
charter He said such institutions as as
this We're calculated to stimulate such
gambling transactions as those which re-
Gently occurred in Chicago, where It Is
made impossible for the poor to secure
bread, Notwithstanding the abundance OF
wheat.
Speaking of the Chicago transactions
Pettus said he thanked God that the
perpetrator had gone where he ought to
Speaking further along of the law which
condemned trusts he said: That law
will not reach this institution, yet mere :
the most damnable trust ever conceived
a trust that has tremendous and almoS'
unlimited powers" -,
Pettus offered an amendment to the bill
providing that the proposed Dank snoulo
not charge or receive more than D per
cent. interest on loans.
Pending a vote upon the amendment,
Perkins of California presented an argu-
ment In favor of the bill He argued that
the proposed bank was a duty duty 70 tne ne
people of this country, who desired to DO
business with our Central or South Amer
lean neghbors, and it was notice to the
world that the United States proposed 70
make an effort to reach out for the bust
ness of the Western Hemisphere
Frye of Maine. was surprised that there
should be serious us, o. opposition 70 nr a ran h.
said, is simply an instrumentality for the
promotion of our export trade.
Teller Of Colorado, mantained that hat the the
uation, and it would not be relieved until
we had ships doing business with South
and Central America. The failure to sell
goods in the southern countries was not,
in his opinion, due to a lack of banking
facilities in the United States.
Bacon reviewed the bill very much as
Teller viewed it. THE great purpose OF
the BILL" he declared, SIS to incorporate
a bank which shall have the name. and
power and prestige and authority of the
United States Government. There is moth
ing in it. Is it proper that all other banks
of the country shall be brought into COM
petition with a gigantic bank backed by
the name and prestige and authority Of
After Foraker, in reply, had cited addi-
tional authority in support Of his con-
tention, the Senate, at $40 p m, went
into executive session, and soon after ad-
journed.