The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-15
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IN THE SENATE
Discussion of Book Concern Claims
and Pan-American Hank

WASHINGTON, June H-At today's
Session or the senate the resolution OF
Lodge OF Massachusetts,. directing tina; an
Inquiry be made into the disposition made
of the Methodist Book Concern claims.
which were recently allowed by congress.
was adopted without discussion.
In the course of the debate Morgan OF
Alabama charged that the resolution was
InsirS,ere, and had been drawn for pol.ti-
cal effect.
This statement Lodge denied vigorously,
saying his only purpose IN Offering the res
o.ut.on was tina: all the facts concerning
the matter should be laid before the peo-
pie. TO the end that more care should be
exercised In the future. He hoped that rs
result OF the proposed investigation q
general law would be passed TO eliminate
the professional. lobbyist from the iegis-
lative equation.
Morgan said that only today he had
been informed that claim os sos coo
paid recently by congress 10 the estate OF
John Roach. had been ,obblcd through
congress. ard that the lobbyist had re-
ce.ved 90 per cent CT the money He
maintained that if the senate was going
into the investigating business this and
othe- similar matters should be looked
into
The measure 20 incorporate The Inter
national American bank was discussed for
three hours. Final action was not taken
on the bill.
A bin reported from the military affairs
committee by Hawley. providing that adj
refreshments for supplies needed by the
war department may be inserted n news
papers OF this city was passed
\ bill 10 authorize a retired list Of en-
listed men and appolEted petty officers OF
the navy was passed.
Allison called up : joint resolution pass
81 by the house yesterday. appropr.a;ing
Si13.l5l 10 pay the Berife sea award. The
resolution WAS agreed ~.
The bill was passed authorizing The pres
ident To nominate Lieut.. Comm lntler r.
NJ. O. Brown. now on the retired list, TO
be a commander on thc retired list. Lieut..
Commander Brown WAS enc OF the heroes
of the Samoan Disaster.
A. . o'clock the bill fer the organize
ton OF a ranAmeriCan hank WAS Placed
before the senate, and Pett0s spoke In OPP
position TO the granting OF the proposed
charter. He SAID suca Institutions as this
wers calculated 10 stimulate such gam
bling transactions as those which had re-
Gently occurred In Chicago. where il was
made Impossible for the poor to secure
bread. Notwithstanding the abundance "
wheat.
Peitus offered an amendment IA tine bill.
providing thar the proposed bank should
not charge ner receive more than 6 per
cent. interest on ioans
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 designed to aid the
people OF this country who desired to do
business with cur Central and South Amer
seam neighbors. and IN was a notice 70 the
world that the United States proposed 10
make an effort 10 reach cat for the bust
ness OF the Western hemisphere.
Frye 81 Maine was surprised that there
should be a serious objection to Il pan
American bank. This proposed bank. he
sd 4, Is simply an inStrumentaEtY for the
promotion Of our export trade
Teller % Colorado maintained that the
proposed bank would Dot relieve the situa-
;loa and IL would rot b. relieved until We
had ships doing busn SIS with South and
e ntral America The failure % SEA goods
II, the southern countries was noy cue TO
a lack Of banking facilities In the United
States
After Foraker in reply had cited a33j-
ticnai authority in support % his eontsa-
ton. the senate at 5,ia p. m. won't mao
executive session. and soon alter adj
3ourna1