The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
GARY GIVEN A SCORING
ACCUSED OF HAVING EXCEEDED
HIS AUTHORITY
Senate Spends the Day Discussing the
international American Bank
Bill-No Vote Taken

WASHINGTON, June 16.--In the House
today Mr.. Dingley (Rep.) of Maine called
UP the bill supplemental to the war reve-
nue. measure designed to supply some omis-
sions and to strengthen the means Of ad-
ministering the revenue act. 1t exempts
from taxation mutual, casualty, fidelity
and guarantee companies conducted not
for profit. After explanation by Mr.. Ding
| ley the bill was passed.
In the general debate upon the bill, Will
| son, Democrat, South Carolina, delivered
| a speech in support of the Lodge immigra-
ton bill, and Carmack Democrat, of Ten
nessee, spoke on. the probability of the war
ending in the Inauguration Of a policy
of territorial aggression.
Arguing from this conclusion and the
necessity for greatly increased naval and
military strength and the inevitable par
ticipation in frequent international wran-
giles, Mr. Carmack commended that the in
ternational features of the war revenue
bill would necessarily become permanent
fixtures of the country's revenue system
and be perpetual inquisitorial burden.
| The reading of the bill called forth caus-
| tic criticism from Loud, Republican, Of
California, and Johnson, Republican, OF
Indiana upon former Postmaster General
Gary for having added 346 letter carriers
| to the service an increased incidental ex-
penses, thereby causing an expense inau-
thorized by law, exceeding the postoffict
appropriation. They commended that hc
acted wrongfully and should have kept the
| expenditure within the appropriations
made by the last congress.
| Heated debate was thus precipitated over
! the paragraph of carrying $4,000 for the
postoffice deficiency but 1t was not passed
and the house, at SIP p. M, adjourned.
In the Senate
| WASHINGTON, June 16.-After devot-
| ing an hour today to the discussion of the
bill restoring the annuities to the Ssse-
| ton and Wahpeton bands of Sioux Indians
the senate resumed the consideration OF
| the bill to incorporate the International
American bank. A test vote clearly indi.
Gated that majority of the senate ia
vors the measure. A final vote on 1t Is
| expected tomorrow.
At 2 o'clock Allison had not concluded
his remarks. The Indian bill then gave
way to the unfinished business, the bill t.
incorporate the International American
bank.
Daniel Of Virginia offered an amendment
to strike out the entire seventh section OF
the bill, which confers powers on tho
bank to act as the financial agent of any
nation, state, municipality, corporation OF
person, and to act as trustee for any such
Caffery of Louisiana delivered an ex-
tended reply to the legal and constitution
al objections raised against the bill.
Foraker of Ohio, in charge of the meas
ure, also defended the constitutionality Of
the proposed law.
The vote upon Daniels amendment &c
strike out the seventh section was Their
taken, the amendment being rejected, z!
| to II.
Teller of Colorado briefly discussed the
bill, maintaining that the proposed banl
was unnecessary and was an enterprise
with which the United States government,
ought to have nothing to do.
| Sewell of New Jersey said the estab
lishment of the proposed bank would GER
tainly encourage trade with South Ameri
can countries. 1t would be one of the frs,
acts on the part ofthis country. looking Il
the development of our southern trade
He was satisfied that steamship lines
would follow the incorporation of the bank
AS a business man, he heartily commended
the measure.
At 1855 p. m. the bill was laid aside. The
senate went into executive session and al
5:15 p. m. adjourned.