The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-30

Washington, Jan. 29,-The bill for the
reorganization and Improvement Of the
weather bureau, which includes pro-
vision for pereloning disabled ans aged
employees Of the service, receiveCS- a
black eye In the house. The bill was
bitterly fought by the opponents of
civil pension rolls on account of the
life tenure provisions it contained and
it was side-tracked on. test vote Of
81 TO 3d. Although the speaker ruled
that il remained unfinished business
when the house was again in commit
tee Of the whole, the opponents of the
measure believe the action of the day
kills it.
The early portion Of the day was de-
voted to a lively scrimmage over the
Sulzer resolution to investigate Secre-
taTy Gage which the committee on
rules recommended should be sent 10
the ways ana means cOmalfttee, as
the latter committee has the response
Of the secretary in its possession.
There was no opposition to the pro-
posed action. but Mr.. Richardson
CTenn) and Mr.. SulZer IN " used
it as a test for renewing their attacks
upon the secretary. Mr.. Gage was de-
Tended by Mr.. Hopkins Qlls.), Mr..
Hill Conn and Mr. Dalzeu (Pa.).
Immediately after the reading Of the
journal, Mr.. DalZen (Pa.), from the
committee on rules, reported back the
Sulzer resolution for the appointment
of a committee to investigate the de-
post Of public funds by Secretary
Gage in New York banks and all the
transactions relating TO the sale Of the
New York custom house, with the
recommendation chat it be referred to
the ways and means committee.
Mr.. Dalzen explained tn9t the re-
Spouse OF the secretary Of the treas
uTy to the Sulzer resolution of inquiry
on the same subject had gone to the
ways and means committee, and it
was proper that the committee should
have jurisdiction.
Investigation Should Be Made.
Mr.. Richardson CTenn.). leader Of the
minority, said he was not opposed to
the reference of the resolution to the
ways and means Committee, but he
was decidedly Of the opinion that "a
investigation should be made. He re-
newed his assertion, made in q previous
debate, that the reason why the Ma
tiOnal City bank Of New York had not
completed it's title to the custom house
property purchased from the govern
ment was that It had been the inten-
ton of the secretary Of the treasury
70 relieve the bank Of its tax Obliga-
tions to the state and city Of New
York by retaining the title in the gov
eminent. The government had agreed
to pay rent for the property. yet the
bank was not to pay taxes upon il.
If that was the secretaTy's motive,
said Mr.. Richardson, emphaticalIy, I
am here TO condemn IL and to insist
that it i'll b. comes the secretary Of the
treasury to 60 into partnership with
a private corporation"
The National City bank Of New
York, la Richardson said, had been
able TO earn interest upon the $685.
0Oei it had noninally paid the govern
ment interest upon the bonds it had
deposited to retain this money and to
charge the government rental equal to
4 per cent Of the purchase price. In
other words, he said this juggling had
enabled the bank to make 1851, 600 up
to date
Mr.. Richardson said he was surprised
that the secretary Of the treasury had
not already asked to be allowed to
make an explanation.
People Desply Interested.
Mr.. Sulzer N. ", the author Of the
resolution, eaid the people of the coun-
try were deeply interested in ascertain
ing the truth. He characterized the
conduct OF the secretary Of the treas
ury as infamous. and his connection
with the Rockefeller bank. which had
been used, he said, to manipulate the
stock market against adverse interests,
as scandalOus.
We demand this investigation, -
said he. TO ascertain Who the stock
holders and the directors OF this bank
are that they are entitled to special
privileges from this administration"
Ever since the present secretary had
been in office, Mr.. Sulzer said, he had
been aiding the National City bank at
the expense Of other national banks
He declared the people Of the country
recognized that the secretary % the
treasury wac unit and incompetent 10
hold the purse strings. The United
States treasury was made the instru-
ment Of the Standard OIL trust AYE,
more, he said, the people believed the
secretary should be impeached.
Mr. Hopkins 0Il). in reply, said all
this discussion was premature and out
of place. Il simply rise" said he. Ito
protest against the unfOunded unwar-
ranted and untrue charges made by the
gentleman from Tennessee Orchard
SUM- " sAelA AAHAAe mas Att 10 lILfDlLE
false and fraudulent motives 70 the
secretary of the treasury? Is there any
evidence upon which to base them?
None whatever When the secretary Of
the treasury was called upon for the
facts he presented a fun response"
Calls It Buncombe.
Mr.. Hill Comm declared the resolu-
tion for an investigation was pure bun
combe. intended for political purposes
just as a similar resolution directed
against the Democratic secretary Of
the treasury in the last administration
was.
Il asked the gentleman from Illinois
(Hopkins)." again interp0scd Mr.. Rich
ards0n, why $4,000 had been held
back. He did not answer il. I now
PROFOUND the same interrogatory TO
YOU"
Mr.. Hill replied that the law under
which the property was sold compelled
the payment of only S750,000 cash. the
remainder from time to time. The sec