The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-17

confessed it did not meet with his entire
| approval.
The Department had no right to create
! n condition which neceSsitated def
cheney appropriation. He should vote
for the appropriation, but he should fail
in his duty did he not call attention to
! the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the depart
| ment
/ Mr.. McRae. (Arkl made general
plea for economy The revenue this
year would not exceed 5000. 100000.
/ while the Treasury estimates aggregated
S73S, 100000
Messrs. Loud (Cal). Livingston. Gao
and Griggs tGa.) We're among those who
supported the rural free delivery.
AGAINST EXPANSION.
| Mr. Ball (Texas) first introduced in1
the debate the question of expansion.
He had read extracts from the Declara-
ton of Independence. and others from
| speeches of James Wilson of Pennsyl-
yania in the Constitutional convention,
and of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg
F, 1t was long step, said he, from the
conceptions Of the Government portray
ed in these utterances to the declara
| tons of the spokesman of the present
! Administration. He vigorously assailed
the recent speech of Senator Beyeridge,
of Indiana.
/ Mr. Davis Fla.). said he deplored the
, spirit of expansion which had taken
possession of q portion of the peop.e.
! Yet not for all the world would he with
hold from our soldiers all the moral and
material support they needed. If the
war taxes were necessary to support
+ them, he said. let the measure stand.
| Mr.. Davis was applauded by the Repub
! Leans.
GAGE VIOLATES THE LAW.
Mr. Richardson (Tenn) briefly review
cd the appropriation for the military es-
adjustment, showing that in time of
PEACE lie appropriations for it, with the
deficiency provided i'll this bill reached
$121, 100000 He then proceeded to
| criticise the transactions of Secretary
Gage in the matter of the sale of the
New York Cuctom House to the Nation
nj CITY bank of New York 1t had been
charged, said Mr.. Richardson. that the
Secretary of the Treasury had violated
the law and was subject to impeach-
nent.
| Mr.. Richardson said he I'D not go to
| that lengLn, but he desired to can at
the sale of the old custom house i'll New
York.
The Secretary of the Treasury, he
said. had certainly violated the strict
letter Of the law. Because the proceeds
Of the sale had been deposited III the
, National City Bank which had pun
chased the property. some of the papers.
he said, had charged that the Secretary
was technically guilty of enbazz. cnent
and had cited IL decision of The Supreme
Court made last November. Amid coa
, fusion that ensued Mr.. Richardson final
| " made the House understand thar
! he did not agree with this Jew. lie
expressed the opinion that the Secretary
had u perfect right to deposit the money
in Government depository such as the
National City Bank then WAS. But lie
desired to go beyond that Inc custom
house was sold to the bank July Sd
1899. for 1886. 900. Just before the
sale (June 5th) the Secretary received Il
| letter from A. Il. Hepburn from which
! he quoted this abstract:
FTRNISHER THE BOODLEt ,
| ''Of course this bank is very s.rolg
and if You take the pains to LOOK at ne
list Of directors YOU will see we have
great claims in view of what was done
in 1896
Mr.. Richardson then reld II list or
some Government deposits n this bank
ut various times TO show thta SIX
| months it had the use of an average Of
| S10,000000 Of Government money
| Was that due to the contributions mad"
| by the directors TO the campaign fund
| of '96, he enquired
THE GOVERNMENT DONE"
Turning again to the sale Of the Gus
| tom house he showed how the tank
had deposited 50 $4,000 in bond. in the
! Treasury and then instead of paying the
purchase money out the Treasury had
simply transferred the purchase price
to the Governments account in TIE
bank But not the whole purchase
price was transferred. Only $3,215,O00
| leaving a pitiful $4,000 unpaid. Al
the same time it leased the proper Is
| the Government at the rate of Sl30.UOu
Il year. What had the Government ="t
out Of the transaction! A paper credit
of S3,215,OO0 and the privilege Of pay
| ing S136,O0O Il year rent. What had
| the bank got? The rent, the use of the
purchase money which it loaned, accord
| ing to newspaper reports. at enormous
rates and by Withholding the last SHO,-
| UUU TO prevent Inc lltIe lEojH pdSSJlS,
exemption from taxation upon the ~
| crty it had purchased.
| Il leave it to any honest mini ii man.
said Mr. Richardson, IF that is ! ailng
| fairly with the trust money of The Unit
ed States democratic ap.]ilIsel
Mr.. Hopkins 0lls.) quickly challeng-
| ed Mr.. Richardson's statement that The
bank was not liable to taxes.
| 81 -, NOT Ec1lla for IA VpS unuJl thp
title passes" said Mr.. Richardson.
1T becomes liable" insisted Mr.. Hop
kinjs. when it purchased and took pos
session of the property. How else could
it lease it?'
| GAGE CAN BE IMPEACHED.
IF the statement you make is true.
rttortef Mr.. Richardson hotly, then the
Secretary of the Treasury is liable to
| impeachment by this House and the
| country because he says he did agree
| to pay per cent of the purchase price
| from the date of the sale. If what you
say is true lie has done something which
was unlawful and for which he can be
| impeached.'