The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-02
THAT NATIONAL BANK CASE.
ALLEN THINKS CAGES REPLY is
NOT SUFFICIENT.

Charges That the Transactions Were
Conducted for Political Purposes.
MIR. RawIins OF Utah Had a Cues
ton of Personal PriviIege-New
of Virginia Made speech on the
Financial Question.
Washington, Feb. NEARLY the entire
morning hour of the Senate to-day was
occupied by Mr.. Allen, Populist OF Ne
braska in a discussion of the report of
Secretary Gage concerning his transac-
lions with the National City Bank of New
York.
Mr.. Daniel, Democrat, of Virginia, then
delivered an extended speech on the pend
ing financial measure. He vigorously OPP
posed the proposition that the country
should go to the gold standard
Daniel NJ. Ransdell of Indiana and
Charles G.. Bennett of New York were
sworn in as sergeant-at-arms and secre-
tary of the Senate respectively.
Mr.. Rawlins of Utah rose to a question
of personal privilege and to make a per-
, sonal inquiry. He called attention to ref
erences to himself in the Record, init
mating that he might have revealed GER
tain things as TO the domestic affairs OF
citizens of Utah, and perhaps to the
moral status of member or members of
the House of Representatives"
He thought this was a breach of the
courtesies and privileges of this body and
asked whether it would be within the priv
ileges of a member of the Senate to reply
to such illusions.
The chair (Mr. Frye. held that IL any
senator should begin an attack upon any
member of the house, the Chair would
call him to order, but he said, 1t was for
the Speaker of the House to determine
what action he should take in such cir
cumstances.
Mr.. Rawllns said he wanted to show that
his silence should not be taken as an ad-
mission of the truth of the statements.
Mr.. Pettigrew offered a resolution that
paper entitled THE Philippine Com
mission" be printed as a public document
He asked that ii lie on the table until
tomorrow morning.
Mr. Pettus of Alabama offered a resolu-
ton calling upon the Secretary of the
Navy for information as to why he had
declined TO supply the Court of Claims
with information as to naval courtsmar-
tial. The resolution went over under OBJ
lection.
Allen on National City Bank.
The resolution of Mr.. Allen discharging
the Finance Committee from further con-
sideration of his resolution calling for in
formatio from the Secretary of the Treas
ury with refernce to his transactions with
the National City Bank and the Han
over National Bank of New York were
laid before the Senate T.
Mr.. Allen claimed that the replies of
the Secretary of the Treasury had not been
sufficient. He read the now famous le,-
ter addressed to Secretary Gage by A. p.
Hepburn. vice president of the National
City Bank, in which reference was made
to the bank directors part in the cam
paign of '96.
Mr.. Allen admitted that no reply was
made to that letter, bur he said that its
object was attained was evidenced by the
fact that when the letter was written the
National City Bank had a vastly smaller
amount of government money on deposit
than it had month later.
MIR. Allen charged Mr.. Stillman with in
Wiling the treasury department to give the
country the impression thab there was
more money in the banks of New York
than there really was. This ought, in his
opinion, to have called forth sharp re-