Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-04
REPRESENTATIVE sULZA..
UPON THE FINANCIAL END !
AN EXPLANATION =
OF RECENT OFFICIAL ACTS.
OBJECTED TO BY MR.. PAYNE, RE-
PUBLICAN LEADER.
A Pertinent Resolution by Mr.. Me-
Rae, of Arkansas-An Amendment
to the Financial Bill offered in
the Senate by Mr.. Aldrich.


were premonitions of storm when the.
House reassembled after the holiday
recess to-day. Several members, in
GLIDING Mr.. Sulzer (Dem., N. W were
prepared to offer resolutions of inquiry
into the course of Secretary Gage in
regard to the deposit of public funds in
the New York banks. and to demand
for them immediate consideration.
Mr.. Gaines (Dem., Tenn.,) got prece-
dence over MIR. Sulzer by rising to a
question of personal privilege He mad
read a publication alleging that he had
stated that in voting for the Tayler
resolution ito investigate the case OF
Brigham H. Roberts, he had been act
uated by motives of self-preservation
He denounced the publication as false
and without foundation.
Mr.. Sulzer was then recognized and
offered his resolution, which was read
at the clerks desk. 1t was as follows:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be, and he hereby is, directed
to furnish the House of Representa-
tives as soon as possible with the fol-
lowing information:
q. All letters, agreements, papers or
documents between the treasury depart
ment of the United States, or any per-
son connected Herewith, and the Ma
tional City Bank and the Hanover Ma
tional Bank Of the city of New York,
or any person acting for them, or
either of them, since the fourth day OF
N. 1lp
of public funds, bonds or revenues In
said bank or banks, or any other rela-
tons or business transactions now eX-
listing or heretofore had between the
government and the said banks or eth
err of them.
80. The amount of public money,
bonds, or revenue deposited with said
banks, or either of them. by the gov
eminent, for what length Of time and
the reasons therefor, apd whether said
banks, or either of them, have paid the
government any interest on said de-
posts. and if SO. how much. and ID. "a; All
or in any way relating thereto"
The speaker Immediately ruled that
the resolutions, under the rules, must
go first to a committee and was not
privileged.
IF the committee does not report it
back within one week, does it become
privileged?" asked Mr.. SulZer.
ut does" responded the speaker.
81 now ask unanimous consent for
the consideration. of the resolution, %
said Mr.. Sulzer.
"The resolution should be first con-
sidered by a committee" said Mr..
Payne, the floor leader of the majority.
II object"
That ended the little furry.
Representative Mcf1ae, of Arkansas,
introduced the following joint resolu-
tion:.
BE it resolved, ETC., That the Unit
ed States hereby declare that their
purpose in acquiring jurisdiction and
control over the Philippine Islands
was and is to secure to the inhabitants
the suppression of the existing rebel
lion therein, free, independent, stable
government, republican in form, and
that the United States guarantee to
said inhabitants protection against all
foreign invasion"
In the Senate, the 10th inst. was
named as the day for the delivery of
eulogies in memory Of the late Vice
President Hobart.
The members of the Senate Finance
authorized Senator Aldrch to present
amendments to the financial bill. The most
important relates to the greenbacks and is
as follows:
After the word authority on line 5, page
u, strike out remainder of section and
insert: and the gold coin received from
the sale of said bonds shall first be COW
cred into the general fund of the treasury
and then exchanged in the manner here
inbefore provided for an equal amount of
the notes redeemable and held for ex-
change, and the United States exchanges
in accordance with the provisions of this
section, shall, when covered into the treas
ury, be re-issued as now provided by law,
and the gold coin in the reserve fund, to-
gether with the redeemed notes held for
use as provided in this section, shall at
no time exceed the maximum sum of $780,
900, 600"
All of section is eliminated and a new
section substituted.
Another amendment is to the second sec
ton Of the bill, where it provides for main
tanning the gold reserve. The bill as re-
ported made it the duty Of the Secretary
of the Treasury to maintain the gold re-
serve at 500. .OO0 by the sale of bonds
The amendment provides that when the
reserve falls below that amount it shall
be his duty to restore it to the maximum
of sl50.0Oo60O.
1t is stated by members of the commit
tee that the amendments are for the pur-
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the bill and to leave no question as to the
construction of the law when enacted.