The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-17

tno hpikt VI cxp2uriou Wuton uHa thken
possession Of portion of the people. Yet
not for all the world would he withhold
from our soldiers struggling. bleeding
and dying In the Philippines all the
moral and material support they needed.
IL the war taxes were beossssry to sup
port them he said, let the measure stand.
Mr.. Davis was applauded by the Republi-
cans.
Mr.. Richardson OF Tennessee, briefly
reviewed the appropriation for the mill
tssy ertsbIishmsht showing that In time
Of peace the appropriations for It, with
the defioiercy provided In this bill,
reached 1921. OO0, 900. He then criticised
the transactions Of Secretary Gage In the
matter Of the sale OF the New York Gus
tom house to the National City bank of
New York. 1t had been charged said Mr..
Richardson. that the Secretary Of the
Treasury had violated the Lam and one Of
the newspapers had charged that he had
been guilty Of ernbezzlsment, teohnicslly
and legally. and was, therefore. subject
TO impeachment. MIR. Richardson said
he did not 20 to that length. but the sec
Rotary Of the treasury he said, had GER
taInly violated the strict letter Of the
law.
Mr.. Richardson described tbs aot Of
Congress under which the custom house
was sold, calling attention to the Ian
guags requiring that the proceeds Of the
sale he'd been deposited In the National
City bank which had purchased the
property, some Of the papers, he said. had
charged that the secretary was tschnical-
ly guilty of embezzIsmsnt and had cited
o decision OF the supreme court made last
November.
Mr. Hopkins of Illinois and Mr.. Hep
burn, Iowa, were on THAR feet denying
that the deci,ion cited had any apr lica-
ton and amid the confusion it was some
time before Mr.. Richardson could make
the Houss understand that he did Lot
agree with this view. In his opinion, the
decision did not make the secretary guilty
Of en- bsszlsment and moreover he ex-
pressed the opinion ttas the reoretary had
perfect right to deposit the money In Q
government depository such as the
national city bank then was. But he said
he desired to 60 beyond that. The custom
house was sold 10 the bank July 5, 1859,
for %, '65 900. Just before the sale June
9TH. the secretary received letter from
A. b. Hepburn q, from which MI. Richardson
read this extracs. ''of courss this bank Is
very strong and II You take the pains to
look at the list Of directors, you will see
we have great claims in view Of what
was done in 1856 "
Mr.. Richardson then read . list Of gov
eminent deposits In this bank at various
times to show that for six months 1t had
the use of An average Of SO 900. 900 Of gov
ernmeut money. Was thas due to the con-
tribution made by the directors to the
general fund OF 80 he inquired.
Turning again to the sale Of the GUS
tom house he showed how the bank had
deposited s., ESQ. Go ponds In the treasury
and then, instead Of paying the purchase
money, into the treasury, had simply
transferred the purchase price to the gov
ernment's account In the bank. But not
the whole purchase price was transferred.
Only 90, 2l5 900 leaving q pitiful $50. 900
unpaid. At the same time It Leased tho
property TO ths govern ment at the rata Of
s1s6 009 year. What had the government
got out Of The transaction. paper credit
OF 80, ga 600 and the privilege Of paying
sis6 O1O a wear rant What had the bank
m -, che ,s.. ., ~. n,rch..a
soe' Ano ie"s' ''o "'e u '"'
money. which IL loaned according TO
newslaper reports at enormous rates aud,
hv v,,hho,diro tina last s5o. OOO To prs-
~, ,,,I. -, .ssin, a,r,;on
vent the titis from pAssins' sAe'npsio"
from taxation upon the property 10 had
purohased.
,I ,..v. a. IN an, ho,sss ,a,,asd man :,
:" " "", A'
said Mr.. RICHARDSON III shat Is oeshhe
fairly with the trust money OF the United
S,atss I" fDsmoo-nt,o applause.)
H. us,.. :, ,u,n.,s .h.,,a,.a NJ
mr. nopN.ns W i"S' n
richardson's atatsmsnt tnas the bank
was rot liable for taxes.
arr "a M. l,abl. for taxe until ,bs title
n,'~, AT. a.
passes' ssln Mr' hionarusoh' Ne
came LIABLE" insisted Mr.. Hopkins.
ben IL puroha ssd and took possession