The Portland daily press., 1900-01-18
Asks That Investigation
Be Ordered.
Lively and Interesting Debate
on Subject.

had another inning today over the sails OF
the New York custom house by Secretary
Gage. Mr.. Snlzar Of New York, the au
thor Of the resolution for an investig alton
of the sscretary's transactions With the
New York banks, started the ball rolling
by charging that the mandate had al.
ready gone forth to suppress IL. Mr.. Sib-
ley, q Pennsy lvania Democrat. formerly
Q radical advocate of free silver who Is
now out of sy mpatny with the Democrats
In ths House, warmly commended Mr..
Cages course. These two speeches pre-
cipitated q debate which lasted about
three hours. Mi. Grosvenor Of Ohio ex-
planned that the committee on rules to
which the Suizer resolution had gone.
had not acted because no evidences had
b,en produo before tie committee 20
| wArrsn mt the ordering Of such . far reach =
ing investigation. Not single person had
appeared before the committee to press Ii.
Mr.. Hepburn, Republican Of Iowa, as
sailed Mr.. Salzer for some or hts extraya-
CANT staten ents and declared there ought
to be some way to rebuks member for
slandering honored officials. Later In the
day during the discussion Of the appro-
priation for the army, MIR. Cannon In
charge Of the bill challenged any men,
Der to move to strike IL ont. MIR.
Williams, Democrat Of Mississippi. re-
piled to Mr.. Cannon In an eloquent
speech In which he affirmed the loyalty
| of every American citizen TO the flag and
charged MIR. Cannon with shrewdly issu-
ing Q challenge that he knew would not
be accepted. he maintained the right,
however Of members TO nriticizs the
policy Of the government asserting that
loyalty to the dag was often ounfoundsd
with loyalty to n policy Of the govern
ment.
| The urgent deficiency bill was passed
with only one unimportant amendment.
| When the House met there was pending
the appeal Of Mr.. Bailey Of Texas from
the decision OF the chair that the census
| DILL reported by Mr.. Hopkins Of Illinois
was privileged. MIR. Barney of Wiscon sin
| from the committee on appropriations re-
ported the pension appropriation bill.
Mr.. Hopkins then argued that tbs report
was privileged. He moved to lay the ap.
peal upon the table.
Mir. Richardson. appealed to Mr.. Hop
kins not to cut of debate with that mo-
ton, but the latter ms listed.
The vote was taken by ayes and noes.
The appeal was laid upon the table IA
IA to 1888. The House then went into
committee OF the whole and resumed con-
alteration Of the urgent deficiency bill
under the five minute rule.
Mr.. Sulzer, Democrat Of New York,
took advantage Of the. first opportunity to
call attsntion to the resolution he instro.
duced few days ago for the Investigation
Of the charges against Secretary Gage in
connection with deposit If government
funds In national banks. The COMMITTEES
| to which IL had been referred had moi
acted. az understand" said Mr.. Sulzer.
that the boss Of the Republican party
says these charges are 'all rot and that
the President doesn't want them ipvesti'
gated and that nothing more 10 to be done
With these grave and serious charges"
II that was so, he continued. the mi
was q remedy, he declared, and that
remedy would be applied. The secretary
Of the treasury was charged BY rsputabls
newspapers and reputable men with q
distinct violation of the law. He pro-
decided to describe the sale Of the New
York. custom house "to the Standard OIL
trust" While he was speaking his five
minutes expired and he asked for W
minutes more.
"He has got that speech on his
stomach" observed Mr.. Cannon Of I'LL
nols, "and tbs House had better let him
proceed"
"If you don't probe this great national
scandal to the bottom" retorted Mr..
suizsr. "you will hear great deal about
1t on the stump"
Mr.. Suizer continued, quoting the
words Of President Mckinley while q
member OF Congress In criticism Of sh'
course of Secretary Fairchild In cole
the government funds In matt ~