The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-02

government. The had
agreed to pay rent for the property.
yet the bank was not to nav taxes
upon it,. He called attention to the
letter of the secretary Of the treasury
kin congress to appropriate S19a.009
for the property sold in the aan he
had described TO prevent the bark
from being liable for taxes II that
vas the secretary's motive" said Mr..
Richardson emphatically. Il am here
to condemn IL and TO insist that IL III
become the secretary Of the treasury
to go into partnership with a private
corporation With Its interest or its
nominal payment to the government
and its deposited bonds and with the
renta' charge upon the government.
rental being 4 per cent on the purchase
price. this juggling had enahiSd the
bank to make $4,000 up to date.
NJ. Suizer. New York. the author Of
the resolution. said the republican
party dared neither to smother nor ig-
more the resolution. Ever since the
present secretary had been in Office,
Mr.. Sulzer said. he has been aiding the
National City bank at the expense OF
other national banks II had been
making millions coming and going.
He declared that the people OF tho
country recognized that the secretary
OF. the treasury was unfit and incom-
petent TO hold tie purse strings. The
United State treasury was made the in
~strunient OF the Standard OIL trust.
Aye more. he said. the people believed
the secretary should be impeached.
Mr.. Hopkins. Illinois, I'm reply said
hat all this discussion was premature
and out OF place. Il simply rise" said
he Ito protest against his unfounded,
u~nwarranted and untrue charge made
by the gentleman from Tennessee
(Richardson). What right has he TO
impute false and fraudulent motives to
the secretary of the treasury"
Why did the $50. 900 remain unpaid.
interrupted Mr.. Richardson
III come TO that" replied Mr.. Hop
kins. Proceeding. lie said Mr., Rich
ardson had charged hat the secretary
had entered into a contract.
Il affirm" he said" that there is no
support whatever for the charge. The
custom house property was sold To- the
National City bank. Ii took posses
sion and made a lease. / claim that
the city and state of New York can
proceed 10 the co.. ection OF taxes Just
as if the paper title had passed.
Under the law the secretary OF the
treasury sold the property TO the high
est bidder. Tie National City bank
bid $3.50, 600 more than any other bidder,
What is the mex offense? That the
purci, Sc price was deposited with tho
National city bank. That bank Is a
government depository selected by n
democratic administration because OF
its financial standing and a deposit i'm
that bank was the same a. II IL had
been in the s~ub-treasury o. in the
treasury ITSELF
The resolution was passed without
division.
a bill to require pilots and officers
of steam vessels to make path to their
application for licenses was passed.
When the weather bureau re-organ-
ization bill was called up. Mr. Brown.
OF Ohio, opposed Withholding ; per
cent. of the salaries of each employee
for the creation OF the pension fund.
He was opposed to a civil pension list
in any branch Of the government. He
was also opposed to life tenure in
office. After the discussion had pro-
ceeded for sometime. the house. being
in committee of the whole, rose and
Mr.. Wadesworth moved that debate
on the bill be limited to four hours.
Much opposition developed. but tho
motion finally prevailed.
The opposition then directed its en-
ergies to preventing the house from
going back into committee of the whole
succeeding in doing so on a test vote
of 50 to 70. In response to a parlia-
mertaTy inquiry the speaker aid the
bill would remain the unfinished bus
mess.
Then at 1886 p. m. the house adjourn
ed.