The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18
HE IS NOT SATISFIED.
Secretary Cages Explanation Does
Not Suit Mr.. Sulzer.
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Special to the HERALn
Washington, Jan. 10. - Mr.. Catch
ings (Miss.) was sworn in as n mem
Der at the opening of the session of the
house Friday. He has been detained at
home since congress convened. The
speaker laid before the house the resig-
nation of John Walter Smith, governor
of Maryland.
Mr.. Sulzer On. W then presented for
immediate consideration resolution
for the appointment of a special COM
mittee of nine members to investigate
the relations of the secretary of the
treasury with certain New York ma
tional banks, and the transactions rela-
tive to the sale of the New York Gus
tom house. Before the reading of the
resolution was completed, Mr.. Dalzell
(rep., Pa.) objected on the ground that
the resolution should go through the
box in the regular way.
"Then l ask unanimous CONSENT"
said Mr.. Sulzer, "for its consideration"
81 object" shouted Mr.. Hopkins
(rep., Ill.,, and several other republic
ans.
Mr.. Grosvenor CO., moved that the
resolution be laid on the table.
at is not before the house" observed
Mr.. Hopkins. "The able report of the
secretary or the treasury hus met all
the charges it contains"
The house at 1920 p. m. adjourned
until Monday.
Fnvors the Canal.
Washington, Jan. IS. - The house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce Friday ordered a favorable
report upon the Hepburn bill for the
construction of the Nicaragua canal.
The bill is practically the same one re-
ported by this committee in the last
congress. There was some discussion
about the advisability of delaying ac-
ton on the bill until the Isthmian canal
commission reported, but this was
finally regarded as unnecessary and all
the members except Mr.. Fletcher, of
Minnesota, voted to report the bill ia
vorably. The latter said his silence
should not be construed as opposition
to the measure, but merely as a reser-
walton of his right to support or oppose
it after further consideration. The
committee made some changes in the
original bill, inserting new section 3
and making verbal alterations,
The Clark inquiry.
Washington, Jan. 13.-There were
again four or five witnesses before the
senate committee on privileges and
elections Friday in connection with the
attack upon the right of Senator Clark,
of Montana, 10 his seat in the senate
One of the witnesses, State Senator My
ers, produced letter from G. w. Clark
son of the senator, telling him (Myers)
he had forwarded $500 as retainer for
him as attorney in connection with ths
| coal interests of the Clarks. A dentist
named Ector also displayed letters from
Senator Clark himself referring to Mr.
w. NJ. Bickford as a representative Of
his, and that while he Clark knew
nothing Of Ecton's claims for services
his policy was to remunerate all that
served him. Probably the most i'm.
portant witness of the day was III. II
Carr, a member of the legislature, who
had voted for Mr.. Clark for the SEN
ate. He is one of the men in whose
name money was turned over to the
state. Mr.. Carr said that while this
money, $4,000 in $1,000 bills, had beer
shown to him by Mr.. Whiteside and he
had marked the envelope containing it.
Mr.. Whiteside had not said anything
to him about voting for Mr.. Clark.