The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-02


the atrocities which led to lynchings.
While he did not justify lawbreaking, he
declared that those who condemned tthe
! lynchings unqualifedly had water, not
blood in their <eins. (Applause)
Mr. Gaines CTenn.) raised the question
as TO the application of the constitution
! to our new possessions, holding that it
+ did apply, and cited decisions of courts
relative TO Alaska, in support Of his po-
sition. This closed the general debate.
| Mr.. Hill 0Hs) reported the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill. At $40
| D. m. the house adjourned
| Washington, Feb 1.-Nearly the entire
hour in the senate was occupied by Mr.
| Allen pop. Neb) in the discussion of
! the report of Secretary Gage concerning
his transactions with the National City
! bank. of New York Mr.. Daniels Dem,
Va), then delivered an extended speech
on the pending financial measure. He
vigorously opposed the proposition that
the country should go to the gold stand
ard Daniel NJ Ramsdeu of Indiana and
Charles G. Bennett of New York were
sworn in as sergeant-at-arms and secre-
tary of the senate, respectively.
At the opening of the session Mr.. Raw
Inns Utah rose to a question of personal
privileges and to make a personal in
quiry. 81 have noticed" said he, 'in the
record of last week frequent references
to myselfand intimating that if I had
taken pains to do so. I might have re-
vealed certain things as to the domestic
affairs of citizens of my state and per-
=, rot Of |l0cT
or members of the house of representa-
tives. The preliminary inquiry l wish
to make is whether such allusion to a
member of this body is a breach of the
courtesies and privileges of this body,
and whether it would be within the priv
ileges of a member of the senate to reply
to such illusions"
The chair CMr. Frye held that if any
senator should begin an attack upon any
member of the house the chair would call
him to order. but he saidit was for the
speaker of the house to determine what
action he should take in such circum-
stances. Mr. Rawlins said that was his
understanding, and he had made the In
quiry that his silence should not be taken
as an admission of the truthfulness of
the statements made.
Mr.. Pettigrew offered resolution that |
a paper entitled "The Philippine Commits |
sion be printed as a public document |
He asked that it lie on the table until |
tomorrow morning.
Mr. Pettus (Ala.) offered a resolution |
calling on the secretary Of the navy for |
Instructions as to why he declined to
supply the court of claims with the in !
formation as to naval court martials. /
The resolution went over under objection. |
The resolution of Mr.. Allen discharging |
the finance committee from further con- |
sideration of his resolution calling for in
formation from the secretary OF the trea-
sury with reference to his transaction /
with the National City bank and the |
Hanover National bank of New York,
was laid before the senate.
Mr.. Allen claimed that the replies OF
the secretary of the treasury had not
sufficient. He reviewed the reply OF Sec
rotary Gage to his resolutions. He read
the now-famous letter addresser to Sec
rotary Gage by A. B. Hepburn. vice
president of the national City bank, in
which reference was made to the bank
directors part in the campaign OF '96
Mr.. Allen admitted that no reply was
made othat letter. but he said that its
object was attained, as evidenced BY the
fact that when the letter was written
the National City bank had on deposit
less than $4,000 Of government money,
while less than a month later the gov
ernment's depositin that bank was about
$2i. 600.
Referring to the further correspondence
between Secretary Gage and Mr. stu
T. oIo 19a+ ]
inviting the treasury department to give
the country the impression that there
was more money in the banks of New
York than there really was. This Ought
in his opinion. to have called forth
sharp rebake frpm the secretary. bug the
showed none.
Caustic comment was made By Mr..
Alien upon that part ofthe correspond
erce which related 70 the transaction Of
the governments business in the Philip
pines through the National City bank.
He was interrupted by Mr.. Carter who
said that about that time he had been
informed BY the paymaster general OF the
army that he was wholly without banking
facilities for the payment % OFT troous
in the Philippines except through Lon
don. Il would ike 10 ask the senator
lI1fI III co MI carter. II ne TANKS tlere 7
IS anything objectionable In any effort
made BY the government To try 70 pay .
It's soldiers in the PHILIPPINES in Ameri-
ran money through an American bank.
tl1us escaping the rzinous discount winch ,
we have 10 paw London bankz2
Mr. ALIEN repiIe5 that he I'D not care
% have his speech INTERRUPTED. sac1
questions caused departure that - csa
rot ike.
sTr. spooner-Tt Il not 4 departure from
tire truth. but simply departure froul
your sPeech.
The senator fr5m Nearasza' inter :
'ecte8 Mr., AtGTich. IS now showing thsr-
an American bznE was trying 20 sei the
business done BY London Banks and the I
treasury was irving - give ~
NJ Alien declared tAat from az thig
corres 7on5snce Il aas a loE.eat dedue- e
.5oa that tl,a -saasac5isus srere essd.sttal =
'or political purposes
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