Macon beacon., 1900-02-03
SECY GAGE'S RESPONSE.
Reply to Resolutionsof Inquiry Sent
to the Senate by the Secre-
taryof the Treasury.
HAS PRACTICALLY ANSWERED BEFORE

HAS PRACTICALLY ANSWERED BEFORE,
lie, However, sends the additional
Reply in order 10 supply What
ever MaN Have Been Considered
ns Lacking In the First Commu-
nicution,
Washington, Jan. 30.-The secretary
OF the treasury transmitted to the Sal
ate his reply to the resolution OF jan
uary IS, calling for further infCrma-
ton as to his dealings with the officials
of the National City bank ot New
York Secretary Gage quotes in fun
the senate resolutions and adds that 1t
might be considered as fully answered
by his communication of January 10.
in reply to the senNte's first resolution
of inquiry of January ,, ON the same
subjects. lie adds, however, that he
will endeayor to supply, TO the best OF
his ability, whatever may have been
lacking in his first answer,
The secretarS's HesponSe.
The secretary then takes up the sen-
ate resolution OF January %, by para
",y ..'E, 'I,'' ,Iin ronlr il nc follows.
st"3"ll n'l' ,rhnt +be secretarv of the treasury
be ana he is hereby directed to transmit
to the senate GoPeS oi m itSgS or g
ment he may have written or had with 4.
T. iHePpGV[n., il VI IN ~, renIv t0 letter from
Mr. llepburn to him dated June 8, 1891
- careful search Of the department
files does not show any answer To the let
| ter of A. j. Hepburn, written by him to
me. dated June %, 1891, nor do believe
| thai any was ever made to said letter.
| Neither do | recall any conversation had
| with A. b, Hepburn in reply to such let
| ter Nor was there at that time, or now,
| any agreement made or expectation OF an
| agreement to be made by the secretary
| of the treasury or any of the officers oi
| son or persons with reference to the sub
| iect matter of said letter OF A B, Hep-
| burn
| "1he record transmitted with my com
murication of January TO- 1900 contains
| all there is or ever was, so lar as Know,
| concerning the said letter of a, b. Hep
| bum
| ALSO copies of any letters, com
nuncations agreements, papers and doe
| uueuts between the treasury department
and the National City bank of New YORK
within the period embraced between June
| g. 1891 and October q, 1891.
"ll does not appear from any record OF
| the treasury department, nor is 1t within
the recollection of the secretary of the
treasury. that the department or any Of
| its officers had any relations, either ON
cia or private, with the National city
banl. of New York, within the period EN-
braced between June ., 1881, and October
| q 1891 so that there are no letters, com
muniCations, agreements, papers and doc
| umentS in the possession of the depart
mont, which passed between the treasury
| department and the National city DanF
| within that period
Tho .eecra+ary ralIs ,+tpntion +o tht
i"' '' va >"'i' wv
necessity which arose, late IN October
fso, of disnosiup i'm same ,yay of th,
.''' W a,,,.,,,aa,
large sum OF money (N5S, ,44S, ,223) .Mhlcl
,voe reoliyod from tbe settlement nj
"''
the Pacific railway dent, instead o.
,,.i+hd,av,i,o tbie monpy ont of antiv,
'''''7
channels, and thus preClWtatnS
financial disturbance lie refers to hl'
letter to MIR, n d Hepburn, printed II
full in his first reply, in which he tolt
Mr., Hepburn that MIR. IL. W. Cannon
Of the Chase National bank had al
ready been requested 10 ascertain
now many banks would Pua'''S as ae
poSltoTS 10 receive Pol (loI' Vi ul
S300 600 of the railway tund Whlcl
,,os +o bo lisbursnd n, tho rede,nr
""' w ~ - -
ton of government SKIES about Janu
orv first