The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-02

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Washington, Feb. Nearly the en-
tire morning hour in the senate today
was occupied by Mr.. Allen (POp. Neb),
in the discussion Of the report Of Sec
rotary Gage concerning his transactions
with the National City bank Of New
York
Mr.. Daniel Dem. Va.) then delivered
an extended speech on the pending
financial measure. He vigorously Op-
posed the proposition that the country
should go to the gold standard.
Daniel N. Ramsdell Of Indiana and
Charles G. Bennett Of New York were
sworn in as rgeant-aG-arms and sec
rotary of the senate respectively.
AT the opening of the session Mr..
RawIins (Utah) rose to a question Of
personal privilege and 20 make per-
sonal inquiry.
I have noticed" said he. Gin the rec
ord OF the last week. frequent refer
ences to myself and intimsting that had
I taken pains to do SO, I might have
revealed certain things as to the do
nestle affairs Of citizens of my state
and perhaps to the moral status of a
member or members Of the house Of
representatives.
The parliamentary inquiry I 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
privileges of a member OF the senate to
reply to such illusions"
Would Be Called to Order.
The chair (AIr. Frye held that If any
senator should begin an attack upon
any member Of the house, the chair
would cali him to order, but he said it
was for the speaker CT the house TO de-
terlnine what action - shObid take IN
such circumstances.
Mr.. Rawlins said his silence should
not be taken as an admission OF the
truthfulness of the statements made.
Mr. PettigreW offered a resolution
that a paper entitled The Philippine
commission" be printed as a public
document. He asked that title on the
table until tomorrow morning.
The resolution of Mr.. Allen discharg-
ing the finance committee from further
consideration Of his resolution calling
for information from the secretary Of
the treasury with reference to his
transaction with the National City
bank and the Hanover National bank
Of New York, was laid before the sen
ate.
Mr.. Allen claimed that the replies Of
the secretary Of the treasury had not
been sufficient. He reviewed the reply
Of Secretary Gage to his resolution. He
read the now famous letter addressed
to Secretary Gage by a. 3. Hepburn
cevi president of the National City
bank, in which reference was made to
the bank directors part in the cam
paign Of 1896.
Deposits Were Increased.
Mr. Allen admitted that no reply was
made to that letter, but he stated that
its object was attained was evidenced
by the fact that when the letter was
written the National City bank had on
deposit less than $20,0 of government
money, while less than a month later
the government deposit in that bank
was about $4,000 900.
Referring to further correspondence
between Secretary Gage and Mr. Still
man, Mr.. Allen charged the latter with
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 a sharp rebuke from the secre-
taTy, but the correspondence showed
none.
Sarcastic comment was made BY MI
Allen on that part of the correspond
ence which related to the transaction
of the governments business in the
Philippines through the City National
bank.
He was interrupted by Mr.. Carter.
who said that about that time he had
been informed by the paymaster gen.
eral Of the army that he was wholly
without banking facilities for the pay
ment of our troops in the PHILIPPINES
except through London.
Favored National City Bank.
Il would like to ask the senator" in
quired Mr. Carter, IF he thinks there
is anything Objectionable in an effort
made by the gOvernme at to try to pay
United States soldiers in the Philip
pines in American money through an
American bank, thus escaping the ruin
Gus discounts which we have TO pay
London banks?"
Mr. Allen replied that he did not care
to have his speech interrupted Such
questions caused a departure that be
did not like.
Mr.. Spooner-It is not a departure
from the truth, but simply a departure
from your speech.
THE senator from Nebraska" inter
iected Mr. Aldrich, lis now showing
that an American bank was irving to
get the business done by London banks
and the treasury was trying to give it,
Mr.. Allen declared that from all this
correspondence il was a logical deduc-
ton that the transactions were con-
Quoted for political purposes.
That is" suggested Mr.. Carter. lit
is a logical deduction of the senator
from Nebraska (Laughter(
You may undertake TO bully this
subject down." said Mr.. Allen. with
some heat, but you can't do II. You
cannot laugh it down, a. you will not
be able to persuade the American peo-
pie that there was not undue intimacy
between the treasury and the National
City bank And this knowledge of this
fact hurts. too"
Bills were passed to reimburse the
state of Wyoming for money expended
in protecting the Yellowstone National
park and to enlarge the powers of the
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf railroad
After a brief executive session, the
senate, at ASS p. m, adjourned.