The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-13
Erroneous Story About Re-
publican Chm. Corrected.
TO OLEAVEVOLUNTARILY
Yarn About the Wisconsin Mans
Record Wholly Imaginative.
TARIFF VIEWS NOT. INVOLVED
The Head of the Congregational Com
mittee Long Ago Concluded
He Had Enough.

From The Journal Bureau. Room IS. Post
BsstIdiHg, Washington
Washington, May 13.-There is no foun-
dation for the statement that Chairman
Hanna is bent on deposing Representa-
man of the republican congressional com
mittee, because Of Babcock's alleged un-
business-like methods in handling the
committees affairs. This story has its
origin almost entirely in the fertile i'm
aginations of certain gentlemen in Wash
ington who are watching for opportuni-
ties these. dull days to make copy for
their newspapers.
Mr. Babcock, it is said on the highest
authority, has made q most excellent
chairman OF the congressional committee,
giving not only his time to the work. but
his money also. Not q word of criticism
was ever heard until Babcock announced
that he had strong opinions regarding the
tariff, and then the criticism was voiced
by newspaper men and not by Senator
Hanna or by anybody else in authority
in republican councils. AS a matter OF
fact, Babcock has wanted for several
years to be relieved of the position of
chairman of the congressional committee,
and it was with the greatest difficulty
that he was induced to continue In the
position for the last campaign. He an
nounced at the time of his last accept
ance that he would not serve again, and
that somebody else would have to be
found for the Craftsmanship before the
beginning of the 1902 campaign. His tariff
views have had not one thing to do with
the matter. This statement comes from
men who are close to Babcock and to
Hanna.
1t is quite possible that Babcock's tariff
views will make his unwillingness to con-
tinue as chairman of the congressional
committee a matter Of rejoicing in GER
tain republican circles, but there has been
no bouncing" no "discipIining," nor
thought of anything of that sort Neither
Hanna, nor any other republican leader
having any common sense, would for a
moment think OF dealing with Babcock in
the way suggested recently in a good
many Of the newspapers. They could not
more certainly make the Babcock tariff
proposition an issue in congress and be-
fore the country. At the same time, such
a policy would accomplish all OF the sew
eral things which these leaders are sup
posed to be anxious to prevent.
WISCONSIN The supreme court
to-day dismissed the
CREDITORS. case Of William D.
Hale, receiver of the
GET 1T. American Savings &
Loan Association of
Minneapolis, against L. v Lewis, treas
urer of the state Of Wisconsin, and NJ
c. Clark, receiver of the association, ap-
pointed by the circuit court of Dane
county, Wisconsin. The point involved in
this case was the construction Of the
state law requiring such associations to
deposit securities to secure the claims of
local creditors. The constitutional ques-
tion was raised that such legislation was
against the general credi-
tors of the concern. The judgment of the
court Of Wisconsin was against
Hale, the receiver appointed in Hennepin
county, Mimi, who wanted to get posses
sion of the assets of the corporation in
Wisconsin for the benefit of general credi-
tors. The dismissal of the suit has the
effect of affirming that decision, and the
assets in charge Of the Wisconsin state
treasurer will go toward the payment of
the claims of creditors in that state.
The supreme court also affirmed the de-
cision Of the supreme court of North Da-
kota in the case of the Red River Valley
National Bank of Fargo against Archibald
j. Craig and others, involving the state
law relating to mechanics liens Owners
Of certain property in Fargo executed a
mortgage in favor Of the bank and after
wards built on the land, the defendant fill
ing mechanics lien on the property to Sc
cure payment for material and labor. The
bank foreclosed the mortgage and the sale
did not realize enough to pay both claims.
Thereupon the lien claimants filed claim
for the amount of their bill, which was
allowed by the state court as against the
mortgagee- This claim is sustained in
the opinion rendered to-day