The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-01


the committee AIR. Bryan Of p1ilsvat
1mie Mr.. woo Of ws,os. aoi Mr.
( Robinson of Grecr al~9prntei mem
hers cf he hoasc committee 70 inves-
ueatc the Capitol National bail, made
statements declarlps that they hai'
never been requested to attend any Of
the meetings of the committee by the
chairman Of the joint committee
senator j. n. sncit. or any other menrl
her thereof. ard that they had no voice
whatever IN making the report or IN
accompanying the committee to the
bank 70 make the investigation
Mr. Nonsinger explained that as tee
head Of the committee Chairman scott
had rcquester him and Mr. rhreadeill
to accompany the chairman to the
hank to make The invessgaticn He
aid this was done. as he understood
because several members Of the joirt
committee had taken no interest In
The work of the committee Tut hcG
'laid back" and allowed the otlioi
mrmters to GO aheac with the work
This statemeli MIR. Ilryan omphati.
cauy denied and maintained as did
also 4iessrs Who'd and Robins on. that
they had never known when here
would be any meeting Of the commit
tee. Mr. bryan stated that when a
motion was made at The first meetins
cf the Joint committee that sub
committee visit the hank and make
the investigation the molten was vote
down. as all the members desired n
part in lral,ing the investigation and
The report
Mr Lydick insisted there was a way
that the committee cruld get at the
banks books through legal force. aid
he championed that method. he made
motion that The houre cormittcc.
in case the senate committee was nos
willing, work Independently Of the son
ate committee in forcing ty means Of
tho law the persons in charge Of the
bank to allow the committee to see
th ehooks.
Would Call Out Militia.
/ Mr. Maxwell was n favor OF calling
cut the militia. if no ether means
proved sufficient in order to let the
committee make tho desired eaami-
nation. He made the statement that
'4he failure Of the hank was rotten
aud the loss to the territory Of its
funds highway robbery
Mr.. Bryan said the territorial Off.
cials that had tho power to deposit
the funds had been charged with de
lay in removing the funds frcm the
bank and that an Investigation was
due them in order. as he hoped. to
exonerate them
Many u,ly things were saie In the
passages-at-arms between the various
members. the attaclx-of the democrats
being aimed directly at idr. Scott and
Mr. Nonsinger The latter replied in
his kind, and maintained that every.
thing had been done that could be
done; that so far as he knew overy
courtesy had been extended every
member OF the committee by others
on the committee. He said the cone
mitteemen that visited the bank di,l
so at the request OF Chairman Scot,
and for Nc other reason.
Speaker Clears the Decks.
7 After fully an hour of oratory and
debate on the MATES the speaker
cleared the docks hy asking Mr. ~
dick 70 withdraw his motion relative
to using legal force and acting without
tho senate ccmmit,e and then IN.
structed the committee to use al;
means possible 20 make the required
examination and report at O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon. The speaker
said ne had every confidence in each
: memher Of the committe and that the
irouhle OF the morning was probably
the result of Misunderstanding rather
). Than Of intention.
Prolonged Debate.
, Almost as much trouble was created
+ l'y Nj Bone in Offering an innocent
! amendment to the Decker bin govern.
? ing the transportation Of wild gam
rs resulted from the bank commit.
ices report. When the Decker bin
was up yesterday for final passage
# was referred lack to The committee
Of the Whole for amendment This
morning. with Mr. Mcbride presiding
the committee of the whole took M
The bill. Nr. Norton moved a recon-
nlendation that il do pass Mr Bon.
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