The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-11
HILL CURRENCY BILL
HOUSE GIVES ALMOST ALL ITS
 TIME TO MEASURE.
Impeachment Charges on Which Judge Charles Swayne Will Re Tried Presented by C'aImer-Min-
 Ority Report Made.

Washington, Jan. 9.-The session of l the House today was given over all most entirely to a discussion of the bill reported by the committee on barking and currency ito improve currency conditions" A sudden inter- est in the measure seemed to develop as evidenced by the large member ship present throughout the day. Democratic opposition mainly was dis sipated by the adoption of an amend ment offered by Mir. Williams (Miss.) ) providing the government deposits shall be made only on competitive bids. Final action on the bill was not taken.
 The impeachment charges on which Judge Charles Swayne will be tried were presented just before the adjourn ment and notice was given by MT. Palmer, (Pa) chairman of the commit tee of seven which prepared them. that he would call the matter up on Thurs day next
 The army and Indian appropriation bills were reported at the opening of the session.
 resolution was adopted directing the secretary of the interior to inform the House whether any of the principal or interest of any Indian trust funds or other moneys of any Indian tribe are being expended for support of any Indian contract schools other than gov ernment schools. and if so. what au- thority he had for so doing.
 The House then went into commit tee of the whole to further consider the bill to improve currency condi- tions.
 MT. Bartlett. (Ga.) who was the sole member of the banking and currency ] committee opposed to the bill, filed the minority report upon 1t. In a sar- castle vein he spoke of the alleged anxiety of the Republicans to reform currency conditions when he said. they knew they were adopts and past mas | ters in the art of being ostensibly for something they did not intend to pass. Mir Bartlett criticized the manner in which the bill had been kept to the front and inquired whether or not it was in preference to all legislation looking to the reform of the tarifr or to aiding the people to relieve them selves from the choking and grasp 1 Ing fingers of a combination of rail- road extortionists."
 In the course of his remarks MT. Bartlett touched upon the amount per capita represented by the postal re- ceipts of certain cities in Georgia. The figures were challenged by MT. Smith, Iowa) who denied that the statement was correct.
 "Oh, replied MT Bartlett, with a languid air. Y am not surprised that you would deny it. A better mnn than you denied Christ once"
 The Williams amendment offered some time ago providing for loans to national banks only upon competitive bids, was opposed by Mir. Smith. G4a.) ) and favored by Mir. Cochran, (N. Y) When MT. Fowler, (N. J.) chairman of the committee on banking and cur rency took exception to certain deduc- tions made by Mir. Cochran the latter, to the amusement of the Democratic side. characterized Mir. Fowler "as the most imposing and respectable au- thority' on the subject of finance in all the world. The Republican side was thrown into an uproar when Mir. Fowler retorted. "If your Judgment was worth anything I would thank you l Mir cockran received vociferous