The sun., 1906-01-21
GRAFT CHARGED IN THE HOUSE
WASIN TIE TRANSPORTATION
OF SILVER COIN.
Members Said the Annual Apr Opriat ton
OF SlcUODO Was for the Beneft OF
Express Companies Littlefield on
PROGRESS Of Scientific Nomenclature.

Express Companies Littlefeld on
Progress Of Scientific Nomenclature.
WASHINGTON Jan. 20 Graft of more or
less offensive degree was exposed, or at
least har ged in the House Of Representa-
tives to-day while the Urgent Deficiency
Appropriation bill was under consideration
The most serious allegation, lacking es-
sential details, however was that made
by Messrs. Smith (Rep, la.,) and Hill
(Rep., Conn. that the appropriation Of
$4,000 for the transportation Of silver,
which has been made annually since 1881
was pure graft for the benefit OF express
companies having the contract for carrying
the money and others who made profitable
the promotion Of this transportation.
Gen. kefer Rep., Ohio. who had offered
an amendment increasing that appropria-
ton for the current year by $4,000 sarcasti-
cally inquired when these gentlemen awoke
to the enormity of this appropriation, for
which they had voted every year during
their service in the House, and he ridiculed
the argument based on the charge. The
keifer amendment was defeated, 10 to "A
Mr. Keifer said that the refusal to make
the appropriation would tend to contract
the currency by deriiving many sections
of the country OF silver currency and to
degrade the silver dollar.
Messrs. Smith Rep., Iowa. and Hill
Rep,, Conn., said it was through the in
fuence of express companies that the ap-
preparation had been continued from year
to year. 1t was no longer necessary, they
said, for the Government to continue pay
ing for the transportation of silver coin.
"a IL t-li H. h,1 -
would remain in circulation and not find
its way to the sub-treasuries.
MIR. Tawney said the subcommittee
preparing the Deficiency bill found that
abuses had grown up in connection with
the disbursement of this appropria ton,
and decided not to include the SO 900 esti-
mated, for, strangely enough, representa- =
ti$es Of the express companies we're the
first to hear Of the subcommittee action,
and ca rly the next morning members were
waited by on these representatives, who
urged that the appropriation be made.
Mr. keifer said it was easy to oppose
an appropriation because of the charge
that somebody would get or was getting
an advantage or benefit from its pa ssage.
He would not reply to the suggestion that
some oficial in the Treasury was so knavish
or weak as to he unwilling or unable to
make a contract that would protect the
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and HILL he sarcastically inquired how
recently had they got religion on this sub
jeot. They had voted for this appropriation
in the Sundry Civil bill. which they now
charge to be graft for all the years of their
service in the House.
The amendment was re jected70 to "a
Defending the appropriation for an
additional force of clerks to expedite the
redemption Of national bank notes, Mr..
Gaines Dem, Tenn1 spoke Of the dirty,
hlthy, rotten, bacteria carrying, disease
breeding money which found it's way
opinion this was accountable for some
otherwise mysterious defalcations--the bac-
terra simply carried away the money.
Laughter.
Mr.. LltleAeld (Rep.. Me- said this illus
clature, First, in Germany, these lively
little beings were known as germs; then,
IN Paris, as parasites; again, in Dublin. as
nike-robes, and when they were gone never
to return, "back-teria.' [Laughter.l :. ,
briefly to the speech by Mr. Perkins (Rep..
y. " yesterday, In favor of free hides.
He said that Mr. Perkins had placed his
argument upon basis that was no justifica-
,ion for his argument-that the removal
Of the. tax would add to the, profits of the
manufacturer Of boots and shoes. He said
he would illuminate the record with full
statement of the condition Of the boot and
shoe industry in New England, New York
Ohio and everywhere else in the country,
and as an Introduction to his remarks he
advanced the proposition that no industry
was growing 80 rapidly as is the boot and
sh) re industry.
After passing Senate bill extending the
period within which homestead settlers
on the Cintah reservation in Utah may
perfect their titles, at 4:45 o'clock the House
adjourned until Monday.