Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-21
GRAFT IN SHIPPING
MONEY IS EXPOSED
Transporting Silver From Sub
Treasures Gives Cash 10
The Express Companies.
PAcRTIcE IS CONSIDERED WRONG
Internal Revenue Department Aids The
"slind Tigers" In Evading the Law
State Department Officials sun Hide
In Carriages Despite the Lawsuit
folk nP. "a" Named.
pAcRIIcE IS CONSIDERED WRONG



WASHINGTON, Jan. 20-Abuses In
the expenditure of appropriations was
the text of the discussion in the House
today during the consideration OF the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill.
The portrait CT former Attorney
General Knox for which the depart
ment OF justice has asked $2.6l5 was
again the topic of comment. The most
animated discussion of the day took
place on an amendment OF Mr.. Keif.
er, OF Ohio, to increase the amount for
tho transportation OF silver coin.
Graft Pure and Simple"
Mr.. Smith (owa) declared the prac-
tice of transportating silver coin
from the sub.treasuries was graft
pure and simple in the interest OF ex.
press companies
Mr.. Hill Comm said IL wns ur. |
adulterated graft" Every. secretary
OF TN treasury fHor, corllsle down "
said hud disapproyed of the practice. |
He said he could give specific in.
stance where an express company
was paid by the government $4,000
Tor transporting It's own money from
San Francisco TO New York.
Mr.. Williams (Miss.) stated that II
the movement OF silver was stoppeJ
or restricted 1t would work hardship
i'll agricultural districts. The amend
ment was lost.
"Blnd Tigers" Attacked.
Mr. Humphreys CNIiss.) discussed a
measure he was pending to make the
government records of federal louor
tax ayers. ana license holders avail.
able as evidence.
In prohibition and local outicu sec
tions of the country. he said The pres
ent practice OF Withholding this In
formation really placed the federal
government in the position of aiding
the violatcrs OF local laws.
Persons operating blind tigers" said
Mr, Humphreys always obtain federal
licenses and thus avoid pursuit by
government agents, but the govern
lnent records were withheld by the
rules of the internal revenue bureau
from being available by state officials
~ making prosecutions. The rule IF
the internal revenue bureau. he said.
contravened the well established rules
or evidence of our jurisprudence.
Having his attention called again to
the item in the bill of $2,615. for
portrait of former Attorney General
Knox, Mr.. Padgett (Tenn.) asked Mr..
TaWney if he believed that to be q |
1ustifiablo appropriation.
Mr.. Tawney said he did not think
any man could justify it.
Still Rides In Carriage,
Mr.Littauer remarked that the State
department had sought to evade the
law OF the last year restricting the
use Of the government carriages to
heads OF departments, and had secur.
ed carriages for assistant secretaries
out OF the fund ito enable the Presi. |
dent to meet unforeseen emergencies
In the diplomatic and consular ser
vice." a provision has been inserted In
the bill to prevent this.
Peace Conference Cost $4,000.
Mr.. Littauer said the Portsmouth
peace conference had cost the govern
ment $4,000 and the entertainment
OF Prince Louis of Battenburg had cost
$4'311.O7. Rising TO the defense OF
provision for eight clerks In the treas.
ury to count money Mr.. Gaines said
this old money should be retired. It
was rotten dirty, bacteria carrying,
dfsease-breeding paper money.
'dt smelled like dead animals and
ought to be retired from circulation"
Federal Building for Portsmouth.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 2o.-I
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