New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-09
TO GET PAPERS TO-DAY.
,11cGINS TO SEND THEN.
co,er,or Declines to Giue Pieces on
Scope of Inquiry.
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many Feb S.-The Information which the
g FINANCE Committee asked of Governor
-,.,s relative 10 the charges against Super
fl-sor, Kilburn Of the State Banking Depart
u-iu he furnished 10 that committee to-
morning. 1t was collected to-day, but
Governor found hat he had no copies and
a. intends TO send the original documents to
. committee he had copies made
=, this information, by which the Governor
lied the charges in the case of the German
- ~ Buffalo, and the Merchants Trust
.',onv Of New-York, will hang the fate OF
- banking investigation. On it the Senate
,...5ce Committee will base its action the
..olntion for an inquiry, passed by the As
b,,, This information will not be made
.src Governor Higgins said to-day that it
ND he for The committee TO decide whether
:. not 10 publish it, The committee. before it
s..y,r.5 the documents. had decided quietly not
90 make them public.
- octinn will be taken on this information
III next Tuesday when the Finance Commit
.. bclds its next meeting. Then II will be
discussed. but from present indications. no de-
=, will be made as TO what shall be done
,s,b the Assembly resolution calling for an IN
ou;rv. Its Assembly sponsors feel that eventu-
slv This resolution will be passed by the Sen
sIOrs.
How can they evade such action. in the pres
ant state of the public mind?" asked one prom
,,snt Assenblyman to-day. THE resolution is
"a temperate. so conservative. in view of he
cbsrses made. that it seems no reasonable eX-
,use can BE- made for not passing il"
Still The Assemblymen are not sanguine as to
she nrosnects for a far reaching investigation.
Assenblyman Wainwright, chairman Of the
committee on banks. feels that the Senate FIN
snoe Committes viii amend the resolution sub
niitted TO il 10 make the members Of the IN
restigsting committee any members of the legls-
sture not specifically members Of the Commit
tees on Banks While this would not affect the
Assembly. since the Speaker in all probability
would appoint all FIVE Assemblymen from the
Committee on Banks. it would leave an oppor-
tuny for manipulation among the Senate led
ers since they might be able TO eliminate Sen
stor Stevens from consideration. With him as
the prospective chairman of the investigating
committee. they would know that fair clean
inquiry was assured.
Senator Maiby head and front of the opposi-
ton. went 10 New-York to-day. and his fellows
in the opposition think he may bring back some
new ideas on the investigation question. Here
there is apparently no decisive plan besides the
qsit tight Oh the lid" policy. Delay in every
Esy II can he accomplished is the present aim
of the senator's who are fighting against inves-
ugstion
One Of the arguments used by the opponents
Il the inquiry is that it viii carry widespread
panic II an Investigation Of financial institutions
is made. The Governor was asked tonight if
he had received any communications along that
lie
Y have received no protests against the in
vestigstion OF the Banking Department itself
he said but ] have had many letters saying
that the examination Of individual banks was
likely TO prove DISASTROUS
What are your personal views as to the scope
OF the inquiry? Ought il TO be confined 20 the
department or should it take in the widespread
attitude Of the department toward banking in
sututions?" he was asked.
Ny views have been 50 misconstrued in the
pasl that ] do not care to express them on that
SUBJECT" said Governor Higgins.
The general opinion here is that after the
Senate gets through with the situation the in
1esgaton viii have snmered down into a
cursorX. examination of the routine department
transactions. with equally cursory results.