The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-18
TILLMAN PRODS The SENATE
TO INVESTIGATE CAMPAIGN PAY
MENTS BY NATIONAL BANKS.
SHOW Up All Rascalites Since Banking
system Was Inausurated, lie Demands
Foster Declare for Broadest Pos
sIbIe Court Review OF Rate Decisions.

Foster Declares Tor brOauest FOe-
slbIe Court Review OF Rate Decisions
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Mr. Tillman re-
newed in the senate to-day his demand
for an investigation Of charges that national
banks had contributed to political campaign
funds. He gave the Senate an hour OF eX-
element, after which he asked that the
resolution he submitted yesterday, direct
ing the Senate Finance committee to in
vestigate and report upon these charges
be referred to that committee.
Mr.. Tillnlan asked for the reading OF an
article in a New York newspaper. The
article gave details OF alleged political as
sessments levied upon Pittsburg national
banks in 1896.
Mr.. Tillman referred to q statement in
the O rticle that "the Senatorial ardor cooled
on the matter of investigating the hank
contributions.
ut is the first intimation | have had that
there was any Senatorial ardor on the sub
Jet except my own" said Mr.. m
He referred to his appearance before the
Committee Oh Privileges and Elections and
chided the subcommittee which was named
to consider a previous resolution by MI
Tilllnan to the same purport. This brought
Mir. Foraker of Ohio, a member of the sub
committee, TO his feet. Mr.. Foraker eI-
planned that the delay of action on the part
of the subcommittee was due TO the alb
sence of MIR. Bailey Of Texas. The sub
committee had discussed the matter m
formally and was ready to report whenever
there was a meeting of the fun Committee
on Privileges and Elections.
MIR. Gilman, replying, sad There are
MANY wa Us of how not TO 90 it i'll the Senate
and some senators are more skilled IN the
art than others DO
Mr.. Foraker declared that Mr.. Tillman $
statement was an insinuation.
Mr.. Tillman used extracts from a letter
from "a prominent New York banker, u"
whose name he said he would give to Mr..
Aldrich, chairman Of the Finance Committee.
if he desired it.
The letter suggested that Mr.. Ankeny'
auditor of the Republican National com
mittee, be called as a witness. The writer
asserted that the Republicans delayed the
insurance investigator as long as they
dared, that PAU Motion was chosen az
president of the Equitable at the instance "
Elihu Root, and that tho insurance scandals
had only been scraped,
Mr.. Lodge inquired if Mr.. Tillman was
willing to go back TO 1885 and lssS in his in
vestigation.
I'm go back to the Inauguration Of the
national banking system" shouted Mr.
Tillman, Il will put the dagger into a Dem
ocratic bosom as quickly as into a Repnb-
lican's if necessary to open up corruption.
| am not partial in my favorsl -,
Call all these various chairmen and
treasurers of both parties, and lets get at
the facts and show up Democratic as well
az Republican rascalities!"
Mr.. 1illman referred to the action OF the
Chicago banks in closing up the Affairs OF
She John X. Walsh bank and provoked A
sharp colloquy with MIR. Hopkins OF Illinois
The latter defended the action of the
Chicago banks and insisted that Mr., Till
man should omit from his resolution all
reference TO the hanks of Chicago, He
declared tha. thu Walsh bank was not in
solvent but needed quick assets" and the
clearing house in coming to the rescue had
done a patriotic service.
Has Walsh been indicted" inquired Mr..
.Tillman.
No, he has not been indicted" replied
Mr.. Hopkins.
Mr.. 1illman looked puzzled. We'll, !
know his hank went dead in some way,
retorted Mr.. Tillman. "and that Walsh is
out of business now"
Mr. Tillman declared that the practice
of national banks in going outside Of their
Legitimate banking functions to help "a
lame brother" ought 10 he stopped.
Senator Foster Of Louisiana, a member
of The Committee on Interstate Commerce
addressed the Senate this afternoon on
the railroad rate bill,
WI ibSNNi VNlui' 'iihN iN'NNNF, 'i'
ordinations and like practices we're being
practised to a greater degree than ever
before.
The Senator said the people expected
relief and he hoped this Congress would
give it. The people did not expect that
injustice should be done to the carriers.
But the Interstate Commerce Commission
ought to lave the power To make rates
and the rates established by the commits
sion ought to be allowed to stand until
the courts declared them to be uncOnsti-
tutional or unlawful.
Mr.. Foster spoke at length IN favor of
the broadcast possible judicial review.
In the brief executive session which
closed the day the Mormon question re-
ceived an airing. Mr.. Dubois Dem, Idahol
pointed out as an objection to the nominR-
ton of Francis NJ. Winter az postmaster
at Montpelier. Idaho, that he was a Mormon
and would succeed a Gentle. The change,
Mr.. Dubois said, would give the Mormons
control of every postofice in Bear Lake
county, Idaho.
Mr.. Hepburn (Rep,, Idaho defended
the nomination, declaring there was nc
other applicant for the office and warmly
resented the charge that the community
was divided between Mormons and Gentiles
The nomination finally went over for
week.