The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-21
ElPREss GRAF i !. / ! | : { CRY
IS RAISED HOUSE
Appropriation for Paying Sub
Treasury Ira spo rtation
Charges Defeated

washington, an. = &c. - he ssFcry OF
graft raised in the house of epresenta-
tives this afternoon caused agdefeat to
an amendment to the nrgency deficiency
bill appropriating 100000 tossupply an
expected q deficiency in the fund used for
Ihe payment OF transportatlon charges
from the sup-treasury to trade centers.
The amendment was proposed by Gen
'eral sKiefer, republican, Ohio, and was
opposed BY Representatives Tawney,
Minnesota, Smith, Ohio, and Hill, Con-
nectlcut. The annual appropriation to
pay the. cost to- an d from trade centers
from sub-treasuFy amounts to 100000
and has been mad since 1881.
Mr. NJ Hill raised The point Of order
against it. Ha IIe. then charged
that the appropTi a inn was, a species Of
graft for the express Companies. Mr..
nmnu a Jutn1a nm y shg eela1atlon that
eral government to conFinue the appro-
priation and is the reconsideration of
silver was not made SO profitable the
Coin would remain IN circulation longer.
, Nj. ma, i, ,,,,, 80, 4, =, y,,,, .s5
.'e'''.V'e VI oio = Dill =.
Mr. TaWney: in charge Of the bill ex-
pressed surprise that the representa-
tives of the express company were the
first to learn that the committee on an.
preparations had refused to insert this
amendment in*fhe bill" He said that
early on the morning followinlo the
committees action REPRESENTATIVES, If
the. express companies personally nroed
upon members the necessity for tho . ~.
propriation. =, : 1877 -
ed that anH Tina 2 ef naasnr rem nad
be defeated when the cry Of graft was
raisd against 1T. he said he could not
understand the consistency of those
members opposing the measure at this
time when they had previously APPROX
| ed it. The amendment was carried on
rising vote, but was lost on a, vote
by tellers, "a tof7o.EN ,,,.es =
mn -
" u a"oo IVY -t7ortralG' l.
The purchase ,bv Attorney General
Moody of a large portrait of former At
torney General Knox for the depart.
ment Of justice was again discussed
~ CHAIRMAN IaWney read to the members
for an appropriation Of s2;615. the exact
cost of the portrait; to meet a def
cheney - for necessary expenditures in
4 Guiding telegraphs flel, light, foreign
i postage, labor repairssto. building, care
fof grounds, books oftreference and othel
! necessaries directly ordered by the, at
torneYs genraLli;38qxe ~ bskfnss u -,
In reply ftoi stions bYcRepresen
tive Palmer, - tPenksylvania, Chairman
Tawney answered. tIhat he would favoi
an endment I'd, fhe existing Jaw pro
! hib|iting heads, or kktepartmentsa from al
), verting 'appr9priat proYide, for ;
: penalty for Conviction. - -, H.,
Mr.. Palmer; then drew up an. amend
: ment declaring a violation Of the Law
Ito be a misdemeanor to be punishabl
I by a fine Of not less than 300 or i'm
prlsonment for not less than one month
he announced that he would push TIL
amendment later. ~ ~
In replying to question by Nj
Pagett, s(Ienn.), Chairman TaWney sal
that the purchase of portraits had bt
come a general practice, but that ID
4 did not Justify it. -.
Destroy ,n;r+v nonev .
-. ~.
In defending the provision Of til
bill providing for additional clerk hi1
! n