The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-16
ASKS
A CURRENCY
COMMISSION
Agriculture Chief Charged
With Inaccnracy in
Gotten Estimate

WASHINGTON, Der. 16.-In order to
forestall any hasty action with respect 70
banking and currency Legislation at the
present session, Representative Burgess, or
Texas. today introduced a resolution pro-
viding for she appointment by the Presi-
lent Of a banking and currency commits
sion TO be composed Of nine members,
whose duty it shall be to hold public hear
ings touching the banking and currency
laws Of the country n New York, Chicago,
St. Louis, Denver. Dallas. New Orleans and
Atlanta. and such other hearings as they
NAV deem desirable. and to file with the
House of Representatives at a date not
later than December /. 1898. a report cover
ing their recommendations as to the best
possible banking system. 1t is provided
that not more than four of the members OF
the commission shall belong to one politi-
cal party.
A resolution charging the Secretary of
Agriculture with inaccuracy in estimating
this years cotton crop. and calling on him
to furnish to Congress the figures and the
Information upon which he based his esti-
mate of the cotton crop OF the United States
for 1907 was introduced in the House by
RcDresentative Helm, Of Alabama.
The following resolution touching the
Issue of clearing house certificates was in
troduced by Representative John Sharp
w llllallS, OF MISSISSIPPI.
The Secretary of the Treasury Is
requested to furnish the House with in-
formation In his possession to snow
whether or not, and what extent, the
national banking laws are being exc
Cuted aud have been executed uuffnS
the mouths of November and Decembers
whether or not the 10 per cent. tax re-
quired by law to be collected upon bank
issues other than those authorized un-
der the national banking law has been
so collected. and whether or not banks
failing or refusing to pay their l1abllf-
ties to depositors and others nave peen
proceeded against according 10 law uy
putting them into the hands OF feeeif-
ers or otherwise
Representative Williams also reintfo-
duced the old Blaine bill to admit into
all ports of the United States free OF duty
all products OF the American hemisphere
upon which no export duties are imposed
whenever and so lang as such nation
shah admit to its ports free of all taxes
certain United States products. IL IS pros
vided that the act is to become effective
thirty days after passage by public procla-
NATION of the President.
In explaining his action in Introducing
&. bill fathered at one time by a eadinS
Republican, Mr. Williams said 1t was the
only thing the Republican party had at
tempted to do to help the farmers OF the
countr and that Blaine and Mckinley
had voted for it in committee, but that
the other Republican members had OPP
posed 1t.
Speaker Cannon today announced the
membership of the new committee on ap-
propriatlons as follows:
Tawney chairman, Minn.). Bingham
SPa.). Brownlow CTenn.), Gardner tMlch.),
Gillett Mass.). Smith Uowa1, Graft Gilt
nois). Brick Ond.), Keifer Ohio, Madden
dllinois). Livingston (Georgial, Vreeland
CNew York;, Brundige (Ark.), Fitzgerald
| New York;. Sherley (KyA,i Burleser
cTexasl and Bowers (Miss.).