The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-12-19
THE WORK OF CONGRESS


With denuneiaiion Of the President,
the Secretary e the Treasury and
the Department of Justice. Of anan-
ciers and captains of industry,
vas the chief subject Of interest IN
the Senate Monday. His remarks
based on his resolutions directing 81
investigation b. the committee on
finance Of the recent bond issues BY
the Treasury Department and Of the
issuance of clearing house certih-
Gates throughout the country.
~ must confess I have not stud
led finance very much from the
books" began Mr.. Tillman apollo
getically. ''my own labors IN that d.
rection having been confined TO my
own expenses"
Mr.. Tillman said he did not know
whether the criticism of the chair
man of the House committee on
banking and currency (Mr Fowler
had caused the Secretary of the
Treasury 10 halt In the issuance OF
a
to have been made and he had not
been able TO learn how much of the
proposed bond issue had been put
out He expressed the opinion that
the Secretary had violated the spirit
of the law if he had not violated the
law itself
elf we are not in the midst of a
panic, we are in the midst of chill
produced by the danger of a panic, y
declared Mr.. Tillman.
1.-THE Treasury" he said, "has
dumped its money in Wall Street,
and the country has praised the
patriotism of J. Pierpont Morgan IN
aiding the country to get a grip on
itself and not let everybody go crazy
and precipitate further loss and her
rors on the country
Speaking of a published inter
view with the President by Mayor
Dahlman, Of Omaha, in which the
President is Alleged to have said that
if he was responsible for the panic
he was glad of it as it had brought
to view the rotten conditions Of the
country's finances, he said:
81 fear that Mr.. Dehlman is in
imminent danger of joining the Ana
Mas Club. Perhaps somebody here
will use the telephone and find out
about it."
Senator Culberson Tuesday intro
duced a bill to prohibit corporations
from making contributions in connec-
ton with elections and to provide
for the publication of lawful contri-
buttons in connection with elections
The bill is in the nature of an
amendment to the law of January
26, 1907. prohibiting national banks
and other corporations making con-
tributions in connection with cleo
tions and in addition to the law as it
stands he proposes a provision max
ing it "the duty of every chairman,
campaign manager or treasurer of
any political committee or other per-
son who received contributions in
money or other things cf value for
or on behalf of such political COM
mittee, or III the interest of any can
didate for political Office for the
purpose of aiding or promoting the
election or defeat Of candidates for
presidential and vice presidential
electors to file with the clerk Of the
House Of Representatives Of the
United States statement IN writing
showing the amount Of money or 9th
er things Of value contributed by
each person, firm. corporation, CO.
partnership or association, not pro.
hibited by law, for the purpose afore-
said.'
Mr.. Culberson stated that the act
Of January 26, 1907, provides that it
shall be unlawful to make money cen
tributions for political campaigns.
but he thought the law should go fur
Their and require specific statements,
as otherwise it might be evaded. He
hoped that the committee on prlvll-
eyes and elections would use his bill
as the basis Of an improved measure.
Congress Doing Little.
IL 10 cftucuI III" tudt SOLS1CcS "%ii
not do very much before Christmas.
The House of Representatives has
been adjourning from Monday to
Thursday and from Thursday to Mon
day and will keep it up until it adj
journs for the holidays, which will
mean until about the 9th Of January.
The Senate is doing hitler better.
The Senate is looking forward to
fight on the money question. Sena-
tor Tillman is spelling for row with
the Republicans, especially represen-
tatives of the administration. Clay, of
Georgia, and Culberson, of Texas, are
ready for debate. Aldrich, the king
of the Senate, blocked the game of
the Southern Senators the other day
by promising to have the finance COM
mittee, of which he is chairman, bring
In the information desired and make
proper recommendations. But, barr
ing lively discussion, nothing is like
| ly to happen between now and the
dow of adiournrnant