The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-12
SENATE ASKS
COR TELYOU
FOR DATA
Financial Resolutions Are
Adopted by the
Upper Body.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Senatoi
Aldrich today reported to the Senat,
the following resolutions from the com
mittee on finance as the result of tn,
committee meeting called to einbody
the Culberson and Clay financial reso.
lutions into one set:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be and nc is hereby directed
to transmit to the Senate the follow
ing information:
"First-A statement giving names and
location, classified by States, of all
United States deposltaries and the
amount of public money on deposit
daily in each, from October j, 1897, TO
December 3, 1907. with amount and
character Of securities therefor: and an
explanation of important changes made
in either amount or location OF said
deposits
''Second--A statement showing in de-
tail the condition Of the national banks tao1
on August o. 1907, and December 3, 1907,
and the amount of national bank notes
outstanding from time to time during
such period.
"Third-An abstract of the proposals
received by the Secretary OF the Treas
ury for the purchase Of the Panama
bonds and 3 per centum certificates of
Indebtedness, authorized by the treasury
circular of November 49, 1907; the
amount OF such bonds and certificates
issued, to VIII m awarded, a1d the rea-
son for their issues
.Fourth--A detailed statement Of any
information he may have MS to the
amount of clearing house certificates
issued by the clearing house associa-
tions of the principal cities from NO
vember rs. 1907, to December 3, 1851;
the character of such certificates and
the purposes for which they We're used.
''Fifth--Any information In his pos
session as 10 the movement of currency
between the different sections Of the
-
Der /, 1907. and December 5. 1907, COM
pared with previous years, and es-
pecially of shipments by the treasury
or otherwise, from New York and
Washington to points South and West.
.'Sixth "A statement showing the
amount of gold imports and exports
from October l. 1907, to December 8,
1907.
Senator Aldrich In presenting the reso-
luton announced that 1t RECEIVED the
unanimous vote of the committee. 5ena-
tor Culberson the author of one of the
financial resolutions which were incor-
porated in the. committee resolution, was
before the committee for the purpose OF
giving his ideas.
In the Senate, after the resolution was
reported. Senator Culberson addressed d
query to Senator Aldrich ip regard to the
date in the paragraph relating to clearing
house certificates, which resulted in an
amendment changing the date November
25. 1901, to October D. 1897, Ihe resoiu-
tion thus modified was adopted
REPRESENTATIVE Clayton, Of Alabama,
chairman of the Democratic caucus ln'
troduced the following resolution;
Resolved that the country is 10 be
congratulated ON the recent declara,,
ton Of the President Of the United
states, affirming the wisdom OF the
custom which limits the President to
two terms which declaration demon
strates that he, in common with all
other patriotic Americans. recognizes
that the precedent established by
Washing ton and other Presidents of
the United States In retiring from the
presidential Office after their second
term mas become by universal cou-
currence, part Of our republican sys-
tenn Of government. and that any de-
narture from this flme-honored GUS
tona would be unwlse. unpatriotic and
fralght with peril to our free insti-
tutioua