New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
SENATE ASKS FIGURES.
Secretary Cortelyou Requested to
GiUe Facts on Finances.

ed to sthe Senate To-Day the following resolu-
tions from the Committee on Finance as the
result of the committee meeting called to en-
body the CulLerson and Clay financial resolu-
tions into set:
6 IS hereby directed to transmit to the
Senate the following information: ,..,,
casrifed bT states OF all United States deposi
daiiv in each. from October l. 1907. to December
3, 1907, with amount ana cn2racter Oh seJurnte bs
made in either amount location OF said deposlts
ditIon of the national banks August. % 1907;
and December 3, 1907 and the amount GI hatiUiI %
bank notes outstanding from time TO time during
ThirdEAn abstract of the proposals received by
the Secretary of the Treasury for the purchase OF
the Panama bonds and 3 per cert certl1cates , OF
Of November Is 1907: the amount of such bonds
and certificates issued, to whom awarded ana the
Fourth"A detailed statement of any information
certcates issued by the clearing house assoGia d6
tions of the principal cities from Of'opeI b co. ert}G
Gates and the purposes for which they were used.
FfthAny in batvds n1g fSs 6eTent
sections of the country during the period from
Ta}os 0ctG0gr @ and 99 especs Of Shipments by
Treasury otherwise. from Ne~ York and WASH
Sixth-A statement showing the amount of gold
imported and exported from october, lWI. 10 Dc
cember 3. 1907
Senator Aldrich in presenting the resolution.
vote of the committee, and it was then adopte1
by the Senate.
DEPARTMENT. HEADS AGAIN ATTACKED.
The practice of certain of the executive de-
partments in sending drafts Of bills to the Sen
ate for passage, which bills have been imme-
dately referred directly to committees. was
discussed in the Senate again to-day Senator
Carter of Montana presented a prepared list
-4sx.n
partmcnts had addressed the Senate, requesting
the passage of certain bills. he said that SEN
ator Teller. of Colorado. had himself sent bills
to the Senate for passage when he was Secre-
tary of the Interior. Senator Aldrich said that
no matter how old the practice 1t should be
stopped; that the executive departments had no
right to seek legislation in such direct manner
Senator Hepburn asserted that recommenda-
ton by Secretary Garfield that a certain Indian
relief bill be enacted into law by the Senate
and the House Of Representatives" was peculiar
ly Objectionable in that 1t assumed q form of
committee communication not enjoyed by Sem
ators themselves except by consent of the
Senate
Senator Lodge called attention to the fact
that bills going direct to committees from de-
partment heads subordinate officials of the
legislative departments found their way into
print without any readings at ALL hence Senators
were deprived of their right to object to such
bills He thought this might easily result in
legislative irregularities.
Senator Aldrich observed that department
heads have the right TO petition memorialize
Congress or to communicate Herewith through
the President; but" he said cit is intolerablc
TO suppose that are here to receive dctation
from anybody as to what measures shall or
cb, ipto TaI 10 baf Score
tary Garfield's communication Of yesterday be
referred TO the committee on rules for prompt
report as to what action should be taken by the
Senate to correct the practice of direct COM
munication by department heads. This motion
prevailed.
President Roosevelt sent communication to |
the Senate formally withdrawing the nomination |
of William c. Bristol as District Attorney for |
Oregon. No nomination to fill the vacancy has |
been made. 1t is learned at the Department Of |
Justice that one of the principal reasons for |
the withdrawal of the nomination was the fact
that although the grand jury during the last /
year had brought in more than twenty-five in
dictments for land frauds. Mr.. Bristol had not
entered upon the prosecution of any of them, not
the urgent requests of the depart
rnent to begin proceedings at once.
Senator William =. Frye, of Maine, in
Quoted into office president pro tempOre of
the Senate After a brief executive session the
Senate at 2;16 p adjourned until Monday.
TWO NEW HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Speaker Cannon in the course of an eight
minute session Of the House to-day announced
he appointment of the following committees:
Rules-The Speaker Mr.. DaIzell Qlep). Pennsyl-
yania; Mr. Sherman (RepD, New York; John Sharp |
Williams Dem.l, Mississippi and Mr.. De Almond
Mileaee-Mr Brumm (Rep). Pennsylvania: Mr.
Kennedy (Rep), Iowa: A. d. James (Rep) Ken
lucky; Mr. Lewis (Dem.). Georgia. and Mr. Denver
,Dem), Ohio.
The majority side of the House was increased
~ two members to-day, when Representatives
,lect Edgar D. Crumpacker. of Indiana, and
Ibenezer ]. Hill, of Connecticut. were sworn in
1y the Speaker. The House adjourned until
Monday.
TOM T. JOHNSON AT WHITE HOUSE.