The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-09
URGED TO PRESERVE
JACKSON S OLD HOME
Mr.. Gaines Presses. His Bill Max
ing an Appropriation to Keep
Up the Hermitage.
WANT coRTELYoU TO REPORT
Resolution Calling Upon Him for
Information About Recent
Deposits in Banks.
T,mes-pispaieh Enreou

washington, D. c.. Jan. s..
Only the House was In session to-
day. the Senate having adjourned over
yesterday until tomorrow. Tho actual
business transacted in the House,
though 1t was In session some hours.
was small IN amount. a great por-
ton OF the time was consumed In
reading the revised statutes. reported
from the COMMITTEES on Revision OF
Laws, which has been slttirg at inter4
walls. revising the work of the codif-
cation commission. which spent years
overhauling the Federal cnactments.
The House will discuss the work OF
the committee by sections at odd
times as ono member expressed 1t,
for months to come.
Mr.. Gaines, OF TENNESSEE addressed
the House IN favor of an appropriation
for Tho Hermitage" the home of An
drew Jackson, near Nashville. Mr..
Gaines paid d glowing tribute to the
life and deeds of Andrew jackson.
The bill appropriates $4,000 annually
for three years. and $1,000 annually
thereafter. to be paid to the Ladies.
Hermitage Association Of Tennesses
for the purpose of caring for the Her,
mitagc.
Call for Report.
Much public interest will be aroused
by the discussion of a resolution which
the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency reported faporably to-day pro-
viding for report from the Secretary
OF the Treasury, which will show the
amount OF money deposited In national
banks by him TO relieve the recent
hpancial stringency, the names OF tho
banks In which deposited. with the
specific amount awarded each. and the
nature OF the collateral deposited to
secure such deposits. Representative
Ollie James. OF Kentucky. the autho.
OF the resolution. expects that 1t VIII
excite a heated debate.
III the resolution is adopted" he
said to The Times.Dispatch corre-
spondent to-day. "I believe two things
will be shown: That the Secretary OF
the treasury allowed all this money TO
! be sent to the banks OF New York and
other large Northern cities, instead Of
sending 1t to Southern and Western
banks or any portion OF 1t, to be used
In movement OF crops. and, secondly.
that great deal OF the money was
loaned on collateral absolutely INSULT
Client.
81 believe, and I have reason for so
believing. that Wall Street bankers
who had been loaning money on rail-
way securities, which became greatly
deprecated In value, brought these
securities to the Treasury and got de-
posits of funds for them. We shall
See
sanitarium on New River.
Representative Slemp said to-day
he was pressing his bill, appropr.ating
$4,000 for the erection of sani-
tarium for disabled volunteer soldiers
| at the White Sulphur Springs on New
River. He has received assurances OF
support from some influential MEMS
bers of the majority.
| Mr.. Slemp has introduced bill au-
thorizing the President to appoint a
competent shorthand reporter for every
Judicial district whose duty 1t shall
be to attend sessions OF the court and
take testimony and perform such other
duty as may be prescribed. The salary
OF such reporter is fixed at $40 day
and mileage.
A bill introduced by Mr.. slemp pro-
vides for the appropriation Of s25,000
!, for tho erection OF monument to
General William Campbell and COM
rades, in the town OF Abingdon.
.In God We Trust"
| Mr.. Carlin, member Of the Commit
| tee ON Coinage. said to-day rhat the
bill to restore I'm God We Trust" to
! the coinage would be reported favor
! ably. In such event. It's passage is
! a foregone conclusion.
!