Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-11
THE WORK OF. CONGRESS
Doings Of Our National Law-Makers
Day by Day.
Railroads Robbing Uncle Sam.

Railroads Robting Uncle Sam.
The charge that the government
had been robbed of over s7O,OOO,OOO
since 1880 by railroads carrying the
mails was made on the floor Of the
house Of Representatives by Mr..
Lloyd, of Missouri. He referred to
the new system of weighing the mails
recently introduced by the Postmast-
er General and declared that it was
an admission that the Postoffce De-
partment had allowed the people Of
the country to he mulcted out Of the
sum stated. He demanded to know
why suits had not been instituted
against the railroads to recover this
money. No suits, he charged, had
been filed and none suggested. Il call
upon the chairman of the committee
to audit and control the expenses of
The Postoffce Department." he e1-
claimed, "to investigate that depart
ment and ascertain whether there is
anything wrong in it,"
Mr.. Wanger, Of Pennsylvania, the
chairman, pledged careful investiga-
lion into the subject. Mr.. Lloyd,
referring to the retirement Of Mr..
Madden, the Third Assistant Post
nasier General, and the proposition
10 drop % postofacc inspectors, de-
clarcd that they were from the be-
ginning all "marked" men because
Of their connection in one way or an.
.,ille1 with the suppression Of certain
publications. awe have too much
beaucracy," he exclaimed. awe need
more law and less departmental
rule"
A Day in the Senate.
Speeches on the pending currency
bill were made in the Senate by Sen
ators McCumber, of North Dakota,
ard Newlands, of Nevada.
Each of these Senators contended
for notifications Of The emergency
currency bill and each declared in
favor Of legislation adding confidence
on the part Of the depositors in the
banks as a prominent feature of any
plan Tor preventing panies.
Ihc Senate also passed resolution
offered by Senator Tillman, of South
Carolina, calling on the Attorney
General for all information concern
ing court proceedings in tho Indian
Territory affecting the Choetaw and
Chickasaw tribes.
y rumber of bills of minor impor-
tance were passed.
Tillman Wants to Know.
Senator Tillman wants to have the
Comptroller of Currency send t, she
Senate detailed statement Of all
loans made by national banks in New
York City upon collateral security
from June 1st to December 1st, 1907,
with the iull names Of borrowers,
amounts Of loans and lists Of stocks
and bonds deposited with each loan
as collateral security with a state
mt whether they are time Or call
ms and whether call loans are made
executive officers Of the banks by
Ter Of the board of directors. This
action 10 the Comptroller Of the
rency was embodied in q resolu-
submitted to the Senate by Mr..
nan.
preamble Of the resolution re-
that banks in cities where stock
anges are located loan money of
sitors which are trust funds upon
lless stocks and bonds, on terms
make such loans dangerous and
them menace to the public.
Aldrich asked that the .consid.
n Of the resolution be be'postponed
rillman wanted immediate &C.
ock gambling" he said, "is
lied by great many people as
the most pernicious and devil
ugs Of all the pernicious and
things that are being done in
rk."
or Aldrich suggested that
ere other places besides New
ere stock gambling is prac,
llman said he would be glad
he same information from
1870. where there are stock e1.
changes.
"I am willing to let it go over" he
added, "to see what special interests
are jeopardized."
Consideration of the resolution was
postponed.
Postoffce Appropriations.
Washington, Special.-Considera'
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