The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
MONEY TRUST TO
Be INVESTIGATED
House Orders Sweeping In
quiry into the Present
Financial Situation.

Washington, April 26.-The house
has empowered its banking and cur
rency committee to make a sweep
ing investigation of the financial in
terests of the country; their relations
to industrial, transportation and
banking interests: and the extent to
which their inter-relations may con-
stitute money trust"
BY vote of 241 to 1b the Pujo res
olutfon embracing practically all the
allegations and authority of the orig
inal Henry money trust" resolution
was passed by the house. Immediately
after Representative Mann of Illinois,
republican leader. had in fiery
speech charged the democrats with
trying to hold up" the corporations
and force them to support the demo-
cratic candidate for the presidency.
Those VIII ovoted against the res
olution We're:
Republicans-Austin. Tennessee;
Calder. New York; Cannon. Illinois;
Dalzell. Pennsylvania: Draper. New
York: Henry. Higgins and Tilson,
Connecticut; Howell Utah; Malby,
New York and Sullsway, New Hamp.
shire.
Democrats - Brantley. Georgia;
Bulkeley and Whitacre, Ohio: Evans,
Illinois.
Representative Pujo. chairman of
the banking and currency committee,
announced late today that he had
telegraphed to Samuel untermyer of
New York and Edgar H. Farrar Of
New Orleans. the attorneys who are
to conduct the investigation asking
them to meet the committee at once.
The attorneys will be asked to ask for
an opening of the money trust" In
quiry.
Representative Mann charged the
debate that "NTr. Untermyer of New
York Is proposing to milk the money
powers and the corporations that he
is seeking to investigate"
This is one of those come and see
me- resolutions" said MIR. Mann. I'VE
have an important political campaign
They say to corporation: Come ant,
show us everything you have done or
else put up the stuff
They say. If you dare make a
movement in favor of our political
opponents We will drag you up be-
fore the bar of our committee
No such gross abuse was ever ex-
ercised in the history of the govern
ment."
Chairman Henry of the rules COM
mittee denied Mr.. Mann's charges. He
said the house already had passed a
presidential campaign fund publicity
bill. which would prevent any milk
ing of the corporations"
MIR. Underwood and Speaker Clark
went into a democratic caucus and
defeated a favorable report on the
Henry resolution" said Mr.. Mann.
But these two gentlemen are can
didates for nomination for the presi-
dency. The gentleman from Texas
has run them to cover. He has had
his way now. representing another
candidate for the presidency. a Mr..
Wilson of New Jersey, and the dis
tinguished candidates for the presi.
dency from Alabama and Missouri
are afraid to stand where they stood
at the time Of the democratic caucus.
They have laid down and let the gem
tleman from Texas walk over their
PROSTATE bodies"
Chairman Henry announced that
neither Speaker Clark or Mr.. Under
wood was opposed to the new resolu-
tion.
They would not suppress my dear
Hartman letters" he declared:
they would not suppress the letters
that were written by Perkins or about
Perkins or those records that are now
lurking In a bureau Of this govern
ment."
Chairman Pujo of the banking and
currency committee said that wider
powers of investigation were demand
ed by the lawyers who have been
engaged by the committee.