The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-12
CALLS DEMOCRATS ]
D|S0RGAN|zED MOB
Minority Leader Says Appropri-
ations Are Reaching New
High Record
PUjo COMMITTEE AssAILED
Expenditure of Any Sum Above
$4,000 Is in Violation
OF Law.


Washington, February IA gen
eral attack on. Democratic extrava-
gance' and y heated debate. over ac-
tivities of the House, money trust COM
mittce was precipitated in the House
to-day by n resolution appropriating,
$4,000 to defray further expenses of
thee money trust investigation The
resolution, which made the total eX-
penditures for the investigation $50. 600,
was passed after lengthy argument
by a vote OF l29 to ia. many Demo-
Gratis voting with the Republicans
against it.
Minority Leader Mann upbraided the
Democrats vigorously. asserting that
the control of Legislation was in. the
hands of disorganized mob" and that
appropriations. for the session were
reaching a, record high point. Repre-
sentative Fitzgerald, chairman OF the
Appropriations Committee agreed with
Mr.. Mann and declared that the appro-
priations this year would far exceed
those OF any session in the history 'of
Congress, 80 much so that any talk
of revising the tariff downward will
be hollow mockery."
The resolution was brought in by
Chairman Lloyd, OF tho Committee on
Accounts. Chairman Pujo. OF the
money trust committee. explained that
the coJomittee already had expended
about 100000 OF the, original $4,000
appropriation and that 1t was esti-
mated the obligations of the commit
tee would reach. 5 500 900 by the time of
the close OF the investigation. He
furnished detailed statement of eX-
penditures and estimates which showed
that $4,000 had been expended for get
ting statements from banks, $4,000 for
statistical work in showing interlock-
ing directorates in corporations. Sl,061
In serving subpoenas. 81, for wit
ness fees and expenses. and s2.56l for
DIR. G. w. Richardson's trip To Miami
to examine William Rocke efeller.
Amounts Due.
Mr.. Pujo. said that. a fee Of $4,000
was due. muel-UntermEer.- counsel Tor
the committee. 50, 900 to statisticians for
expert work. $4,000 for stenographic
work, and s2,500 for assistant counsel
fees.
Representative Raker, of California.
criticized the committee. declaring that
1t had expended large sums of money
TO enable William Rockefeller to es-
cape the Jurisdiction of the House"
At this point Mr.. Mann arose.
II have no doubt" he said that in
the opinion of the gentleman from CAL
ifornia and some other members of the
House the committeeS ought to have
hanged Mr.. Rockefeller offhand, with
out further consideration. If Mr. Rock
cfeller had not been Mr. Rockefeller
n rich man. neither the gentleman from
California nor any one else would have
tried to take his testimony at the risk
Of his life 1t was only because he
was rich. richer than we are that he
was pursued through feelings OF per-
sonal animosity."
Mr. Mann further declared that the
money trust committee had been au-
thorized originally to expend only
s25. 600. He quoted the statutes pro-
viding penalties OF imprisonment and
fine for executive officers entering upon
obligations exceeding tho appropria-
tions at their disposal, and continued:
I'VE nre very careful In making laws
as to what the executive departments
shall do. and our own committees do
the very thing for which we would send
man to the ponitentiary II he were
an administrative officer, and yet we
CONTINUED on Second Psas.j