The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-12
MINORITY LEADER MANN SAYS
APPROPRIATIONS WILL BE
LARGEST EVER.
FITZGERALD SECONDS IT
Democratic Chairman of Committee
Says "Tariff Revision Will Be a
Hollow Mockery"-Money Trust In
vestigation Committee AssaiIed for
Exceeding Its Allowance.

Washington, Feb. 11.-A general at
tack on democratic "eXtravagance"
and a heated debate over the activi-
ties of the house money trust COM
mittee, was precipitated in the house
today by resolution appropriating
$4,000 to defray further expenses Of
the money trust investigation. The
resolution, which made the total ex
penditures for the investigation 100000,
was adopted after a long argument,
by a vote of 129 to ia, many demo-
Gratis voting with the republicans
against it.
Minority Leader Mann upbraided
that the Control of legislation was
in the hands of disorganized mob"
and that the appropria tons for the
session were reaching record high
point.
Representative Fitzgerald, chairman
of the appropriations committee, agreed
with Mr.. Mann, and declared that the
appropriations this year would far ex-
ceed those of any session in the his
tory of congress so much so that any
talk of revising the tariff downward
will be a hollow mockery."
Representative Gardner of Texas
and Representative Lloyd of Missouri,
defended the work of the committee,
while Mr.. Mann's stand was supported
by Representative Hughes. of West
Virginia
The resolution was brought in by
Chairman Lloyd of the committee on
accounts. Chairman Pujo of the
money trust committee explained that
the committee already had expended
about $4,000 of the original $4,000
appropriation, and that it was esti
mated the obligations of the commit
tee would reach 100000 by the close
of the Investigate ton. He furnished
detailed statement of expenditures and
estimates which showed that $4,000
had been expended for securing state
ments from banks, $500 for statis-
tical work in showing interlocking di-
rectorates in the corporations, $1,061
in serving subpoenas, s2,119 fo~ wit
ness fees and expenses, and $2,561 FOR
Dr. c. w. Richardson's trip to Miami
to examine William Rockefeller
Mr.. Pujo said that a fee of $4,000
was due Samuel Untermeyer, counsel
for the committee, $4,000 to statisti
clans for expert work, $4,000 for steno-
graphic work and $2,50O for assistant
counsel fees.
Representative Raker of California
censured the committee, declaring it
had expended large sums of money to
enable William Rockefeller to escape
the jurisdiction of the house. At
this point Mr.. Mann arose.
Il have no doubt" he said, that in
the opinion of the gentleman from
California and some other members
of the house, the committee ought to
have hanged Mr.. Rockefeller offland
without further consideration. If Mr..
Rockefeller had not been Mr.. Rookie
feller, rich man, neither the gen.
tleman from California nor any one
else would have tried to take his tes
timony at the risk of his life. 1t was
only because he was rich, richer than
We are, that he was pursued through
feelings of personal animOsity."
Mr.. Mann further declared that the
money trust committee had been au-
thorized originally to expend only $25,-
600. He quoted the statute provid-
ing penalties of Imprisonment and
fine for various officials exceeding
the appropriations at their disposal
and continued:
I'VE are very careful in making laws