The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-08
HOUSE COMMITTEE
TAKESUP PROPOSED
CURRENCY REFORM
Secretary Of Treasury Criti-
cises Order No. 51Will
Not Embarrass the
Administration
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.

Senate. Convened at noon.
Senator Smith OF Michigan intro
duced resolution calling on President
for reasons Of American interference
in Nicaraguan revolution.
Interoceanic canals committee de-
ferred action on Root Panama canal
amendment until next week.
Senators Oliver, Root. Cumnlins and
IaFollette and Srnoot appointed ex-
ecutiye Legislative steering commit
tee.
Conferees Of House and Senate con-
slider Lever and Page bills for agri-
cultural and vocational school exten-
sion, aiming at compromise measure.
Senator Paynter spoke on Kenyon
Sheppard liquor bill, declaring 1t vio-
lated the constitution.
Senator Martin asked that judiciary
committee be discharged from further
consideration of Clayton anti-injune-
ton bill.
Electric railroads representatives
presented TO joint committee on rail-
way mail transportation demand for
better compensation for carrying mails
in cities.
Senator Burton spoke in favor of
Connecticut liver dam bill.
Adjourned at $40 p. m. until noon
Saturday.
House: Convened at II a. m.
Resumed debate on agricultural ap-
preparation. bill.
Adopted Garner resolution calling on
Attorney General for papers relating
to order Withholding serving Of war
rants against Standard OIL officials.
Shipping trust investigating COM
mittee resumed hearings, listening TO
testimony on coastwise and gulf traf-
hc.
Representative Morgan spoke on
bills to appropriate s30.o00,00o to conf
pensate Oklahoma for losses on nom
taxable Indian lands.
Rules committee agreed to special
rule providing immediate consideration
of Webb liquor shipment bill.
Representative Peters introduced
bill for national aeronautical labora-
tory under direction of Smithsonian
President Taft transmitted requested
report on Putumayo rubber atrocity
investigation.
Adjourned at 7.so p. m. until 1890
Saturday.
Washington, February 7.--Secretar,
of the Treasury Macyeagh in a lette
tonight to Representative Carter Glas
of the House banking and currenc.
committee, which is investigatin,
treasury order No. 3. criticised on tn
ground that It would result in the ac
curnulation of $20O.000,000 year il
gold in the New York banks from Gus
toms receipts. declared that the nev
plan of handling receipts and disburse
ments OF the government did not in
volve an increase in the amount o
bank deposits to any appreciable ex
tent
'The increase will not exceed in tn
aggregate two or three million dol
lars, il it reaches that sum-" wrot
the Secretary.
Representative Glass called atten
ton to an attack upon the new orde
by Rudolph spreckeIs of California
who charged that the new order wa
put in effect to embarrass the coming
democratic administration.
Not Embarrass Administration
"It is exceedingly doubtful whethe
a change Of this revolutionary char
acter in the business methods of tn
treasury" said Mr.. Glass, should b.
put in effect in the closing days of on
administr ion to the possible embar
rassmenf of the succeeding admins
tration 1 do not make the charge tha
this change has been made with a viey
to embarrassing the next administra
ton. but that Mr.. spreckels does>mak
the charge and many persons will b
ready TO take that view of the, stu
alton. 1t seems - me that alteratio
in the business methods of the treasur
department might well have been lef
to the administration of Mr.. Wilso
and his Secretary of the Treasury. Ha
it been a matter of imperative import
ance it would be not a little astonish
ing to find that he change has bee
deferred for a period of six years.''
After hearing from. Secretary Mac
veagh and Assistant Secretary OF tn
Treasury Bailey, Representative Gias
stated that the treasury officials di
not take the view that the new orde
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