Show SOLIDLY BY ROCKEFELLER House Republicans Vote a aPayor Favor for foi His 4 J ff FIGHT 4 THE TEE PROPOSED JOB 1 i Seek to Muddy Water I by Counter r Charges Gb r I Washington Feb F b 14 The events eV in Itt connection with the sale of the old New York house to the Na National Na National National City bank which is controlled by b John D Rockefeller occupied the center of the stage during the debate on the sundry civil appropriation bill billin billin billin in the house today Mu h excitement attended att the debate Mr MoRae Ark raised tle issue with a motion to 1 strike out the appropriation for rent of the custom house and with this mo ma motion motion mation tion as a basis Mr Jones of Virginia launched a fierce attack upon the manner and nd circumstances of the sale and the vast ast profits which he claimed the bank made out of tha tle transaction Secretary Gage G ge was sharply ly criticised and several references were made e to the letters written by py Mr Hepburn to Secretary Gage apropos of the political claims of the bank I Mr Hopkins of Illinois produced some letters alleged to have been written by prominent Democrats in eluding chiding Senator Jones Ark to the secretary of the treasury under the Cleveland administration asking the deposit of government funds in certain banks Mr amendment was lost on ona ona ona a strict party vote v te and another I amendment offered by Mr Richardson to provide provid that the not he be paid until the title to the pIa custom customhouse customhouse customhouse house passed from froin the government to the bank failed on a tie vote vot e Exposes the Job Mr McRae in moving to strike out the appropriation of for the rent of the old custom house NeY Nep York City reviewed the transaction relating to the sale to the National City bank saying that was withheld so that the title would not pass to the bank ban It and it thereby escaped es ped taxation J Mr 1110 Mr Hill Hilt Connecticut and others defended Secretary Gages action acHon contending that as to taxes un under under under der the New York laws it made no difference whether the tle title is s in the bank or the government Several New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Democratic members denied this statement Mr Jones read a message from the treasury department In answer to an Inquiry made yesterday by Mr McRae e eto to the effect that remained un unpaid un unpaid unpaid paid under the terms of the act which authorized the New York custom customhouse customhouse customhouse house sale that it drew interest at the rate of 4 per pei cent payable at the I the not how however however pleasure of purchaser I ever later than thun the date of the com corn completion of the tit new custom cuton house Mr Jones said the pew new custom house would not be completed for ten t n years During those years he said the bank would obtain annually for the rent of the old custom house would save taxes would have the use of o which at 4 per cent would be equal to He figured that the bank would obtain in ten years almost t enough to pay for the th site beside paving having the use ise of mil mu millions lions of united States S ates funds deposited with this thi bank b In tn n conclusion Mr Jones d that the transaction was a 8 upon ilvan the government and if the secretary of the treasury al at allowed allowed lowed it to continue c he would be e par to the fraud Democratic Demo Democratic Democratic cratic applause uee Mr Cannon explained In great detail the entire nope t pe of the Lr transaction He declared the whole subject was an plain business proposition 1 tion when It was vas divested othe the parti partisanship partisanship I an declamation which might have its place on the thc stump in the J I Continued oi on Page Pate 2 Vi S STAND STAN 0 SOLIDLY Continued from f oin Page 1 1 stress of a a political campaign but was ns hardly appropriate in the discussion of the law lawI q I 1 for one said aid Mr li Cannon pro propose propose propose pose t 9 treat institution as I would treat tre t the th legal demand of any anyo other o corporation or individual be he herich rich ruh or poor J Why should hould ibe government which baa he be i OO on deposit with the Na tiena City bank pay interest to that bank asked Mr Richardson The gentleman is playing to the gal gaLleries replied Mr Cannon The gov government government t is not paying interest as a a matter of favor It is paying pa ing the rent it agreed to u ld the law The h gen gentleman g n seeks to muddy the waters wat rs by speaking sneaking of oC the arge large government de di deposits d posits In the bank The United States deposits its funds fund wherever a bank qualifies as a depository dep by depositing depo in the treasury bonds dollar for dollar ollar I It becomes part of the treasury for that purpose pur se f Mr Hopkins of Illinois declared that every act of the secretary of the treas treasury tr treasUry ns ury was not only in exact accord with the law 11 but also alse based on sound busi business busine business ness ne principles Neither had the bank banle escaped any of Its taxation by reason of or the contract for while the t e building was not taxed the money paid for it was taxed He then produced purported copies of letters which he said had been writ written written written ten by prominent Democratic leaders under a Democratic administration asking asling that certain banks lanks be made gov government government depositories because of the political associations of their man managers managers agers Mr Hopkins said sald the Hepburn letter to Secretory Secretary ecret ry Gage was not the only one of the th tb kind He read copies coples of several everal letters l alleged to be from Benator Jones and Representative Breckenridge of Arkansas and others One of these the asked aSK d that the German National bank of pf Little Rock Reck Ark be made a government depository add adding addIng ing It is conclusively Democratic D in its management But does it say they contributed to toa toa toa a campaign campIa fund asked Mr Rich Richardson Richard ardson ard on Mr Hopkins Hopkns read another letter re referring referrIng referring ferring to the t e bank authorities seek seeking s ek eking ing lag governmental deposits which said They are all reliable Democrats Democrat and purported to be signed by py S Berry of Arkansas To thIS was af affixed affixed a fixed HI I concur J K Jones But does the letter speak sp ak of f contri contributions b to a campaign fund p ed Mr Richardson I r have hp rea read the th letter loiter responded resDon Pd Mr Hopkins H who nho next read a letter d to be he signed ned by S M Peel eel member of or congress at the che time lime ob oh jesting to a government depository depo te cause the owners of that bank banI ar arP aroen aroSen oen oSen notorious Republicans R and und adding from a political po standpoint I am 1 opposed to them I I Id d i |