484 THE IMPENDING REVOLUTION. 



funds far exceeds the salary which he received when he 

 was comptroller. 



Next we have the National Bank of the Republic in 

 the city of Washington, a bank in the same city with the 

 national treasury, and alongside of it. What necessity is 

 there for a government depository here in Washington? 

 Everybody knows that it is a mere gratuity to the bank, 

 and I denounce it as a shameless exhibition of ^ad official 

 morals. 



This National Bank of the Republic is presided over, 

 I am told, by ex- Postmaster General Creswell. It has 

 $165,000 of public funds. 



Mr. Bayne Did the gentleman mention the National 

 Bank of the Republic? 



Mr. Weaver Yes, sir; a bank here in Washington. 



Mr. Bayne That is not located alongside the treasury 

 department. 



Mr. Weaver How far from it? 



Mr. Bayne Down on Seventh street. [Laughter.] 

 One word more 



Mr. Weaver No, sir; I do not wish to be further in- 

 terrupted. My time is limited. 



Mr. Bayne Mr. Creswell is not president of that bank. 



Mr. Weaver Well, Mr. Creswell' s bank is using gov- 

 ernment money, as I understand. If I have the wrong 

 bank by the ear I have not the wrong ex-postmaster gen- 

 eral by the ear. [Laughter.] I may have placed the right 

 man in the wrong place. 



Now, I come to the Western National bank of New 

 York. That Bank, it will be remembered, was organized 

 during the second session of the forty-ninth Congress, by 

 three prominent treasury officials, concerning one of whom 

 (peace to his ashes) I will not say a word; but two other 

 treasury officials, the treasurer of the United States, Mr. 

 Jordan, and the sub-treasurer of the United States, at New 

 York, Mr. Canda, were prominent in organizing that bank 

 and are prominent stockholders in it to-day. How much 

 government money has this bank? One million one hun- 

 dred thousand dollars. It deposited bonds to the amount 



