The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-07
FIRING ON WILSON
SENATOR G0RMAN DELIVERS a
BROADSIDB OR TWO.

His Target Being the Postofice Depart
ment in General and the Postmaster
General in Particu ar, Who is Taken to
Task for Trying 20 Regulate the Finan-
cial and Other Interests of the Country
to the Neglect of His Proper Functions
-Populist Allen Criticizes Civil ServiVe
Reformers-TerritoryD Divorce Bill.
Washington, April 6.-The senate
spent the entire day on the postoffice
appropriation bill, but did not complete
it. The bill served 10 bring out some
sharp criticisms by Senator German
upon the administration of the postoffice
depar'tm ent, and by Senator Allen on
alleged irregularities resulting from the
civil service system. Mr.. Allen repeat
ed sensational charges as TO large mon
ey contributions said TO have been made
In The interest of Mr.. Cleveland and
MIR. Harrison. The charge that Mr..
Wannamaker contributed $500, 900 to-
ward Harrison's election led to an en-
pkatic denial from Mr.. Hawley. Mr..
Allen alluded to the president as his
majesty and as the chief mugwump of
the country The vote on the post
office bill will be taken tomorrow.
Among the bills favorably reported TO
the senate today was one 10 prevent
wholesale divorces in the territories by
requiring one years residence before
application for divorce Mr.. Call Of AL
ALBANIA made an Intellectual attempt to
take up the Cuban resolution offered
by him some days ago, proposing the
immediate use Of the United States
navy TO protect American citizens in
Cuba and to prevent barbarities.
Mr.. Wolcott and German joined is
sue over some references of the former
TO the Ellicott City, Md, absorption by
the Baltimore postOffice the latter say
ing he knew all about the matter and
did not like Mr.. Wolcott TO get his in
formation at second hand
MI WolcotT said that any differences
that might exist between the postmaster
genera and one or two senators ought
no gre way before the needs Of the pub
lie service.
NOT FOR SPOILS.
Gcfman answered that Mr. Wolcott
sought to place this subject on a low
.plCne. He sought to intimate that this
ton. IF it is a political question" ex-
GAINED Mr.. German with intense sar-
casm, then I cOngra tulate the post
once department that a distinguished
SENATOR on the other side of the cham
Der can be its defender on this occaS-
ION. There has been a suspicion among
many Democrats that many acts of
this administration could consistently
be defended by some Republican"
Mr.. German rejected the idea that the
postoffices were a huge spoils system
He had served under Democratic admin
istratiOns and Republican administra-
tons, and the mere appointment of post
masters was never anything TO him. H
Knew, he said, from recent events, that
any recommendations by him would be
rejected. Mr. German said that his
observation Of civil service reformers
vsas that they We're the first to get their
friends into Office, and then to keep them
there. Referring to the postmaster gen
era, German said it would be well for
that official 10 listen TO the people and
serve them, rather than to be deliver
Ing lectures on tariff and gold and sill
W.
footing HIS OWN HORN.
It would be well, said Mr.. German, to
Eeturn to the old rule that when YOU
find a man constantly proclaiming his
virtues there was rascal near at hand.
The senator said he hoped to see a
pos naster general, no matter what his
politics might be. who would really re-
form that department, not by remov-
ing from the people, but by cutting
down the high compensation for carry
Ing the mail and the high salaries above
the 81, 900 mark.
= J.xs. -.
IN the proposed amendment. and said
he was with the senator from Colorado.
C%olcOtO on the general principle of in
Guiding the small postoffices within the
limits of d city or its immediate out
skirts.
Mr.. Nelson Rep. MIMI opposed the
consolidation. 1t was, he said, on the
principle of the general department
stores, the devil-fish OF modern society.
The department stores We're the curse
of the commercial world and he would
not like 10 see the same system carried
into the postoffice department.
BEST BUSINESS METHODS.
Mr.. Lodge (Rep. Mass) declared that
the best methods of business would in
evitably prevail, and could not be stop
ped by politics or legislation. The
people did not care SO much for pat
ronage as they did for good service.
There was no politics in the proposed
change, said the senator. He differed
with the present postmaster general on
the tariff, and yet this did not pre-
vent his recognizing that official as
most capable public officer
"A this point Mr.. Sherman presented
the conference report on the Cuban res
olutions and also the action of the house
accepting the senate resolutions. He
said no further action was needed. He