The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-27
HOUSE MADE A RECORD
Passed a Number OF Appropriation
Bills Without Much Debate,
THE lSOIANOLA pOSlOFFIcE MATTER
Was Taken Up and a Committee Resou-
ton Passed Calling Upon Postmaster
General for Correspondence.
special 70 The POST

Washington, January e6--There was more
or less sensational development IN the
Indianols postonice situation this after
neon. following the action Of the house IN
agreeing to the Crumpacker resolution
calling on the postmaster general for the
papers relating to the case. This develop
uient was IN the shape OF telegram sent
TO senator McLsurin Of Mississippi by A. !
r. Weeks Of lndisnola and reading as fol-
lows. Letters read in senate Saturday
base fabrication. II sent from here they
are forgeres VIII leave for Washington
this evening
Weeks, 1t will he rcmemoered, Is the
brother-In.law Of the mayor OF 1udinnola
The letters referred 20 we're those read by
( s,nator Spooncr In which Weeks was maze
20 saw Tint he wished the appointment as
| Minnie Cox's successor that he was the
administration only friend at lndiahoia'
etc Senator McLaurin, during his speech
denounced Weeks MS descrter from the
democratic party who had gone over 10 the
republicans In the hope Of being reward
ed
opinlon among the few who know Of tue
receipt Of the message is divided. by some
II is thought Weeks Is merely trying to
square himself with the people Of his
town. white others are Of tho opinion that
a genuine sensation is about 10 he un'
earthed.
The letter referred 10 rs being the only
ono In the bands Of the president Is sAlu
70 hr from Uuitcd states Marshal Wilson 't
N,ssissippI who. Ike Weeks, deserted the
democrats and was rewarded with an OF
6ce by tho republican administration Th'
letter is said to contain important facts
and the democrats ON the pcstontce com
i. ultteo are hclng criticised because they
did not Insist on it being made public.
. Washington. January 26.-rhe honse TO
doy uadc new record in the matter 81
, appropriation bills The military academy
bin WINS passed without single word OF
. debate Tho Indian bill which followed
n was not completed until today, MS Mr
Burton (OhM made a long speech on it
i'm general criticism Of the policy Of thu
Il government toward the Indians. reso
% luton was adopted calling on the most
master general for the correspondence II
It the lndiauoln Miss. postoffice case.
In the house today Mr., Loud (Cal) pre-
Is scented resolution from the post'uic
committee which calls on the posthIstc
4. general to transfer to the house If 10
incompatible with the public interests n
n coYr,spondence and documents in his pn'
session concerning the recent sSSlsh"Ho
rs oil the postmaster at lndiunola, Miss
Mr. Mlliiums tAlss.l asked MI, Louu !
yiclu to permit him to oller an alnehdhel
10 To lnCluuc tine president as wen "s VI
TO postmaster general, IN order mat Hst
II inlnt he fully shed on the matter.
O. Mr. Loud declined TO vote saying u
" report OF the committee was unanimous
- Mr. Swanson tNaD minority meiDD'
er OF the, committee, said ne uhueIstoou lh'
IN the resolution would procure all the go
lis rcspondence except 1t single personal lett
to the president, which II would not
q: compatible with this public mterests
cp publish and he had, therefore, agreed
re the resolution, The resolution was a1 !,3,,,
The house considered District or Iolui
bia matters. Beforr taking M llstrl
ne business the foriihcations appropriate
hin was reported to the house.
"a At the conclusion OF ne lhstrlct OK ~ q
sq umbia business. the military academy u
lui prouriation bill, carrying SoA4,2'5,
taken M The bin was read ana pass
i'm twenty minutes. without an amehdmc
lo or a word of debate,
he Mr. oyerstrcrt Ondl submitted the
'ne mort uuou the antitrust bill and Obtain
ID, consent Tor individual members OF the
IA, dietary committee TO file their peisol
WV views. 100
the majority report he printed,
The indian appropriation bill was IN
considered Mr.. Burton lOhlol criticH
ing the indian policy OF me goVer ,lil.,
nil agreed with Mr.. Burton that the 2
~ eminent had been liberal beyond lust
ncu Ia the rcd men. The ration system,
t,al said, was continued IN pursuance OF tre'
ket WT BUrton made several criticisms s
IN offered several amendments but they
trst voted down. n,
ON HiN, 80 ~ t,c hin tho house at j
~. II m adjourned