The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-09

charged with participation in the
crimes. In view of this fact, he could
not believe that Mr.. Lodge or any other
senator would desire to stifie an in
curry at which a few of the members
of the minority might be present.
we want to ascertain" he said,
whether the investigation which has
been made has been entirely on the
surface, and whether it is true that
those who have made the investiga-
ton are not as guilty as those who
have been investigated.
Il assert here as a senator" he went
on, that there is evidence in writ
ing that there were frauds perpetrated
by high officer, who is allowed to
escape entirely. We want the facts.
The country is not satisfied with the
thoroughness of the inquiry and wants
the books laid open for inspection in
order that the entire truth may be
known. We want to aid the President
in turning the rascals out, as we have
no doubt that he desires to do, and
for these reasons we hope that the
inquiry will be undertaken"
Lodge Makes Reply.
Mr.. Lodge said Mr.. German was in
correctly quoting the President, and
said that the portion of the President
message to which reference had been
made applied to the frauds in st.
Louis, and not to the postal frauds.
1.-THE Senator from Maryland for
gets" he said, that Congress has
twice investigated that portion of the
postal service found to be most at
fault and twice gave the department a
clean bill of health. AS a matter of
fact, there is nothing more clumsy
than a congressional inquiry"
AS result Of q deOa rtmeOta1 inO1Iirv
a great mass of testimony had been
gathered which he thought the Senate
should have access to through a COM
mittee.
Il want the testimony brought here, -
he said, "and examined and l do not
want the committee committed to the
inquiry until we know what the facts
are"
He did not know whether Mr.. Cor
man had meant to refer in his accu-
sations to the Postmaster General and
the fourth assistant, but if he did mean
to do so, Mr.. Lodge said he wished to
say that both those officials had press
ed the inquiry with zeal and with all
the machinery in their power.
The discussion was participated in
by Messrs. Nelson, Tillman, Hoar and
Bailey Mr.. Tillman took occasion to
remark that 'in view of the agrees
sions from the other end of the Cap
itol and the other end of the avenue,
senators were in danger of becoming
me-toos" and this statement brought
out remonstrance from Mr.. Hoar
against heated expressions" on the
parts of men who might be called upon
to sit as judges in the case.
Then the Cuban Bill.
The investigation resolution was laid
aside, and the Cuban reciprocity bill
was taken up.
Mr.. Teller opened the debate in be-
half of the opposition to the Dill, say
ing public sentiment in favor of the
hill had been manufactured in Cuba
and the American people were made
tn believe that the people of Cuba were
in a serious condition. The manufac-
turing of this sentiment, he charged,
was inaugurated by Gen. Wood. who
might, he said, be the author of the
proposed legislation, backed by the
executive with an energy he had never
before seen displayed He said Gen,
Wood two years ago had sent circu-
lars to senators, urging the passage OF
the then pending Cuban bill, an act
that would have resulted in the cashier
ing of any other officer. Speaking of
the interest in the passage of the bill,
Mr.. Teller said that sugar stock had
advanced or declined with the fortunes
of the BILL and he said it was in evil
dence that Mr.. Havemeyer of the
American Sugar Refining Company had
interested himself financially in the cir
culation of stories of Cuban distress.
The Senate adjourned until to-mor-
row.