The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25
Other Questions than Cuban
Reciprocity Will be Up.
The POSIOFfICE SCANDAL
The President viii Wish the Last Word--.
Chairman Rollins Didn't Try TO Lock
Stables Until the Horse
Was Out.
. BY F. L. MERRITT.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Washington, Oct. 24.-Though the extra
session is called for the specific purpose
of considering the Cuban reciprocity
treaty, Congress is not necessarily limited
to that work. Once in session, 1T may
undertake any legislation either house
wishes. While it is practically GER
tain that the administration plans in re-
gard to Cuba will be carried out, it is
quite as certain that at least one other
important matter. possibly two, will be
taken up. Senator Morgan has indicated
his intention of introducing a resolution
bearing upon the canal question and Sen
ator Spooner. who is here to get ready
for the assembling of Congress, is of opin-
ion that the extra session will at least
discuss other questions than Cuban rect
procity, although no action on anything
else may be taken before the regular ses-
sion He is inclined to think that both
the isthman canal and the postoffce in
vestigation will come up.
1t is understood that the President is
DESTROYS of making a statement IN the pos
tai affairs and thereby settling it once and
for ALL In other words, he wants to have
its last word in the controversy, as he
had it in the Sampson-Schley affair. OPP
portunity will probably be given for this
statement by the introduction of resolu-
ton soon after the special session meets
calling for the reports Of Bristow, Bona
parte and others in the postal investiSa-
ton Very likely the canal matter will
also come up on a resolution OF inquiry
as to the status Of negotiations for pIr-
chase Of the Panama route.
In addition to these three very import
ant measures. there will unquestlonably
he very large number of bills introduces
in both House and Senate ut the extra
session, despite the fact that the com
mittees will not have been appointed and
organized In the last extra session.
called by President Mckinley in 1897 to
frame a tariff bill, three regular appro-
priation bills Qndian, agricultural and
sundry civiD were enacted into law and
some $500 bills and &C joint resolutions
| introduced in the Senate and over 1000
bills and 81 joint resolutions in the House.
The week just passed has been charac-
terized here by rapid and sensational de-
velopments in the postoffice scandal III
vestgaton Though the Bonaparte an3
Bristow reports have not yet been made
public the Postmaster General. acting on
their recommendations, has made num-
Der of removals from office, and 1T is GER
| tain that there are others to follow. 1t
is said that the Bonaparte report Is SIM
ply a finding of facts, recommending the
removal of no one. The Brlstow report
however, it is stated, recommends the dis
missal Of about a dozen officers and
clerks, and these dismissals are being made
piecemeal Thursday four of them went:
Superintendent Lewis of the Supplies oil
vision, superintendent Kempner, of -the
Registry division and one of his clerks
c. B. Terry. and Clerk Weis in the New
York p0stoffce. The charges against al
Of them were substantially the same: Elk
| travagance in office and corruption Or
Friday, Chief Landvoigt of the Classlfica
ton division was removed for connection
through his son, with a firm that had
contract with his department.
other removals will follow from time t.
time, as it is officially announced that al
those found to be in any way connectet
with the scandal will be removed and IN
dicted where Indictment is possible, where
| it is not, by reason of the statute of linl
tations. the widest publicity will be glvcr
10 all the findings OF facts regardn9
those whose official acts have been lrreg
ular and not criminal
In pursuance of this policy, it is stated
that the special reports by Bonaparte ant
Bristow will be made public at an earl!
date and only such parts withheld d:
might be of assistance TO the men under
Indictment.
Fourth Assistant General POSTMASTER
I
him ard as it is a document Of abol,
100000 words, it will hardly be formally
ready for the President before Monday
or Tuesday Though not vet formally II
the hands of Postmaster General Payne
that official is familiar with its content,
as it was in conformity with its recon-
mendations that the dsmissals of thi,
week were made.
Up to date twenty-Dne persons have
been indicted for completely in the post
office frauds and many more removed
from office.
i According to railroad officials here the
winter tourist travel South this season
will be unusually heavy. Reduced rate
tickets to Southern resorts have been pu
on sale Garner IMAM ever DetpIe ana many
have already been sold. The winter schcd
ules for Southern roads were arranged
at meeting of their representatives here
this week.
The Guy l.. Bush who was recently ap
pointed National Bank Examiner to sue
coed Walter r. Henry, of Clarlotte. is
Western man and will enter upon the dis
charge of the duties about November 1st
beyond these facts nothing is known her,