The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-26
Strain of Post-Office Investigation
Tells on Payne and Physicians
Advise Rest.
GRAND JURY RESUMES TODAY.
Congressional Action on Depart
inent Scandals Involving Mem
berS Of the House Is Now
Regarded us Assured.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington. June 2j.-Adiitional cases
and evidence have been presented 10 the
Grand Jury by First Assistant Postmaster
General Er!stow in the Post-Oftice invcsti-
cation and another lot of indictments are
looked for next week.
For the first time since his return from
the West Indies. the Postmaster General
yielded to the heavy strain upon him and
remained in his apartments to-day.
REPORTS were circulated that Mr.. Payne
had suffered a collapse and would be unable
to continue the active work of the investi-
cation. but the reports proved unfounded.
His physicians have advised rest for u day
or two
The Grand Jury will resume its investi-
cation Of the postal cases tomorrow. and
hear additional witnesses designated by Mr..
Bristow and Chief Inspector Cochran. The
fact that many postal inspectors from
various large cities. including Chicago. st.
Louis. Kansas City. New orleans and other
centeIs are in the city, shows that the drag
net is being spread far and wide TO bring
every branch of the postal service into the
investigation.
Congressional investigation of the postal
f'auGs is practically assured by the grow
ing eviuences oil deals and bills passed
through Congress TO facilitate the letting
OF contracts which could not otherwise be
secured than through special amendments
10 the postal laws.
SIBLEY'S FUTURE.
1t was stated to-day that the amendment
passed at the last session authorizing the
Public Printer to buy supplies and patent
devices to be charged to the allotment for
printing and binding was pushed through
both houses of Congress for the special pur-
pose of purchasing the patent carbon pa
yer for registry books made exclusively by
the General ManifoldnS Company of Frank
IN Ia.
Additional light was thrown to-day. upon
the connection of Representative Sibley OF
Pennsylvania with the passage OF this
Amendment Mr. Sibley is anxious to tz
chairman of the House Postoftice Commit
tee and he started an active campaign lor
this appointment last winter. AS he is
close friend Of the next speaker of the
House. NJ. Cannon. his chances OF obtaili-
ing the place have been regarded as fair.
With the reflection now resting upon hin.
however it is not thought his chances are
SO good. Democratic m. ncsrs of the House
doubtless Will take lip the question OF MT.
Sib!ey's connection with the General Mani
folding Company. in which both his SON
in-law and bruther-inlaw are understood 10
be directly interested.
Union labor organizations propose to make
fight for the repeal of the amendment al
lowing outside contracts 10 be placed; pc
Csuse it gives a free hand 10 the Post once
officials and the Public Printer. upon the
recommendation of the former. to place cen
tracts for postal supplies with firms who do
TO; employ union labor.
Before leaving Washington. President
Roosevelt. will give instructions TO Attorney
General Kn5x and Postmaster General
Payne that every guilty offender in the
Post Office Department. whether under pre-
viuus administrations or the pres MT one.
shall be brought to trial and dealt with &C.
cording TO law. But for the positive stand
taken by the President, the Investigation
would doubtless begin TO lag.