The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-24
Postoffice to be Created at TITS
kegec for Booker Wash
ingtot1's Brother.
|MR. THOMPSON PROTESTS
Congressman From the Fifth
Alabama District Points Out
Injustice, But in Vain.
Times Dispatch Bureau.
No. 2l7 Colorado Building,

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WASHINGTON. .. G.. Nov. 23.-The
most signal Illustration Of the at
lection OF this administration for tho
negro that the American people have
yet seen Is about TO be given. This time
It Is the Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General who is to follow most closely
tho lead OF Mr.. Roosevelt in display OF
love for the black brother. John Wash
ington. Booker's brott,er, Is to have an
office made for him while he waits. and
he won't have TO walt long. He Ia to
be made the postmaster at an office
school at Tusk,sgee
Protest Without Avail.
Representative Thompson. of the Fifth
Alabama District, said to be known at
the White House as the Booker Washing
ton district, went to soc Fourth Assls-
tant Postmuster-G General Bristow to-day
and protested against the creation OF
the new office. lie called the attention
Of General Bristow3to the Sact that the
school la less than a mile from the
1t is the announced policy of the Depart
ment not to establish any offices within
less than mile Of each other. He also
called his attention to the fact that
there Is a school FOR young ladies' in the
town not further away from the office
than the negro school, and that 1t Is OF
as much Importance as the negro lnsti-
tuition. He archaeological to the es-a
tabllshment OF the new Office because 1t
would reduce the salary of the present
white postmaster and would also cause
detrinent to the patrons Of the office.
because 1t would result In the cutting
down Of the allowance for the mainte-
nance OF the office. He sought to impress
General Bristow withGthe fact that the
great majority of the patrons Of the
office ar, white. and that they would suf-
fer IL the Office We're esta bllshecD at the
negro school.
General Eristow did not hear Mr..
Thompson with any very great degree
Of patience apparently. and when the
representative had concluded. the Fourth
Assistant ostmaster-GeEaral informed
him that the matter was one which was
entirely within the discretion Of the De.
partment. Mr.. Thompson canle''i away
convinced that the Office would BIO es-
tabllshed.
Hataalys - OOC t4tO tA.1AS ~ 1880 As3@ss
The resolution introduced by Senator
carmack to-day, proviqifqg for the \ com
2 plete rlnvestigatlon OF tho affairs OF the
Postofiice sDcpartnssnt~is the first move
which the Demo Gratis have made look
ing to the probing OF the scandals that
Department, which have for nearly
year, been a stencil In the nostrils OF
TIL, public Tho resolution, under the
rules went over until Tomorrow Sena-
tor Carmack Is In deadly earnest and It
is the belief that he will push the reso-
luton through. The Republicans cannot
afford to refuse to allow an investiga-
ton.
Administration Ridiculed. NJ
The administration is ridicnled on all
sides for calling an extraordinary SEES
sion which has declined TO do what It
asf,sd or even vote upon the proposition
for which alone it was called. Tho cost
Of this extra session In mileage alone
',,r the two houses is sla5,oo With this
sum is s59,500 for stationery allowances
to Senators and Representatives. These
two items, with the enormous amount
OF printing which has had to be done
has run the cost Of the useless extra ses-
sion to not less than S30G,ooo.