Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12

that Of the late Representative Moody
Of North Carolina.
Mr.. Smith la said there was moth
Ing In the report he did not avow
What he had done, he said, was within
the limitation OF the law. This, he said,
was custom which had grown up and
made member Of Congress the means
Of communication between constituents
interests and the executive Depart
ments.
They have no other agents here he
] said, ito represent them but ourselves"
! Mr.. Cumpacker Of Indiana put him
self on record In favor OF committee
Of members OF both sides OF the house
TO Investigate the Indictments made
against members,
GREAT WRONG TO MEMBERS.
1.-THE publication Of this document"
| said Mr. Burleson OF Texas, has done
a great wrong to members on both sides
| OF the house. 1t was prepared for a
purpose" he warmly said, The man
| who is responsible for Il. the postmas-
ter-general, he said, was approached by
the press for an explanation.
| HpcAbiiAAt htRoA liiNilNi shls lJul
Lesson said, ''reeked with rottenness and
was stepped with corruption"
| Public opinion, he vigorously assert
ed, after the postal disclosures demand
| ed further investigation.
1T would not down" he said, though
| the gentleman at the other end OF the
ayenue( referring TO the presidenO had
| complimented this man upon the purih-
| had faE nj
This demand for an investigation he
| declared, finally found expression In the
resolution of Mr.. Hay,
THAT Is what struck terror to the
gentleman who presides over the post
Office department" he added, and who
| is responsible for the document"
The purpose of the postmaster-gen-
| eral. he said, was TO involve honorable
men OF both parties in this scandaious
transaction" and thereby intmidate
them from moving further IN what the
| American people are demanding, Are
you going to be intimidated2 Every
honest man named IN the report owed
It to himself to demand an investiga-
tion."
p. NJ. GENERAL CRITICISED.
Mr. Clayton (Ala) was unsparing In
his criticism Of the postmaster general
to whom he referred to as that dlstin-
gulshed mbecie who happens to be
postmaster general OF the United
States"
Mr.. Clayton spoke OF the Tulloch
charges and the light way IN which
Postmaster-G General Payne treated
them. When members OF the press
called on him about 1t. Mr.. Clayton
said, the postmaster-ge general laughed.
When further pressed for information.
he said the postmaster general, that
distinguished specimen OF assinitS'
charged the Tullock charges as hot
air. lr
Mr.. Clayton closed with bitter per-
stnal attack on Postmaster General
Payne and referred to him "as Mr.. Hot
Air Man" and horse laughter man.,
who had been nubllcly convicted, but
continued N Office by the president for
''the distinguished service he rendered
the country In securing the conviction
OF Machen and his confederates. He
wanted, he said, to rip open the whole
stomach OF the postofiice department
and show the vltals OF corruption" lie
was greeted with loud applause as ne
took his seat,
Mr.. Calderhead (Kan.), said the presi-
dent and the postmaster-general had
charged him with making a corrupt
contract with Beavers. They shall not
do It," he said, without my protest,
here or anywhere" He could not he
said. approve OF n report which mixed
the names Of honorable men with those
Of criminals.
Mr.. Burkett (Neb), denounced the
suggestion that he had unlawfully OBJ
taned increases for postoflices. He
charged that somebody had bundled
up mass of stun In a haphasard
way" and the committee has sprung
II rs a bomb with fuse TO IT,
Mr.. Swanson (Va.), insisted that a
every member of the house, whether
mentioned or not, owed II 10 himself to
insist on the fullest investigation of
the postoficc department.
REPORT DENOUNCED,
william Alden Smith (Mioh), said.
II denounce this report as a voluntary
and gratutous insult by great execu-
tive department OF this government
That department had undertaken vol
unfairly to cast o. stlmga on this great
chamber or the people.
ut had gone out Of Its way to Keep
facts back which should have been
giyen' He then threw the house into
Wild excitement. Men of the highest
character, he declared, had been as
sailed by the report, among them the
speaker Of the house. II hope he
said, his words being almost drowned
by the cheering and hand clapping with
which his remarks were received on
both sides Of the house, aud In the GAL
leries, that the day is not far distant
when with the general consent OF the
American people the speaker viii be
lifted into the executive Office
The entire membership OF the house
wildly cheered, The echoes had not
died out when there was another out
burst OF yelling, screaming and cries
Of hear heart" Speaker Cannon
meantime was vigorously rapplng for
order. When quiet was restored Mr..
Smith said there was not a bureau OF
the government that showed proper
respect for the direct representatives OF
tn people.
Mr.. Smiths time had expired, where
upon Mr.. Clayton (Ala), asked, amid
shouts of approval that Mr.. smith be
given 80 minutes TO conclude
u object" shouted Mr.. Overstreet,
In the midst OF the uproor, Mr. over
street then asked for a continuation Of
the debate for three days.
Mr.. overstreet failed to secure an ex-
tension Of the debate.
INVESTIGATION OPPOSED.
Mr., Mccall (Mass), argued that the
state OF the public mind with respect
TO the postofilcc department was such
that when a whisper was made by any
one In connection with postal AFFAIRS
that whisper reyerbrated from one end
OF the country to the other He OPP
posed general investigation at this
time.
Mr. Mccall then submitted a motion
TO commit the pending report of the
committee on postofiloos and postroads
ana all accompanying papers and COM
lnunioations TO a select committee OF
seven to he appointed by the speaker
WIN instructions 10 consider this re-
port its' opigin and all communications
therein contained relating 10 members;
ana that said select committee u here
" authorized q 81 duf,:.e, AaEs sgiSns
OF the house 10 examine Witnesses 'bn
ohlh 70 compel the attendance OF Wit
hesses and the production OF papers"
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