The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-10
PERSONAL STATEME ENTS
CAMEslN SHOWERS
Many as One Hundred and
NJ. lemtb1ers t 111esrs of8 Of the. the
House Involved Protests
a gairst Report Register
8'5.# ;3 ed Amid lV1Jld]Ee;st Scenes, i5..
Matter Again To-day si
i I[,HY Associated Press.l

$3s5Sy4,sH1NGTON,s D, G.. March {, THAT
an Investigation OF the Postofficci Depart
in,ert by 4 the House Of Reprcsen tauycs
viii result from tile pub bllcation y OF ln'. the
report involving rleinbers q Congress res
ai,. that connection. was Indicated HI by
every preston possible short OF q vote
4 ii, thai bod y 10 day. With a. whirlwinds
ns protest the report was taken UP BY
Indignant members. their per rsonal con-
Gy,ectlon witi,$it xplaincd. and epltheeAtss3s
hurled al Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow
85'.Trle BriatoW report wa con cc1Ned IN
!s,foulty, born In sin and has travelled It's
course untilfit has struck the public OF
the United States as n great attack upon
4 body OF men as free from wrong doing.
corruption. crime and irreg gularty rs any
ca ,laI number OF men on tile face Of the
e.a rth. This was he parting si,ots q
sI.eprcsentativc C;rnsvenDl. Il Of ONO " " IN
pa wing his tribute to the rtnort 555 sf5B4
b ..Thnt t document Is he prod uttion OF y
liar and 5n5 scoundrel.' n shouted Rcprese,i-E -E
5t,tiyc Hi. OF Connecttcut. on making 2!
"a III explanation Of his connection With
scertaiii leases. IIc adj that hr@ shomld. -!
vote to inyestig hinlsel ana aiss ltle
fourth assistant postmaster genera ". & {;
aS.aThers is nothing IN any OF It TO inl-
f.;,er1 any improper motive or conduct
;,pons ~ mcmberlof the House. was tho.
fexnression o r cha!rnun Cverstree {, s Z o. >,
the committee. who combattcd the idc;li
3of ADMINISTRATION. n S5s
2}3s Mr.. illfams, the Democratic ~ cader,
urged d complete Investigation of the
&uhole Postofficc apartment, aud re-
5cciyed the hearty applause OF Doll $40 siaes =
Of the House and the galleries. which
had filled during the discussion. II soon
was found that the TWO hours which had
fbcen allotted to the subject was not go
:nE to be near enough time for the per-
sonal explanations which members were.
demanding the right to make and mo-
.ion to extend the debate until o'clock
tomorrow was carried With vim. ll Alf 4
8tjyerstreet proposed a postponement y OF
thet subject until NIonday y in order TO give
Tho members more time. MIR. Hay lVir-
rinia). Finley (South Carolina) and otll-S
ers opposed postponem ment.
5 MI. Hepburn Ftepupll lcan.s lowa) g sald
that any Investigation OF the Postotii'c's}
Department would not elicit any facts
not brought out by the committee re-
port. II
further facts, and that these acts have!
beer, Suppressed, II d retorted William -Al-'
den. smltiiS amid lond applause from tho
B floor and galleries. s 38 sl ts888if3
s Mr., Williams sa. Id he wanted the corr,lp- !.
gtion8itn tho PostoGlce Department, to- ois 10
investigated not by the friends OF the
men who have beer guilty Of corruption
& but by the House of Eepresentatlv Ives.
What's the Motive?
AS TO the Hay resolution. Mr. lliams NJ
said It lid notstouch Che 4queslion that
somebody at the Postofllce Department
has somehow included In the report the.
name 8pf man after man In the House;
OF Representatives ard In tho Senate.
guilty Of apparent wrong. guilt OF no