New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-31
LODGE REPELS ATTACK.
Confined from On: DHrs-

20 -. ..led to pass On g.. ,-1t @ single
e.-.-- ~r--- possibly know what was in me
-..-..re and De- could n9t comprehend me -a-l4
$500 indeed De asserted. from the beginning
---...--.-- tlere had apparently been some mEe-
-. ..- renee ~ rors .n connection with post
-, -..-s lie cid NOT moan 10 be- understood
10000 tHa- tEe Postmaster General Cr sa- OF
-.-rr-ar assistants had been untrue 70 ta1r
-. r-.t 90 -sr as Information had been allowed
-. OR 8. la5 been shown that there had beer
49,. ..-.-- 90 --e department. lie said tro-e had
- .-.s.=-s.t denial az .-hs privilege 90 invsH-
..,s.-. she aEslrs OF tls Post1fl-e Department.
- I'd r.ss6 thar Il was not yet too late 20 take
-. 10 prevent Further robbery and thievery ia
re department
..9TxAS CHARGES SUPPRESSION.
90. che. reviewed she efforts 10 secure authority
a. en- f-resLrat5en by The seLsce into the post
- Affairs l.--E tIe various resolutions iEtro-
- rs sa.-: 'I doubt whether under similar
.--r.4s-.-a-rs similar resolutions have over been
@..,,sr 60 vigorously" Iudecd. be said. AIr. Pen
- a.rusa on The Committee on PostolooE.
- rre ca.y Csl.otlan who had not stood out
,-si--t a. inquiry. Ncr had the denial been con-
C-e5 no investigation. 1or his own simple resolution
t.l-rr cor tle Reports 81 she Fourth Assistant
roet,1as-s- Genera. ana 1Iessrs Conrad s1d Bona
r.rte had been resisted. and the resolution passed
over fo- tae t.mc. A. enc reports had already been
r-i-teE ne vas unable 20 see The reason Tor these
tsctes. AI-. German also called attention TO the
promise o. SIR. lcnrose that the resolutions should
Be- fav1rsa.y reported. and said that although tEs
promise had been made two months aE0 tae -es--
lutoEs SIN slept iu committee. u strong contrast
was tae speedy action on the appropriation biz.
u lad come 40 tho committee on Monday and was
now here 20 be- raesrd ir-rleC Iatclr ha said ads
irg: why ths haste if tEere is nothing 70 con-
cssl2 20 BIS said" went on that Congress must
eg.o-fr speedily. t5at from one source request
amounting 10 or1r-s hss gone outs that 81 is i1-ou-
ver.ert FOR cae branch cf government 10 have Con
r-cFs t-s hands, that 4 there Is delay there
srs likely 10 be Glsssreea1'e irscrorces from what
has already been developed" AL the actions OF
thoeo n authority. he declared. had supported tins
published report showing that Congress was pro-
posing 10 surrender 10 The mysterious power de-
---~suE adjournment Going back TO the civil
wsr En- face q ar. Lirco-n's greatness. he said
the Senate had insisted on investigating the con-
Duct of the uar. After the close % that there
had been rau-h corruption snd then the ReTubH-
cs1 majority in the Senate 6id not hesitate Hu-
tho-.zn a. i~vo5tig atior.
''Sc." he said, you may follow = through al ad-
nlir.st-ato-s 70 McKinley's and there viii %
found no denial o. che right o. inquiry. Mckinley,
he continued. was only -co sad 20 afford c7por-
tntv for examination Of the conduct o. the war
witt Spain. ''Iio was wise and pstrio1c man, and
bad nothing 10 conceal" ssi6 AIr. German. 'and he
knew that the honesty ard fair dealing OF his ad-
rrls-rarson should DO subject to examination. We
have reached q tire when there IS much preaching
O. honesty and h.gn-mindeduoss. but corruption
bubbles our. It came Ike a fog and has not yet
Hired and We cannot tel whsther al the ;nforula-
r0n get out."
TALKS OF OHE-AIAN GOVERNMENT
Dir. German said the charges made by the Post
Once apartment he believed, had been for the
purpose az dlvortug attention from the guilty
who had hched money from the Treasury ana
G5use5 their trusts. lie % opinion that mem
bsrs had rot done more than their public duties
required Mr.. German called attention 20 the habit
o. crl..-slrE men engaged IN legislative work
sad hs believed that this criticism grew out o.
vel directed effort TO build Up q one-ua1. Czar-ls
government So Ear indeed had this plan gone
THAI legislation had come TO be practically farce,
a. important measures being dictated by the
Eze--tye- 1t was coming 10 be that only an
executive order necessary TO get appropria-
ton THE power OF patronage Is great" he went /
or THE Cornuaissio1er OF Pensions Is relieved and
seuJ out o. re country and another man brought
to Washington and given a place. But that Is not
enough. The pension roll IS Increased by executive
order the Of from S5.-00OoO to t50J0cl)"
he had never objected liberal pensions, but his
criticism WAS that Congress was becoming mere /
recording body
MR. FORAKER AROUSED.
We are now told" ne continued. that having /
approved the plans OF the Executive. must ad-
journ and home because OF the fear OF daslag-
ing disclosure There matters WEicn IS I
almost criminal not TO giye attention &C. Yet We
are not 70 lie allowed 10 stay" lie referred 10 4
some Cf the pending legislation. including Alr. /
f0-szes's b-I Cor the amendment Of the Antitrust
law regarding transportation. lie referred 10 At
toruey General hlox's statement regarding this 4
BIZ. saying thar b. n0t departmental measure.
Think OF e." sad air. German Notice j. given 4
10 Congress that nothing should be d0ns ia the 4
way 90 legislation without consulting tie az 4
uHisyraton."
Gr Foraker said the Attorney General had not 4
given out this statement until challenged 10 DO 60 4
b. The Democratic press and that ne t1Ir. F0rakeiJ
had taken no exception 10 This expression Of las \
opinion though ordinarily he would consider IT I
b. I1.r
legislation reached Lm Ga the regular order OF bust
ness Since the recent decision o. Tie supreme \
Court be was nos that the legislation az Z
teuoed by The bin WAS necessary.
TINS remark. AIR. German retorted. VAS the Ut /
terauce o. true soldier 81 the ranks. Discussing 4
thc Altl-1rUEt law and lIr. Forazer's amendment,
Nr German SAID the effect Of the law was
clire the publication OF rates like those given by .
Dir. fIiI on his traEscontiueatal oceanic lines. with
TIE result that competing nations got the ilformH-
ton A--eulrrcut. therefore was necessary, ana \
Dir. Forskcrs bIl had been intended 10 meet That
demand. But With tLls. with other matters OF
ier Station SAID Ar. German the Executive inter
feres and Notwithstanding the need FOX legislation.
the mysterious order set CUT that Congress
must adjourn without taking ~ the question.
'ifow Ions" he asked. arc 20 submit 20 such
tsst-u-9' The idea was. he declared. that oil /
tr5ald be l5f, in tire hands OF the Executive and
tlat nothing should he done until after November
neE'. I~ she mean time The law would bs t1s- /
pended and ;l.e matter controlled by Executive or
DER. with the result that trace conditions would he
So disturbed that The farmers % the Northwest
would co1tinue TO 60 On enormous bodies 10 rho
coarrry across the line.
troi- le Conteadcd, "but they would Rave lie law
.lle.- caai-=el ana men would nave the law
taken would prevent one man control in ths
ys..e 5ss II was rsf enough 10 So ~. we
ef dert vas honest Tor honest men ere nor
II. aCt De 49, soon disposed o. said Mr.. GoImau.