Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-13

of the session and was passed, all
amendments offered by the Democrats
being voted down.
Inc bill providing q form Of govern
ment for the Panama canal zone was
taken up but debate on it had not be-
gun when the Senate adjourned
Senator Tillman was in the senate
chamber today for the first time in
six weeks. His absence was caused BY
Illness and he was congratulated bv all
his colleagues upon his recovery.
Mr. Hansbrougf called up bill
modifying the agreement with the in
dianS of the Devils Lake reservation
in North Dakota. The bill was laid
aside and the post Office appropriation
bill taken up. Germans amendment
providing for the appointment of COM
mission to investigate the affairs of the
post Office department WAS on molten
of Lodge laid on the table. 40 t. 10.
The division was on strictly political
lines.
Mr.. Teller presented an amendment for
an Investigating commission COMPOSED
entirely of senator's
Mr. Teller said that any senator who
said that he did not know what the
charges were could not have read tho
iirlst"w rcport on the public press. He
hitd seen charg" in one newspaper that
more than n hundred Scna tors ami mem
pcrs had bccn caught in Bristows tran"
he also said that such charges hid been
made against the treasury department as
would under another administration have
caused the bead of that d"pa rtmcnt to
call for an inquiry. H referred to Inc
n NIL limo,
Willingness of Republican senators IA
nav" IN investigation into the postal
nntters, when MI Aldrich INTERRUPTED
with a Gonial that Republican senator's
were trying to avoid an inquiry ana Mr.
Teller repeated his statement that no n
!CStieation was wanted
fhc senator can speak for himself. hut
10. for Gnyoro else" Mr. Aldrich replied
sharply. and Mr.. Teller rcspon,i~d by SAY,
ing that every resolution looking to I'm
inquiry had rccn voted down.
III i IN tie power Of that side Of the
chhthhcr. n" said. TO secure IN invcSti-
cation if il desires it. aud charg" that
it does not order it because Republican
senators feel the effect uron the next
can the senator e hi own knowlcdyn
make Il SPECIAL charge Of nIalfcaSanco in
oi}ic" that has not been nrlttisatcd?''
AIR Altlrich asked. ana added: IF 50. Lex
Mr.. Tili"r replied tina. he did not in
tend To give any names. adding Chat it
was insult 30 ask him To do sol He do
ciar"d however. that it w':~ evident 20 an
that there WAS corruption in tho post
Office department that hrd been uncnv-
cred and that the Republicans were
afraid 10 lct in til" light
IN support OF this last statement he
referred I" an original resolution Of in
',Iiry offered by Nj. Pcnros" chairman
OF IN" committee on post Offices saying
that evidently at that tirlc Mr. Pcnros
had had sufficient information 10 iustiry
tn" belief that there was fraud in the d..
partmcnt.
Mr.. Lodge moved to l1y tho amendment
N tn" table, saying for t." majority:
In "lr own Wy. in our own time ard
when we think proper. we Will provide.
for an inv"*tGation: but We will not
nnt" such provision on an appropriation
bin"
,Fh"" motion 70 lay on the table prevail
ed. =, to Il.
All. Teller. speaking Of his reference to
ci:irGcs against III" tre":urY department.
Said that his REMARKS had boon based on
charges Of violating :hc civil service law
which had been made against Secretary
shaw by the late Gen. ~. H. Thomas.
former appraiser of the port Of Chicago.
;'nd h" road tho newspaper lctt"r written
by Gen. Thomas. SAYING that he did not
know whether the charge. wcr" true or
whether the secretary know Of them. but
that he frit that il was due I" that on
cial that n should make his statement
- explain the reference he had previously
made
Thor:aS' letter. NJ. Hopkins entered the
and IT its conclusion interrupted
the Colorado senator with an inquiry AS
t" the purpnrt Of his remarks. and re-
marked: 9TH" senator should know
something; about the truthfulrcss of his
charges l,cfnrc quoting them. here He
said that he kncW the charges against tine
secretary Of the treasury w"rc false. He
referred to his own connection with tho
hanGo in the appraisers office. to which
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