Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-04-12
Democratic Senators Still
Insist Upon Investigation
TALK OF THE PRESIDENCY
Minority Members Do not Know Who
Their Candidate Will be and Are
Proud Of the Fact That Their Con-
vention Will not be Cut and Dried.

Washington, d. c., April 1.-The Gull
berson amendment to the postoffice
appropriati ton bill was before the sem
ate all day and after being ruled out
of order, in a modified form was pend
ing when the Senate adjourned. The
amendment provides fer the appoint
ment of a commission of three sena-
tors and five members Of the house to
investigate the postoffice department.
Mr.. Lodge made a point cf order
against it, but withheld it in the abb
sence of Mr.. Culberson. Mr.. Teller
took the floor and discussed the state
ments which had been made on the
amendment to the bill in relation to
the rent of Cancelling machinery.
Mr.. Lodge interrupted to call the at
tention of Mr.. Teller to the fact that
no one was defending Beavers. "Oh,
no." replied Teller, mo one is defend
ing Beavers. He is indicted but there
are some other persons equally guilty
and not under indictment, who have
defendents on this floor
Mr.. Lodge protested that he had not
made any defense and Mr.. Teller said
he was entirely impersonal in his
statement. What he wanted empha-
sized was that Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow had stated
that Beavers did not get $4,000 and
Machen $4,000 and yet the govern
ment had been defrauded out of a to-
| tai of $3,200,0e0 1t was this amount
| in which there was interest. There
was high authority for saying that the
| postoffice department ought to be in
vestigated further. The president and
his two attorneys had said this. Yet
| the republicans in the senate had beg
ged the question and declared that
| there was nothing further to be inves-
! tigated. Mr.. Teller took up the Con-
rad Bonaparte report and read COM
ments contained therein concerning
Perry S. Heath, former first assistant
| postmaster general, and also Heath'S
reply to Tulloch charges. He made nc
comments, except to say that Mr.
! Spooner evidently had not read al
these things when he declared or
| Saturday there was not much in Tul-
loch's charges.
But, Mr.. President" said Mr.. Teller
at is unnecessary for me to clamor ol
even howl for an investigation Re.
ferring to the charges made a few day:
ago that the democrats did not know
who their candidate for the presidency
would be, Mr.. Teller said: mo, Mr.
President, we do not know whether il
will be Cleveland, Parker, Hearst Of
Bryan. The democratic party never
knows who it is going to nominate un
til after the convention meets
In this respect he criticised the re
publican party for deciding on it's can.
didate and platform eight months be-
fore it's convention meets.
| Mr.. Simmons answered the recen
speech of Mr.. Spooner, <Who defended
Postmaster General Payne agains
what he treated as an attack by Mr.
Simmons in his previous remarks. Mr.
Simmons said he had been charged
with advocating the selection of a neu
trail man for president. EIe (Simmons
had demanded a calm, we'll poised dis
position and mind, judicial and conser
vative temperament an asked whethe
that would be regarded as a neutra
man. Turning to the republican sid
he said he supposed the candidat,
wanted by the republicans was on,
who would overturn affairs of tn,
twentieth century, make new law
when the present ones did not suit
and make treaties with foreign coun
tries without the advice or consent o
the senate. He said the country haC
witnessed the spectacle of a presiden
held up as trust buster and on tn,
other hand an unsafe man for tn,
| business interests.
1--WE have had the spectacle of tn,
only original trust buster, the attorney
general, who has acted as lord high ex
ecutioner, and a score or more of as
sistants,' said Mr.. Simmons, land the!
have managed to find two trusts t,
prosecute Continuing Mr.. Simmons
asked: What do the people want;
man who will execute their will, or
man who will bend them 70 his will p
He urged an investigation of the post
office department and declared that tn
Bristow report showed that Machen'
intriguing was not bold until his con
nection with Heath, the first assistan
postmaster genehal. Mr.. Simmon
said that only three persons found t,
have been mixed up in the postoffic
frauds were appointed under demo
cratic administrations.