Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-11
STORM BURSTS
OUT IN THE HOUSE.
Tie POstofficc Department Report
Raises a Hurricane Of In
dignation.
C0WAiRD PROVES NO COWARD.
He Declares With Emphasis That the
charge About Beaver Is ib.
solute!y True.

Washington. March 1.-THE storm Of
Indignation which s,,e. EYER the houss
OF representatives rs result Of the
report OF the pCstoflice department, In
yolving certain members OF Congress,
and which yesterday was temporarily
stemmed by adjournment on account OF
the death Of Mr. Croft broke out
afresh today
Mr. Gillett (Mass) presented a priv
LEGGED report Mr., Hay (Va) promptly
objected to its consideration,
The speaker, in ruling on the point,
said the Hay resolution was a matter
Of the highest privilege and he recog-
nized Mr.. Oyerstreet Und). who de.
sired unanimous consent for an order
giving members 10 days leave to ex-
tend their remarks.
Mr. Cooper (Wis) entered an en-
phstic II object"
Mr.. oyerstreet then submitted two
propositions. first that the discussion
extend until Monday at 4 o'clock. and,
second, until o'clock tomorrow. To
both Mr.. Hay objected. He then re-
newed his molten for leave to print,
which brought Mr.. Williams (Miss.)
quickly to his feet with the declaration
that whatever Is said, on this subject
should be said In the open house and he
| therefore objected. He was greeted
with applause,
Mr.. Cowherd MOI was recognized
and defended the action Of the commit
tee presenting the report, There was no
occasion, he said, 10 refer the matter
to the committee, 10 see whether the
charges against members had been
made, The report OF General Brstow
had gone out with the approval of the
president.
say now" he vigorously declared
that II we must answer whether, the
charge Ia true that Beavers usually
compiled with the requests Of members
OF Congress regardless OF the merits Of
| the case, the answer Is that the charge
is true"
Continuing. he said; Beavers to
blame, yes, sir. Are the members Of the
house for it? No IL members had
made unusual requests upon the de-
partment," he said, 'the propriety OF
their conduct was a question between
themselves and their constituents II Is
not a violation Of law" he insisted with
| emphasis.
1.-THE committee he said could not
undertake 10 edit the departments re-
port, nor could they discriminate be.
| tween the cases cited. II they had done
| so the committee" he said, would
have been dashed from the floor Of the
house."
Mr.. Burleston (Texas), vigorously as.
serted that the department had given
| the committee information not asked
for and yet he said You laid Il before
| this house, ] say II Is an outrage
And say that the committee could
| do nothing else" holly retorted Mr..
CcSherd. THE members Of this house, ="
he said owed II to themselves that the
truth be given"
William Alden Smith (Mich,) jumped
up and, holding Up copy OF the re,
! port, called attention to the fact that
one Of the exhibits showed the words
white House on IT, He had, he said,
examined the original papers and the
words white House" we're not on
them. II would like to know" he
asked. 'who had the audaclty to write
the name White House ON that re-
port.