The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-02
OLD AGE PENSION ORDER
Mallory of Florida the Prin-
 cipal Speaker.
Simmons of North Carolina Makes . Democratic Address and Beve- ridge of Indiana Follows
 with Republican Speech.

Washington. April 1.-Good Friday was devoted by the Senate to almost contin- uous discussion of political questions The time until 2 2fo'clock was devoted all most entirely to the Carmack resolution proposing an inquiry into the legality of the recent executive old age pension or der.
 MT. Mallory was the principal speaker. but he was frequently interrupted by Republican Senators. He conteaded that Secretary Hitchcock had transcended the limits of executive authority in issuing the order.
 The latter half in the day was de- voted to the postoffice appropriation bill, but no appreciable progress was made with that measure, the speeches on 1t being in the main political and of general character.
 There was a spirited debate between Mr. Simmons and Mir. Beveridge. on the question of the propriety of a congress sional investigation into the affairs of the Postofice Department, during which the prospective presidential nominees Of the two political parties in the next cam paign were freely discussed. MT. Rev. eridge admitted that the Republicans had agreed on candidate and named Pres ident Roosevelt as the man.
 There also was further discussion of the committee amendment for the pur- chase of an additional postoffice site in New York city.
 Graft on All Sides.
 MT Simmons of North Carolina declar- ed that the investigation into the affairs of the Postoffice Department had been limited only to one branch of the depart ment and said that wherever graft was looked for there graft was found;" that wherever crime was looked for, there crime was found; that wherever swind- ling and corruption were looked for, there swindling and corruption had been found If all this had been found in one branch of the department. there was no right to assume that similar conditions would not be found to exist in other branches. Hence there could bo no Just tification for denial of an inquiry by Congress. Mir Simmons said the reason the in- quiry had not been extended to the en- tire postoffice was found in the fear that such a condition of things would be discovered as would make necessary an inquiry into the affairs of all the exec utive departments in Washington, and that such an investigation might uncover a condition that would cause the defeat of the Republican Party in the presiden- tial election"
 In, response to questions from Mir. Bev- eridge. MT. Simmons said that he did not doubt that If crime was brought to the immediate attention of the President he would disapprove it. He did not con- cede however, that the President had done any more than his duty and he re- peated his charge that an investigation by Congress had been refused only be- cause of fear of disaCreeable develop ments.
 Two Democrats Convicted.
 Notwithstanding there had been thirty three indictments as a result of the Bris- tow report only two of the fifteen gov ernment employees indicted had been tried and convicted, and it now was proclaim ed that both are Democrats. MT. Beveridge asked if Mir Simmons would not concede that the source of the fountain head of the corruption dis covered had been found in the last Dem ocratic administration
 So far as MT. Machen is concerned" the North Carolina Senator replied. "Bristow says what is true"
 Mir Beveridge wanted Mir Simmons to admit that all the corruption discovered had centered in Machen. but MT. Sim mons would say only that he had no in- formation on the subject except that sup piled by MT. Bristow.
 In connection with the charges against members of Congress, MT. Simmons de- clared that while all discriminating
  matters had been suppressed. He charg- ed that the effort had been made to di- vert attention from the department. but sald that the Republican Party need not have hopes for success in that direction as the postof1ce frauds will be an issue in the next campaign.
 Speaking of the next campaign, Mir Simmons said the Republicans had in ef- feet, named as their presidential candi- date the present occupant of the White House. He described the President as a man of spectacular propensities, rash hard headed and mpulsive: a man he lieved by thousands. aye. by millions. iu- cluding many in the Republican Party. to be by nature and temperament unfit ted for the presidency because too dan gerous to be entrusted with supreme power
 Mir. Simmons admitted that there are now factional differences in the Demo cratic Party but said they would be healed and that the party would give the country "a candidate who would be sober and of a judicial temperament. of sound mind and judicial disposition. man who will get a large Republican vote because Republicans will know that their interests are slIe in his hands"
 The Name of Parker.
 A number of Republican Senators de- mapded the name of the candidate. and some suggested Parker" but Mir. Sim mons declared that he would not show his hand
 Mir Beveridse replied thanking Mir simmons for the warning that the Re publican party muet fight for it's life in The next campaign He referred to his nquiry to Mir Simmons as y1 where the corruption in the Postoffice Department 1rigiratedh and declared that he had sue ,eeded in securing the admission that the Postoffice Department frauds had had their origin in Democratic administra- sIon He congratulated the country that he discovery had been made at time when there was an administratio pos sessed of sufficient courage to apply the ancet and let out the poison. This he said. was an illustration Of fearlessn -ss n the conduct of public affairs which vas unprecedented He was satisfied that he country was so well satlshed with ]