The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-12
ROOSEVELT AND
BRISTOW SCORED
House Smarts Under Imputa-
ton of Wrong Doing,
MANY BITTER SPEECHES
SELECT COMMITTEE OF SEVEN
APPOINTED.

IAIAsHINGTON, March 1.-THE
w storm Of indignation which swept
over the house of representatives
as result Of the report of the post
office department involving certain
members of congress- and which yes
terday was temporarily stemmed by
adjournment on account of the death
of Mr.. Croft, broke out afresh today.
MIR. Gillett (Mass.) presented priv
ileged report. Mr.. Hay CVaO prompt
~ 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.. Overstreet Qnd), who de-
sired unanimous consent for an order
giving members ten days leave to ex-
tend their remarks.
Mr. Cooper (Wis.) entered an empha-
tic 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 motion for leave TO print.
which brought Mr.. Williams Miss }
quickly to his feet with the declaration
that whatever is said on the subject
should be said in the open house. and
he therefore objected. He was greeted
with applause
Defended the Committee.
Mr.. Cowherd CAIo) was recognized
and defended the action OF the COM
mittee presenting the report. Ihere
was no occasion, he said, to refer the
matter TO the committee, to see Wheth-
or the charges against members had
nf General
Bristow had gone out with the ap-
prevail of the president,
4 say now" he vigorously declared,
that if we must answer whether the
charge is true that Beavers usually
complied with the requests Of members
/ OF. congress, regardless of the merits OF
the case. the answer is that the charge
| is true
Continuing. lie said: Beavers to
| blame? yes. sir. Are the members OF
the house 20 blame for it2 No. If
members had made unusual requests
upon the department" he said, 1.-The
/ propriety of their conduct was "A ques-
| ton between themselves and their con-
stituents. Ii is not a violation or law,
/ he insisted with emphasis.
Had No Choice.
The committee" he said, could not
undertake TO edit the departments re-
port. nor could they discriminate be
tween the cases cited If they had done
$50 the committee. he said. would have
been dashed from the floor Of the
( house.
! AIr BurlesOn (TeE) vigorously assert
ed that the department had given the
committee information not asked for
and vet, he said. you laid it before thi:
house. 1 say it Is an outrage
And I say that the committee cOulC
do nothing else" holly retorted Mr.
Cowherd The members Of the house
he said, owed it to themselves that -
truth be given.
Marked FWhite House"
William Alden Smith CIich.) jums =,
up and. holding up copy Of the re-
port, called attention to the fact tina
one of the exhibits showed the word:
white House" on It. He had. he said
examined the original papers, and th'
words White House" We're not or
them. 81 would like TO know" h,
asked. who had the audacity to write
the name White House on that re
port"
The committee on postofces and
post roads never added a word an
swered Mr.. Cowherd. smarting under
the imputatiOn.
Somebody did said Mr.. Smith. with
equal warmth.
We'll. it was done in the department
then" Mr.. COwherd replied, amid APP
Dlause.
Mr.. Cowherd then entered upon a
vigorous and emphatic answer to the
/ charges and epithets which members
had hurled at the department. The
| members. ne said. had stated the de-
| partment had lied and published a ma
/ hclous SANDER against members of the
I house. Several members did it for q
/ purpose and then the members of the
| house viii appoint a committee before
(which members cannot 20. and have
the particular case Investigated. But
ne said. his words being greeted with
applause when you come to investi-
gate the department it must be done BY
yourselves"
Conceived in Sim
| Continuing. he inquired: Are you
going TO say to the country that the
department that lies about you tells tho
1 truth about It's own actions2 Do YOU
/ intend TO go before your constituency
and the good people Of the United
States and say that this great depart
ment which has published this report
/ conceived in sin and born in iniquity,
is the purest and best and most capable
10 examine into its own iniquities ??
/ cloud applausel.
! He was. he said. partisan and party
> man, but ne put the honesty and hon
Orable management Of a great depart
ment of the government above the de-
mands of any party that ever lived.
/ The American people are not hysterical
! he said. and members need not be
afraid of their censure because they 20
J 10 the department and demand theiI
| just rights and the rights of their con-
stituents.
The American press is not a press
! of the yellow journal - he continued
! In the first flush and heat Of this dis