New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-18

giant for you to saw -- here Mr.. Mccall read from
the Bristow report as follows: The foTegqqingg
Offices. A hundred other similar cases could be
FOR that purpose during the last four years have
been used by Beavers largely as an ofleIat l Per Per
friends The necessities OF the service and the
work performed. have been given little consldera-
II 60 no, know how many oees faES So Sseq Iss sf
are a great many that are not referred 70 there
according to the added statement Of Nr. Bristo7v
THE SECRET EXHIBITS.
Mr. Mccall turned his attention 70 TIE secret
exhibits known as %" and r which the COM
rnittee had asked for
Mt Bartlett a member ~ the committee. wanted
n understood that these exhibits did not relate to
members o. Congress. Mr.. Mccall said that the
committee would determine in secret session what
It would do with the reports. and Nr BTlstoT said
they would be available
As 10 the establishment of A fourth class post
Office Of which Mr.. Bristow said there were 7coco
in the United States. II was brought out that tha
department passed on the question OF me esLto-ls
ton OF a member Of Congress was taken as TO the
appointment OF the postmaster. A member OF
Congress was not consulted regarding rents ana
Mr. Mccall wanted to know If Nj, Bristow knew
OF any other cases than those stated in the report
where leases had expired or been cancelled ana
been concerned He replied as before that ne
Representative Bartlett asked Mr.. Brtstow IL in
determining the three cases which he mad reported
himself technical violations Of the statutes
he had not found 1t necessary 70 review all the
cases included in the report The answer vas tnat
gone through the lease cases and had selected
excessive rental had been paid without proper
reason. and such cases were included Ia report
THAT report vas made to you yourself?'' In
MI Mccall interrupted to ask whether the re-
port before the committee was not the work OF at
n
the original cases which were afterWsr1 mace e
'Do you know whether. or not this report came
directly from the hands OF the Postmaster General
without going into some one elses hands for IN N
Postomce Committee Of the House, asked MI
Z don't know; I have been told. but have no
knowledge OF it, answered Mr.. Brfstow.
MENTIONS THE PRESIDENT.
Have you ever had any conversation with the
President that would lead you to believe asked
NJ. Bartlett
I don't think you ought to ask that question"
interrupted Ar Burton. 1T is not within the scope
Of our investigation"
We'll" broke in Mr. Bartlett. I'VE cannot get
tho President here. and there have been hints IN
the newspapers about this" ,- -.
vents 9sl asked Ey NJ Richardson Of Alabama
Il understood General Brstow 70 say ne Gla 1 hoy
know. 1t would he only hearsay evidence, de-
cIared Chairman Mccall
1T IS entirely outside OF the scope Of or inves-
;igation'' remarked Mr.. Burton.
do I understand the chairman To suggest that
should rot ask that question: inquired Mr. Bart
lett
Mr. NcCau intiruated that. without attempting 20
restrain Mr.. Bartlett. he thought the question
should considered by the committee in executive
session declared the matter left open until the
committee should 20 into executive session
4 viii not pursue it further 1T present said MI
Bartlett.
Tho committee then went into executive session
Tho questions oJ Mr. Bartlett involving the Presl-
dent were not touched on IN the executive session
The inspectors reports marked . ana II
were examined as were q half dozen others
Chairman Mccall said tho committee had begun
20 realize that the task before IL larger than at
first anticipated
The committee adjourned until Monday, when Mr.
RTistow will resume his testimony