The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-22
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5inittec He Coi,fcsses to Know
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WAsH1Nc;Tor, 2. O.. March 21 r =
Mccall committee to-day continued We n y
,nycstIga ton OF lis re port from tho Post 'o
once Department concerning members 'l:'
i OF Congress. Fourth Asslsta Pos Oh mas
stcr. General Bristow was tho oEly W.T.
h mesa Ii M Il # X s ss} Fl y a, &, a,
I Sfr. richardson, OF laln'nn took * up
Tho case at Johnson City Tenn, q e out " 4.
lined tia Increase In population Il in the
town, including tho establishment Eo q q :;
u soldiers home, ana then asked X M lll
13ristow did not think the rent N cr.ca Sc Sc
81 ION $500 to 500 was iustlft able ana
tint Mr.. Browrlow was 3ust fled In max TX
Ing tho request for the Increase q ..3l
Does that look suspi cious 4 s asked isea1 Slr.
II Richardson. 55 "a FL .s5 ). ,yA y. q. \, 35
1T would MI depend pon$the ins, =.
whether any oze else had o Sbuildi NE
that they want to rent to the govern
+ mont. 81 Mr. Bristo replic
,SF rho Humbolt, ~ Tenn, case III was 4 next
AIKEN 3up. wien additional rent had been,
secured and there, too N r.@ Il richardson tsyl
stated that tho tow, had grow n.'sf una ,'
4 asked II there could be any censuro JUS
4 titled. 55S S I. " \,
Il 5,'Thnt, then, would be a case In which:
Y ,.ents l,nd beet, Increased by NJ r. Beavers
Tor Ills personal frlends?" asked n Mr. +:
" Bartlett. nv "a {s & vs. 4.
Not II 1t was d legitimate rent, an
Y swcrcd Mr. Brlstow, &s 6 Y i vs. s8
N n Bartlett then read to Ms 3 risto.
\ i, rumber OF questions to ascertain the
identity OF the persons VIII have re pa res
B tie report first asking 1ithrcfertnce 70
that part OF tie report ferrlnE 20 clerk
I htre, Mr. I3ristow 81 Il he had no IN torma--4
ton except what he had been told.3 lie :ll
a auggcs, ed that Mr. Wrynne& could answer
Il that question:. Az to tho lease section OF
4 tho report, he said he would, furnish tbs,
committee will, q list OF the inspectors
who made up the report j 4 III 3;
NOT KNOWING MUCH. s55
Mr.. Bartlett also wanted to know how
y Tho report was sent to- the House Cons
mittee on Postoflices and Post Roads and
AZ by messenger. who the 3S ~ e:Ssenger
was. ss #$s u 444 E$ If Is III
Sir. Bristow lad no knowledge Vi OF this
point. @ 5s " "a Ii II! II CHI
oDo you know whether this report as
Il IL was compiled was submitted 70 any
other person than Officials OF the Post
#bfnce Departing en- ~? ~. "a NJ ssis
5 II h ave no nowledg SO, - wns the rnply.
= a IIr. Bristows could mot say whether
there was In the report to the Postotiice
COMMITTEES any proof OF improper conduct
on the part OF members o 6 Congress. He
scxpIained that In his own " report he
was not endeavoring 10 ascertain whether
members had done Wron g.& lie said
}l3} what / was endeavoling to Investigate
\ was Mr.. Beavers. That report refers to
ID The methods Of his administratio and
In discussing that II ncccssitatcd bring
ing Instances where members OF Congress
had made Recommendation that Ito had
allowed where l considered such allow
nnces Improper. did not consider Il
incumbent on me to state whether
member OF Congress had done anything
improper or not. I simply set forth the
facts and drew my conclusion With refar-
& eiice to Mr. Bcavers's administration. !"
r5..There seems to be a apprehension
II that j have made an assault ton mem \
bers OF Congress. continued Mr.. Bras--
tow. II have never used any language
that could be construed that way. 49,
& Mr.. Bartlett called MIR: Bri sto VS. atten-
ton TO this language In his own report;
"Congrcssmen frequently ask executive
officers to do things which they them-
h selves would refuse to do II the respon-
sibll,ty OF decision was upon them. The
traditions OF American politics afford
many Instances Of this kind.
ID RHETORICAL FLOURISH. @
sss II take 1t that was merely q rhet rical
flourish" comment ed 4 Mr.. Bartlett e
SsS,,I think that members OF Cong ress y g,
@ullently recommend things or nsk thlngs
f which, II the responsibility was on them
toS decide. they would refuse what they
hnve Recommended. II
I. 81 Mr., Bartlett called Mr.. Brlstow's y +
tention to statement In the original
Brstow report MS follows: III 3ss S. ~ 4
rho foregoing cases re for clerk hire
il,s3s third E and fourth class offices a
B hundred other tsimi liar Ga Ga sses could he
IS cited 8 Tho millions that have been ap-
Iropriated forS that purpose during the
Etlast3 foursyenra have been used by Bcav-
ers largely ms nm official perd,llsite for
4 the benfit OF his personal and political
q frinnds,'' Sf .tis. Isds s
| Does this one hundred 81 her :cas es
g8srcfsr 10 .congreasrne on y q sked Mr.. Bart
II lett, ia slf
..There may have been cor gresslI men IN