New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-16
1.-THE BRISTOW REPORT"
PUBLICITY UPHELD.
House focused Of Yielding to a
Scare and Turning Tail

into argument with Ar Cooper. OF Wisconsin.
as 10 the authorship OF ;ae document. and insisted
over the protest Of Mr.. Cooper. that II was pre-
pared under the direction Of General Bristow. lie
/ defended the committee. OF which he is member.
in giving publicity To the report. saying that tho
United States is powerful and great to con-
/ vict any man by suppression Il the facts. BE
said the members OF the House. after threats 70
| tear the ROOF of the department" had turned
tail and voted that tie department should investi-
| gate the congressman
! Mr.. Burton. Of Ohio gave a historical account
| Of Increases In national expenditures. He showed
that these increases are manifest all civilized
! countries. and that with the increase in their
wealth and income. it IS only natural there should
/ be an increase in expenditures. He spoke Of the
! steady increase in appropriations for the postal
! service IN the United States the army and navy.
and in the enlargement OF the scope and undertak-
inEs and enterprises q the State. but he said the
! percentage Of Increase has been greater in Euro
pean countries than our own lie warned his hear
ers against extravaganza. saying. We cannot al
/ low ourselves to be excused for eXtravagances by
the enormous Increase in the wealth OF the coun-
try" He urged the adoption Of a policy Of con-
servatsm and Of the utmost care. citing the large
annually appropriated for pensions. Mr..
Burton said he was in hearty sympathy with tho
/ !dea. and remarked that would hesitate
20 pass any measure which gave due reward 10 tho
I soldiers Of the Civil War in their old age. but"
ne continued. the question arises Under what rule
should this appropriation be made?" He inquired
/ - Congress was willing to establish IN this
try the standard that for patriotism for devotion
TO country. the chief reward must he in dollars.
M Burton spoke FOR hour. and was greeted
with applause and handshakes he took his seat.
ATTACK OK TARIFF AND TRUSTS.
M Rucker Of Missouri attacked the protective
tariff system Of the Republican party The Repub-
leans and the trusts. he declared. have majority
in the House. and, he added, amid Democratic ap-
plause:
The largest majority you viii ever have in the
White House"
An
preparation bill generally. but made a plea for
increased pay for letter carriers.
The claim OF the letter carriers for Increased
pay also was espoused by M Cromer Qnd). He
spoke OF tho iusufciency q the pay OF the rural
mail carriers. and said the privilege should not be
denied them OF acting as agents for newspapers
At whose suggestion was it," inquired Mr..
Mann. that this privilege has been deuiedT
Mr.. Cromer said IL came from Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow FIRST and then from
the Postofica Committee. Tie had. he SAID, no
criticism to offer aga!ns. General Rristcw. L
think" he said The has been honest IA the ad-
rainlstraton OF postal affairs and 10 received Re
publican applause when he added; Il am 30 well
satisfied with the investigation he has made in
the Postoflce Department that believe no fraud
or corruption yet remains there TO be exposed TO
Discussing the prohibition IN the bill against ra-
"a ~o-tti-y ,rStrs - a., Efrd non aTy person
firm corporation. Mr.. Grigss t6a-l. mer'ter q
the committee. said that II these carriers were
permitted act agents he wanted the law 30
a
tor as 70 what new sIaIeFs ne sIoIII ~ % -
trRdespeOple he should represent. The law. ne
-. i'' =. 80 =. t-,.t 90 10 r-,r-sr - ma K
Ing its demands Congress, and said tho carriers
had made effort 20 iuumidate Congress Into 40
oediuF TO these demands.
lie was Interrupted by Mr Burleson Tex. who
ment employees from lobbying before Congress was
Jest .,.....,. ., q. NJ ,.-,... -.-,,,,
and he said further that II 10 representing the
present occupant 81 the White House as his a.
further Investigation.
HAD TO MAKE REPORT PUBLIC.
During his remarks Mr. Grisgs referred TO tho
recent report Of the Poztotlce Department as the
Bristow report" and this opened Up sfresh tho
discussion OF that document which had brought
forth such storm q dgnatlon from members ot
the House. Ito said that as member Of the com
rnittee he did not how tho COMMITTEES could
have done otherwise than make tho report public.
Was there anything in Il which authorized the
committee 20 print that data under the heading
Charges Concerning Members OF Congress- IN
Air Grlggs said he. % course. did not indorss
that and = was Itliaie Mi.ere1i9 -, ar 49,,
soon Ee the heading lac notified Ia The goE,
ernment printing Office that II was no' 51s'1'''o
Mr.. Cooper sarcasticaIly remarked that he never
had known the Government printing once 70 print
anything that not in the copy ~,
4 understand tho heading was written in the
Mr.. Bartlett CGa) said the House soon would hnd
General Grosyenor suggested that It would be
should not he credied TO General Er.stow.
Mr. GriCgs. however, maintained tIat il was BITS
Gontinuins he said it had leaked out prior 10
the report the committee we're IN possession OK
a. formation that would condemn members OF con-
Eress IN the committee. he said, he had coateilded
1nittee!s F1ty 10 make II public. which they very
rroperIv had done THE United States, he Sald, |
rs too pow erful and TOO great to convict any man
By a suppression Of facts. -, a., |
'I}utF he said. III the publication or All these |
things would SonSt nor p or lover down the re-
port should be taken for what IT is worth.
HOUSE IN RIDICULOUS PLIGHT.
II there were men in the inspection service. he
declared who were afraid 10 have their reports |
see daylight. such ought to be got rid OF ana /
men put IN who were not afraid There was YET |
more Of the report. he said. the reports OF H.
spectorB which ought 10 80 before the pupic. Llo |
called attention to what he termed the .II-0Ni'N1
position the House had placed ltselI IN ,,-.-.
We sought to investigate the Postoulce Depatt- /
meut' he said, and you geiteileL - .ilcya a.
here Ike hornets and insisted thai me WIlSe
partrent from top bottom must be inVesusst{LtL,
Both Republicans and democrats ne 20 ~ IA
thin ard he Inquired What did you DO me |
House Kot scared and turned tan! M tb I5o,Sss
and applause no chided tho meinbeIs OF e s LlOu
vim haying started out TO investigate the depart
rnent, and having wound up 9y having ,Ie 1877 es
olp on the part Of the department" he said. with
having so readily yielded 10 the peTsuaslons OF th
nsrty leaders and voting against departmental
inyestigatior. adopting instead "A miserable reso-
luton Investigating yourselves.
me Republican organization. hs said, was the
continued from Julius cesar down 10 General
Roosevelt which latter remark pfovOked much
ltusrts' h5T Letttr drilled hosts than does the
Republican leader. Mr. Payne. at which there was
feTrsd to Mr. balzeT as lieutenant
Mr. Badger OOhiO) spoke for Increase IN the
Gazing Alteration to the recent postal scandals.
Mr.. Cochran tAo) sale they served the useful puI-