The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-09
DISCUSS FRAUDS
 lg POSI0FflCES
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 lConIlrued from First Pace, agreed 10 leave the matter entirely to the committee on postoffices and de We admit" he said, "that Mr t2ristot,s e investigation was thoeough ao far as if went, but we deny that if wac e1ahnrats or comprehensive'
 Should Report to Senate. idee cohtended That the committee should report to the sanata u,bathar or, ! investigation is neeessarjv
 Mr. Carmack argued fthat snoh on a, is "oulu leaVe the entire matter in the hands of the conamittee The ser. ate now he said should order an invest. sation No course short of this would meet the demands of the sih,atior ue declared that the postma ster general had s.oou "i ehe way or an honest investiga- ton, and in view of his obstinate onnosi ton, and the fact that rottennass had been found in some divisions of the post office department, the inference was that there had been corruption in other dfyis 1ons He would have the investigation non-partisan in character
 MT. Tillman charged that inc onnosI- ton to an investigation Was chnractefizea ny partisanship. There was an attempt at @ now honest men could stand in in Inc face of public sentiment and try to nre vent an investigation and allow inc statute of limitations to prevent the nros. ecution of the rascals
 MT. Quarles criticised the remarks made by MT. Carmack concerning the postnas- ter general, whereupon MT Carrsack ex- plained that he referred to Mr. Payne's predecessor
 'In respect to the Tullech charges. said MT. Carmack, "I don't think the Ioresent postmaster general was as dilgent as he might have been Perhaps he relied too much on what had been the course of his predecessor"
 Commenting on the reports of officials, on the investigation, Mir. Deliver said he could not find that the postmaster general or Bristow has recommended that they could have made more thorough investiga- lions had they been given more time and had they had the benefit of the postofflce inspectors and other machinery which had made the inquiry more thorough than congress could make 1t.
 Republicaens Have Much to Gain.
 MT. Tillman asked why 1t Is that the republicans were so anxious to prevent an investigation. We are trying to turn the rascals out" he said, while you are trying to keep them in. You have much to gain by refusing to shed light on the department. we have much to gain by exposing corruption"
 Before answer was made to the oues- ton MT. Tillman, at the top of his voice. asked another question: What about those rural free delivery boxes? The man who had them in charge has not been investigated"
 You cant convince the chief of the rural free delivery service that he has int tttrat tad Deliver
 NO, the inquiry concerning the boxes was confined to boxes for cities" said Mir. Tillman. And what about MT. Heath? Brstow says he needs investi- gating, but you could not convince MT. Heath of that either, I suppose?"
 MT Dolliver replied that he had read the Bristow report and had found no charge that MT. Heath needed investigat- ing. MT. Tillman started to read the reference to MT Heath, and while look ing for the place, said caustically Well, if he was not besmirched by the report he was tattooed"
 Came From Republican Side.
 Mr. Teller said that the only sugges- ton of a political purpose of an investi- gation had come from the republican side It seemed to him the house inter- est alone should be considered So far as there has been an investigation. 1t has come only as the result of influence outside of the postoffice department, and the public would never be satisfied until there should be an inquiry by persons not likely to be besmirched by it. People gen. erally, he said, would demand that fl, shall be undertaken.
 If it Is not made in accordance with this demand, he said you will hear such roar as will make you trembe in your seats"
 By unanimous consent further consider ation of the investigation resolution was postponed until Monday, when it was agreed that it should be resumed immedi- ately after the conclusion of the routine business.
 A house bill permitting the issuance of bonds for the construction of wagon roads to the government dam on Salt river. in Arizona. was passed
 At 3:5o o'clock the senate went into executive session and at 5;45 D. m ad- journed until Monday
 THE HOUSE.
 Washington. January s.--The house to- day made available the sum of s25O,ooo to be used to meet tho emergency caused by the ravages of the cotton boil weevil and other insects, and diseases affecting cot ton. The measure was adopted without d.
 
 sum Is to be diverted from the half mil lion dollars appropriated last year to eradicate the foot disease among cattle
 Mir. Burleson, Texas speaking for the. bill, explained that the measure simply diverted money heretofore appropriated for another purpose and did not make new appropriation. He urged the impor't ance of the passage of the bill to the coi ton growing sections, giving the history of boil weevils and what 1t has done.
 Mir Gillett. Massachusetts, called St. tention to another Insect the Gypse Y moth. which had been brought to Nesy England. and which he said was equally dangerous, and should receive attention with a view to its extermination.
 Mir Robinson, of Arkansas, spoke far the bill.
 MT. Slayde. of Texas. in urging its pas- sage. said he hoped the bill would not be jeopardized by amendment. MT Gard ner of Michigan. said he believed 1t would be establishing bad precedfrt to pass the bill. Mir. Gillett of Massachusetts. offered an amendment for an additional eo<oo ono <@~ k. llno |