Arizona republican., 1904-03-12
House Orders an Investiga-
 tiOn of Its Members
SLANDfRFD BY BRlSTOW
The Chief Object of the Houses Anger Is the Postmaster-Genera - The Democrats Desired an Investigation of the Entire Department.

Washington, March 1.-The house of representatives indulged today in nearly seven hours of explanation, ac- cusation and denunciation and then ordered, with only two negative votes. an investigation of postal affairs, so far as members of the house are con- 'cerned, by a special committee of seven members to be appointed by the speaker, who likewise are to examine into the origin of the Bristow report so far as it concerned the members of the house.
 MT. Crumpacker of Indiana put him. self on record in favor of a committee of members of both sides of the house to investigate the indictments made against members.
 The publication of this document" said MT. Burleson of Texas, ''has done great wrong to members on both sides of the house.
 "It was prepared for a purpose he warmly stated. "The man who is re- sponsible for it, the postmaster gener- al, he said, was approached by the press for an explanation.
 The postoffice department" MT. Burleson said, "reeked with rottenness and was steeped with corruption,' '' public opinion he vigorously asserted, after the postal disclosures, demand ed further investigation.
 Ut will not down." he said" though the gentleman at the other end of the avenue" referring to the president, had Complimented this man upon the purification that had taken place."
 This demand for an investigation, ? he declared, finally found expression in the rsOlution Of MT. Hay, That is what struck terror to the gentle man who presides over the postoffice 1 department" he added, and who is responsible for the document The purpose of the postmaster general" he | said was to involve honorable men of both parties in this scandalous tran | saction and thereby intimidate them from moving further in what the American people are demanding.
 Are you going to be intimidated ?'' 1 he inquired. Every honest man named in the report allowed it to him self to demand an. investigation"
 MT. Clayton of Alabama was un- | sparing in his criticism of the post ! master general to whom he referred as that distin guished imbecile, who happens to he postmaster general of 1 the United States"
 MT. Clayton spoke of the Tulloch charges and the light way in which Postmaster General Payne treated them. When members of the press called on him about it, MT. Clayton said, the postmaster general laughed
 When further pressed for informa- ticn, he said the postmaster general that distinguished specimen of as- sisinity'' characterized tthe Tulloch charges as hot air."
 MT. Clayton closed with a bitter personal attack on Postmaster Gen. eral Payne and referred to him as l MT. Hot Air Man" and Horse Laughter Man." who had been pub- licly convicted, but continued in office by the president for the distinguish ed service he rendered the country in securing the conviction of Machen and his confederates." He wanted, he said, ito rip open the whole stomach 1 of the postoffice department and show the vitals of corruption." He was greeted with loud applause as he took his seat.
 The demand c. the minority for a sweeping investigation of every branch of the postoffice department was not granted. The test on this question came to a vote, which resulted IA tc 125, a strict party vote.
 A resolution for an investigation ot the connection of members with the | department offered by Representative Mccall, of Massachusetts, was then agreed to, only two members oppes- ing it.