New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-08
SENSATION IN THE HOUSE.

After they had secured copies or the startling
document members buttOnholed correspondents
representing papers in their States and districts
and attempted TO explain why they had made
the recommendations with which they were
charged. When they were unable to locate the
correspondents they sought IN the corridors
they came TO the press gallery and waited. Dur
ing all this scene the Postoflce Appropriation
bill was nomincIIy under consideration. but
members did little else than discuss the Payne
report and little else talked Of IN the cham
ber the corridors. committee rooms and res
taurants. Representative Hill. Of Connecticut.
was one Of the first 70 get copy and immedi
ately took it TO the restaurant. It was after
ward remarked that he had dgested more Of the
report than Of his luncheon.
Soon after the advent OF the report some one
whispered to the Speaker that he figured in II,
and he Immediately left the chair and retired
TO HIS room with a copy in hand Representa-
tive Payne attempted to laugh the thing Off as
William Alden Smith pozed fun at him. and
Representative WadswOrth maintained absolute
silence merely handing out a cigar in response
to every jibe. Representative Alexander. OF
New-York. was one Of those who haunted the
press gallery trying to square himself with
the boys"
In the Senate the grieved astonishuent OF
Senator Hoar knew bounds when he found
that the Junior Senator from Massachusetts fig
ured in tho report. The two Senators from
North Dakota looked at each other sheepishly
They were both in it. The chairman Of Foreign
pelations retired in dismay. and Senator Cor
man whose last entrance into the Senate was
too recent to have enabled him to implicats
himself looked with mild reprOOf on Senators
Clay. Pettus and COckreu. The Senators from
Indiana merely glanced at each other as they
discovered their respective names and then re-
tired, each to his committee room.
JUSTICE HOOKER INVOLVED.
Although Fourth Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Bristow remarked in his report and is
quoted in this document as saying Congress
men. as a rule. want their constituents TO have
what they are justly entitled to and no more =
that did not relieve their embarrassment Of be-
ing listed along with ex-Representatfve Hooker
(now a justice Of the Supreme Court Of New
York State sitting in the Appellate Division,
BrookIyn). state Senator Green. a. W. Machen
and others.
In the New-Yorl1 delegation the case OF Dun
kirk n. Y. attracted special attention. II ap-
pears that on March 1. 1s9s. space for the post
Office was leased in the opera House block at
an annual cost. including provision for light
and heat. OF $3.50 year. a five year lease being
made. on February 81. 1890. the postmaster
wrote Beavers that T. p HefTerman COntem-
plated the erection Of building in which. as
his quarters were insufficient. he would Ike to
secure space. Space could be had for 81 80 a |
year. The First Assistant Postmaster General |
wrote that the rent asked was altogether too |
high to receive consideration by the depart !
ment" on December IS. 1900 the postmaster
wrote that F. L. Stearns was about to erect a |
building. and would like to secure the postohHce |
as a Tenant Of the first floor. Immediately an /
inspector was ordered to the scene: but on hnd- |
ing that 81 500 rent asked the inspector told
Stearns that he did not believe the department. |
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