Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
Senator Teller on Canceling
Machines Provision.
CULBERSON SUGGESTION
PROPOSED INVESTIGATION OF
THE DEPARTMENT.
The Conrad-Bonaparte Report Quoted
MI. Burton Discusses River
and Harbor Bill.

When the Senate met today the following
bills were passed:
Authorizing the Blackberry, KY, ana
West Virginia Coal and Coke Company to
bridge the Tug fork of the Big Sandy river.
Authorizing Itasca county, MIMI, to con-
struct bridge across Mississippi river.
To wind up the affairs of the Seminole
tribe of Indians, in Indian territory
Authorizing the recorder of the general
land office to issue certified copies OF pat
ents. books and papers.
On motion of Mr.. Stewart the conference
report and the Indian appropriation Dill
were recommitted to the committee on
Indian affairs.
Mr.. Hoar offered a resolution. which was
agreed to- directing the Secretary Of tie
Navy to report to the Senate In regard to
the fisheries of the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, and the ocean fisheries, as source
for obtaining men to serve in the navy.
Proposed Postal Investigation.
The post office appropriation bill was laid
before the Senate with the Culberson
amendment under consideration. The
amendment provides for the appointment
of a commission of three senators and five
members of the House to investigate the
Post Office Department. Mr.. Lodge made a
point of order against it, but withheld 1t
in the absence of Mr.. Culberson.
Mr.: Teller took the floor to discuss state
ments which had been made on the amend
ment to the bill in relation to the rental Of
canoeing machinery.
Mr. Lodge interrupted to call the atten-
ton of Mr.. Teller to the fact that there was
nothing in the bill for the cancellng ma
chimes. Incidently he remarked that no one
was defending Beavers.
'Oh. no. replied Mr. Teller. mo one is
defending Beavers. He is indicted. But
there are some other persons equally guilty
and not under indictment, defended on this
floor
Mr.. Lodge protested re had not made any
defenses and Mr.. Teller said he en-
tirely impersonaI in his statement. What he
wanted to empha size was that Fourth As
istant Postmaster General BristOw had
stated that Beavers got only $4,000 and
Machen $4,000 and yet the government had
been defrauded out OF total of 900.
1t was this amount in which there was in
terest. There was high authority for say
ing the Post Office Department ought to be
Investigated further. The President and his
two attorneys had sale this. Yet. the re-
publicans of the Senate had begged the
question and declared there was nothing
further to be investigated.
Mr.. Teller took up the Conrad-Bona parte
report and read the comments contained
therein concerning Perry s. Heath former
first assistant postmaster general, and also
Mr.. Heath's reply to the Tuii0ch charges
He made no comment. except to say that
Mr.. Spooner had evidently not read all
these things when he declared Saturday
that there was not much in the Tulloch
charges
But. Mr. President said Mr.. Teller.
st is unnecessary for me to clamor or even
to howl for an investigation" Referring to
the charge made a few days ago that thu
democrats did not know who their candi-
date for the presidency would be, Mr.. Tel
Ter said: t'-- -,
No. Mr.. President. We do not know
whether it will be Cleveland. Parker. Hearst
or Bryan. The democratic party never
knows who it is going to nominate until
after its convention meets.
In this respect he criticised the repub
lican party for deciding on it's candidate
and platform eight months before its con-
yention meets.