The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-08
SEVERAL INDIANIANS
MENTIONED IN REPORT

WASHINGTON, March 7-Another chap
ter in the postoff1ce investigation of last
summer was reached to-day when Chair
man Overstreet of the House committee on
postofices and postroads laid before the
House Of Representatives a closely printed
document of 21s pages recounting the in
stances on file in the Postoffice Department
in which members of the Senate and House
have used their Influence with the Off
Gals of the Postoffice Department to secure
increases in salaries of postmasters, addi-
tional clerk hire and advantages Of leasing
buildings for postoffice purposes.
The following named senators and MEM
bers appear in the report as having made
representation to the Postoffice Department
concerning leases of premises for postofhces
and for allowances for rent, fuel and light:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bankhead and
Clayton, Senator Pettus.
Representative Henry, Hill
and Dilley.
Representative Griggs
Iilinois-Representative G. w. Smith,
Marsh, Graft, Mann, Senator Cullom, ex-
Senator Mason, Speaker Cannon.
Indiana = Representatives Hemenway
Watson, Cromer, Overstreet, Brick and c.
b. Lands.
observation-disclosures Hepburn, Connor
Hull, Cousins. Thomas, Haugen and Senator
Dolliver.
Kansas-Representati Calderhead. Cur
tbs, and Bowersock.
Louisiana = Representatives Breazals,
Ransdell and Senator McEnery.
Maine-Representative Burleigh and AL
len.
Acknowledgements Pearre and
Observation-Disclosures Lowering
and Greene.
Smith, Fordney, Hamilton, Bishop, William
Alden Smith and Darragh.
acknowledgements McCleary and
Acknowledgements Burkett
New Jersey-Representatives Howell and
Gardner.
Vreeland. Ketcham, Sheetman, Wadsworth,
Payne and Littauer.
North Carolina-Senator Overman
North Dakota-Representativ Spalding.
Ohio-Representatives Van VOorhis, Shes
and Grosvenor.
PENNSYLVANIA - Representatives Wanger.
Bates, Evans, Acherson, Sibey, Dalzell and
Butler
South Carolina-Representati Finley
South DakOta-Representa Burke.
see-Representative Brownlow.
TeXas-Representative Burleson.
Vermont = Representatives Foster and
Haskins.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Swanson
Washington-Rep Cushman.
West Virginia Representative Hughes
and Dayton.
| Representatives Minor. Jenk-
| ms Cooper, Davidson, Babcock. Esch and
Brown.
A supplemental list is appended to the
| report lncludlng the names or Representa-
tives Burnett and Thompson, of Alabama,
| and Representatives W. w. Kitchen and
| Small of North Carolina.
TECHNICAL VIOLATIONS OF LAW.
Some of the transactions involving men,
bers of Congress recorded in the report
are held TO be technical violations of the
statutes. others are pronounced by mem
| bers who have read the report as clearly
censurable, while in the majority of cases
| il is held that members I'm making their
| recommendations to the department ex-
pected nothing not in harmony with the
| rules and practices of the department
Three cases are set forth in which mem
| bers in Congress own buildings which are
/ leased to the government for postoffice
| purposes. The details of these cases are
| given by Fourth Assistant Postmaster
| General Bristow in a Communication tC
/ Chairman Overstreet as follows:
| Section S739 of the Revised Statutes pro-
vides No member of or delegate 10 Con.
| gress shall directly or indirectly. himself
/ or by any other person in trust for him
or for his use or benefit, or on his account
undertake, execute. hold or enjoy in whole
or in part, any contract or agreement made
or entered into on behalf of the United
| States by any officer or person authorized
| TO make contracts on behalf of the United
| States. The statute further provides
| All contracts or agreements made liz VIC
| lation OF this section shall be void Ye
in the face OF this statute Beavers Ia.