The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
.P0STOFFICE|
And ? A ! NJ [! \. "A
These Two Subjects Eligross
the Attention q United
States Senate.
RESOLUTIONS BE REFERRED Re: !: & / Z .
.Mr. Hale and Mr.. German Arc
Speakers iii Postofficc Matter
and Mr.. Teller Oil Panama.
ny Associated Press.)

RI WASHINGTON, y. e., Jan. 1S.-Tho
posto fficc inquiry resolution and tho
Panama Canal question divided tho at
tention OF tho Senate to-day The first
llnlf OF tho session was given up 10
tho inquiry. and Nessrs. Halo and Cor
maj, wero the speakers Mr.. Hale mndo
a plea for the reference OF all the rcso-
lutlons, looking to an investigation TO
the Committee on postoffice, and Mr..
German repeated his assurance that llo
would bo satisfied with that disposal OF
tho question. Tho question went over
until tomorrow with the understanding
that after O few more speeches the reso-
luton would be allowed to 60 to the COM
mittec.
The discussion Of the Panama Canal
question was confined to the continue
tlor of Mr.. Tellcr's argument that the
course OF the United States In the
recent revolt OF Panama, was contrary.
10 international law and sound mora IS. n
Mr.. Hale said number Of Democratic
senators had been disturbed-Mr.. ICON,
3 Of Georgu-'by the apparltion OF Ferry
Heath III the postofflcc scandals, ana
7; MIR. German. said Mir. Hale. turhlly,
looks upon himself IN the role Of prose.
cutor OF the Republican party for a.
!, The delinuuenccs In tho inVestl ga tioil.is
Mr.. German said 1t had been FAR from
his purpose to become public prose-
scI,tor. What he had uttered on tho
Il subject, no said was to bring out tho
!. fact that the Investigation was !ncom-
4 plete and ought TO 20 further and that
it should do no harm to have the work
reviewed by persons not connected Win
the administration 55 4,
ar there are further frauds IN the de-
\ partment, VIC ought TO have light On on.
them" no said , " !, w. J,
Mr. Clay asked Mr.. Hale X he believed
all tho guilty persons in the Postoffiice
y Department had been exposed, lndlcteo'
nunished or will be punished through
the investigation conducted by the DE-
partment.
RELENTLESS INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Hale answered that he could NOT
say that the full results had been req en-
cd {, hut that the depar tment had been
committed to the investigation and ne
reneatcd that never In the history or
thaScountry had there been an inyestigal-
ton so relentless.
Mr.. German responded to Mr.. Hale,
saving that he could agree with him IN
most things but that concerning con-
eressional Investigations, he peleVeo
that much good could bc Accomplished
IN detecting tho flawstlnf the, Ia $
which permit such frauds as those
,,.bich have been disclosed In the POST
4 rffice Department. He said that the
party In power must be ready to take
Inc credit or tho blame for all 5that
TRANSFERRED in governmental affairs.
"The Republicans are taking the
credit for the exposures IN me
= pcstoffice Department" he SAID,
"und suppose II the positlolls
thing" - -.
Tho Carmack resolution, calling Tor
information concerning report OF an
investigation. alleged TO have been MADE
into the conduct of A. r. Cruzen.> former
collector Of customs for Porto Rico. was
adopted with slight amendments
The Senate adjourned until tomorrow.