The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-31
..CORMAv Is
AGGRESSIVE,
Nfarylander Makes Day Lively.
for Roosevelt and the Re-
publicai,s.
CORRUPTION EVERYWHERE
SO Mr.. German Vigorously De-
clares Postofficc Depart
l,lel1t to be,
CORRUPTION EVERYWHERE i !:
lRy Associated 1,ress.l

W4ASl11NGTON,3 u. c., March So.-The
4 serate to-day began consideration of
8tl,c postoffice appropriation bill. and it
was a signal for the revival Of the DEM
@Ccratic demand for an investigation INTO
.$the charges Of corruption in the Post
office Department.. SG
The debate was initiated By MI. Cor
+ man. who spoke for almost two hours
55in criticism Of the course of the Repub-
lican party III the Senate iii refusing
San inquiry. Mr. German referred to the
hasty consideration and report Of the
5Ehill ana assorted that there had been
persistent denial Of The privilege of $il-
3vrstigation OF the affairs of tSss Post
office Department, IIc urged that u
4 was not yet too late TO take steps 20
prevent "furt her robbery ilhu lilcNerSs
$in the dcpartment."s 4.
,..It Ill said ',i.hc went on that Con-
,rcss must adjourn speedily; that from
N nus source q request amounting to or
ders has pone out; that 1t Is neon 3
& ve nient for one branch of government 70
have Congress on its hands; that II there
4ss DELAY there are likely to be dlsx gree t,!
abl, differences from what has aire;laS
been developed. We have reached q time
Il md high mindcdncss, but corruption pup-
ibles out. 1t cllnc like fog, ana mas
NOT vet lifted and we cannot tell whseth
n Or iii the information is vet out. 3455
y q D AMAGINCi DISCLOSURES.
AIr. German referred 10 the charges
q 1,1nde BY the Postofficc Department. say
tt ing he sbelieved they had been made tof
" the purpose OF dverting attention from
a IL. guilty ones who had flched money
ron the treasury and abused their
il trusts AS for himself, he was OF the
oninion that members had not done more
I'm thc matter than their public duties
required. Mr. German called attention
4 IN tia habit Of criticising men engaged
N iii legislative work, and he conelueleu y
~ that this criticism grew out OF q wen
directed effort to build up "a one man,
5,.zar-like gg,2,.rnment. So far, indeed,
4 EaG this pla5 progressed that legislation,
5AiI.ns come to be pra ctically farce, Az.
y ;nnortant measures being dictated by
The Executive. It was coming TO be
s5fnl,- an executive order was necessary
get an appropriation. The result IS
that Congress becomes a mere record
ing body. ~,
i Lnylng approved the plans of the eSecu-
tive We must adiourn and 80 home pc
n cause Of the fear Of the damnglns dis
q closures, The fear Is so great that we
are to be sent away and mo not 70 DC DC al al.
lowed to do anything.
He then referred to some or the l'em II,
ing legislation, and included III tne' llse
4 Mr.. Foraker's bill for the amendment
Of the antitrust law regarding trans
portation. He referred to Attor-ay-Ge.n!-
cral Knox's statement regarding his plli.
saying that it was not departments
measure. Think of IT." said Mr.. Cor
man. Notice is givan to Congress Una
,lcthtnr should be done in the way OF
j.sisla ton without consulting the admin
$iftration. The American people do not
want one man control" Mr.. German
5,ymild he taken as would prevent one
man control in the next fonl years, VINO
soever might fill the White House
Mr.. German closed with the declara-
lion of the convicrteh .tha.t the Postoifice
Department was, 8. sf :, WV -
rrrtion ard inefficiency
rho senate adjourned, until Tomorrow.