The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-04-07
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Washington, March 31.--Senate--
The senate Wednesday begun consid.
eration of the post Office appropriation
bill and II was the signal for revival
of the democratic demand for an in.
vestigatlon into the charges Of corrup'
tion In the post office department. The
debate was initiated by Mr. German,
who spoke for almost two hours In
criticism of the course Of the repub.
lican party in the senate in refusing
an inquiry, at the same time charging
the post Office committee with undue
haste In reporting the bill, as he did
the republican party with desire to
adjourn congress at an exceptionally
early date In order to meet the wishes
Of the president. Mr.. Clay contended
that there should be a congressional
inquiry, saying that the charges
against Mr.. Heath, ex.first assistant
postmaster general, were such as to
demand investigation. Mr.. Penrose
and Mr.. Lodge spoke for the republic
an side Of the chamber, defending the
committee on post offices against the
charge Of haste.
House-Substantlal progress was
made by the house In the considera.
tion OF the sundry civil bill. 81 pages
being disposed of. leaving only 81 to
be read No amendments of general
Importance were made. Mr.. Bartlett
tGaO briefly replied to the statements
OF Mr. Gillett (Mass.) made last Mon.
day on the Negro question. He said
that the Massachusetts, member had
lectured the south for disregard Of
violations Of the law, whereas in the
city Of Marion, Mass, persons who
had tarred and feathered a man and
woman had been. acquitted and were
paraded through the streets as heroes.
He believed that the people OF tho
south are entitled to work out the Ne.
gro problem "As God shall will It,"
Mr.. Crumpacker Und) declared that
5000 persons have been mQbbed and
put to death in the last 25 years in the
United States.
Washington, April 1.-Senate-The
attention of the senate was divided
Thursday between the bill for the re.
peal Of the desert land, the timber and
stone and the homestead Communication
laws and the post Office appropriation
hill The repeal bill was taken up only
for the purpose of discussion, and Mr..
Clark (Wyo) was the principal speak.
er. He contested the position taken
by Mr.. Gibson that there have been
great frauds in the administration of
the land laws in the west The general
debate on the post office bill was con-
fined largely to a speech by Mr.. Nc.
Creary and Interruptions by republic.
an senators. Mr.. McCreary charged
in the main that the policy of an early
adjournment of congress had been
adopted In order to avoid legislation
not desired by the republican leaders.
Observation-Disclosures of the sundry
civil appropriation bill was concluded
in the house and the bill was about to
be passed when Mr.. Sulzer forced a
roll call on motion to commit the
bill with instructions to strike out the
paragraph appropriating $135.00O for
rents OF the New York customs house.
The vote showed a quorum was not
present and adjournment was taken
until Friday. The right of boards Of
directors of state homes for disabled
volunteer soldiers to retain certain por.
tions of pension money received by
the inmates was discussed at length
Mr.. Bell (Cal.) assailed his own state
for permitting a canteen to be estab.
lished in the California state home and
charged that the old soldiers were al
lowed to draw their pension money
from the home in most instances only
through canteen checks. After ex-
tended debate an amendment by Mr..
Bell to correct the evils complained
of was adopted.
Washington. April 2-Senate--Good
Friday was devoted by the senate to
almost continuous discussion Of politi-
cal questions. The time until 2
O'Clock was devoted to consideration
OF the Carmack resolution proposing
an inquiry into the legality OF the re.
cent executive old age pension order.
Mr.. Mallory was the principal speaker,
hut he was frequently interrupted by
republican senators. He contended
that Secretary Hitchcock had trans.
cended the limits of executive author.
ity In issuing the order. The latter
half Of the day was devoted to the post
Office appropriation BILL but no appre-
ciable progress was made with that
measure, the speeches on II being In
the main political and of general char
acter. There was spirited debate be.
tween Mr.. Simmons and Mr.. Beveridge
on the question of the propriety of q
congressional investigation into the
affairs Of the post Office department.
House-The house passed the sun.
dry civil appropriation bill. after vot.
ing down a proposition by Mr. Sulzer
to re-commit It with instructions to
strike out the appropriation Of 1885,
600 for rent OF the New York custom
house. The remainder Of the day was
devoted to discussion of the confer.
ence report on the army appropriation
bill. With the exception OF one amend.
ment, providing certain increases In
the signal corps, the house disagreed
to all other important senate amend.
ments and the bill was sent back to
conference. The proposition to con-
solldate the Office of the adjutant gen.
eral during which the prospective pres.
idential nominees OF the two political
parties in the next campaign were
freely discussed.
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