The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-11

Al
Epontly given hls scat a. the result Sof Ills
contest with d Democrat. told ht6 to-day
lie had ncve heard Al III no oa6r rspAiY I'VE
seVeter condemnation from Demo orata5
than, no received last ,iiig Vi from many
teplbliuans some q hem Of ne tiotial
reputation. 81, @ s.3 u
Investigation Certain.
81 Tie sI1ay resolution, providing for an
OK tie H char against
ineii,bers, Will iii alliios. certainly tes
adopted There ~ BEL loved to be tile or
no tloubts that the House MI vote down
Hlhe resolution 10 cable $wh LETT was made
ny Chairman Overstteet, Of \ he Post
ioit1ce !ominittee, nnd N hut the spenker
Will DO directed to ippoint = commit G, 1,l1ii
tee Of five members TO 20 Into ~ u the
charges against members 81 IL Congress
mentioned III tile report. Z; ii 4 u,
lit Is possible TINT the House Will go
even farther seiid direct that mn ineestl.
cation bu made of Ill the matters CON
tt,ectedq With i tho {Postofflct DE apartment
The Democrats want this nboy y MI
things, bit 1t Is hot cert tain TINT they
Will get Y IT. Tho Republi Leans have ops,
{nt,ginvestigntlon OF 5any kind. Every rcsn.7 Il
luton introduced py tho Democrats lookt;-.;
Sing to tho exposure Of the irregularities
iand Grimes known TO have been @conlS
united Yin connection With the adnitnis-5
Stration or the3dtfairs Of the department;
has been voted down by ~ strict party
vote. But tho President s. verstcpped
himself when he procured the nublle,l-
ton or tho evidence contained III The re-
srort sent 10 the coiumlttec by \ the Post.
Ttruster.Gcncra1 ut tho request y OF the
}aommittecl Tie 11onseS will ut least Or
der nnE investigation OF II the charges
against members. S!5 s # 5S n Il W., j4sBsf
All Eyes on Hay.
Hay found when The nwokc this
morning that tho eyes OF tho country
were On the man who found q away34 sc
mako 8thc Republicans probe the graft
Ing, which has been going on Tor ycu:ll'sa
Hin5thc Postoffice Department to II IL srcsotl
luton wns not generally end orsycd by
Democrats ,yilnn y was ltroduc '
roscntatlve villnns. the minority leader,
thought 5it$would do mo harm y but did
rot expect II to accomplish #nnyth hing.
Other men Of prominence on tho Demo-
cratic side took tho Hnine eW. Blu
from tho very first Is Mr. Hay has In
sisted EthatAhis method was the only ono
likely ii, to aecomp;3sh thut lltcll43i llls
nov been practically comp ished. 4; He
stuck to- his detcitnlnatlon " press INC
bit lns catiscd the Il greatest stir. nmons
members spf Congress Iii ma ny yes ~, 5;tnt
the authorize & the resolution has tho sat-
isfaction OF knowing that he has gwen
1.-The Democrats Of the acOnn try more cam
&laign material than they kno% Wflat 70 %
do with. 3s3585!l / .s .5ll n
And j T. Mr.. Hay should be the speaker
ofsthn next Democratic House OF re pre-
sentatiycsi he will probably see that his
adoption tot his resolution or m ihvek-
3tigation Into the affairs ot the Posto fflce
Department, a8 5E y 81 al Is .ii n " .s.a
1.-The leading Republicans @ q re doips
everything mortal men can 10 10 a. nii 70
the excitement and resent N eilt " hich st ~
|sreport has II cnuscd Tho etfortl9 "hich
they made yesterday to iinvo3$ me 90 tl,:
hnte on the resolntion5 TO lay OH the IA pie D.
postponed until Monday was made WIN
n view 10 giving tme, IN which feeling
should sIlbside. The promptness With
, which tho House adjourned to-day, owing
10 the death of Representative Croft. %
South Carolina, WIS altogether DUE 70 %
| tho desire to postpone action mn ;slloW
time for missionary work Q mone the
Republicans who arc clamoring LOT M I.
investlgatlon 55 gss83ss As h 5Gsa
2s Would Hush It Up.
Sneaker Cannon himself 81 cndeavor rim s
ia have the matter hushed up, and IN
|. this he Is bucked by1 Payne und Dalzell.
|.They were busy circulating among the
members after the adjournment 4 OF Il, l,''
House to-day. and It was evident th r.;
they and other Of tho more prominent
linen on that side Of the hall were err err
|deavoi1ng TO soothe tho injursd ceilings
or their collcagu cs. SJ3s sss If !,
IN course tho men \ have named arc
| not Trying to shleld criminals, but they
are old @and Willy, politicians, old enough s''y !
and willy enough to know that the par
| ~ is In II hole--a very deep hole,
1t seems certain that II VIII not 4. pc
extricated by any hush-up Icy Ths
| country will have to thank the virginia
representative and his colleagues for the
making public Of tho crimes and irresn-
\ larities in the conduct OF the postal az
| fairs of the government.
lNlRltIrr, 1lltstn