Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-22
DECLARES HE BEGAN lNvEsTIGA.
TinN TO PROVE BEAVERS
DISHONEST.
COLONEL HEPBURN
CREATES SENSATION
Distinguished Iowan Rebukes Repre-.
sentative Baker for His Criticism OF
Babeock of Wisconsin and House
Passes Ringing Resolution.

Washington, D. c., March 81. -
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Brtstow today declared to the Mccall
committee that he had not been pre-.
pared or even read the report to con.
gress which stirred up so much trou-
Sble. He said the only knowledge he
had of 1t wos of the first seven pages.
He said his object was to investigate
Beavers, whom he had suspected Of
dishonesty for many years but had no
specific information regarding his con.
duct.
Bristow Before Committee.
The Mccall committee today con-
tinued the hearing on report from the
postoff1ce department Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster Bristow, continued
his testimony. Burton asked Bris-
tow If the clerk hire allowances
were not made according to secret
regulation in the postofIice depart
ment.
Schedule Of Appropriations.
There is a schedule understand
replied BristoW, in the first assistants
Office that is confidential, upon which
these allowances are based. I would
not want to say that Mr.. Beavers in
the administration of his office made
4 these allowances in II accordance to-
1 those regulations I think 4he made
4 them according to his own pleasure"
4 Bristow did not know whether in actll-
IiaI practice members of Congress sgvdr
l had been informed about this secret
/ list.
Where Report Went.
I , n
whether the report after it was compil-
ed was submitted to any other person
than the officials of the postofflce de-
partment.
| Bristow then declared to the com
mittee that he did not prepare the re-
port.
Hepburn Rebukes Baker.
Immediately after the house
met today Hon. W. p. Hep
burn, of Iowa, rising to question
of highest privileges, had read reso-
luton charging that Baker (dem.) of
New York, under leave to print given
last Friday had abused his privilege
and had attacked the house and the
integrity of Representative Babcock,
(rep.) of Wisconsin, and providing that
the remarks should be expunged from
the record as not being legitimate
part of the debate on the postoff1ce
appropriation bill.
Hepburn insisted that there was a
purpose throughout the whole of the
remarks to bring reflection and cast
1 dishonor upon Babcock. Some discus
sion followed.
Baker Grows Angry.
i While the speaker was putting the
question Baker endeavored to secure
recognition. Speaker Cannon ignored
him however, which SO incensed Baker
4 that he yelled at the top of his voice:l
4 "Are you people SO afraid of the
truth that you won't permit man to
i say one word?"
i The resolution was then agreed to.
Governor Stanley Resigns.
/ Washington, March 81. = The resig.
nation of former Governor A. e. Stan
i ley, from the Dawes Indian commission
has been accepted by the President
and will take effect April /. President
i Roosevelt has decided not to name a
successor to Stanley as he believes the
work of the commission can be car
ried forward by the other members.
Davenport's Water Supply Assured.
Washington. d. c., March 81. The
senate passed bill granting to the
Davenport Water Co., of Davenport,
Iowa, rights to maintain wing dam,
canal and power station in the Miss
sissippi river in Scott county, Iowa.