The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-12
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE. SATURDAY. MARCH r. 1901 EsEE


vehemently declared, not by virtue of
the efforts of Postmaster General
Payne and President Roosevelt, but in
response to demand by the press. He
closed with a bitter personal attack on
Postmaster General Payne, and refer
red to him as a "Mr. Hot lair Man" and
Mr.. Horse-laughter Man." who had
been publicly congratulated by the
president for the distinguished serv
ices he rendered the country in secur-
ing the conviction of Machen and his
cOnfederates. He wanted, he said. to
rip open the whole stomach of the post
Office department and show the vitals
of corruption"
Badger Indignation.
Another accused member, Mr. Jen-
kins (Wis.) wrought himself up to
high state of indignation and demand
ed that the light be turned on. He said
he was in favor of removing Gen. BrisA
tow from office before the sun goes
down.
William Alden Smith (Mich) said
fervently:
II denounce this report as yolun-
tary and gratuitous insult by a great
executive department of this govern
ment."
That department. had undertaken
great chamber of the people. 1t has
gone out of its way to keep facts back
which should have been given" he
continued. There. was not a bureau of
the government that shows proper re-
spect for the direct representatives of
the people.
Members of congress, he said, con-
Stantly were being "shunted off" for
senators and made to wait by bureau
officers.
Mr.. Smiths time had expired, where
upon Mr.. Clayton (Ala.) asked, amid
shouts Of approval, that Mr.. Smith be
given thirty minutes to conclude.
81 object!" shouted Mr.. Overstreet, In
the midst of the uproar Mr.. Claytons
request had created.
He (Overstreet) then asked unani-.
nous consent for the continuation of
the debate for three days.
| Crowds Williams Off the Floor.
ri object!" came from Mr.. Williams
the Democratic leader, who was crowd
ed off the floor by Mr.. Clayton, who,
facing Mr.. Overstreet, said contemptu-
ously: you are the grandfather of
this
Mr.. Overstreet failed to secure an ex-
tension of the debate for even one day,
on the objection of Mr.. Hay.
Mr.. Thayer (Mass.) read from the
| original Bristow report that "the sys-
tenn of organized corruption disclosed
in 1898 had continued until stopped by
this investigation" and said he believed
| 1T had not been stopped, but Simply
scratched on the surface"
Mr.. Mccall (Mass.) argued that the
state Of the public mind, with respect
to the postofice department, was such
that when a whisper was made by any
oil foY g
that whisper reverberated from one end
of the country to the other. He OPP
posed a general investigation at this
| time, saying:
eff we have any dirty linen we should
| wash that linen before we engage in a
general laundry business
Mr.. Mccall then submitted his reso-
luton for an Investigating committee.
Mr.. Payne IN. W said he had no ap-
prehension about the report. Harsh
words had been said, but, he inquired,
what shall we do?" 1t is no answer
! to say to another man:
| you are another
| Addressing the Republican side, he
urged them to vote for the Mccall
| proposition.
] IF you want to stand in the chafae-
ter you have made he said, Invite in
/ vestigation and bring out the facts
1
/ The recommendation of the commit
tee to lay the Hay resolution on the
table was read.
Mr.. Moon proposed a substitute pro
viding for the investigation of the en-
| tire postoffice department by commit
| tee of five members of the house.
Against this Mr.. Overstreet raised a
| point Of order.
Mr.. Williams said that an inyestiga-
ton of the postofice department appar-
| entity was not desired, because it has
! been thought best by the Republican
party"
Members, he said had arisen and not
only had charged, but had proved, that
/ the postoff1ce department was guilty of
suppression of letters and of docu-
ments, and, he added, suppression of
the truth" Addressing the Republican
| side, he said:
'9The country knows, the world
| knows and you know that you have
| the power and right, upon an appeal
from the decision of the chair, to make
| 1t in order. Are you going to do it or
| not 2"
In passing on the matter Speaker
| Cannon said that the question before
| the house lis matter of such high
privilege touching the dignity of the
house and the integrity of members in
their representative capacity, that it
displaces all other business"
He then, in an elaborate opinion,
quoted many decisions by Speaker Car
Isle and others bearing on the addi-
ton of on-privileged matters to priv
ileged ones and sustained the point
| of order against the Moon resolution
Mr.. Griggs (Ga.) appealed from the
decision of the chair, whereupon Mr..
| Overstreet moved to lay that appeal on
the table, which was carried by strict
| party vote.
Wisconsin Republicans Collide.
Mr.. Cooper (Rep:, Wis) vigorously
assailed Mr.. Calderhead (Kan.) for re-
marks against Bristow and insinua-
| tons against the president. Mr.. Cooper
| added:
'@This matter has degenerated, as ]
| knew it would, into a covert attack on
| the president of the United States"
This remark was met with derisive
laughter and Kisses on the Democratic
side.