The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-11
In Bad Light.


he said. whereas n committee Of sew
Ienteen members. representing an
equal number OF states. of both par
ties in politics which has alreads had
before IL in n proper wa5' this tufo<-
lmation. has unanimously reported TO
the House that there is no neei for
further investigation nor would an
further investigation eliei; additional
facts sufEcien. TO chang Its conclu-
lsions
Mr.. Noon, OF Tenne<ssc. insisted
THAT there should be A Investigation
covering the postofiice department rd
Everybody connected with .t. ami
whoever is guilty" he said. whether
lin this House or In the department.
should be exposed" The membership
OF the House being accused. he said.
was emitted to vfndication. werV
also the department. officials IL guilty
lof no wrong. but" he said II take IL
THAT no sensible man VII. deny that
There is anything else but crime run
ming all owe. that department"
| w. w. Kitchin. of No-ih Carolina,
severely criticised General !ristow.
land charged him with having deliber-
lately suppressed impo.tan; and mate
Trial fa~Ls, facts" he said. poun''ing
Ihis desk winch couli not be over
Hooked, and which wer. suppressed.
I'm my judgment for the purpose oi
lgiving a false Impression a. the coun-
TRY and misleading the public"
| Bristow's action. he said. was neith-
Ter courageous nor honest but for
partisan purposes. He knew the
l-ountry demanded an investigation"
IMr Kitchin said. He undertook.
Immediately, 10 blackmail Congress-
Ito silence Congress and TO silence the
country. 1t Is a species of intimida-
ltton."
He asked IL those on the Republi-
40 al Gf5 Gfn
Investigation and thus give the back
lbiters an opportunity TO attack the
character and integrity OF those whom
lBristow had accused.
Mr.. Grosvenor. OF Ohio. declared
1.-THE Bristow report a malicious libel
lon 1el members OF the House and
Senate. II Will resign my seat to-
morrow" he said. pounding his desk.
E'if there is anything irregular or i'm
lproper in what i did" Mr.. Gros-
venor pounded his desk again and
said: II condemn the man that sent
THAT into this House"
| Messrs. Lylley, Of Connecticut But
Her Of Pennsylvania Hill OF Connect
lieut. followed with explanations OF
their connection with postal matters.
Mr.. Thompson, OF Alabama, charac-
Iterized the report as infamous and as
having for its object the intimidation
lof members in order to keep them
IL
declared that no insinuauon OF the
kind would keep him from exercising
Inis duty as a Congressman.
Mr.. Robinson of Arkansas. de-
lmanded an investigation OF the en-
tire postoffice department. The Bris-
ltow report. he said. was an attempt to
l'muddy the waters" and prevent the
House from making a thorough in
IveStigation OF that department.
Mr.. Maddox, OF Georgia the last
lspeaker OF the day. referred . the
fact that the report contained only
one OF the nine specific instances
!charged in the original Indictment"
Mr. Overstreet explained that that
Twas because the other eight were not
lsent to the committee.
| Mr.. Maddox quickly took advantage
lof this reply and said IL showed that
lall the data at the departments COM
lmand had not been supplied and
There should be an investigation.
The House adjourned until tonor-
row