The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-10
ROOSEVELT RULE
IS TOO PERSONAL
SAYS SENATOR CULBERSON IN
SPEECH AGAINST lNVESTi.
CATION.
81, 100000 SALARIES
Paid to s&aret Investigators BY Presi.
dent--~Movema ant Is Started BY
Senator TiiIman OF South
Carolina

Wash!agcr n G.. Toh 9.--"Thls
saoms 10 be personal gorernmeht
and moi a government by law." said
Senator Culberson today, woen offer
ing a resolution in the senate
In making this declaration Mr.. Cul.
berson referred 70 the resolution pre-
viously presen ed by Senator Tillman
and adopted calling On the executive
department for solplete lists of sreoial
employees including attorneys. agents.
inspectors, and those engaged on any
detail Mr. Culb rson sa d " has be-
come a regular prac lee Of The presi-
dent by executive orders to engage
men and place them on particular in.
vesieations without any authority
from congress II though the time
had come when this plan Of personal
government should be cuftailed.
Senator Culberscn said he mad made
inquiries and found to his astonish
mcnt that during the ncumbency of
President Roos vel, the number of
special employees has increased from
less than 700 10 more taan 1900 Ten
years ago there we're but 200 special
employees. 1t Is estimated that the
salaries and expenses Of these 5000
special employees aggregate approx
rnately 81 600 900.
Wa1ta tina Banks Report.
Mr. Culbero on made his remarks
when presenting a resolution calling
On the interstate commerce commits,
sion for further information regard
ing Charles s Eianks. who declared
that all railroads in the United States
could reduce freight and passenger
rates 10 per cert He said the infor.
nation desired had not been sent to
the senate, and he wants TO obtain |
The reports submitted by Mr.. Hanks.
Theresoluton was adopted
Senator Tilman began the move. |
ment 10 investigate the methods of |
personal goyehnment." An opportu
niiy was presented to give the presl.
dent another "rebuke and all ayil- |
ed themselves Of the chance. There
We're many scgge tions in the way
o. perfecting the resolution and leay-
ing no loophole for evasion.
May Reveal Strange Conditions.
SenaN rs Aldrich and Hale have
joined hands with MIR Tilman in
what will evid My be a general stir
ring up of the president. 1t is said
that honest returns on the resolution
viii show all kinds Of curious things
Il is believed that all the Missing mem.
hers Of the rough riders and other net
examinations in which the president
is interested viii he found hidden
away on the government pay rolls.
The surprising statement was made
that some SPECIAL employees of the In,
tc:ior d partment are suspected Of
having been utilized Ia shadowlng
cnators and representatives.
Senator Warren presented a rcsoln-
tion, which WAS also adopted, calling
on the sidcut for the confidential
report submitted by the Keep commits
sion after inyes igatiHg the interior
department. The Keep commission is
supposed 10 have reported that the
methods in the interior department
we're au.iquatod, that no system pre-.
vailed and that everything was in
chaotic condition. Secretary Hitch
cock has heen ildustriously striving
70 conect Mr Warren with the land
scandals in Wyoming. and Mr.. Warren
is endeavoring 10 hit back by finding
cat what the Keep commission said
about NJ Hitchcock.
Hepburn Bill Criticised.
A scathing criticism Of the so-called
Hepburn bin, relating to tn interstate
commerce commission was made TO.
DAY in the house by Representative !
amar Of Florida, who took occasion
10 say that there should be written
iu o the IieDburn BIZ a provision en-
The interstate commerce
commission 20 take the initiative IN /
: ighting a wrong in railroad ra-es
Is here wrong is done.
lie all the republican party would
nave So in the Rouse for twenty
Years nsra fithout touching the raj
-oad rate question if President Ro0se-
welt had not thrown the issue und T
them like a bomb. The Hepburn rate
.ill did no- 20 half far enough and Z
vas full Cf defects said Mr Lamar