The Washington times., 1907-03-03
MOORE SCORED
BY LITTLEFIELD;,
IS EXONERATED

After Chairman Littlefeld of the
House Committee on Expenditures
in the Department of Agriculture
had submitted to the House yester-
day morning and had printed a re-
port. in which thirteen pages severe
ly censured Willis L. Moore, head
OF the Weather Bureau, the other
five members Of the committee now
in Washington declared:
That Mr.. LittIefeId had no authority
to voice this censuro O1 DR.. Moore.
That they completely exonerated
DR.. Moore from all censure IN connec-
tion with his erection and development
of lat. Weather, Va, for which Mr..
! LittIeheld roasted him.
These five members Of the committee.
Indignant because they had not been
consulted by Mr. Littlefield in the prep
aration OF the report, then wrote a
report reciting the circumstances of the
case and saying:
"We find no evidence Of extrava-
gance or misappncEsIon OF funds in
the creation of the institution at MT.
weather, which we believe to have
been worthiiy conceived, and the plans
SO far to have been EFFICIENTLY exc
outed."
Secure Reports RepTinting.
These five. Representatives Flood.
Samuel. Gambler, Davey, and Davis.
then secured an order for a reprint Of
the report so far as it affected Prof.
Moore. and leaving the remainder of
the report as Mr.. Littlefeld had drawn
It, This neccssitated the printing OF the
I.ittlcneld ccnsure OF Prof. Moore AS a
minority report
In his statement about Prof MoOre's
handling of appropriations for Mt.
Woathers Development Mr.. Litueheld
says.
What Mr.. Littleheld Says.
1--WE agree with tie comptroller ,E1t
this use OF this appropriation was not
legal use. 1t X very clear that the
sums that We're necessary for the pur-
chase OF instruments, furniture. etc,
should have been taken from this ap-
preparation. as the weather stations
were constructed. as otherwise they
We're not completed under that appro-
r priaJion as required by law. II the sums
that were required for that purpose had
been so taken. it is quito clear that
there would have been very little left
FOR the development of tho research
institution i'm Mt. Weather and that.
We infer, as we have stated, is the
reason why these items were made a
charge upon another appropriation.
What Expenditures Were Made.
Since the fall Of 1902. and during the
fiscal year 1923. under the direction
of the Weather Bureau OF the Depart
ment of Agriculture. what is called by
Prof Moore a research institution, cost
ing. up TO January 10. 1907. S16i, ,O93.26, and
consisting OF a lot of something like
ninety acres. with eight buildings. and
a kite shelter thereon O0SD, has been
constructed at Mt Weather in Virginia.
something like sixty miles from the city
or Washington
The part of the report agreed 10 by
the full committee deals i'm detail with
tile expenditures made by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture and covers fifty
three pages.
Purchase of Supplies.
or the purchase of supplies, the re
port, in part, says:
when we began TO examine into tho
question of the purchase of supplies W,
very quickly developed tho fact tina
the Keep Commission had. during tho
progress Of its Investigation, made Z
very thorough and exhaustive invcstiga
tion OF that whole subject which mad,
il unnecessary for us 10 pursue that in
vestiSation in detail. Their eNamina-
lions developed a most extraordinary
and. from q business point of view ;
most reprehensible condition of affairs
existing In The various departments with
reference 10 the purchase OF supplies