The Washington times., 1907-03-03
MOORE SCORED
BY L|TTLEFIELD;;
IS EXONERATEO

After Chairman Littlefield of the
House Committee on Expenditures
in the Department of Agriculture
had submitted to the House yester-
day morning and had printed 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.. Littleneld had no authority
to voice this cenEurr o. DIT. Moore.
That they completely exoneEated
DR.. Moore from all censure IN connec-
ton with his erection and development
of HIT. weather. Va, for which Mr.
Iittleneld roasted" him.
These five members OF the committee.
indignant because they had not been
consulted b. Mr.. Littlefeid in the prep
aration of the report. then wrote a
report reciting the circumstances Of the
case and saying:
I'VE find no evidence Of extrava-
gance or misapplication of funds in
the creation of the institution at Mt
weather, which we believe 70 have
been worthily conceived, ana the plans
so far TO have been EFFICIENTLY exc
euted."
Secure Reports Reprinting.
These five. Representatives Flood,
Samuel, Gambler. Davey, and Davis.
then secured an order for a reprint OF
the. report so far as il affected Prof.
Moore. and leaving the remainder OF
the report as Mr.. Littlehcld had drawn
1t. This neccssitated the printing Of the
Iittleneld censure OF Prof Moore as a
minority report.
In his statement about Prof Moore's
handling OF appropriations for Mt
Wcather's development. Mr.. Lttlefield
says:
What Mr.. Littlefeld Says.
I'VE agree with the comptrollcr tElt
this use OF this appropriation was not
a legal use 1t is very clear that the
sums that were necessary for the pur-
chase OF instruments, furniture, etc.
should have been taken from this sp-
preparation. as the weather stations
We're constructed. as otherwise they
were not completed under that appro-
priation as required by law. II the sums
that were required for that purpose had
A'''.Al ~ tofNtAls II II 'lhlAf Ni'stA AilslA
there would have been very little left
for the development Of tho resear arch
institution in Mt. Weather ard that.
We infer, as We have stated. is the
reason why these items were made
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. sl61 ,O93. .26, and
consisting Of lot Of something like
ninety acres. with eight buildings. and
kite shelter thereon UOSD. has been
constructed at Mt Weather. In Virginia.
something like sixty miles from the city
OF Washington
The part of the report agreed 10 by
the full committee deals in detail with
the 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 the
question OF the purchase Of supplies We
very quickly developed the fact that
The Keep Commission had. during the
progress OF its investigation. made
very thorough and exhaustive investiga-
tion Of that whole subject. which made
Il unnecessary for us 10 pursue that in
vestigation in detail Their oxamina-
rons developed a most extraordinary
and, from a business point Of view. a
most reprehensible condition of affairs
existing in the various departments with