The Washington herald., 1907-01-08

a few attempts at repartee enlivencd an
otherwise generally technical and uninter-
csting discussion in the Ho=se OF Repre-
sentatives yesterday.
Mt Crumpacker called up his bill re-
ported from the judiciary Committee
giving to persons affected by orders
issued by the Postmaster General denying
them TO use the mails. the rieht to have
the orders reviewed by Federal district
courts. and providing the method Of pro-
cedure- The necessity for furnishing this
relief was set forth by Mr. Crump1cker
illustrating with several Instances where
injustice had been done. the victims
having no redress under existing law
which makes the decision of the post
master general final The bin was cp-
posed by MessTs. Overstreet. chairman Of
the Committee on Post-ofTices and Post
roads, and Mr. Mann. who was in his
customary role OF objector.
Amusing CoIIOquy.
Reading certain newspaper advertise
ments. charging that they were intended
10 defraud purchasers, Mr.. Monn stated
that the same advertisement appeared
in the leading papers of Ohio and Indiana.
This was denied by Messrs. Keifer and
Crumpaczer. who asserted that the cnly
papers containing the advertisement in
question circulating in their States came
from Chicago, to which Mr.. Mann re-
torted:
Il notice it is a member of Congress
from Chicago who insists on the strict
ness or the law. and il is the gentlemen
from Indiana and Ohio who are insisting
on letting down the bars. Why, that Chi
cagO may swindle their people? 1 admit
that it is not a difficult enterprise.
Uaughter)
Later In a colloquy with Mr.. Olmstead
over the power of the postmasters to ex-
clude newspapers from the mails. Mann
said:
I have never considered myself able
TO teach the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania; l have always knelt before him
10 receive instruction"
I know" said Mr. Olmstead, "but 1
understand that information flows from
the gentleman from Illinois like ottar OF
roses from the otter
Mr.. Mann expressed the opinion that
every man should have some kind of a
hearing before being condemned.
Mr.. BeidleT inteTjected amid some ap-
plause, Even the cOlored soldiers"
The cOlOTed troops" said Dir. Little
field, who fought so nObly."
Mr. Mann heard these Interruptions in
silence and then proceeded with his re-
marks.
Mr.. DalzeIi objected to the bill as being
too cumbersome, and offered as a sub
stitute for it a brief provision giving per
sons affected by fraud orders the right
TO have them reviewed as 10 the law and
facts by the courts.
Mr.. Mann found the further objection
that if the bin became law. every ap-
pellant who succeeded I'm having a fraud
order revoked would be knocking at the
doors Of Congress with a morally valid
claim for compensation for damages in
flicted by the action of the Postmaster
General
Dalzeu Substitute Lost.
Speaking Of the order issued in a GER
tain case, where the Postmaster General
denied the use of the mails TO a concern
which advertised whisky Of a specified
ase for sale when it was not as repre-
sented, Mr.. Crumpacker asserted that
under the law on the subject the Post
master General could more effectually
protect the people against impure food
and drink than could the officials charged
with the execution Of the pure food law,
which Mr.. Mann had labored 50 diligently
for years to enact.
Mr. Dalzelrs substitute was rejected.
81 to &-and the committee bill then
passed without division.
A joint resolution presented by c. 3.
Lands. chairman of the House Committee
on Printing, was passed, providing for an
edition OF 1900 copies of the Presidents
Panama Canal message. together with
the Illustrations and a reduced map.
\ session Of the House was ordered for
Sunday, February 10. TO be devoted to
addresses upon the life, character, and
public services of the late Representative