New-York tribune., 1908-03-14
BIEBER DENOUNCED.
Senator Garter Calls Him "the Abe
Ruef of Washington.
From The Tribune Rcreau.1

Washington March l3.-The Seuate listened to-
day to one of the most scatnins denuncatons OF
individual pronounced by Senator. Mr..
Carter. OF Montana. was the speaker, and Sidney
Bieber. of this city the individual to whom
Mr. Carter referred "a ninlble citizen Mr..
Carter outlined the three distinct enactments where
by Beber had acquired title tracts and
almost acquired title to a third of valuable
property in the District OF Columbia. fronting
the Anacostia River which the government has
expended 100000 and plans to expend upward Of
s.. .00(-0. with a view to adding to the wharfage
facilities OF the city.
Referring a reply which Bieber published yes
terday MI Carter's speech Wednesday, the
Senator said that Bieber had acquired title to
tract OF land in the city of Washington l.60 feet
in length by 2s5 feet deep for something over $1,000
and then. ''manifestiy determined TO pursue lines
of least resistance he attempted TO acquire the
governments title to all the land south of his
holding by legislation in which the mention of
his carefully avoided for fear it would
excite suspicion.
Referring Bieber's statement that the Penn
sylvauia Railroad attorney had called his tMr
Carter's) attention TO the fact Mr. Carter said;
The individual who seeks avoid response
biIity in this fashion exactly the same plane
as the character with stolen property on his
body pointed in the crowd, claiming that
the man who had pointed him out was an unde-
sirable citizen
Continuing. Mr.. Carter said:
These corridors have been invested with lot lot
Of slick. Shiny. self-seekng individuals, seeking
TO profit by the confidence that men here repose
in their constituents and IN those VINO peLbloh
such as this Bieber comes forward. and behind
committee doors, insidously and continuously
pressing claims, in any public interest
but for private gain and is just about as DANGER
Gus in the presence seen in the company or
public man as an ordinary Montana rattlesnake
your cot at night
This Individual. Sidney Bieber seems to be an
expert hand l am informed that he mao hlnlseiL
placed on the retirement roll of the hremen
fund of the District of Columbia at Sso n1onth
for life the ground that ne was totally dlS-
strength. I think he really would get the Capitoi
away from in short time So there Is some
compensation in this mans disability. he ap-
pears to from the general DESCRIPTION 10 pe
slick unscrupuIous and persistent, trading upon
his acquaintance and imposing upon pubic men,
obtaining for himself unconscionable advantage
through enactments passed in the closing hours
of Congress
incidentally Mr.. Carter. largely in reply to the
questions his colleagues. declared that the re-
sponsbilfty these fraudulent euactments rested
or the House where Bieber exerJed practically ali
his influence and where he enjoyed the utmost con-
fidence." The Senator declared that he did not
hold any individual other than Bieber responsible
for the fraud.
The questions invests CATION into the methods
whereby Beher obtained the passage Of this legls-
lstion and method whereby ne De dis
possessed Of the land 10 which he has already per-
fecIed title being considered by members of the
Senate Committee the District Of Columbia.
The reference in the House of these measures to
the Committee Public Buildings to have
been irregular.