Show favoring the south D 0 nov 21 special heie is an opening lor another con-gressional investigation the charge is openly mado that bids for the iron work on government buildings are juggled within the office ot the supervising architect of the treasury department for the purpose of giving the contracts ta iron manufacturers located in the southern states in order to make it ap eeor that iron manufacturing la aa pro in the free trade states under the democratic tariff as it wag io the protective states under the mckinley law it is charged that it was because of his to du or to sanction the required juggling that mr was to resign tho position of architect of the treasury some months ago this is a very serious charge and it is probable that congress will look into it the plan followed according to those who make the charge ia to re-ject all bids aud advertise for new onea when favored do not have the lowest loean carlisle eon of the secretary is credited with being the in chief the present Bao ervis ing architect of the treasury having no authority over the letting of contracts |