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Show iL Senate Committee J To See Burleson I Subject of Conversation to Be, Fourth I Assistant Postmaster H General Washington, May 31. Tho clash between postofTico department officials offi-cials and tho senato postdfflco committee com-mittee is expected to reach a climax clim-ax tomorrow, when a special subcommittee subcom-mittee ot tho full commltteo will lay before Postmaster General Burleson, tho testimony taken on tho charge of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Blaksleo that tho committee had surrendered sur-rendered to tho railroads In framing tho poBtofflce appropriation bill. Senators Dankhead and Townscnd hnvo arranged for an interview with Mr. Burleson at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Immediately afterward a meeting of tho full commltteo will bo held to take action It the post-master post-master general's attitude is not satisfactory. sat-isfactory. Information reaching tho capltol today was to tho effect that Mr. Burleson Bur-leson would dccllno to roprlmand his assistant or to ask for his resignation In that event tho committee plans to lay tho matter before President Wilson. Wil-son. Tho postmastor general was in conference during tho .afternoon for nearly an hour in tho vlco president chamber, first with Vlco President Marshall and later with Senator Snanson who has been a warm supporter sup-porter of tho department's policy. It vafl denied later that tho Blaksleo I incident was tho subject of cither of I tho conferences. ' |