The Washington times., 1908-12-10
Members Wroth Because of
Criticism of Secret
Service Policy.
SLAP AT MESSAGE
IN BOTH HOUSES
Offending Part Probably VIII Be
Left on Table, Not
Referred.

Unless present plans 1niscarry on tie
part OF Influential members OF the
House and Senate President Roossvslt
viii tomorrow be subjected to the most
scathing rebuEle that has been admin
istered BY Congress 10 a President Sn
recent years.
That portion Of his annual message
dealing with the Secret Service and as
concentration oI the men who forced
through the House. at TIE last session,
the appropriation bill curIalHag the
activities OF the civil service men IN the
Government Is responsible for ths an
ger of many Of tne members OF the
House ana Senate
Il Is now planned 70 have that pr
ton u the PRESIDENTS message. deal
ing with the matter. stricken from ths
record OF the Senate
House has Plan
The message was not made part OF
the House proceedings, aaG therefore
action similar 20 that 10 be taken IN the
Senate cannot be taken IN the House.
/ But something equally drastic has been
J decided upon Speaker Cannon viii be
[ appealed 70 10 appoint a special com
uittee whose duty 1t viii be TO give ths
Presidents caustic remarks deliberate
/ consideration.
/ This committee VIII then recommend
/ 70 the House that the objectionable Dor
tions OF the message be laid on the
table, and that the recommendation viii
( be accompanied BY a rebuke that Is Ger
I tain 70 precipitate the most sensational
debate that has occurred In the House
in many years
Decided Upon Today.
4 This action was decided upon today
after ssries or conferences between
senators and Representatives, who IN
| private ~1nverSaiton have lost no op-
syrtTuity to condemn IN unmessrred
I ter 9. the manner IN which the Presl-
dent attempted 20 show why the S-creIs
Service men had their service expressly
4 stipulated.
4 number OF conferences were i.,.ld
informally yesterday afternoon ana
] again last night tor the purpose OF find
; lmE Out Just what sentiment preNE ed
5 IN both houses, numerous members
4 were sounded and before the confer
ences broke up last night il was found
men in both parties 70 support public
/ action
The Tentative Plan
The tentative plans now are TO have
/ Representative Perkins Of New York
. l A--- "a A--N aA4OA anu ash pea heE n
non to appoint a committee 70 give
consideration 20 the Objectionable por-
ton Of the Presidents message
Already strength sufficient to insure
passage Of the resolution is assured and
there is no doubt that Speaker Can
non viii entertain the proposition favor
ably.
It has not yet been determined who
VIII constitute the committee. but IL
is probable that Chairman James a
Tawney OF the Appropriations Commit
tee, viii be one OF the members SIr.
Tawney is highly indignant at the cssti-
CATION heaped upon the members OF
this committee by the President, and
he proposes TO take a prominent part
in any action on the part Of Congress
intended to officially resent the P-esi-
dents utterances.
Some Strong Charges
II was at the instigation of Mr. Tsw-
ney shat the appropriation bin was
framed in a manner which would make
ft impossible for the Secret Service men
10 continue work Of a character which
caused 1t TO be dubbed The Black Cabi-
net
The committee had in its possession
1 evidence TO DIOTe LnaL lnSIedd OF con-
/ dping themselves 10 Governmental
work, Secret Service men were actual
" engaged in collecting evidence co be
, used in divorce suits in which Govern
ment officials and army and navy Off
, GERS were involved.
Big Row Promised
Tire intimation that members OF Con
gress supported the measure because
Z they feared the Secret Service would IN
, iearth something detrimental either 70
, their public or pzivate lives has aroused
Z SO much feeling on both sides OF the
House that scores OF Representative to
- idav declared themselves ready and -Tili-
I ing TO corne out into the open and con
! deTnn the President in language which
Will only be limited by parliamentary
rules
This subject Of Secret Service. at first
tconsidered Of little Importance. has
grown until il is calculated 10 pTecipi-
I tate the biggest row within the memory
| OF the oldest member.
incidentally the President wiz need
more help than he appears to have on
: the surface 20 forestall the bitter con
Idemnatiou which IS certain TO follow
the appointment OF a committee