Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-17
Sixtieth Congress.
Washington, Dec. 16.
SENATE.


to adjourn until Saturday, with the uu-
derstandiGg that no business shall be
transacted then except that report may
be submitted by the chairman of the
census COMMITTEE.
Senator Davis gave notice that on
January &c, he will speak on his bill
to restrain pools, trusts and combins-
ton.
The Senate adopted an order return
ing to the Stat, War, and Justice
Departments al he orc nsl documents
aud papers a. mpa 1yng the presi-
dents recent message on the Panama
Canal which were not printed.
The Postal Bank bill was taken up as
the unfinished bssiness and Senator
Burkett, Nebraska, spoke at length in
support Of the MEASURE.
HOUSE.
The House today administered its
formal rebuke to the president for his
insinustion, 10 his annual m essage, that
members of Congress were afraid of in-
vestipation by the secret service.
Resolutions were adopted, az prepsr-
cd by the select committee, OF which Mr..
Perkins is chairman, calling upon the
president for any evidence he may have,
connecting any member of the House
with corrupt action In his official cspsci-
ty. The president is also asked to in
form the House whether he has institu-
ted proceeding for the punishment of any
such member.
The resolutions read as follows:
"Whereas there was contained in the
sundry civil appropriation bill which
passed Congress at its last session, and
became a law, a reference to employment
of the secret service in the Treasury
Department and,
"Wheress iu the last annual message
of the president OF the United States TO
the House of Congress, it was stated in
reference 10 that provision,
(Here the original phrases are quoted
and,
"Whereas the plain meaning Of the
above words is that the majority of the
congressman we're in fear of being in
vestigated by secret service men aud
that Congress, as a whole, was actusted
by that motive in ena9ting the provision
in question and, Whereas, your commit
tee appointed to consider those state
meDts of the president and to report to
the House cannot find in the hearings
before committee, nor in the records of
the House or Senate, any justification OF
this Impeachment of the honor and in-
tegrity of the Congress and, Whereas
your committee would prefer, "a order
to make an intelligent and comprehen-
sive report, Just to the president as we'll
az to the Congress, to have all the the
information which the president may
have to communicate, now therefore,
"Be it resolved, that the president be
requested to transmit TO the House any
evidence upon which be based his state
ment that the chief srgment 10 favor Of
the provision, was that the congressman
did not themselves wish to be investi-
gstad by secret service men, and also to
transmit to the House any evidence con-
necting any member of tue House of
Representatives of the Goth Congress
with corrupt action in his official capacity
aud to inform the House whether he has
Instituted proceedings for the punish
neDt of any such individual by the
courts, or has reported any such alleged
delinquencies to The House OF Represen-
tatives."
Mr.. Perkins, 10 submitting the reso
lutions, said he hoped they would be
adopted without debate. He then yielded
the floor to Mr.. Williams.
MIR. Williams said he thought the
words used by the president in the mes
sage we're an unjusti6ed imputstion OF
the honor and honesty of toe legislative
branch of the government. 80 far SO
this committee has been able to dis
cover" said Mr.. Williams, "there Is
not scintills Of evidence to support thst
imputstiOn. 1t is only fair to the
president and to Congress to afford him
an opportunity as presented In the reso.
luton to give the committee all infor-
nation in his possession relating to the
matter. The American people have to
know if the Congress has been corrupt,
that it is corrupt"
After a short debate the resolution was
adopted unanimously with the exception
Of one clause, upon which the vote was
270 to IA.