The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
Committee Appointed y
Arrange for
CrillingI
HIS SECRET SERVICE
RECOMMENDATION CAUSE
Said to Have lntimated That
There Were Crooks in
Legislative Halls.
Especial to the Evening star.

4 ESPECIAL 10 the evening Srar
WARRINGTON, Dec. I1.--Anwered by
/ the Presidents intima alton that there
were crooks in Congress. both houses
1 today made plans to formally censurc
Roosevelt for his veiled accusation and
Mt the same time take him to task for
actions, which II is claimed, the ex-
ecutive took without authority. The
mental condition of Congress today re-
sembIes that of the Reichstag, when
the Kaiser offended II.
/ Immediately after the convening of
the House today Representative Per-
kins, of New York. introduced a. reso-
luton which had heretofore been
agreed upon, providing for the appoint
ment of a special committee of five
members to consider the proper means
of dealing with that portion of the
Presidents message which criticises
the course Of Congress In prohibiting
the detail of secret service men to duty
outside Of their own bureau.
The resolution is preceded by pre-
anble reciting some expressions of the
message. No effort is made to give
voice to the feeling OF the House. In
presenting the resolution Mr.. Perkins
made brief statement. saying that he
was satisfied that the House would not
hesitate to take such action as the
dignity of that body required. He said
that some OF the Presidents express
.sions were unfortunate.
: The resolution was adopted and
Messrs. Perkins, New York, DENLY, Of
Michisan, Weeks. MassnchusettsD WILL
ians, of Mississippi. and Lloyd, of Mis-
. scuri. were appointed on the committee.
In submitting the resolution Mr.. Per-
kins said the statements by the Presl-
dent could not be lightly disregarded. as
they might impair the usefulness of
the Congress; that undue obtuseness
might argue lack of proper self-re-
spect A resolution similar to that
passed by the House probably will be
adopted by the Senate early next week.
In his message to Congress in rela-
ton to the secret service appropriation
he said that the fund and the manner
in which it is spent should be secret,
even from Congress, that it might be
even used to watch the members Of
Congress in the interests of the gov
ernment.
In the Senate 1t was planned that
Mr.. Aldrich would offer resolution,
and Speaker Cannon was expected to
lead the censure ON the President in the
House of Representatives.
Attention was called today to the fact
that the utterances of the President
in regard to the action of Congress in
limiting the use of the secret service
force is not the only action of the
executive that is considered by men,
bers as Objectionable.
Tawney After President.
When Colonel Charles S. Brornwell,
military aide 10 the President, and
superintendent of public buildings and
grounds appeared before the commit
tee, Representative Burieson, of Texas,
asked him IL he had not requested an
appropriation last year for a watch
man for the old depot.
II think so," replied Colonel Brom-
well, "but I have not had any occasion
TO use it.. because have torn down the
railroad station
toni" exclaimed the Texan member.
Colonel Bromwell explained that he
tore down the building on written
order from the President of the United
States.
do you know of any law on the
statute books that authorizes any
executive officer TO sell any of the prop
erty of the United States of that char
acter-resl estate?" inquired Chairman
Tawney, of Minnesota.
mo. SIR replied the Presidents aide.
"I called the attention of the higher
authorities to that fact, and received
an order to tear the building down"
The committee also went into an ex-
animation Of government officials to-
ascertain what right the commission on
country life appointed by the President
had to use the franking privilege, as
It Is claimed was being done Mem
bers of the committee referred to the
commission as zone created without
authority of law"