The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-17
SENATE IS WRoTH
THINKS ROOSEVELT HAS BEEN IN-
 SrLTlNG.
Committee win Inquire late That Part of President'a Message Relating to Work of
 Secret Service.

Washington. D. C.. Dec. 1s.-The Senate today definitely decided to en- ter upon an investigation relative to the portion of the Presidents Annual message which criticizes the action of Congress in prohibiting the detail of secret service men to duty in other departments.
 The resolution had been in contem-, plation ever since the message was re- ceived on Tuesday of last wek. It was decided that Senator Aldrich should stand sponsor for the measure and today the Rhode Island Senator presented resolution authorizing the inquiry.
 Senator CuIberson. the caucus leader of the Democrats sent up substi- tute which was somewhat more spe- cific than Mir. Aldrich's resolution Both measures were promptly re- f6rf@d to the couimittee on contingent expenses, and Almost immediately af- terwsrds Senator Dean from that com |. mittee reported back the Aldrich res olutfon with a recommendation that it pass
 Objection was made and it looked as If discussion would be postponed until tomorrow. Some of the leaders of the two sides of the chamber found an opportunity for conference, however, with the result that the Democrats made 1t known that they would inter pose no objection to the immediate consideration of the Aldrich resolution if the portion of the Culberson sub stiture directing the committee on ap- l propriations to advise the Senate spe- officially as to the course of action it should take with reference to the DOT tion of the message which has been considered objectionable could be incoF- porated in it. - An Animated Discussion. After a very animated dfscussion, in | which several members of the Senate spoke very .pointedfy. regarding the Presidents utterances, the resolution was adopted.
 MT. Bailey objected to the resolution because it did not allow the commit tee to inquire into the very grounds and wanton words of the Presidents message, So far Rs Lam concerned" he said, mo action should be taken on that resolution until that point is cOv- cred. Either Congress Is the most in- famous body that ever assembled in any country of the world. or 1t wi1l take some notice of this most wanton insult ever given any body in the world" / Mir. AIdrIch insisted that the resolu- tion provided for just what Mir. Bailey advocated. but the Senator from Texas retorted that if that was included in the resolution it was in mild terms. The President" he said, "is not so careful in what he says about Congress, and cannot understand why Congress is sol olcareful about what 1t says about him. I regard this as the most insult ing message ever sent to any body. doubt if a Mayor ever sent such a mes sage to a corrupt City Council be- lieve in talking plainly to people who talk plainly to us. I believe in recip- rocity of that kind. If the President was not justified in making those state- ments that message ought to be sent back to him. No self-respecting body should receive a message which im- peaches its honor"
 Mir. Hale declared that the resolution was sufficiently strongly worded to permit the Committee ofia Appropria- tions to. make the kind of report desired by Mir Bailey He said that as Chair man of the Committee on Appropria- tions be would prefer to have had the resolution sent to some other committee. but he promised the committee would not shirk it's duty.
 "I would like to inquire of the Sena- tor from Maine, 1nterpoSed MT. Till man In his piercing voice If he thinks the Senate has been insulted.e
 Mir. Hale insisted that every one had his own opinion on the subject, and any one was able to form an opinion.
 Coming again to his feet quickly, Mir. Tillman said that according to the Presidents message. Congress is com posed of a lot of 'rascals and scoun- drels, who belong in the penitentiary,"
 Mir Hale replied that there had been a great deal of "restlessness and indig- nation in the Senate" Ai'
 White House ls Calm.
 There is no restlessness at the White House" retorted MT. Tillman ''They are cool and calm as can be there"
 "I think" continued Mir. Bailey, "that it is remarkable that the question whes ther the honor of Congress has been im- peached should be in any wan connect ed with any question of the secret serv. ice, except so far as the secret service