The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Live Resolution Is Passed In The Senate Calling For
 An Inquiry
PRESIDENT ID FREE
 WITH HIS INSULTS
Secret Service Message Is Not tho Only Grievance the Senate Has Against Roosevelt and Lively
 Time Is Expected.

Washington, December 16-A resolution acceptable to both Senator Aldrich, the republican leader and Senator Culberson, the democratic leader, was put through the Senate this afternoon calling for complete investigation of the secret serv- ice by the committee on appropriations. The upshot Twill probably be the expung- ing of the President offensive remarks in his message from the permanent rec ord of the Senate. While the republicans took the initiative it was through the knowledge that Senator Culberson intend- ed to force the matter to an issue that this course was decided upon. The re- publicans had no objection to it only they dents action could not be defended their own resolution should be voted upon rather than one from democrat
 The senate shows signs of resenting the executive interference of the last four years. The democrats have always protested against it but it Is something rev on the republican side. The fact that MT. Roosevelt has only about two months more in the White House has caused a. number of republican Senators to be very independent. They are finally awalxing to the fact that little more can be ob- tained from the President and there Is no incentive therefore to continue in their ridiculous attitude of defending everything and anything which comes from the White House. It is not the secret service paragraph in the message as much as it Is a long list of things each Senator has stored up in his mem ory. For instance the message of yes terday on the Panama canal was char acterlzed as disgusting by Senators who can remember the days when some dig nity attached to White House occupants. Probably they do not mean by their votes of today that the President is any worse but rather that the Senate is get ting ready for the house-cleaning that takes place at high noon Il weeks from tomorrow-they are counting the days now.
 As for the President he will come back at the Senate and House just as hard as he can. He is going to make just such appointments as he pleases and he Is going to be much more careful than usual in reading bills that are passed by congress. Tn this particular matter of the secret service he believes he has some right interesting reading matter for the general public and he doesn't intend to spare anyone. Congress in return is to
 
 the Presidents recommendations. The feur battleship proposition will be sue cessfully blocked by the naval affairs committee and practically everything else the President wants will go by the board. When congress adJourns there will be a long list of unconfirmed presidential ap- pointees.
 The Resolution.
 The full text of the resolution as amend ed and adopted Is as follows
 Resolved, That that portion of the annual message of President Roosevelt relating to the secret service Is hereby referred to the committee on appropria- tions who are Instructed to inquire whether the legislation. referred to in the message has impaired the efficiency or sufficency of the force employed in the secret service; and such committee is further directed to ascertain what per- sons other than those included In the se- cret service were paid from the public treasury for the fiscal year ended June 3O 1908 for services in connection with the enforcement of the laws or for work in the detection or investigation of pos sible crimes or criminal acts or violations of law. including all special attorneys, special agents, inspectors or other em- ployes of any department of the govern ment or any branch of the public serv- ice. and also some Information as to all persons whose employment was author- ized by indefinite or general appropria- tions: the information to contain all the names of persons so employed or paid their previous occupation, the nature of the work in which they were engaged, by whom they were appointed and upon whose suggestion or recommendations in ouiry however, not to include officers appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senater or officers specifically for by law, or laborers appoint ed as such and actually engaged in em- ployment as laborers.
 For the purpose of carrying out the Instructions of the Senate the commit tee on appropriations Is hereby authorized by subcommittee or otherwise to sit dur ing the session or recesses of the Senate, to send for persons and papers, to sub poena witnesses, to administer oaths, to examine witnesses under oath, and to employ such clerical and other assist anee as shall enable the committee to report fully and promptly upon the mat ters contained in this inquiry the ex- penses of the investigation to be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate, upon vouchers approved by the acting chairman of the committee on appropria- tions, and said committee is further d. reeted to report as soon as practicable, from time to time, the results of their inquiry, and to make such recommenda- tions as they may see fit with reference thereto, and further to report what &C., tion, if any, in the judgment of the com mittee the Senate should take with ref erence to that portion of the message"
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