Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-15
LOOKING FOR AlEADER
Congress Still Determined to
Rebuke President.
HALE MAY START ACTION
Senator Dillingham; Another Said to
Be Willing.
TALK OF AN INVESTIGATION
Strong Disposition in Both Houses
to Probe Into Operations of the
Secret Service.
HALE MAY START ACTION
TALK OF AN INVESTIGATION

Not only are both houses of Cangress
as determined as ever to administer
dignified rebuke to President Roosevelt
for his criticisms of Congress in his re-
cent annual message, but they are ready
to go one step farther even than that.
1t became known today that there is a
distinct disposition among the republicans
and democrats of both branches to cause
thorough investigation of the secret
service by congressional committee, and
perhaps by two.
This action, If it is taken will follow
the adoption of a resolution of censure
1t can be definitely stated that the reso-
luton of censure will be introduced i'm the
Senate within the next few days probably
today or tomorrow All of the stories to
the effect that Congress would back water
in this affair are without foundation.
1t will be a republican who introduces
the resolution. Senator Hale of Maine
and Senator Burrows of Michigan are the
the delay has been that the right man to
take charge of the matter on the floor has
not yet been determined upon
Apparently No Defenders.
Senator Hale will undoubtedly introduce
1T himself If no other republican senator
can be induced to do SO. The statement
was made today that Senator Dillingham;
of Vermont had consented to undertake
the task.
1t seems likely that the resolution will
be referred to one of the standing COM
mittees of the Senate, as has been stated
heretofore The rumors current several
days ago to the effect that there would be
strong opposition to the resolution on the
floor of the Senate from Senators Lodge
of Massachusetts. Beveridge of Indiana
and other friends of the President seems
today to have been without foundation.
Mr. Beveridge has said that he had not
considered the matter at all one way or
the other. AS for Mr. Lodge, all that can
be said Is that he has not given evidence
of determination to stand up for Mr..
Roosevelt when the matter comes up.
The reason that there will probably be
no great opposition on the floor is that
the resolution which Mr.. Hale has drawn
up IS not as severe as it might be. 1t
does not contemplate the expungng from
the Record of the portion of the Presi-
dents message which treats of the secret
service.
No Real Quarrel With Him.
1t has been stated that the Senate really
had no quarrel with the President in con-
nection with secret service structures, as
he did not intend to reflect In any way
on the Senate. To back up assertions of
this haracter it has been pointed out that
the provision in the sundry civil appro-
priation bill passed at the last session
curtailing the operations of the secret
service, which was the basis of the Presi-
dents intimations that congressman were
afraid of being investigated. was rejected
by the Senate when the bill came from
the House.
This situation, however. is really having
no effect on the minds of senators. For
while 1t is true that the Senate did reject
this portion of the bill when it was first
considered by that body later the Senate
and House conferees put it back in again
and the Senate adopted the conference
report. In other words, the Senate takes
as much Of the responsibility as does the
House.