The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-12
Secret Service Runpus May Cause Roosevelt to Use
 Ugly Words
SHARP RESOLUTION IS
 PASSED BY THE HOUSE
Committee of Five Is to Be Appointed By the Speaker to Consider the Presidents Message and
 Make Report On 1t.

Washington, December 11.--(Special)- Members of Congress will await breath lessly the Presidents answer to the special committee appointed by the House today to consider what course should be adopted with reference to that section of the message devoted to the action of Congress in confining the secret service to its legitimate work The President all ways has a way of coming back pretty hard and no one realizes it better than members of Congress.
 Some of them may get hurt if the se- cret service has been diligent about prying into their secret affairs as is al- leged There is already talk to the eff feet that Congress Is not nearly so wrathy as 1t was the day the message came in and as the days goy by it may be expected that by the time the committee reports the "censure" of the executive will not have to be written on asbestos. The congressman learned that Chief Wilkie of the secret service was in con ference with the President several hours today It is said to be the intention of the President to reply in kind and if his recommendation is severely criticized 
 ting the members in the Ananias club en bloc.
 As has always turned out to be the case a majority of the voters throughout the country will side with the President, right or wrong. and prospects will be bright for good crop of republican can didates for Congress next summer year. The President believes he alone is responsible for the election of MT. Taft and a republican House and he hasn me slightest doubt that big majority of the republican voters would side with him on any issue he would choose to make.
 A Perfect Man.
 As a republican member of the House said today: "rhe section in the message 7 should have been ignored. We can gain nothing in controversy with per1ect man when all of us have our faults.
 A democratic member said 'The wis est course to have purseud, instead or nassing this resolution, was to have made immediate appropriation for 4S3 secret service men with the provision that the duties of each of them should consist exclusively of keeping in touch with each member of the House and each senator. The only way to beat the President is to play his game and always go him one better ~ Tt looks to me as if the President will get the better of us. If the secret ser vice has a lot of evidence against us, It will prove the correctness of his recom- mendation, whereas if all of us were given clean bills of character there was no req son for our original action in limiting the scope of the secret service.
 Perkins Resolution.
 oc Mr. porLinc, resolution fol- lows
 .sWhereas There was contained in the sundry civil appropriation bill, when passed Congress at its last session anu became a law. provision in reference to the employment of the secret service III the treasury department; and
 Whereas, In the message of the Pres- ,dent of the United States to the two houses of Congress it was stated in refer- cnce to that provision: It is not too much to say that this amendment has been or benefit only, and could be of beneht 10 only the criminal classes and 1t was fur- ther stated, the chief arguments in favor of the provision was that the congress- men did ,lol want themselves to be ln- vestgated Ly secret service men, and 1t IS f,rther stared but if this is not consid- cred desirable a special exception could he made in the law prohibiting the use or The secret service force in investlsatihs members or COISIcSs, IL Wopio bS ANA WY fer to do this than to do what actually uas done and serve to prevent or at least to hamper effective action against criminals by the executive branch of the governmen.,' now, therefore be it
 ..Resolved, That committee of five members of Congress of this House be ap- nointed by the speaker to consider the statements contained in the message of inc President and report to the House what action. if any, should be taken in reference thereto
 Sensitive to Criticism.
 Tn suhmittins it MT. Perkins said:
 ..I do ,at believe in oversensitiveness to ,,nfavoranle criticism, whether upon an individual or upon public pody. but while there may be undue sensitiVeness' so also there may be undue obtuseness' which might argue a lack or proper seii- respect. ,,,,,,. +bat all of the coordinate branches or the government should possess in hign degree the confidence and respect or tne people yield to no one in my respect lor the chief executive of the United States and I yield to no one in my respect for the Congress of the United States. lo the Congress is granted great power ana ,pon us are imposed great responsibilities We cannot neglect our duties nor shirk o,,r responsibilities. The dignity of that body should not be puntliously insisted upon but 1t should be properly maintained The statements made by the President of the United States cannot be lightly disregarded. They can be so mscon- strued by the people to lessen the dignity and thereby impair the useful ness of the Congress of the United States It can be justly said. think that these expressions were unfortunate. Whether it is enough to, say this or whether some more formal act is to be taken it will he for Congress. according a wise and discreet judgment, to decide.
 An Executive Body.
 eve are not the representatives of 90,- m m people We are the executive hodv of a great people. I am sure there ss none who has the honor to be a mem