Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
Presidents Criticisms in Annual
Message TO be Considered by
Special Committee.
HOUSES DIGNITY OFFENDED 'I;
viii Not Hesitate to Take Such
Action as it May Deem
Necessary.
Indications Are That Several Seem
ingly Arbitrary Notions OF Exccu-
tive May be Investigated.

washington. Dec. Representative
Perkins of New York today intro
duced a resolution, which had 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 or secret service men to go out
side of their own bureaus.
The resolution is preceded by q pre-
anble areciting some expressions of the
MESSAGE. No effort is made to give
voice to the feeling of the house.
In presenting the resolution MI. Per-
kins 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
expressions We're unfortunate.
The resolution was adopted and.
NIessrs. Perkins. New York; DENLY,
Michigan; Weeks, Massachusetts,; VIII
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were appointed on tho committed.
Perkins said that the statements by
the president could not be lightly dis
regarded as they might impair the use
fulness of Congress and that undue
obtuseness might argue a lack of prop
er self-respect.
A resolution similar to that passed
by the house probably will be adopted
by the senate carly next week. 1t will
provide for the appointment of q com
mittee to recommend Il course OF ac-s
ton relative to the presidents utter
ances
Mr.. Perkins has called q meeting OF
the committee for tomorrow. He said
that he expects to be able to bring i'll
a report before the holiday recess of
Congress.
Republican senators today considered
what action should be takenEb by the sen-
ate concerning the message OF the pres
dent. 1t was partially decided to permit
the resolution to be brought by some
Democratic senator.
The resolution will provide for an IN
yestigation of the whole subject by
the senate committee on appropria tons.
EXECUTIVE ACTIONS.
Washington, Dec. 1l-Attentlon was
called today to the fact that the ut
terances OF the president in regard 10
the action Of Congress in limiting the
use of tn, secret service force Is not
the only action of the executive that Is
by the members as objec-
tionable IT became known that the
sub committee OF the committee on
appropriations, having in charge the
of the executive. legisla-
tive and judicial appropriation bill
has been Investigating the razing of
the old Pennsylvania depot, that was
located on the mall until the president
had it torn down last summer. 'fnat
the committee failed to expunge it's in
o,liries about this action from tho
printed hearings is taken to indicate
the temper OF that committee toward
the executive.
military aide to the president ana
OF public buildings ana
appeared before the corn
mittee Representatives .Burleson OF
Texas asked him if he mad not is-s
aiested an appropriation last year
for a watchman for the old depot.
At think so,' replied Col. Cromwell,
"but + have had no occasion TO use
it, because have torn down the
railroad station"
.,What! Torn down the railroad
station?" exclaimed the Texas mem
Der.
Col. 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 ex-
ecutivc officer to sell any of the pro
perty of the United States OF tnat
characterized estate z. inquired ME-.
rawney of Minnesota.
Y ..No sir" exclaimed the presidents
aid. II called the attention of the
higher authorities to that fact and
I received an order to tear the builds
Ing down.
From the stenographic report of the
hearing it appears that Representa-
tive Livingston asked If the presi-
dent had said why he wanted the
building removed. Mr.. Tawney asked
Il there was any necessity for Its re.
movaI and Mr.. Burleson inquired II
ii was done to improve the perspec-
tive-all of which questions renaln-8
ed unanswered until Chairman raw.
ney demanded an answer. Then Col.
Bromwell responded that he knew OF
no Immediate necessity, although he
was Very glad personally that 1t was
done.
Tie committc also went into an en-
animation OF goyernement offlesais
to ascertain what right the comis-s
sion on country life, appointed by the
president, had to use the franking
as it was claimed is being
done. Members of the committee re
ferrea TO the commission as one
created without authority of iaWu
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