Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-09
TAwNEY AROUSED

| uANNdienkeaf would 40 further TO uu.
/ dermine the confidence OF the people in
/ their government and the very founda-
ton OF the government, than AN other
agencies combined.
He said that when the executive de-
! hberatoly charged, as he said was done
/ IN hm message OF Dec. g. 1908. that the
| legislative branch in the exercise OF
| US constitutional functions passed leg
islation which has been Of benefit
/ only and would be OF benefit only. to
/ the criminal classes" and ~ deliber-
ately introduced for the purpose OF d.
minishing the Effectiveness OF war
| against crime, It could not have been
! better advised TO that end" there was
/ clearly Implied that IA adopting the
/ provision OF which the president COM
planned the Congress intended 20 benefit
and protect from detection and punish
/ ment those guilty OF committing fraud
ana other violations Of the public law.
CONGRESS HONOR AssAILED.
Mr.. Tawney asserted that no dis
/ claimer now could modify or change
/ either the meaning OF the language
used by the president OF It's interpreta-
ton by the people and press Of the
| country. under which Interpretation
the honor and integrity Of Congress has
| been assailed and stands impeached."
He referred TO the further utterance
/ Of the president regarding members of
| Congress being afraid 10 be investi-
/ gated, and said TO thus impugn the
/ motives Of the members of the legls-
| lative branch OF our government vio-
| lates not only the constitutional prvl-
| leges Of Congress. but is calculated 10
arouse a popular prejudice against an
branches Of our government more I'M
! furious TO its continued success than
anything that has occurred in the his
tory OF the republic"
IT, he added. there was no intention
| 70 thus impugn the motives Of Com
gress, then it was extremely unfor-
tunate that he gave 20 the people Of
the country the opportunity 20 say that
that was the intention. and that such
language would not have been used
| by the head Of the executive branch OF
the government without Justification "
He would prove, he said. that the
presidents uttorauces were unfOunded,
but, he added. "when proven inbound
ed IL is unfortunate that there will still
linger in the minds of many, as the
result OF this charge, the suspicion
that there does not exist among those
intrusted with the duties and respou-
sibilities OF government that degree
OF faithfulness 20 duty and unselfsh
patriotism which the people Of right
expect OF their representatives, I'm an
branches OF the service.
Taking up the provision enacted
which restricted the operation of the
agents OF the secret service division OF
the treasury department, Mr.. Tawney
declared that for 30 years the law
specifically had confined their duties
to that department, but that the law
In that respect had been strengthened
He denied that the provision tied the
hands OF government officials I'm fer
retlng out crime because. he said. the
secret service OF the treasury was a
very small part OF the secret service
in the various departments. He re-
futed the statements that land-fraud
Investigations were estopped because
OF the provision referred 20, and cited
the appropriation OF $500, 00O given last
year for the land office alone for de-
tecting frauds, an amount, he said,
double that ever allowed before
MIsQUOTED BY PRESIDENT.
The president said Mr.. Tawney fur
Their had completely misquotcd his
speech mentioned I'm the message
whether uninteutionally or not" and
ne read from the Congressional Record
certain extracts 20 support his state-
ment.
AS to Moran. the assistant chief OF
the secret service division Of the treas
ury who was promoted for unearthIng
certain ink frauds, Mr.. TaWney de-
clared, IN conclusion, that the promo
tiun was made on the initiative OF tha
committee on appropriations itself, and
no one else.
When the further applause accorded
Mr. Tawney subsidized, Mr.. sherley
took the floor.
sHERLEY TAKES FLOOR.
Declaring that be could not see how
any other conclusion could DO reached
than the president deliberately llboled
the house Mr. Sherley devoted his re-
marks principally 20 the presidents
references 20 him IN hts special mes
sage. He characterized tho action AS
a. grave breach Of the privileges Of tho
house and thereby "a grave injury 10
the country, aud claimed that mo re-
Spouse 10 the previous resolution OF
tho house could be- acceputed that did
not contain withdrawal OF the Of
fensive language objected TO and an
apology therefor
Instead OF such a response. how
ever" continued NJ. shcrley the
president has declared that the Lam
guage used by him does not mean what
u plainly says and AN effort is made
10 change the issue existing between
the house and the executive"
He said that this issue D. whether tho
EXECUTIVES WAS WHIT NIiANA NlA AANNNHAN"
ing the motives of the house In enact
ing legislation that was believed by
him 90 be unwisc.
ITO attempt 10 answer such an issue
by disclaimer of amy intention 10
offend while repeating inc onensiNe
language as to add additional insult
added Mr. Shorley He quoted that
portion of the presidents message
which said that THE chief argument
An favor of the provision was that the
congressman ala not themselves wish
90 be investigated by the secret service
men.
How any person can carefully read
the language 1 have Just quoted ana
come a. any other conclusion than
that tho president deliberately libcled
the house, ] ann unable DO understand
said mr. Sherley 'lt being app
parent that a stigma was placed upon
tho membership of the house put
two answers were opon 20 the prcsl-
dent First 90 prove that the stigma
WAS deserved, or secondly liko "a
brave man. 90 Withdraw the offensive
language and apologize to the house,
The president has done neither"
Ia dealing with the presidents az
rect reference tn him, MT nhefley
read from The Congressional RECORD
the remarks ho made in the debate On
the much discussed limitation, iie
.nuaIVgod nls romnrkf aud declared