The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-20
HENEY CHARGED
WITH GRATING
Received $4,000 in Fees for
Which No Service Was
Rendered

Washington, July 20.-That Francis
j. Hcney. special counsel of the de-
partment of justice and also assistant
prosecutor in the so-called graft cases
in San Francisco, received from this
government last year $4,000 for which
he performed no service was the frank
admission of Chairman Tawney of the
appropriations committee in the house
yesterday.
He stated, however. that Mr.. Heneys
salary had nothing to do with the
$4,000 deficiency for the department
in the urgent deficiency bill: Mr..
Heney. he said, had received in all
from the government $69,O00
Asked by Mr.. Cox. Indiana, if any
of this deficiency was due to the EN-
ployment of special counsel to prose-
cute any trust. Mr.. Tawney. answer
ing in the affirmative, said that the
suit against the tobacco trust had oc-
casioned some of it.
Mr.. Bennett of New York added that
the prosecution of the turpentine trust
also was responsible for part of it.
Mr.. Clark of Missouri denounced
the appointment of incompetent dis
trict attorneys, necessitating, as he
said, the employment of special coun-
sci. The practice had grown into
fad. he said, and very expensive fad.
He declared that If there had been a
competent district attorney or two in
the west there would not have been
SO much stealing of public lands.
Mr.. Mann of Illinois said Mr..
Heney needed no defense. "The only
people opposed to him." he remarked,
"are those who sympathize with some
of those who have been accused, If not
convicted, of graft"
Mr.. Burke of Pennsylvania called
the Illinoisan to order, saying that
Mr.. Mann's admission that Mr.. Heney
needed no defense disposed of the ne
cessity of consuming the houses time.
Il am glad" said Mr.. Mann, "that
only one member, and he from the
great and pure state of Pennsylvania,
is opposed to Mr.. Heney."
Fearful that Mr.. Heney would get
a further allowance. Mr.. Fitzgerald
offered an amendment prohibiting it.
Smarting under Mr.. Mann's sarcas-
tic reference to Pennsylvania as a
great and pure state" Mr.. Burke
charged that he had been placed in
the position of denouncing a compe-
tent and earnest public officer. He
had objected, he said. because Mr..
Mann was abusing the privileges and
patience of the house.
The suggestion of Mr.. Mann, he
characterized as gratuitous. But I
want to say" he remarked with some
warmth. that when the great and
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have it's political or it's moral tone i'm
proved it will not go to the gentleman
from Illinois, the state of Illinois, or
gentleman halls"
Far back in the chamber. Mr.. Moore
of Pennsylvania was trying to attract
the attention of Mr.. Burke. When he
succeeded, he propounded series of
questions which moved the house to
laughter.
do you not" asked Mr.. Moore, ere
gard as highly complimentary the ref
erences to Pennsylvania"
81 do," emphatically replied Mr..
Burke.
"Do you deny that Pennsylvania is
a great and pure state?" Mr.. Moore
inquired.
81 do not" responded Mr.. Burke.
The Fitzgerald amendment was
voted down, as was one by Mr.. Cullop
of Indiana prohibiting the payment of
any part of the deficiency appropria-
tion toward the employment of spe-
cial counsel to assist in extraditing
Delavan Smith of the Indianapolis
News, or Joseph Pulitzer of the New
York World, in connection with the
governments libel suit growing out
Of the Panama canal purchase.