The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-01-14
SEVERE REBUKE
FOR PRESIDENT
HOUSE LAYS SECRET SERVICE
MESSAGES ON TABLE.
pEvoTEs DAY TO cENsuRE
Won't Receive Any More "Disrespect.
fur Communications Roosevelt
Tells Alleged Facts Disclosed
BY TilIman Probe.
(Unlted Pregs plspatch.l

Omitted Press Dispatch.)
Washington. Jan. 9.--After having
made him the target all day for criti,
cism, with here and there words OF
commentator, the house of represen.
tatiyes last night by vote of 212
to IS rebuked the president by tabling
80 much of his message as reflected
on members of congress regarding the
secret service detectives, and also
declaring it to be the sense of the
house that they shall decline to con.
slider any communication from any
source which is rot in its own judg.
inent respectful.
With feelings of outraged dignity
and pride on the part of many of its
members, the house gave itself up en-.
tirely to a discussion Of one of the
most momentous questions that ever
came before Tits functions as leg.
islatiVe body, in contradistinction to
those of the executive branch Of the
government r@e ="
House Is Very Serious.
4s1 As had been foreeasted, the report
a of the special, committee appointed to
. deal with the language in the presi.
dents annual message and In his spe-
cial message of last Monday, bearing
on the secret service affecting mem.
bers OF congress. was submitted and II
I, was used as the basis for some of the
+ most earnest and vigorous speeches
ever heard in the historic chamber.
The house was In no mood to treat
the subject otherwise than seriously,
although in the remarks which were
made the references to the president
almost invariably were couched in
parliamentary language. Nor was the
president without his supporters. g..
In anticipation of the report, the eff
feet OF which was to administer a re-
Duke to the president, there was one
OF the largest attendances of members
Of this session, while the galleries at
all times we're filled to their ca
pacity. Iii. s@.... ,.-s4. Er o..
Toward the close of the debate Mr..
Gardner of Massachusetts yainly en-.
deayored to secure. first, the adoption
Of a substitute for the resolution in
the shape of an amendment express.
ing confidence in the committee on
appropriations, and then the post
ponement of the whole matter until
Monday, but he was overwhelmingly
out-voted. I. ia ;$l- Y a,&:@@I. ..,, ..
Senate Passes Census Bill. w..
The senate yesterday passed bill
providing conditions under which the
thirteenth census will be taken The
house bill, which was under consider
alton, was amended to allow printing
and binding Of census reports to be
done by private contract instead of in
the government printing office if
found desirable by the director of the
census, An amendment placing the
appointment of $500 census Office
clerks under the civil service commits
sion was defeated -' \
Senator Culberson's resolution in
structing the committee on the Judi
tdary to report whether the president
had authority to permit the ABSORB
ton of the Tennessee Coal & Iron
Company by the United States Steel
Corporation was adopted.
Tells About TiIIman Probe. D,
President Roosevelt last night made
public the details of an investigation
by. post office inspectors and secret
/, 'sss9ryfce agents of Senator Tillman's
connection with an alleged "Iand
grab in Oregon. AS he presents the
evidence to Senator Hale, in response.
TO the latter's request to the heads of
the various executive departments for
q statement of the operations of the
secret service, the president under
takes to show: Is
That MIR. Tillman used his influence
as senator in an effort to force the
government to compel a railroad cor.
poration to relinquish its control Of
land grants from the United States
In order that he and his family and
his secretary, J. B. knight, might
profit through the purchase of some
of the land;
That the senator used his govern
ment franking privilege in numerous
instances for the conduct Of private
business.
Comparatively few senators were
favored with the opportunity OF read |
ing the presidents report to Senator
Hale, but those who did read the re-
port took serious view of it, al |
though most Of the senators refused |
to believe that Senator Tillman had
ever done anything in violation OF his
oath as a senator.
Senator to Reply Monday.
Senator Tillman did not permit the
fact that the president was giving out
charges against him to alter his de-
termination to make no statement I'M
til Monday. He said that he could not
yet make his reply SO complete as he
would desire, and that ne would
therefore withhold whatever remarks
he might have to make until Monday. /
Long Welded Life.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Birkett of Bel.
,,nnd have oaIahrafad Ihofv ,fxt., |