The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-10
open War on the President.


 Washington, January 9.-(Special.)-Ope war on the President was proclaimed by the House of Representatives today with out a dissenting voice. Tie House adopt ed A resolution introduced by MT raw ney of Minnesota which provides TOT searching inyestigation of the entire pub lie service establishment. The resolution follows
 n That appropriations were made at +be first session of the Sixtieth Congress for the fiscal year 1909 that is to be used to nrevent frauds and depredations upon the several branches of the public serv- ice. including the protection or public lands and their products from fraudulent entry or appropriation and to apprehend and punish persons charged with violatlon of the laws of the United, States; also what increase, If any, was made in any of such appropriations over the amounts appropriated for 1908?
 s'2. What branches of the public service, maid for in whole or in part out of the limited States treasury, are authorized or are in existence and supported by ap- propriations made by Congress whose principal duties are to detect and to pre- vent frauds or to apprehend and bring to trial and punis;1 persons charged with violating the laws of the United States; whether such breaches of the public serv- tce ar any persons employed therein have heen or are being engaged in any duty not employed by the law or the approprla- ton establishing or providing TOT sucn named: the names Of the persons em- ployed for any period in each prancn or such service during the current ana last fiscal year, the rates or compensauon anu allowance paid or being paid to eacn or them, by whom they were appointed ana nj, whose recommendation and state ment of the specific duty performed or engaged upon by each of such employees each day since the beginning of the nscai year 1908 and the towns or cities vlslted by them or in which they were employed in the discharge of their duty and the places of their legal residence?
 .The committee, or any sub-oommit- tee thereof, is authorized to sit during the session of the House; to send for persons and paper, including private or secret archives; to administer paths and to employ such clerical, messenger and stenographic assistance as they shall deem necessary; all expenses incurred hereunder shall be paid on the certificate of the chairman of the committee out of the contingent fund of the House"
 New investigation.
 This investigation win be separate and apart from the investigation that has been ordered by the Senate, and inasmuch as it is born of the intense feeling that has developed between the President and a majority of the House over the now fa- nous secret service ''insult'' in the an- nual message, no stone will be left un- turned to put the President in a bad light.
 It is to be the final answer of the House to the challenge of the President and his accusation that restriction of the operations of the secret service was in the interest of the criminal classes only. It is intended to develop the fact that the law governing the use of the secret service has been violated consistently by Presi- dent Roosevelt in detailing the treasury department men to duty other than pro- vided by law.
 Members of the House assert that the activities of the government investigators have been as great under the law of lsoe.