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

bers Of Congress was the dominant
Idea On my mind.
II did not have In my mind at
any time the fear Of being investigated
by secret service men, continued
Mr. Sherley. I'm my judgment there
was not a member Of this hiuse who
voted out Of fear OF being investigated
by the secret service. The presidents
stigma IS gratuitions and without the
shadow OF an excuse"
REP. W. l. SMITH.
Mr.. smith followed.
Mr.. smith OF Iowa declared that,
impelled by sense OF duty 10 the
country, the Congress. the committee
on appropriations and himself he
would discuss as calmy as he could
the controversy which had arisen He
would. he said keep constantly IN
mind that while the constitution
created three branches Of government,
first. the legislative, second, the eXecu-
tive. third, the judicial; the preced-
ence thus given the legislative branch
did not imply superiority, "but, on
the contrary, our fathers founded
government OF three equal and CO.
ordinate branches and that respect
ful treatment Is always due from each
one OF these three equal TO the other
two"
He yielded TO no one. he said, in
the heartiness with which he favored
the rigid enforcement Of all laws
alike against the rich and the poor.
and he was well aware that II was
sometimes necessary 10 resort to the
use OF detectives.
MT Smith then sailed into the
secret service In vigorous fashion.
"The question now" he said. 'is not
should "a legal detective force 10
created IN the department OF justice
but was Congress subject 20 just
criticism for destroying az It's last
session the system which has grown
up OF using the counterfeiting force
in the treasury department for mis-
chievous purposes"
Mr.. Smith insisted that rs there
never was any special creation Of the
secret service detectives except by the
appropriation OF funds for the detec-
ton OF counterfeiters the attorney
general had fun power TO organize
detective force under the appropria-
ton of the prevention ana detection
OF crime.
Coming down 10 the loanlng OF
secret service agents 10 the president
and the several departments. Mr.
Smith charged that Chief Wilkle. un-
der oath before the committee, said. 4
mcnt that VIII relieve me from COM
hitting perjury once month" Ia
certifying that these men We're per-
forming their regular duties.
Mr. Smith said that chief Wilkie
was embarrassed 10y the position I'm
which he had been placed and was
much pleased with the proposal 20
restrict the operations OF his force
Tie declared that the service had
HHH a. D.
Attv.-Gen. Bonaparte and Sccy Car
field had disapproved OF the system
of loauing these men. The presi-
dent. however. Dee said, never had
talked 90 the committee about the
matter.
Mr. Smith took issue with the proa-
dents statement about the senate be-
ing forced 20 accept the VIII OF the
house in tho matter and declared that
tho conferences OF both wero unanl-
NOUS that the restrictions imposed by
the house should remain in the BIN
REP FITZGERALD.
SIR Fitzgerald. the last Of the meme
hcrs of the committee on appropriations
WHOM the president mentioned iu con-
uoction with provisions restricting the
secret service, spoke ag follows
81 ann opposed to tho repeal OF the
provision. / shall oppose its repeal ~ n
be attempted" said Mr.. Fitzgerald. II
shall not quarrel With the president
nor shall . scold him because ho disc
agrees with me- about legislation.
Neither shall ] permit my judgment %
be- improperly swayed nor my action
upon legislative matters to Boz controlled
by hIm shall continue 90 ACE as "a
responsible representative , decline 10
nUTNmn "a unTn empty echo '
Apparently be- continued, ihoro was
an irrcconcllable difference between the
house and the president as 90 the
meaning of tho presidents language
Referring 10 the quotations by the