Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-04

Washington, Jan Ain Specia
message to the house of representative!
resolution demanding facts in relation
to what the house termed accusation!
against members of congress and OBJ
iecting to the alleged inference tina
congress curtailed the field of effort o.
the secret service for fear of investiga'
ton of some of its members. The presi.
dent says:
70 the House OF Representatives,:
I have received the resolution of the
louse of representatives Of Dec. IL,
1908, running rs follows:
Whereas. There was contained In the
sundry civil appropriation bill which
passed congress at It's last session and be-
came a law provision in reference TO the
employment of the secret service IN the
treasury department; and
Whereas In the last annual message OF
tho president OF the United States to tho
two houses OF congress 1t was stated In
reference to that provision. 1T Is not too
much to say that this amendment has
been of benefit only and could be OF bene'
ct only to the criminal classes" and II
was further stated. The chief argument
In favor of the provision was that the
congressman did not themselves wish to
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Whereas, Your committee would prefer
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the information which the president may
have to communicate: now, therefore.
. BE 1t resolved. That the president be
seauessea 70 'la, n,. ~ .ne n h,s To- as
ments that the chief argument in favor
of the provision was that the congress
men did not themselves wish 70 De m,
a1so "a transmit To the boase anv eyi-
dence connecting amy member OF the
house Of representatives of the lsixtieth
congress with corrupt aeticn IN n, ms so OH.
u,,,. he h.s ,n,tit,ted nrnceedi,as for
the punishment Of any such individual
by the courts or has reported any such
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tno az, ,n.r,l,or or +ha house in any
mo+ter nc +o which tho federal gov
ornmant hos jurisdiction action would
AZ onca ha ,,roncbt os was done in the
coses of Senators Mitchell and Burton
ond Representatives Williamson. Herr.
mann md briggs at different times
sinco barc beer, president This
would s,mn,v he doing nv duty In the
oxacnf;on aud anforcement of tho laws
w;tbont resnect to persons Rut I dc
no+ regard n no within the nrovince
on Tho 1nt,os of tim nrasidant to renorf
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OF members or the supposed corrupt
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mouse Is py the CONSTITUTION Pldeee'
within the power of the house alone.
IN tb, nrosocu4io,, of criminals and the
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tnust resort to the courts OF the United
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PORTION OF message 3uoteo.
Tn the third and fourth clauses of the
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ana that congress as noie was ~
tuated by that motive In enact.ng the
provision in question:" and that this
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integrity OF the congress. 1nese SUITE
ments are not, | think, in accordance