Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-14


before tits functions as a legisla-
tive body-in contradiction to those |
of the executive branch of the gov
eminent. The report of the special
appointed to deal with the
language in the presidents annual
message and in his spe cial MESSAGE
of last Monday bearing on the secret
service affecting members of congress
was submitted and it 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 other
wise than seriously although in the
remarks made, reference to the preSl
dent. almost invariably, were couched
in parliameHtary language. Nor was
the president without his supporters,
No member of the presidents family
was present Neither was his son-in-
law, Representative Longworth of
Ohio. in his seat during any part of
Of the day. So great was the inter
est in the proceedings that many
senators came over to the house and
sat for several hours. The resolu-
tons adopted are to this effect:
Resolved. that the house in the ex-
ercise of it's constitutional perogatives
declines to consider any communica-
ton from any source which is not
in its own Judgment respectful and,
be it further, resolved, that the spe-
cial committee and the committee of
the whole house on the state of the
union be discharged from any COnsid-
Grafton of so much of the presidents
annual message as relates to the Sc
Cret service. and is above set forth
and that the said portion of the mes
sage be laid on the table; and, be it
further, resolved, that the message OF
the president sent to the house on
Jan. 4, 1909, being unresponsive to
the inquiry of the house and ConSti
tuting an invasion of the privileges OF
this house by questioning the motive s
and intelligence of members in the eX
erCise of their constitutional rights
and functions be laid on the table"
At the conclusion of the speech OF
| Mr.. Perkins. presenting the report OF
! the special committee on the presi
dents message, Congressman DENLY
/ also a member of the special commit
! tee said that the house was con
/ frOnted with the most painful duty
! that had fallen to its lot since he haC
! been a member. 1t was greatly tC
/ be regretted that the president should
/ have seen fit to mention by name il
! his message certain members of the
/ committee on appropriations no
with a view to expose corruption, bu
| merely to criticse them for their of
! fetal action in their legislative ca
pacity" The president, he declared
| did not agree with the committee. bu
surely. he said, he could not CLAIM
| the right to- hold up to public ridi
! Guile, in a state paper, every membe
whose views did not exactly ACCORD
with his own. To-day" he continued
with calm deliberation -four specia
committees offer a resolution intended
! to make clear the attitude of the
| house toward the president when II
the exercise of a constitutional priv
| lege. he strayed from the path OF
recommendation and just criticism
into the realm of personal abuse sus
picion, and innuendo."
Representative Bennett of New York
predicted that the action Of the house
on the resolution would play no more
! part in the record of Theodore RoOse
welt than did the rebuke of the house
| to President Tyler or the action O
the senate in the case of Andrew
Jackson. Representative Townsend
of Michigan declared that if the
! members were seeking to preserve
their regulations before the country
it could not be accomplished by the
resolution, which he opposed
Honor est with us" he exclaimed
No man he said, can blacken ouI
regulations; it lies wholly and en-
tirely with us to make a record that
will command respect among the
people of the United States"
Driscoll of New York, defending the
president, Congressman Gardner Of
Massachusetts sprung a surprise by
offering an amendment striking out
| the whole text Of the report. Mr.
Perkins made a point Of order against
it which the speaker overruled. The
| house was thrown into disorder
when Mr. Gardner moved to postpone
the whole matter until Monday. In
stantly there were cries of mo, no
no." The amendment was lost %
to 225. The roll was then called on
the adoption of the resolution, which
carried, 215 to s.. Those who voted
against it We're: Messrs. Bennett
New York; Campbell Kansas; Chap
man Illinois; Cooper Wisconsin;
Cox, Indiana; Crumpacker. Indiana;
Davis, Minnesota; Douglas, Ohio
Driscoll, New York; Foell2et. New
York; French, Idaho; Guernsey,
Maine; Hayes, California; Henry
Connecticut; Rowland Ohio; Jenkins,
Wisconsin; Kinkaid. Nebraska; Kues-
termann Wisconsin; Lands, Indiana;
Langley, Kentucky; Laming Ohio;
Mclaughlin, Michigan; Madison, Kan
sas; Nelson, Wisconsin, Norris, Ne
braska; Pray, Montana; Prince, Hi
nOis; Reeder. Kansas; Reynolds,
Pennsylvania; Slemp, Virginia;
Townsend, Michigan; Washburn,
Massachusetts Wilson, Illinois.
Washington, Jan. 9.-The house
was in session a little less than an
hour. During that short period, how