The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-20
lawyer HENEY'S
GREAT RAKEOFF
D.coived $4,000 From the
government for Which He
Did No Work.
ADMITTED BY Mr.. TAWNEY
-,,eTmENT OF JUSTICE HAS
- EFFICIENCY OF $4,000.

DEFICIENCY VI @E''OOO'
-----tirgton. July 19-That Francis J.
~. s1erfaI counsel of the depart
If fusuce. and also assistant pros
In the s0-caIled graft cases in
49, francisco. received from the gov
san --r last year $685. 900 for which he
,.-f7rmed no service was the frank
P,.---issi7n of Chairman TaWney of the
a-rr5prtattons committee in the house
today. III 49, ..,--..-- -
10 4ha wear 1852" demanded Mr.. Muir
-l Dem.. NOD. And what service
fd he perform
u- We received S2S, 1000, and performed no
..--frs for the government whatever
airing that year" answered MIR. Taw-
subsequently,, Mr.. Tawney said:
Nc Work for Three Years.
asa matter Of fact, Mr.. Henney has
never performed any active service for
he last three years. He was appointed
V,y 1903. and his active service con-
,irral for about three years, and for
which he received in all S69 ,00O." Mr..
raUnev stated, however, that Mr..
Vs7av's salary had nothing to do with
he $4,000 deficiency for the department
N Justice, for which provision is made
in the urgent deficiency bill. Mr.. Heney.
h. said. had received in all from the
government $3.50, 900. Asked by Mr.. Cox
n Indiana if any of this deficiency was
5us to the employment of special coun-
SCI to prosecute any trust, Mr.. Tawney,
answering i'm the affirmative. said the
suit against the tobacco trust had oc-
sssoned some Of it. Mt Bennett of
New York added that the prosecution
q the turpentine trust also was re-
sp0nsible for part of it.
Champ cIark's Views.
Mr. Clark of Missouri denounced the
appointment of Incompetent district at
uneys, uecessitating as ne said the
employment of special counsel. The
Practice had grown into a fad, he said. !
and a very expensive tad. He declared |
if there had been a competent district /
attorney or two ia the west there would /
15t have been SO much stealing of pub |
1 lands.
Nr. Mann of Illinois said Mr.. Henev /
needed no defense. 1.-The only peODIe I
opposed to him, ne remarked, ARE
those who sympathize with some of /
those who have been accused. if not con- /
Htsi, OF graft"
Er Burke of Pennsylvania called the
Lr0isan TO order. saying that Mr..
Mans admission that Mr.. Heney need /
Cd no defense disposed of the necessity
consuming the houses time.
I am glad" said Mr. Mann, that |
only one member. and he from the great
md pure state Of Pennsylvania, is 3D.
Vs5i TO Mr.. Heney."
Fearful that Mr.. Heney would get a
,-rihcr allowance, Mr. F'itzgeraId Of
ilsl an amendment prohibiting it.
Pennsylvanian Got Mad.
Snarting under Mr.. NIann's sarcastic
iderence to Pennsylvania as a great
sll pure state, Mr.. Burke charged that
-5 had been placed in the position of
announcing a competent and earnest
-lolc officer. He had objected, he said.
lelaGse Mr. Mann was abusing the
privileges and power Of the house. The
digestion Of Mr.. Mann, he charged as
,-allllous- But I want to say" he
5AaIAed. with some warmth. that
-5H lne great and pure state of Penn
! Nanla wishes TO have its politics or
+ moral tone improved, il viii not go
y me gentlemen Of Illinois. the state of
l-l9lS' OF the city OF Chicago, from 7
men tne gentleman halls" Far back s
u 'Ae chamber, Mr.. Moore of PeDnsvI-
ana was trying to attract the atten-
.o- vi Mr. Burke. When he succeeded
1 pfopounded a series Of questions
a l,, moved the house TO laughter.
10 You not asked Mr.. Moore. .sre-
-u as highly complimentary the refer
-s 70 pennsylvania? ."
.-, co. emphaucally replied Mr..
Do You deny that Pennsylvania is a t
.5at and pure slater" Mr.. Moore in i.
'' hoJ responded Mr.. Burke.
Resolutions Voted Down. G
cue fitzgerald resolution was voted "
WE as was one by Mr.. CuIlop of In &C.
,-- prohibiting the payment of anv 6
=. OF The deficiency appropriation 70 n
!, X, counsel to assist in prosecut- u
- an smith OF the INDIANAPOLIS
Nv, ne. or Joseph Pulitzer OF the New Il
~. ~ orig IN connection with the gov g
s, ,'----. Hoel suit growing out of the fl
1aama purchase. INC W