The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-08

! tnat a representative government, might
ne established among Eng sh people.
Our Revolutionary forefathers, more
man century ago. struggled and bled
hat our government should be a repre-
sentative government; that the laws OF
the American people should he passed by
the representatives chosen by the Amer
!can people.
THE Congress OF the United States
to-day exists as result OF centuries Of
struggle for popular government Let
man who Is member OF IL vote
on TINS question IN the manner which
seems 10 him most worthy OF the ira
Gitlons OF which, We are the heirs, #
the institutions of which We are the pro-
tectors and Of the people of whom we
are the representatives.
Mr.. Perkins was frequently inter-
rupted by applause. Upon the con-
clusOn Of his remarks he sUhmit's ID
TIE committees report which after
quoting from the Presidents message,
was as follows:
reflection on the integrity OF its
membership, ana aware OF its own
conStitutonel dut" a. to its member
ship, the House in respectful terms
called on the President for any INFORM
alton that would Justify the language
81 NE mSssas. or ASSIST j. IN It's cor
S''tutional duty to purge Itself Of cor
ruption
Judged in Future.
The President in h.s message OF
Jan. denies that the paragraph Of the
annual message casts reflections on
the integrity of the Hous., attributes
TO the House an entire failure 20 I'M
derstand my message. declares that
he has made no charge of corruption
against any members OF this House,
and by implication states that he has
no proof of corruption on the part Of
any member of this House.
Whether the House In its resolution
OF Dec. Il, 1905, correctly interpreted
the meaning Of the words used By the
President in his annual message. or
whether 1t misunderstood that Ian
guage, as the Pres dent implies, will
be Judged now and in the future ac-
cording TO the accepted interpretations
OF the English language.
This House, charged only with its
responsibility to the people OF the United
states and its obligation to transmit I'M
impaired TO the future the representa-
tive institutions inherited from the past.
and to preserve It's own dignity must In
sist on its own capacity to understand
the import OF the Presidents language.
Language Unjustifed.
We consider the language OF the
President in his message Of Dec ), 1898,
unjusttied and without basis OF fact,
and that 1t constitutes breach Of the
privileges Of the House therefore be Il
Resolved, That the House in the eX-
ercise OF its constitutional prerogatives
declines to consider any communication
from any source which "a not in its own
judgment respectful. and be Il further
Resolved, That tho special commit
tee and the committee Of the whole
House on the state OF the Union be dis
charged from any consideration Of so
much Of the Presidents annual mes
sage as relates TO the Secret Service,
and Ia above set forth, and that the
said portion Of the message 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 In
Quiry Of the House and constituting
an invasion Of the privileges Of the
House by questioning the motives aad
intelligence OF members In the exsr-
else of the!r constitutional rights and
functions, be laid on the table"
Into Realm Of Abuse,
After Mi Perkins had concluded his
speech on the Secret Service resolution
he gave way to Mr. DENLY who in the
course Of his remarks said that the
President had strayed from the path
Of recommendation and Just criticism
! into the realm Of personal abuse, spec
| ulation and innuendo'
Mr. Driscoll of New York, made an
| effort to obtain from Mr. Perkins a
/ promise that the time for the discus
| sion Of the resolution should be ex-
| tended lie declared that there was
| 80 much excitement In the House that
| he would not be justified IN passing
| upon the subject to-day.
Mr. Mann replied that Mr.. Driscoll
| was more excited than any one else.
During the discussion Secretary
! Iatta appeared with three messages
| from the White House, and his APP
| pearance was greeted with roars Of
| laughter The messages proved to be
| OF routine character and were not
! allowed to interrupt the proceedings
4 for any length Of time.
Mr. Bennett. ~ New York opposed
| the adoption Of the Perkins resolu-
| tons and declared that II the House
should accept It its action would have
no more influence on the character
which history would give to President
| Roosevelt than had the action of the
Senate on President Tylers record in
connection with his attitude toward
| Andrew Jackson.
Mr.. Tawney in presenting HIS views
OF the ease declared that nothing could
contribuate so much 10 the destruction
| OF the republic as an attempt upon the
| part OF one branch Of Il to Impeach the
honor and integrity of another branch.
however that attempted impeachment
may he sought. whether 10y attributinR
10 the members NJ that other branch as
a whole motive FOR Their official conduct
wholly inconsistent with honor, integrity
AMI the faithful discharge of duty OF
other wise
Arbitrary Use Of Power.
| The arbitrary and unauthorized use
N the great power of any one Of the
great branches Of the government In
that respect. he said N allowed to pass
! unchalenged. would 70 further to un.
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