Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-01-07
Chief SAYS HOUSE
misunderstood
Message to Lower Branch
on Secret Service.
GIG STICK FALLS ON FOUR
Champions Of Provision TO Limit Scope
OF Investigators Are Raked Over
the Goals BY eooseveIt--eedera,
sleush. Defended BY Executive.

sti5k sa,sn down upon the heads Of
Representatives rawncy of Minnesota
Siuith ot Iowa, Sacrl,N of kentuokv aud
Fitzgerald 81 New York when the cxcru-
TIVE seat special message To the house
OF representatives. hernting those solons
for t'eins champions of the successful
move To place limitations upon the scope
OF the seV,et service
The president also declared that the
Interpretation vt the house OF the secret
service clause In his last message was
misunderstood. and had there been any
estirnc. which w"ull poin, 10 Tn. neccs-
siis OF investigation NJ members.
such evidence would long ago have been
turned over to III, proper authorities
III. message Was IN answer to the
cle.iuu transmitted FROM the house in
which the representations asked tor .vi
dencr upon which Mr Roosevelt based
his statements that the chief argument
tn faNof %! the provision that the
congressman did not Themselves wish To
BE- Investigated by secret service men,"
For the Anarias Club.
Thn message in part
4 am wholly nj loss to understand
the concluding portion OF the resolution
haN" made no charges Of corruption
nsi,inst congress nor against amy member
cf the present hois. II had proof ~
such corruption Affecting any member ~
th,. hoiar IN nuy matter tu which the
federal government has jurisdiction. ue
tion would AT once he brought. was
done IN tho cases OF senator's Mitchell
and Burton. and Representatives MI
Hanson. Herman and briggs, az difrer
ent times since 7 have been president
This would simply y" doing my duty in
Nh" execution and enforcement of The
laws without respect 10 persons. lint I
do regard IL within the rruyin."
the duties NJ IN. presi,ien, 10 report
90 the house alleged drin,,ucncics' NJ
members the supposed corrupt Ac-
tiun OF n member In his official ,apnc>
II, The membership OF the house IN
hy the constitution splncca within the
power " the house alone In the prosc
clitinn ~ criminals and The enforcement
OF the laws the president must resort tn
the counts of the United States
lin the third and fourth clauses of tho
preamble. N is stated that tn. meaning NJ
my words is that the majority of the
congressman In fear az being invrs
tigatri hv secret service men and that
congress- whole was art'intad nv
thnt motive in enlrting m. provision In
question. and that this liz iup.neh
ment Of the honor amt integrity OF m"
congress- These statements not
think In nccordnne. with ia. fncts "
Misunderstood. Ne Gays.
''1his allegation IN the resolution. thor"
zone mus, certainly is dn" To an en,se
failure to understand my message
"'rhr resolution continues That tho
president b" requested Ia transmit tn tho
house any evidence upon which he hnsed
his statements that the "chici Argument
In favor Of the provision that the
congressman did not themselves Wish Ia
hr Investigated by secret service men.
This statement. which was attack
upon ma one still less upon the congress-
is sustained by the facts
en- YOU will turn 10 the Congressional
Record for MAY last. pages 5i,53 10 $3.50,
Inclusive Won will ind the debate on this
subject Mir Tawncy of Minnesota MIR.
Smith OF iowa. MIR Sh.rlcy of Kentucky.
aud MIR Fitzgerald of New York appear
In this debate the special champions
OF the provision referred 10. Messrs. Tar
eons llennet and lpriscoll wcr" the LEND
or. OF those who opposed the adoption
nf the amendment, and upheld the right ~
The government to the most efficient
means possible I'm order Ia detect Grim
finals and 10 prevent and punish crime
TN. amendment wna carried In the com
fnittcc tf the whole. whore votes NJ
the Individual members are recorded. 80
\ a IN unable To discriminate by mention
ting the members VIII" voted for aud the
members who voted against the provision.
but its passnge. the journal records. was
greeted with applause. am we'll aware.
however. TINT In any case OF this kind
MANY members who have no particular
kno wledge Of the point az Issue ar" con
ten, simply 10 follow the lead ~ the
committee which had considered the mat
ter and have no doubt that many mem
berg Nbf the house simply followed the
lead 81 Mcssrs. 1'awney and Smith
Secret Service 10 Defended.
After snuntily demonstrating with Rep
resentatives Tawnay Smith. Sher.y and
Fitzgerald for their stand AT the last
session I'm favor OF placing limitations
upon the duties ~ secret service opera
tivcs. the president set about TO defend
the operations Of that branch OF tho
federal government and declared that the
scope OF the department should be et-
trencly Wide in order that all criminals
might he brought To justice and that
there might be. no unjust determinations
lie also pointed out numerous instances
where. tho powers ~ the department had
brought justice upon the heads of criini-
nails and cited cases within the memory
Of the present administration. Mr. ltoose-
Welt also declared that none OF the mem
hers ~ the house had ever been ifiv"sti-
gated as set forth In various allegations.
III. gist VI which was appended To the
message.
Asks Reversal Of Action
con, uding the president said
..lrI eonellsiun I most nrnestly ask. IN
th. name of good government and decent
administration, In ia. name or honesty
and for III. purpose Of bringing To justice
,iol.ifurs ~ tI. federal laws wherever
fh,y NAV b. found. whether in public nf
private Nc that the action taken by the
house Iast year be reversed When Ting
action WIS taken, the senate committee.
under the lead OF the late Senator Ali-
son having before II Il strongly wotdcd
protect from Secretary corsoIyou like
mat h.. had sent 10 MIR Tawney. accepted
th. secretary II views and the senate
passed the bin In Tho shape presented Nv
Senator Allison In tho conference how
ever. iii. house confere's Insisted the
retention Of the provision th.y had In
eoft.I and the senate yi.ldcd
'''Ih. ehef OF the secret service V paid
Q salary iIft..rly, inadequate 10 ms. tnt'of
tance Of his functions and 10 the admir-
slie way In which h. Sas performed
ihem I earnestly urge MAT n may b.
Increased To $3.50 per nnnum also uree
MAT III. secret service be- placed where
i, Ipfopefis belongs. and mad. a bureau
in NJ. department Of justice. az the chief
al tie. secret service has repeatedly
uiseet.,l btit whether this IL done not.
n Should b. ex plicitly provided that the
s.ti.t ser.lp. ran b.. used 10 detect and
y,lr.isii rifiie wherever II is found
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