The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-20
HENEYS SERVICES
ARE QUESTIONED
Big Salary Received But Little
Work Done
HOUSE DISCUSSES POINT
Chairman Tawney of Appropriations
Committee Admits Paying Heney
$4,000 But Cannot Show
How 1t Was Justified.
HOUSE DISCUSSES POINT

Washington, July 1s.-That Francis j.
Heney, special counsel of the department
of justice and also assistant prosecutor
in the so-called graft cases in San Fran
cisco, received from this government last
year $4,000, for which he performed no
service, was the frank admission of Chair :
man Tawney of the appropriations CON-
mittee in the House today.
How much did Heney receive during
the year 19OS,'' demanded Mr.. Murphy
(republican) of Missouri, land what serv-
ice did he PERFORM
Mr.. Tawney: He received $4,000 and
performed no services for the govern
ment whatever during the year.
Subsequently Mr.. Tawney said: AS
matter of fact, Mr. Heney has not per-
formed an active service for the last three
years, and for which he received in all
$69,OOO"
Mr.. Tawney stated, however, that Mr..
Heney's salary had nothing to do with the
$4,000 deficiency for the department of
justice for which provision is made in the
urgent deficiency bill.
Mr.. Heney, he said, had received in all
from the government S69, 00O
Asked by Mr.. Cox of Indiana If any of
this deficiency was due to the employ
ment of special counsel to prosecute any
trust, Mr.. Tawney answering in the af-
firmative said the suit against the to-
bacco trust had occasioned some of It.
Mr.. Bennett of New York added that the
prosecution of the turpentine trust also
was responsible for some Of it.
Mr.. Clark of Missouri denounced the ap-
pointment of incompetent district attor-
ment of special counsel The practice had
grown into a fad. he said, and an ex-
pensive fad. He declared that If there
had been a competent district attorney or
two in the west there would never have
been so much stealing of public lands.
Mr.. Mann of Illinois said Mr.. Heney
needed no defense. The only people OPP
posed to him., he /emarked, ARE those
who sympathize with some of those who
have been accused, if not convicted or
graft
Mr.. Burke of Pennsylvania called the
Illinoisan to order saying that Mr..
Manns admission that Mr.. Heney needed
have been accused, If not convicted of
consuming the Houses time
Il am glad" said Mr.. Mann that
only one member, and he from the
great and pure state of Pennsylvania,
is opposed to Mr.. Heney."
Fearful that Mr.. Heny would get
further allowance. Mr.. Fitzgerald Of
fered an amendment prohibiting it.
Smarting under Mr.. Mann's sarcastic
reference to Pennsylvania as great
and pure" state, Mr.. Burke charged
that he had been placed in the position
of denouncing a competent and earnest
public officer. He had objected, he said.
because Mr.. Mann was abusing the
privilege of and patience of the House.
The suggestion of Mr.. Mann, he char
acterized as gratuitous," but l want to
say" he remarked with some warmth,
that when the great and pure state
of Pennsylvania wishes to have its
politics or it's moral tone improved it
will not go to the gentleman from IL
linois, the state of Illinois, or the city
of Chicago, from which the gentleman
halls"
Far back in the chamber Mr.
Moore of Pennsylvania was trying to
attract the attention of Mr.. Burke.
When he succeeded, he propounded a
series of questions which moved the
House to laughter.
"Do you not" asked Mr.. Moore. re
gard as highly complimentary the ref
erences to Pennsylvania"
81 do" emphatically reply Mr.
Burke.
do you deny that Pennsylvania is a
great and pure slater" Mr.. Moore in
pured.
IT do not" responded Mr.. Burke.
The Fitzgerald amendment was voted
down as was one by Mr.. Cullop Of
- 4.
part of the deficiency appropriation to-
ward the employment of special coun-
sci to assist in extraditing Delavan
Smith Of the indianapolis News or Jo-
seph Pulitzer of the New York World
in connection with the governments
libel suits growing out Of the Panama
canal purchase.