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have been violated year after year for number
Of years In his own Department Further com
ment is not necessary"
Again, the President, writing OF the
ink frauds in the Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing, said that Mr.. TAwNBY
had stated that this was investigated
by clerk down there, thus conveying
the impression that the clerk was not
in the secret service" The facts az
given by Mr.. TAwNEY:
-'Mr TAwNEY--wlli the gentleman now per.
init me to correct him theret That work was
not done by the secret service men. That worh
was done by a clerk In the once who has since
been promoted In recognition and as reward
for that service
AT the time We were discussing the secret
the clerk referred TO by me was in that once.
then holding tho position Of chief clerk and 10
the same Identical person Of whom the President
says:
"'As matter Of fact he was In the secret ser
vice; his name was MORAN. and he was promoted
to assistant chief for the excellence OF his work
In this case
| Z" Both the President and myself refer TO the
same man and the promotion Of this man a. .
reward for the service thus performed. This 10
msnltest from the language employed by me,
The promotion to which the President refers
was promotion made upon the recommend alton
OF the Committee on Appropriations. and was
referred to by me In answer to Mr.. BENSKr. who
nade the statement that | was mistaken shout
the clerk having made the investigation OF this
ink contract fraud when said:
I'VE carried In the appropriation two years
ago . provision promoting him as a reward for
his services
ITO this Mr.. PESNEr replied u am glad he
received the promotion"
Could it have been by inadvertence,
by failure TO understand the vital i'm
portance OF the distortion resulting from
these suppressions from the recorded
words Of Mr. TAwNEY, that the Presi-
dent created the false impression his
citations produced? Bearing on this
question, the manner in which the re-
marks Of Mr.. SHERLEY Of Kentucky
were treated by the President is in
point. The President wrote Of care
ful reading OF the Congressional Record"
in this passage Of his message. The
Record reported a debate in which a
number OF members participated Mr.
SHERLEY caused this to be reproduced
in his remarks OF last Friday. 1t con-
sisted Of questions and answers-a run
ming fire. Having recalled it in its
entirety as affecting himself, Mr.. SHER-
LEY said:
Letus nov examine these remarks With refer
eaco to the Presidenrs statement that the chief
argument In favor Of the provision was that the
Contressmen did not themselves wish to be 10
vestiGated by secret service men. The nrst ref
erence Of the President Ia 10 my statement that
there had been pronounced abuses growing out
Of the secret service and he says that then stated
In the form OF question that the private con
duct Of Members OF Congress- Senators and
others ought not to be Investigated by the secret
service and further stated that they should not
Investigate Member Of Congress who had been
accused OF conduct unbecoming q gentleman
and q Member Of Congress Now the Presi-
dent not only by eliminating and subordlns tlns
several Of my remarks but also by ignoring the
remarks Of Mr.. BxSSRr that called them forth.
und dertakes to convey the impression that the
fear OF secret service Investigation OF Members
of Congress was the dominant Idea In my mind"
Mr.. SHERLEY said his whole purpose
in the debate had been to get Mr.. BEN
NETS idea Of what were proper cases
for investigation by secret service men.
He asked this question Of Mr.. BENSET:
-'win the gentleman from New York indicate
what kind OF private conduct by an of,cer OF the
Government he considers should be Investigated |
by the secret service and should II apply to on
the departments. Members OF Congress. Senators. |
or what shall be the liner
Ny question was purposeiy made broad In |
order to arrive at the full viewpoint OF Mr. |
BrsNEr. II was so broad that Mr.. Drssxr OBJ
jected 10 Il and replied:
~ shall no: sttemp; 10 answer any such
blanket question as that
To this answered:
well. I win make II a little less Of "a blanket
i then asked this question:
win the gentleman indicate what private
conduct OF an ofncer OF employee OF the Govern.
ment should be Investigated at the instisa,,on OF
the bead OF any Department OF this Government
Here Is no reference to Member OF Congress,
yet II had had Members OF Congress chiefly 10
mind ! would have naturally eliminated other
classes and referred only to them. Mr. BESrErs
answer was that no conduct except such as areots