The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-08
Secret Service Slur Declared
Without Basis of Fact and
a Breach OF Privilege.
TO TABLE HIS MESSAGE.
Members of the House Send
the President to His Own
AnaniaS Club.
tspe,,al TO The Evening woritl


WASHINGTON Jan. S.-ConEr"ss
IN full fighting trim got back at Pres
ident Roosevelt on his Secret Service
charges to-day. while a throng that
TANNED every inch OF space in the
House and oycrfiowed into the CORR
doris of the Capitol appauded the
verbal ripping and lashing.
Most of the Congress men who be-
lieved the National Legislators slur'
red got in jab, and some sent
Mr.. Roosevelt TO the Ananias Club
which he himself had organized for
those who differ with him.
Report Opens the Fray.
The fray was opened with the presen
tation OF the report OF the special COM
mittee appointed to consider the Presi'
dents further views regarding the Sc
cret Service contained in his message
10 the House Of Representatives las,
Monday.
Accompanying this was a resolution
which declared 1t to be the sense of the
House that it Shall decline to consider
any communication from any source
which is not respectful. II was added
that the language Of the message con-
!sidcred unjustIfcd and without basis Of
fact. Also that II constituted breach
OF the privileges OF the House.
The recommendation was made that
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dents annual message be laid on
the table and that similar action be
taken with respect to the message OF
last Monday because Of its being ''un.
responsive TO the inquiry Of the House"
as to what the President meant when
he said referring to the limitation
placed upon the field OF operations Of
tie Secret Service. that the chief
argument In favor OF the provision
was that the Congressman did not them.
selves wish to be investigated.
All Show Resentment.
When Chairman Perkins, OF New
York, OF the Special Committee, arose
10 make his report. he faced an almost
iull iuCllbVislilp' NlH'V WV buiitI l'o
were packed with interested spectators.
Both the executive and diplomatic gal
leries, usually deserted. were filed. their
occupants. some OF whom were COM
PEELED to sit In the aislcs, displaying the
keenest interest in the proceedings. 1t
was not observed that any member OF
the Presidents immediate family was
present. The corridors were densely
crowded, the doorways were TANNED
and long lines of people waited an op.
portunity to get even view into the
chamber.
Congressman Tawney. Smith, OF Iowa;
sherley and Fitzgerald were on the
floor, prepared to resent what they
deemed to be the insinuations OF the
President upon them. as members OF
the Committee on Appropriations.
They were not alone in their indigna-
ton. Indeed, for some time past the
feelings Of the members had been grow
ing more and more intense, and some
Of thcm have been giving way to their
sentiments in language which fully tes-
tiled to their wounded pride.
A Breach OF Privilege,
Mr.. Perkins addressed the House as
follows:
ITO your committee were referred GER
tain passages contained In the annual
message Of the President. We were to
decide whether, In our opinion. those
portions OF the message we're Couched
In such form that a proper regard for
the dignity Of great legislative body
, should forbid their reception
1--WE are Of the opinion that the por-
lions Of the message do constitutes q
breach OF the privileges Of this House
md that therefore following the prsc-
sdsnt set In similar cases the Houss
should decline to consider them.
with the merits Of the question re-.
ferring ~ the use OF the secret service
men this committee has nothing to do
We fully recognize the rIght Ut the
President 70 express his dlsapproval Of
legislation adopted b. the Congress. 10
point out its defects and to ask lhat
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