The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-09

IS REBUkED
House Tables Part of Message BY An
Overwhelming Vcte-Gal-
lerieS ThrcngeG.

Washington, jan 9.-After having
made him the target of criticism
with here and there words of COM
mendation, the house of representa-
tives by a vote of PIP to 35 rebuked
the president by tabling so much Of
his messages as reflected on mem
bers of congress in connection with
his recommendations regarding the
secret service detectives and also de-
claring to be the sense of the house
that they shall decline to consider
communications from any source
which is not in its own judgment re-
spectful.
With feelings of outraged dignity
and pride on the part of many of it's
members, the house gave itself up
to a discussion of one of the most
momentous questions that ever came
before tits functions as a legisla-
tive body, in contradistinction to
those of the executive branch of the
government.
AS had been forecasted, the report
of the special committee appointed to
deal with the language in the presi-
dents annual message and in his
special message of last Monday bear
ing upon the secret service affecting
members of congress, was submitted
and it was used as the basis for some
of the most earnest and vigorous
speeches ever heard in the historic
chamber. The house was in no mood
to treat the subject otherwise than
seriously, although in the remarks
which were made the reference to
the president almost invariably were
couched in parliamentary language.
Nor was the president without his
supporters.
In anticipation of the report, the
effect of which was to administer a
rebuke to the president, there was
one Of the largest attendances or
members of this session, while the
galleries at all times were filled to
their capacity. To accommodate the
crowds the doors opening into the
these were -chol1ed with persons,
while standing in line behind them
were hundreds of others. This also
was true of the presidents gallery,
although no member of his immedi-
ate family was present. Neither was
his son-in-law, Representative Long
worth of Ohio, in his seat during any
part Of the day. So great was the
interest in the proceedings that
many senators came over to the
house and sat for several hours.
Toward the close of the debate Mr.
Gardner of Massachusetts vainly en-
deavored to secure, first, the adoption
of a substitute for the resolution in
the shape of an amendment express
ing confidence in the committee on
appropriations, and then the post
ponement of the whole matter until
Monday, but was overwhelmingly out
voted
After Mr. Perkins had concluded
his speech on the secret service reso-
luton he gave way to Mr.. DENLY,
who, in the course of his remarks,
said that the president had veered
from the path of recommendation and
| just criticism into the realm of per-
sonal abuse, speculation and innuen-
do"
Animated addresses in the same
vein were delivered by Messrs. Taw-
ney, Smith, Sherley and Fitzgerald,
who had haon cnaoia1lv mentioned nv
the president in his message of expla-
| nation.
The Ohio representatives who vot-
ed against the adoption of the resolu-
tions to table the message were:
Douglas, Rowland and Laning.