Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
DENUNCIATIONS
FREELY HURLED
CONGRESSMAN MANN SCORES
CABINET OFFICERS
WHITE SLAVE BILL COMES UP
FOR ANALYSIS
Alleged Corruption of SoIons Subject
of Proposed lnvestigation-Ap.
propriation Measure Read,
but Not Acted On
Associated Pressl

ASSOCIATED Pressl
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Denuncia-
ton Of officials Of the executive de-
partment of the government who
criticise without just cause, in a
speech by Representative Mann Of
Illinois and another speech of similar
tenor by Representative Fitzgerald of
New York, who said "a certain dis
tiuguished offiCiaP' was responsible
therefor because of the bad example
he had set for his subordinates, en-
livened an otherwise dun session or
the house today.
1t was understood generally that Mr.
Fitzgerald had former President Roose-
Welt in mind
priation bill was read, but was not
put upon its passage, and again Wlil
be taken up Monday.
Some saving was effected by rcduc-
ing appropriations for increases III
salaries for district officers or by
eliminating altogether paragraphs
making provision for new offices.
Representative Macon Arhahsds'
again assumed the role of the watch
dog of the treasury" and made points
of order against several sections OF the
hill. and not wholly without success.
Rather unexpectedly the house agreed
70 insert in the bill an amendment
appropriating $4,000 for Fairgrounds
for children of the district.
Attacks Auditor
Near the close of the day Mr.. Mann
made an attack upon Mr.. IWeeuale,
auditor of the district, for crltlclslils
the government in public speeches. ne
said if that official had made the
statements attributed to him, he ought
to be discharged.
The senate was not IN session to-
day. -,-.. -
the "tyhite slave traffic" and imposing
Imprisonment and heavy fines for any
person importing women INTO the
country for immoral purposes or
harboring them after their arriNal
here, was reported out of the imml-
grafton committee today
The measure is a substitute for the
two bills introduced by Representative
Bennett and SABBATH, and is intended
to cover the ground of the bill pre-
pared by chairman Mann of the inter-
state commerce committee.
A maximum penalty Of ten years
Imprisonment and fine of $4,000 is pro-
vided for violations.
The bill also covers the Interstate
traffic.
The white slave bill introduced by
Chairman Mann of the house commit
tee on interstate and foreign com
merce was considered also at todays
meeting of Mr.. Mann's committee, but
was not acted upon.
viii Meet Today
The committee will meet again to-
morrow. Advocates of the bill believe
that one or two of the minority are
weakening.
Contentious Of the immigration COM
mittee that il and not the interstate
commerce committee has jurisdiction
was brought up at today's meeting
Of the commerce committee, but II was
claimed that the bill in no way divested
the immigration committee of its pre-
negatives.
In his report Mr.. Howell, chairman of
the immigration committee. expressed
the opinion that the measure will
largely fulfill the duty and meet the
opportunity Of the national govern
ment toward these infamous prac-
tees"
The report recommends additional
legislation by states and territories and
the District Of Columbia along lines
of the Illinois law. The substitute
bill is changed from the original i'm
migration committees bill so as to
apply to persons who are supported
by or receive proceeds OF prostitution"
The substitute calls for the deporta
ton and exclusion of immoral aliens,
exclusion and punishment Of their
procurers and punishment of all per-
sons trafficking in Immoral women,
alien or native born, the subjects of
interstate commerce."
The report further says that changes
in the law are based almost entirely
on investigations of the immigration
commission.