Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-08
TAWNEY PUTS ROOSEVELT
IN HIS OWN ANANlAS CLUB
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ident in his annual message. will be |
judged according to the accepted inter-
pretations of the English language. |
this house, charged only with it's re-
sponsibility to the people and its obl- !
cation to transmit unimpaired to |
future representative the institutions |
inherited from the past, and to pre-
serve its own integrity must insist on
its own capacity to understand the
import of the presidents message
I'VE consider the language of the
president unjustified and without basis |
of fact that 1t constitutes breach of
the privileges of the house."
Tnwney is Heard.
Tawney in presenting his views of
the case declared nothing could con-
tribute so much to the destruction of
a republic as an attempt upon the<part
of one branch of it to impeach the
honor and integrity of another branch,
however that attempted impeachment
may be sought. Arbitrary unauthoriz-
ed use of great power of any one of
the great branches of the government
in that respect, he said, if allowed to
pass unchallenged. would go further
to undermine the confidence of the
people in their government and the
very foundation of the government
than all other agencies combined
Effect Already Felt.
Tawney asserted no disclaimer now
could modify or change either the
meaning or language used by the pres
ident or it's Interpretation by the peo-
pie and press of the country, Under
which Interpretation the honor and in
tegrity of congress has been assailed
and stands i-npeached." He would
prove, he said. the presidents utter
ances were unfounded but, he added,
when proven unfounded it is unfortu-
nate there will still linger in the minds
of many as result of this charge a
suspicion that there does not exist
among those entrusted with duties and
responsibilities of government that de-
gree of faithfulness to duty and unset
fish patriotism which the people of
right expect of their representatives
in all branches of service"
President IN Club Hfmsei1.
The president said Tawney. had
completely misquoted his speech men,
| toned in the message whether unin-
tentionally or not and he read from
the congressional record certain ex-
tracts to support his statement.
Senate PASSES Resolution.
Washington. Jan. S.-By viva voce
vote the senate today passed Culber-
sons resolution instructing the COM
mittee on judiciary to report to the
senate whether the president was au-
thorized to permit the. absorption of
the Tennessee Coal & Iron company
by the United States Steel corpora
| ton.
| Would Demand Apology.
| Declaring he could not see how any
that the president deliberately libeled
the house. Sherley devoted his re-
marks principally to the presidents
references to him in his special mes
sage He characterized the action as
q grave breach of the privileges of the
house and thereby grave injury to the
country, and claimed that mo re-
Spouse to the previous resolution of
the house could be accepted that did
not contain the withdrawal of the Of
fensive language objected to and an
apology therefor
Smith is Vigorous.
Smith of Iowa declared he yielded to
no one in the heartiness with which
he favored the rigid enforcement OF
all laws alike against rich and poor,
and he was well aware it(was some
times necessary to resort to the use
of detectives. Smith then started into
the secret service in vigorous fashion.
THE question now,' he said, sis not
should a legal detective force be crea-
tied in the department of justice, but
was congress subject to just criticism
for destroying at its last session the
system which has grown up of using
. the counterfeiting force in the treas
ury department for miscellaneous pur-
poses"
Had Full Power.
He insisted. as there never was any
special creation of secret service de.
. tectives except by appropriation OF
funds for the detection of counterfeit
ers, the attorney general had full pow.
er to organize detective force under
the appropriation for the prevention
and detection of crime.
Perjury Once u Month.
T. Coming down to the loaning of Sc
'cret service agents to the president
and several departments, Smith charg
ed that Chief Wilkie, under oath be
fore the committee, said: 81 hope you
will make some arrangement that will
relieve me from committing perjury
once month" in certifying that these
men were performing their regular du
ties.
Senate Not Forced.
Smith took issue with the presidents
statement about the senate being fore
ed to accept the will of the house IN