The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-09
PARTS OF TWO MESSAGES
 ARE LAID ON TIE TABLE
Resolution of the House Declares That One of RooseveIt's Messages Is Not Respectful and House De-
 cIines to Consider 1t.

T4ousa of Representatives tonight went on record against the head of the ex- ecutive branch of the government smart ing under persistent and continued usur- nations of executive power there was It, tIe less than unanimity in resenting the position the President has continually held since assuming his office By vote of PIP to 35 the resolutions presented bv the special committee of which Repre- sentative Perkins of New York was the chairman, were adopted. The 50 votes in the minority were those of men who were either on close terms with the White House or those who believed the House was taking a too drastic course in it's dealings with the President.
 AS one of them expressed it tonight: 'eThe President has but few weeks longer to serve and this latest break IS little more important than each of us has individually suffered at his hands. voted against the resolution in the hope of preventing further White House erupton.'
 The report adopted by the House de- clared that the Presidents reflections upon the membership of that body were un- justihable, that his special message deal ing with the same subject was unre- sponsive and evasive and accordingly that all offensive portions of the two mes sages be laid upon the table.
 Dignified Proceedings.
 Throughout the proceedings were marked with dignity. The several mem- bers who addressed themselves to the resolutions had carefully prepared thelr remarks in advance and read them from manuscript. There was much applause following the speech of each member put all of it rather partook of the nature or cut and dried proceedings.
 The surprising feature of the whole affair was that the President secured as many votes as he did. He has few friends in the House and the indirect defense offered for him came as rather startling to the House membership in view or the unanimous report of the committed
 Rv preyious arrangement the entire day had heen set aside for the purpose Of replving to the attack of the President and the House with the greatest or de- liberation set about to heap upon the President the most bitter condemnation. Republicans and democrats joined Tn common cause to relieve the House or ,,hat was repeatedly declared to be an uniustihable attack upon it's integrity and reflection upon it's intelligence. From the moment that Chairman Perkins or the snecial committee was recognized untii the vote was taken tonight, the Presioent was the target for bitter inVectiVe. II outward appearances counted TOT any thing he had few friends and they were ,n;ghtv silent At the conclusion or the corm;ttee's report there was sponta- neous outburst of applause whicn was r,nhatic and prolonged Similar demon- atrations were repeated again ana agaln during the speeches py Chairnan Ter ,rips tbe members of the committee, and those who had been mentioned by name by the President.
 Tn anticipation of the day wnlch nad been set aside exclusively for an untimed excoriation of the President, the galleries were taxed to the limit of their seating capacity, and long lines were formed out side each of the doors, scores of men and women waiting patiently for an op- nortunity to get inside and listen to the debate Few members were absent when the speaker called the House to order and Messrs. Tawney, Smith, Sherley, Den- by and Fitzgerald. who had been spoken of by the President were the attraction for most eyes.
 Final Report.
 Having given consideration to the Pres- fdents further views regarding the secret service contained in his message to the House of Representatives last Monday, the special committee appointed to deal with the subject today brought in its final report.
 Accompanying it was resolution which declared it to be the sense of the House that is shall decline to consider any com munication from any source which Is not respectful, recommending that the objectionable portion of the Presidents annual message be laid on the table, that similar action be taken with respect to the message of last Monday because of its being unresponsive to the inquiry or the House 'as to what the President meant when he said, referring to the limi- tation placed upon the field Of opera tons of the secret service, that the chief argument in favor of the provision was that the congressman did not themselves wish to be investigated"
 When Chairman Perkins of New York. of the special committee, arose to make his report, he faced an almost full mem bership, while the galleries were packed with interested spectators. Messrs. law ney, Smith of Iowa, Sherley and Fitz- gerald were on the floor prepared by word of mouth to resent what they deemed to De the insinuations of the President upon them as members of the committee on ap propriations. They were not alone in their indignation. Indeed, for some time I,ast the feelings of the members had been growing more and more intense, and some of them have been giving way to their sentiments in language which fully ap- pealed to their wounded pride.
 Address of Perkins.
 MT Perknis addressed the House as fol- lows:
 "To your committee were referred certain passages contained in the annual mes- sage of the President. We were to de- eide whether, in our opinion, those DOT lions of the message were couched Tn such form that a proper regard for the dignity of great legislative body should forbid their reception. We are of the opinion that the portions of the message do constitute breach of the privileges of this House and that, therefore. fol-
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