Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-10
HOUSE CONTINUES THE FIGHT
Resolution to Investigate Secret
Service Work in All Departments.
FEW CALLERS AT WHITE HOUSE
Only Fcur Representatives Are Among
Those who Wish to See the
President-SenatOrs Also
Stay Away.

WASHINGTON Jan. g.-Thc strenuous
work OF yesterday strained the house of
representatives and in consequence, after
being in session a little less than an hour
today, the body adjourned until tomorrow.
During that short period of time. however,
500 pension bills were passed. as was also
resolution for the rigid inquiry into the
whole question of the investigation of
frauds against the government The sum
of 5000 was Appropriated for the inquiry
which is to be made by a committee of
five to be named by the speaker. Tomor-
rows session will be devoted to memorial
exercises for the late Senator Proctor of
Vermont.
That the house does not intend to stop
with its action of yesterday in rebuking
the president in connection with his
structures regarding the secret service was
evidenced today when at the Instance Of
Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota, and without a
dissenting vote. It adopted a sweeping res
olution Of inquiry into the amount of
moneys appropriated for the present fiscal
year for detecting frauds and the efforts
made to bring to trial offenders against
the law.
Provisions of Resolution.
The resolution called for the appointment
| of committee of five members to conduct
| the investigation and 1t was authorized
| to employ stenographers and clerks. to send
for persons and paDers and to administer
| oaths. The sum of $500 was appropriated
| to cover tho expenses involved.
After providing that the committee shall
ascertain the amount of money appro-
prIated for the present fiscal year that
| could be used TO prevent frauds upon the
several branches of the public service with
particular reference to the public lands
the resolution instructs the committee tc
| ascertain what branches OF the public
service, paid for in whole or in part, out
of the United States treasury, are author
| lied o. are In existence and supported by
appropriations made by congress. whose
principal duties are to detect and prevent
frauds. or TO apprehend and bring to tria
and punishment persons charged with vio
lating the laws Of the United States
whether such branches of the public serv'
ice or any persons employed therein have
been or are engaged in any duty not con
templated by the law or the appropriation
establishing or providing for such service
the names of the persons employed, for am
period. in each branch Of such service dur
ing the current and last fiscal year, thu
rates of compensation and allowance paiC
or being paid to each Of them, by whom
they we're appointed and on whose recon-
mendation and a statement Of the specifi
duty performed, or engaged upon by eacl
of such employees, each day since the be
ginning of the fiscal year 1906"
Few Callers Mt White House.
1t is understood that there will be nothing
further from the president on the matter o
the secret service resolution adopted by tn
house yesterday.
The list of Saturday callers from con
gress usually is large, but today there wer
only four representatives to see the presi
dent. two of these TO introduce friends
They were Representatives Burton of Della
ware. Edwards of Kentucky. Parsons o
New York and Cooper of Wisconsin. Tn
c,uors frop, the senate also were few.