Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-08
LANGUAGE NOT JUSTIFIED
Without Basis of Fact, CONSTITUTE
ing a Breach of the Priv
iIege of the House.
In Exercise of Constitutional Right
Win Decline to Consider Disre-
spcctful Communications.

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consideration to the presidents fur.
ther views regarding the secret service,
contained IN his message 60 the house
Of representatives last Monday, the
special committee appointed 20 deal
with the subject today brought i'm its
final report
Accompanying ID Was resolution
which declared be- TO De tine sense OF
the house that it shall decline 10 con-
slider any communication from any
source which is not respectful recon
mending that the Objectionable portion
of the presidents annual message be
laid on the table and that similar acc
ton be taken with respect TO the mes
sage OF last Monday because Of Us be-
ing unresponsive TO the inquiry OF tie
house" as 60 what the president rreaot
when he said referring 60 the iimita-
ton placed upon the field OF operations
OF the secret service. ,hat the chief
argument ln favor OF the provision
was that the congressman did NOT
themselves wish 90 be- investigated.
When Chairman Perkins OF New Worn
of the special committee, arose TO max.
. his report he faced AN almost fall
membership while The galleries we've
packed with interested spectators.
Both the executive and diplomatic
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/ Their occupants, some of whom were
compelled to sit Goo the aisles displayed
( the kceneSt interest I'M the proceedings.
II was not observed that any member
OF the presidents immediate family was
present The corridors were denseiy
crowded, the doorways were TANNED.
and long lines Of people waited for an
opportunity TO get even a view into
I the chamber
Mossrs. Tawney. smith OF Iowa, Sher
| ley and Fitzgerald were ON the floor
prepared by word of mouth, to resent
what they deemed TO be the insinua
I tions of the presideu; upon them as
/ members o. the committee on appro-
I priations. They were not alone m
! their Indignation. Indeed, for some
I time past The feelings OF the members
/ had been growing more and more in
tense, and some OF them have been
/ giving way to their sentiments ina lam
/ guage which fully testified 10 their
wounded pride.
MR.. PERKINS ADDRESS.
Mr. Perkins addressed the house as
/ follows:
TO your committee were referred
certain passages contained in the am
nual message Of the president We
were 10 decide whether in our opinion,
those portions OF the message were
couched In such form that a proper
regard for the dignity Of great Iegis-
lative body should forbid their re-
ception. We are Of the opinion that
some portions OF the message do con-
stitute a breach Of the privileges ~
this house and that therefore following
the precedent set iu similar cases The
house should decline 10 consider them,
with the merits Of the question
with reference 10 the Use OF the secret
service men, this committee has motifs
Ing 10 do We fully recognize the rigill
of the president TO express his disap
prevail OF legislation adopted hy the
Congress, TO point out its defects aud
20 ask that they bc lcmcdied.
1.-THE question Win doubtless be- com
sidered by Congress and such action
taken as may seem 10 be M tho public
interest
But your committee has TO consider
the criticisms MAIDS 10y the president
upon the motives of Congress an It's ac-
ton last session and Go consider his
suggestions as 10 future legislation and
10 report whether Congress with proper
self-respect can conceive them IL is
stated In the message that the chief
argument IN favor OF the provision was
that the congressman did not them
selves wish 20 be- Investigated by Sc
Cret service men. and this is repeated
iu the annual message. n this was the
chief argument 70 must have been By
this argument that the majority OF the
members were led 20 vote In favor OF
the offending provision Your commit
tee is unable 10 share in this belief In
the arguments Of tho house the gentle
man from Kentucky. speaking ia favor
OF the amendment asked N q was iu-
tended that Dr. "a member OF Congress
was guilty OF unbccoming conduct the
department would De- warranted IN iu-
vestigating his conduct by secret sery-
ice men. And the gentleman from New
York. opposing the amendment stated
that we an know as lawyers that We
were not federal officers; that we were
component members " the government
and there was no one over us. Then
the gentleman from Kentucky said,
notwithstanding the views OF the gen
tleman from New York tho private
conduct OF a member OF Congress had
once been Investigated by secret serV-
Gee men. but the gentleman from New
York denied even this one ana solitary
instance and stated tho Investigation
"a member OF the secret service but by
"a police officer of Washington
1--WE do not think that even the most
tmer0uH of congressman could have
been induced by these arguments to
vote Boz favor of the amendment from
fear that 10 De- voted uo the secret
service might feuot ont his secret sims.
Nor does DO Seem that statements
made Boo 1904 even by IA newspaper re-
porter are convincing evidence of tha
motive which actlatod congressman Boo
their votes m 1905 Tho statements made
lu newspapers arc sometimes question
cd even at the white House.
JUST ONE MEANING
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sage chat ths chief lreuent in favor
off the provision uls fhat the congress
men ala not themselves Wish 90 be in-
Ncatgated. can have hut One meaning
Do means that Congress voted for the
measure from au improper motive ANY
congressman whose vote cam be deter
mined by uuRillnwcsa to have h's own
conduct Investigated hf e'ti.t selNl,o
r... odd hv aur ufn'. wnu must surely
b.. Ir laar of thc laN. lf nas believed
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