Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-09

name IN his message certain members
Of the committee on appropriations
mot with a view 90 exposure Of cor
niption, but merely to criticize them
for their official action IN their legis-
lative capacity"
The president, he declared, did not
agree with the committee, but surely,
be said. he could not claim the right
TO hold up 90 public ridlcule In a state
paper every member whose views die
not exactly accord with his own.
To-day" he continued with calm de-
liberation your special committee OF
fers a resolution intended to make
clear the attitude OF the house Of rep
resentatives toward the president when
by the exercise OF a constitutional
privilege he straycd from the path "
reason and Just criticism into the realm
of personal abuse, suspicion and innu-
cndo."
LAUGHTER GREETs MESSAGE.
A ludicrous Interruption OF the debate
occurred just az Mr.. DENLY concluded,
when a dOorkceper announced;
MIR. Speaker a message from the
president Of the United Staets."
The house. led by the Democratic
side. burst into laughter as II beheld
Mr.. Iatta, assistant secretary to the
with document I'm his hand. Speaker
Cannon could not restore order for
fun minute TO recognize Mr. Latta. For
a minute after the receipt OF the mos
saRos, for there were three OF them,
the house seemed stunned. The debate
was resumed when IL was noticed that
an the communications referred 10 rou-
tine matters.
Mr. Bennett. New York. predicted
that the action OF the house would play
no more part in the record OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt than did the rebuke Of
tho house 20 President Tyler. or the
act Of the senate IN the case OF An
drew Jackson.
lie pointed out that no longer than
two years ago "A committee OF the
house had inserted IN the Burleson bill
20 punish the giving away premature
Is OF information concerning crop stat
istlcs, clause making 10 applicable 10
congressman. and yet the house had
taken no offense at the suggestion that
there might be criminals among con-
gressmen.
Addressing himself 70 Mr.. Perkins.
MIR. Bennett declared that his colleague
did not do the president exact Justice
I'm stating that the meaning OF his
words was that the majority Of the
house was controlled BY motives which
were or which might be corrupt.
In further defense Of the secret serv-
Zee, Mr.. Bennett declared that the pres
ident's recommendations should be
carefully considered before the portion
criticised was wiped out Mr. Bennett
admonished tho house that any action
on the resolution would be on the re-
sponsihility Of the Republicans.
He recalled some OF the remarks d.
rected at the president by members OF
the house at its last session, and said
this should be taken into consideration
before administering the rebuke.
Are we not declining to receive a
rebuke from the PRESIDENT" asked Mr.
williams. with emphasis. land are we
not denying his official right 10 scold
the representatives Of the people?"
Mr. Benefits only retort was that his
inquisltor could find his answer in the
newspapers tomorrow.
Representative Weeks a member Of
the Perkins committee, agreed with
what his colleague said. He quoted the
presidents message 10 the senate re-
fusing to make replies 60 certain IN
quirise as a proof that the president
had no right 60 question the motives
OF members.
Mr. Townsend. Michigan. declared
that II the members were seeking to
preserve their regulations before tho
country Il could not be accomplished
by the resolution. which he opposed.
HOUSE MOVED TO LAUGHTER.
The house was moved 10 great laugh