New-York tribune., 1909-01-09
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
REJECTED BY HOUSE
REFERENCES TO SECRET
SERVICE T4BLED.
p.-l;ns Committees Resolution
adoptad By Tote of @1I to sc
sfter Sir Hours of Debate.
TF-o-7 The Tribune Bureau-l

fFro-7 The Tribune Bureau-l
..-,+o- Ian. s-The House to-day. by
.o1, 70 Sc. adopted a resolution laying on
:. +sble that portion of the Presidents annual
.re 70 Congress relating 10 the Secret Ser
,a all the special message on the same
Fce co,dor7 have the galleries been so
aad or has the membership OF the House
- o,,t IN such force as to-day Great excite
p''- .s nronised. and it was expected that
.-o,,s ~, sensational incidents would mark the
.airgs Those who desired this were dis
p.-o,nted. for the resolution was adopted WITH
- unusual developments
V .ol,,.ion after citing the portion of the
ts.nt's annual message deemed ob1ectlon-
-. charged that his language was "unJustlned
-..,,o.,+ has;s Of fact, and that II constitutes
1-.ocb of the privileges Of the House II
that whether the House, IN ITS resoiu-
of Deoenber J.. correctly Interpreted the
-..,ins of the words used by the President IN
I,r,,sI message. or whether II misunderstood
-, ,ong7,age as the President implies VIII De
..a-a5 novr and in the future according 10 llie
..a,.e5 INTERPRETATIONS Of the Enghsh IAN
-r.es~ On this ground the majority OF the
-. ,.oted for the resolution. after a depaIe
l,.+irz for more than six hours. IN Which ten
-,s,nhers took part More would have spoken IN
.s.a,oa of the President had the vote not oeeh
ssn,anded by Representative Tawney' OF Mlnne-
sofa. 49,.
A majority Of the Republicans and the entire
democratic strength voted for the resoIu'ioh'
while the thirty-six who opposed II were bennel'
., Nevr York: Campbell. Of Kansas; Chapman
m Illinois; Cocks, Of New York; cooper OF WIS
,o,s,n. c,r,mpacler, Of Indiana: Davis. OF Min
soEA Nan o-l-
Focht Of Pennsylvania: Foelker. Of New York;
French Of Idaho: Gardner. OF Massachusetts;
Guernsey. Of Maine: Hayes, Of California: Hen
~ Of Connecticut: Howland. Of Ohio; Jenkins.
!, wisconsin Kinkaid Of Nebraska: Lands. Of
Indiana; Langley. Of Kentucky; Laning. Of Ohio;
Mclaughlin. of Michigan: Madison, OF Kansas;
Nelson. Of Wisconsin: Norris, Of Nebraska; Par
sons. Of New York: Pollard Of Nebraska: Pray.
OF Montara; Prince, Of Illinois; Reeder. of Kan
sas: REYNOLDS of Pennsylvania; Slenp. Of Vir-
snia: Townsend, Of Michigan; Washburn. Of
Massachusetts and Wilson. OF Illinois.
TEXT OF THE RESOLUTION.
The resolution adopted, after quoting from
The Presidents message, reads follows
Understanding this language 10 be reflection
or the integrity Of its membership, and aware
Of its own constitutional duty to its mem
bership the House in respectful terms called
on the President for any Information that would
justify the language Of the message or assist
II In It's constitutional duty TO purge itself Of
corruption
The President in his message of January i de-
MES that the paragraph Of the annual message
reflections on the integrity of the House;
attributes TO the House AN entire failure 10
understand my message; declares that be has
made no charge of corruption against any mem
bsrs Of this House. and by Implication states
. M TaTgR of T6T
OF any member of this House
Whether the House in its resolution of De
csrber Il, 1905 correctly interpreted the mean
ing OF the words used by the President IN ms
annual message. or whether II misunderstood
tnat language. the President implies, VIII
be judged now and in the future according TO
The accepted interpretations Of the English Ian
gGase This House, charged only with its re-
sponsiblity TO the people Of the United States
sha ts obligation TO transmit unimpalred 10
me future the representative institutions in
herlteo from. the past and TO preserve its own
aenry, must insist on its own capacity 10
Understand the import Of the Presidents Ian
rrsge We consider the language Of the Presi-
osnt in his message Of December y, 1903, un-
Justified and without basis Of fact, and that il
Constitutes breach OF the privileges of the
HOUSE; therefore, be II
Resolved. That the House. in the exercise OF
us constitutional prerogatives. declines to con-
seer any communication from any source
ehcn is not in its own judgment respectful;
sro be Il further
AAal lIlS Special committee anu
committee OF the whole House on the state OF
ne Union be discharged from any consideration
VI 80 much Of the Presidents annual MESA ge
&C releteS TO the Secret Service, and Is above
SCI forth and that the said portion of the mes
sege be la:d on the table; and De ii further
resolved, That the message Of the President
fent to the House On January 4. 1909. being un-
.esporsiVe to The inquiry Of the House and con-
sttAung an invasion of the privileges of TINS
mouse by questioning the motives and intell-
% %esnce OF members in the exercise of their con-
81 r-,s~l shl
table
Mr. PERKINSS SPEECH
Mr Perkins. IN Offering the resolution. spoke