The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-09

we pass a law which will facilitate the exposure of other criminals but will protect ourselves If a majority of Congress stand in favor of the expos ure of their own misdeeds they would be ready to vote for such a law, but such is not the, case and against It we must protest.
 If Congress listens tamely and tim idly atos fshections upon Athe &haracter of its members and its honesty of pur- pose, 1t will deserve ana 1t will cer- tafnly receive the contempt of the public. We feel that the suggestions in the Presidents message, the Con- grsss should refuse to tamely receive and mildly to consider.
 The Congress of the United States today exists as a result of centuries of struggle for popular government. Let every man who is a member of It. vote on this question in the manner which seems to him most worthy of the tra- ditions of which we are the heirs, of the institutions of which we are the protectors and of the people of whom we are the representatives"
 As was the case when he first spoke on the question before the holidays Mir. Perkins was frequently interrupt ed by applause. Upon the conclusion of his remarks he submitted the Com mittee report. which, after quoting from the Presidents message, was as follows:
 Understanding this language to be reflection on the integrity of it's membership. and aware of It's own con- stitutional duty as to It's mem bership the House in respectful terms called on the President for any information that would justify the language of the mes- sage or assist 1t in It's constitutional duty to purge itself of corruption.
 "The President in his message of January denies that the paragraph of the annual message casts reflections on the integrity of the House and at- tributes to the House an entire fall ure to understand my message de- clares that he has made no charge of corruption against any members of this House, and by implication states that he has no proof of corruption on the part of any member of this House
 Interprets English Language,
 ''Whether the House in its resolution of December IT, 1908, correctly inter- preted the meaning of the words used by the President In his annual mes- sage, or whether 1t misunderstood that language as the President implies will be judged now and in the future ac- cordlng to the accepted interpretat of the English language. This House charged only with its responsibility to the people of the United States and its obligation to transmit unimpaired to the future the representative insti- tutions inherited from the past. and to preserve it's own dignity. must insist on Its own capacity to understand the import of the Presidents language We consider the language of the Pres ident In his message of December g. 1908. unjustIfed. and without basis of fact and that 1t constitutes a breach of the privileges of the House; there fore be it
 "Resoived. That the House in the ex- erclse of its constitutional preroga- tives. declines to consider any commu- nication from any source which IS not in its own judgment, respectful: and be it further
 Resolved, That the special commit tee and the committee of tke whole House on the state of the Union be discharged from any cons iteration of so much of the Presidents annual mes sage as relates to the secret service and is above set forth and for the said portion of the message be laid on the table: and be it further
 Resolved. That the message of the President sent 10 the House on Janu- ary f. 1909. being unrcsponslve to the inquiry of the House and constituting an invasion of the privileges of this House by questioning the motives and intelligence of members in the exer- else of their constitutional rights and functions. be laid on the table" Heaps Criticism on ROOseveIt. After Mir. Perkins had concluded his speech on the secret service resolu- 1 ton he gave way to Mir. Denby who. | in the course of his remarks said 1 that the President had veered from l the path of recomm endation and just 1 criticism into the realm of personal l abuse. speculation and innuendo."
 Mir DriscOll. of New York, made an effort to obtain from MT. Perkins a ! promise that the time for the discus sion of the resolution should be ex-