The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-20
CHARGE GRAFT
AGAINST HENEY
~ &
Special Counsel Secures
$4,000.
no SERVICES m RETURN
Iawney Makes Damaging Amis-
sion Ia House.
u warn Jlt Betweea Burks a.A
Msna. Bitter TAinss are sid Of
Politics In Penasyivsnia
~. and Illinois.


Washington. July 10 THAT Francis
y. Heney, special counsel OF the De-
partment of Justice and also assistant
prosecutor In the so-called graft cases
in San Francisco. received from this
. Government last year $4,000, for
which he, performed no service. was
the frank admission Of Chairman Taw-
ney Of the Appropriations COMMITTEES
In the House today.
How much did Heney receive in
the year 19O8?" demanded Mr.. Murphy
Republican. MOI, land what service
did he PERFORM"
Mr.. Tawney--He received $4,000 and
performed no services for the Govern
ment whatever during that year.
Subsequently Mr.. Tawney said: "As
q matter OF fact. Mr.. Heney has not
last three years. He was appointed
Nov. Z. 1898. and his active service
continued for about three years, for
which he received In all $4,000"
Mr.. Tawney stated. however. that
Mr.. Heney's salary had nothing to do
with the $4,000 deficiency for the De-
partment of Justice. for which provis-
ion is made in the urgent deficiency
bill. Mr.. Heney, he said. had received
In all from the Government $4,000.
Asked by Mr.. Cox (Ind } IL any OF
this deficiency was due to the employ
ment OF special counsel to prosecute
any trust. Mr.. Tawney, answering In
the Affirmative. said the suitsragainst
the tobacco trust had occasioned some
OF II.
Paid FOR Naval storss Case.
Mr.. Bennett IN. ~. added that the
prosecution OF the turpentine trust
also was responsible for some Of II.
Mr.. Clark (Mc.) denounced the APP
Int 40 dtafTfrf p
torneys. necessitating, as he said. the
employment OF special counsel. The
practice had grown into a fad, he said.
and an expensive fad. He declared
that II there had been q competent
district attorney or two in the West,
there would never have been so much
stealing of public lands.
Mr.. Mann en- > said Mr.. Rerey need
ed no defense "The only people OPP
who sympathize with some Of those who
have been accused. II not convicted. OF
Nj. Burke. fRas . Sallsd the rliinoisan
10 order, saying that Mr.. Mann's adj
mission that Mr.. Heney needed no de-
Tense, disposed Of the necessity OF
consuming the Houses time.
IT am glad" said Mr.. Mann. that
only one member, and he from the
~
is opposed to Mr.. Heney."
Fearful that Mr.. Heney would get
q further allowance. Mr.. Fitzgerald
offered an amendment prohibiting it.
smartihe under Mr.. Mann's sarcas-
tic reference to Pennsylvania as q
great and pure" state. Mr.. Burke
charged that he had been placed In the
position of denouncing a competent
and earnest public officer. He had OBJ
abusing the privilege and patience OF
the House.
Tilt wakes Warm.
The suggestion of Mr.. Mann, ne
characterized as gratuitous. but I
want to say" he remarked with some
warmth. shat when the great ana pure
State OF Pennsylvania wishes to have
its politics or its moral tone improved.
It will not go to the gentiemen-f from
Illinois. the State Of Illinois or the
city OF Chicago, from which the gentle
man halls"
Far back in the chamber. Mr.. Moore
(Pa was trying to attract the atten-
ton of Mr.. Burke. when he succeed
ed, he pronounced series of ques-
tions which moved the House to laugh
ter.
"Do you not" asked Mr.. Moore.
regard as highly complimentary ths
references to Pennsyivaniar
ct do. emphatically replied MT.
Burke.
$40 you deny that Pennsylvania is
a great and pure Slater" Mr.. Moore
inquired.
IT do not" responded Mr.. Burke.
The Fitzgerald amendment was voted
down as was one by Mr.. Cullop lInd),
prohibiting the payment of any part Of
the deficiency appropriation toward the
employment of special counsel to as
sist in extraditing Desavan Smith OF
The indianapolis News, or Joseph Pulit-
ger of The New York World. In con.
nection with the Governments libel
suits. growing out Of the Panama Ca