The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-01-14
SLAP At PRESIDENT.
House RebukeS Executive by
TabIing His Message,
NOT "RESPECTFUL" ENOUGH
Senate Also Takes a Hand in castigs-
tion-Mr. Roosevelt Makes Public
Letter to Hale Concerning lnves-
tigation Of Senator Tillmsn.

Washington, Jan. 9.-After having
made him the target all day for criti-
ism. with here and there words of
aommendation, the house Of represen-
.atlves last night by vote of 212 to
}5 rebuked the president by tabling
so much of his message as reflected
on members of congress regarding the
secret service detectives, and also
declaring It to be the sense OF the
aouse that they shall decline to con
s.der any communication from any
source which Is not in its own judg-
ment respectful.
With feelings Of outraged dignity
md pride on the part Of many of It's
members. the house gave Itself up en-
rely to a discussion of one of the
most momentous questions that ever
came before tits function as a leg
isiative body, in contradistinction to
nose of the executive branch of the
s.yernment.
House Is Very Serious.
As had been forecasted, the report
Of the special committee appointed to
deal with the language in the presi-
dents annual message and In his spe-
cial message Of last Monday, bearing
on the secret service affecting mem
bers of congress- was submitted and 1t
vas used as the basis for some of the
most earnest and vigorous speeches
ever heard in the historic chamber.
'The house was in no mood to treat
the subject otherwise than seriously,
although in the remarks which were
made the references to the president
almost invariably we're couched in
parliamentary language. Nor was the
president without his supporters.
In anticipation OF the report, the eff
feet of which was to administer a re-
buke to the president, there was one
Of the largest attendances of members
Jf this session, while the galleries at
all times were filled to their ca
pacity.
Toward the close of the debate Mr..
Gardner of Massachusetts vainly en-
deavored TO secure, first, the adoption
Of a substitute for the resolution In
the shape of an amendment express
ing confidence in the committee on
appropriations, and then the post
ponement of the whole matter until
Monday, but he was overwhelmingly
out.voted
Senate Passes Census Bill.
The senate yesterday passed a bill
providing conditions under which the
| thirteenth census will be taken. The
house bill, which was under consider
alton, was amended to allow printing
and binding of census reports to be
done by private contract instead OF In
the government printing office II
found desirable by the director OF the
census. An amendment placing the
appointment OF $500 census once
clerks under the civil service commits
sion was defeated.
Senator Culberson's resolution In
structing the committee on the Judi
ciary to report whether the president
had authority TO permit the absorp
tion of the Tennessee Coal a Iron
Company by the United States Steel
Corporation was adopted.
Tells About Tlllman Probe.
President Roosevelt last night made
public the details of an investigation
by post ONCE inspectors and secret
service agents of Senator Tillman'i
connection with an alleged "lant
grab" in Oregon. AS he presents the
evidence to Senator Hale, in response
to the latters request to the heads o.
the various executive departments fol
statement of the operations of the
secret service. the president under
lakes TO show:
That Mr.. Tillman used his infuenc'
as a senator In an effort to force thu
government to compel railroad cor
poration to relinquish its control o
land grants from the United States