Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-01-15

Representative TaWney.
source which is not respectful, recon-
mending that the Objectionable por-
ton of the presidents annual message
be laid on the table and that similar
action be taken with respect to the
message of last Monday because Of
its being "unresponsive to the inquiry
of the house." as to what the president
meant when he said, referring to the
limitation placed upon the field of
"the chief argument in favor of the
provision was that the congressman
did not themselves wish to be inves-
tigated."
President Arouses House Wrath.
When Chairman Perkins of New
York of the special committee, arose
to make his report, he faced an almost
full membership while the galleries
were packed with interested specta-
tors. Messrs. Tawney. Smith of Iowa,
Sherley and Fitzgerald were on the
floor and by word of mouth resented
what they deemed to be the insinua-
lions of the president upon them as
members of the committee on appro-
priations. They were not alone in
their indignation. Indeed, for some
time past the feelings of the members
had been growing more and more in
tense, and some of them have been
giving way to their sentiments in
language which fully testified to their
wounded pride.
SherIeys Private Roast.
Declaring that he could not see how
any other conclusion could be reached
than that the president deliberately
libeled the house, Mr.. Sherley devot-
ed his remarks principally to the
presidents references to him in his
special message. He characterized the
action as a grave breach of the privil-
eyes of the house and thereby grave
injury to the country, and claimed that
mo response to the previous resolu-
ton of the house could be accepted
that did not contain a withdrawal Of
the offensive language objected to and
an apology therefor"
"l'm Not Empty Echo"-FitzgeraId.
81 am opposed to the repeal Of the
provision. l shall oppose its repeal if
it be attempted" said Mr.. Fitzgerald.
II shall not quarrel with the president,
nor shall | scold him because he dis
agrees with me about legislation
Neither shall | permit my judgment to
be improperly swayed nor my action
upon legislative matters to be con-
trolled by him. l shall continue
to act as responsible representative:
decline to become a mere empty
echo"
Smith of Iowa Talks.
Mr.. Smith of Iowa declared that i'm
PEELED by sense Of duty to the coun-
try, the congress, the committee on
appropriations and himself, he would
discuss as calmly as he could the con-
troversy which had arisen He would,
he said, keep constantly in mind that
while the constitution created three
branches of government, first the leg,
islative, second the executive, and
third the judicial, the precedence thus
given the legislative branch did not
imply superiority, "but on the con-
! trary our fathers founded a govern,
ment of three equal and coordinate
branches and that respectful treatment
is always due from each one of these
three equal to the other two."
Tawney Trains Guns on Chief.
Mr.. Tawney in presenting his views
of the case declared that nothing could
contribute so much to the destruction
Of the republic as an attempt upon
the part of one branch of it to impeach
the honor and integrity of another
branch, however that attempted i'm
parchment may be sought, whether by
attributing to the members of thai
other branch as a whole motive fol-
conduct wholly inconsistent with hon
or, integrity and the faithful discharg,
Of luty, or otherwise"
The arbitrary and unauthorized as,
Of the great power of any one of thu
great branches of the government il
that respect, he said, if allowed Il
pass unchallenged, would go further t.
undermine the confidence of the pee
pie In their government and the YER
foundation of the government than al
agencies combined.
Probe Presidents Acts.
BY viva voce vote the senate yes
terday passed Senator Culberson's res
olution instructing the committee o
the Judiciary to report to the senat
whether the president was authorize
to permit the absorption of the Ter
nessee Coal and Iron Company by tn