Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-09
CONSIDERED It O|sREsPECTFUl
All Day Executive Was Target for
Criticism. With Only Occasional
Defender-Report Of Special Com
m:ttee Recommended Action -
Modified Substitute is Rejected.
NV Associated Press).


After having made him the ta-g"t
all day fo- criticism with he," and
there words of commendation. the
House OF Representatives tonight by
n vote Of 2l2 to "a rebuked tn" Frssi-
dent by tabling SO much of his LIS
sage as reelected on members of C2n-
gress in connection with his recon-
mendations regarding the secret
service detectives, and also declaring
!, 10 he the sense OF the House that
they shall decline 10 consider any
communications from any source
which IS not in its own judgment
respectful
Toward the close of the debate Mt
Gardner. of Massachusetts, yainly 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
outvoted.
Having given consideration to the
Presidents further views regarding
the secret service, contained in MS
message TO the House Of Representa-
tiyes last Monday the special com
mttee appointed to deal with the sub
ject today brought in its Anal re-
port
Accompanying it was resolution
which declared 1t 20 be the sense OF
the House that it shall decline to
consider any communication from any
source which Is not respectful, recon-
me nding that the Objectionable por-
ton of the Presidents annual mes
sage be laid on the table and that
similar action be taken with respect
to the message Of last Monday be
cause of it's being 'unrs sponsive to
the inquiry OF the House." as to wha;
the President meant when he said
referring 10 the limitation placed up
on the field Of operations Of the Sc
cret Service, that the Chief argu-
ment in favor OF the provision was
tina, The congressman did not then:
selves wish to be investigated.
Floor and Galleries Full.
When Chairman Perkins. Of New
York. of the special committee. arose
70 make his report. he faced an al
most full membership. while the gal
leIieS were packed S.,h inter"Ste"
spectators. Messrs. Ta>>pe,. smith
OF Iowa, Sherey and Fitzgerald were
on the floor prepared. by word OF
mouth. to resent what they deemed
10 he the inSinuatiCns Of the Presi-
dent upon them as members Of the
committee On appropriations. They
W, re not alone in their indignation
Indeed. for some time past the feel
ings of the members had been grow
ing more and more intense. and som"
Of them have been giving way to their
sentiments in language which fully
TESTIFIED to their wounded pride.
Mr.. Perkins addressed the house
IN Part as follows:
To your Committee were r. ferren
certain passages contained III The
annual message OF the President. We
were 10 decide whs Their. in our opin-
ion. those portions CT ne message
we're couchrd in snCh form that
proper regard fCr the dignity OF
great legislative fDiy should forbid
their r. CcptiOn. We ar" Of n" opih-
ion that the portions cf the messas"
do constitute bTesch Of III" privi'
icgos of this HoTsr and hat there
fore FLOWING the prccci"nt set IN
similar cases. the House should de-
cline to consider them.
Nothing to Do with the Merits.
With tho merits Of the Question
With reference 10 the use ~ the 50
cret servic" men. this corumiti"" hiss
nothing 10 do We fully rc"ogniz"
'he right ~ the President IN express
his dIsayprovaI Ct legislation adopt"a
nv the Congress. TO point cut its de-
fects and TO ask hat they BE- rene
died. The question will doubtless n"
considered by Congress and such az
tior taken as may s"'m 10 h" IN the
public interest
But your committee ha3 to con
slider the criticisms mad" by the
Pres:dent upon the motives NJ Con
gross In It's action last session N
consider his suggestions "a TO futur'
LEGISLATION and TO report whether
Congress with proper self.respect can
scceive them. u is stated IN The mos
sag. that the chief argument In Ia
r.