The Washington herald., 1909-01-05

Ihe indignation caused by that part oi
the Presidents opening message 10 Con-
q gress which stated that Congressman
we're themselves afraid OF being investi-
ga-eG by detectives, and had, therefore.
voted TO curtau the duties Of the Secret
Service men. was only intensified yester-
day when the Chief Executive sent q
second document to the House Of Repre-
sentativeS, attempting 10 explain what
he meant by the language used in his
first message.
He first called US a lot Of thieves,
said one member in commenting on the
message. and now he Is trying 10 make
Us believe we are a lot Of fools. II Con-
gress stands for It. it is more than can
be expected"
Wanted Message Returned.
When the clerk had finished reading the
message yesterday. Representative
Griggs Democrat. Of Georgia, immedi-
ately offered q motion % return the sec
ond message 10 the President. he later
withdrew the motion, It was said, al the
instance Of Champ Clark the minority
leader, who told him II was a Republican
fight and that he could derive no benefit
by any action he might take.
Representative Tawney, at whom the
Presidents message Of explanation aimed
most directly. was not in Washington yes
terday to hear the message, but will ar
rive this morning
Representative Sherley and Representa-
tive Smith. who also were pointed out as
members responsible for the utterances
OF the President which caused such a
storm Of protest, however, were IN the
House and they listened attentively 10
every. sentence Of the document L IS
said they are more bitter than ever. and
II was stated on high authority yesterday
afternoon that they will make personal
defenses Of their positions on the floor
OF the House some time within the next
week. L is believed Mr. Tawney also
viii have something interesting 10 say
regarding the charges the President made
against him.
TaWney Prepared Statement.
When the first message was read to
Congress, Mr. Tawney was about the
maddest man at the Capitol for a few
hours, and on first consideration prepared
a statement TO be read on the floor OF the
House. When cooler and less interested
members decided what action would be
more dignihed and give the best results
10 the offended members Of Congress. Nj
Tawney reconsjdered his plans and de-
Clded 20 wait until the President was
given a chance 10 explain before giving
vent 10 his feelings So. II is thought
now Mr Tawney viii be one Of those
who viii say just what he thinks about
the accusations Of the President against
Congress
Il was a different kind OF anger that
greeted The message or the President yes
tcrday from that aroused BY the original
message. By the first document the
members we're put al the boiling point
Of fury and had not the chance to de-
iberate over the charges. Now il is
cool, deep seated anger, ard whatever
Is 20 be done viii be in a cut-and-dried
manner
Says Message UnmanIy.
Il think the message to-day is IN
manly" said Representative Clayton. OF
Alabama Congress sent a resolution
10 the President, in plain. expressive
language. that il wanted an explanation
OF the charges he made Now he comes
back with his evasive message. II IS
worse than no answer AT all Il IS ike
proceedings IN a cheap magistrates court
court.
Whatever say viii be said on the
floor Of the House" declared Representa-
tive SherIey, bIuntly when he had heard
the answer from the President. Il vii!
not issue a statement 1 viii have my
say on the floor"
Representative Smith also was inclined
not 10 discuss his feelings. He. too. il
is said. viii wait until the scheduled
time ana make his statement brief and
70 the point in defining his position.
Selected Wrong Language.
IF the President did not mean 10 Of
fend Congress he used q mighty poor
lot Of language in carrying out his in
tentions.' declared Representative John
son, OF South Carolina The language
he used in his message is calculated 70
offend any one to whom it refers"
L. White Busbey. secretary 10 Speaker
Cannon. who the President says insti-
gated the Secret Service row by writing
an article for the Chicago Inter Ocean.
issued q statement yesterday defining his
position in the matter
This statement Of Mr.. Busbey is sim
ply 10 the effect that he acted purely as
a correspondent Of the paper. and that he
wrote the article without the knowledge
OF suggestion Of any member OF Congress.
This. however is not believed 10 be the
final action OF NJ BUsbey. as Il is said
the Senate committee is likely 10 call him
as witness at the Secret Service inves-
tigatiOn and then he can tell all he de-
sires. or all that he may know. It IS said
Mr.. Busbey's article was written without
the knowledge Of Speaker Cannon even.
Laughs Greet Message.
The House received the message yester-
day with an air more Of interested spec
tators than as a body OF offended Con
greSsmen- Every reference 10 Messrs.
Tawney, Smith. OF Sherley was greeted
with smiles. and in some cases the
amusement broke forth into laughter The
principal outbUrst came when that part Of
the message was read which said mos. Of
the members voted for the bin. simply
following the lead Of Tawney and smith
not knowing themselves whether they
were right OF wrong.
The sentence which stated that NJ
Tawney misQuOted Secretary CorteIvo1,'s
letter was the signal for dissent. and
many Representatives shook their heads
in disapprOval OF the Presidents atti-
tUde-
Wants Lincoln Stamp.
Representative Dawson Yesterday in