Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-01-07
Message to Lower Branch
on Secret Service.
BIG STICK FALLS ON -FOUR
Champions Of Provision TO Limit Scope
Of investigators Are Raked Over
the Goals by RooseveIt--Federa'
Sleuths Defended by Executive.

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Inc presloeh' also oecia'eu li"e eno
Interpretation OF tne mousse OF tne secre,
service clause IN nis as. hessase vas
hlsuhoerstoou' anu nao 'heio ooe1i "hS
evidence "hich would point 70 'ne neces-
Sly VI an ihNeSe,s.'i"n VI ,N
such eVlaehce "ouiu iohs aso nav oee"
turned over TO tne proper au'no,iues.
The message was IN answer TO the res
oiuuon transmitted iro" 'ne mousse IN
wlhcn ,ne rep,essn'a.lN oS asNe. - n.,,
uence upon winch M. a,',ss W s,, $500
ms s'a'einsn.s tnae w 49, ~
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eohsi essnneh uiu no. .ne''. '9...',ss a,n
De investigated by secret seiN''e ''o"
For the Ananias Club.
The message in mart
IT am wholly at loss to understand
the concluding portion of the resolution.
7 have made no charges of corruption
against congress nor against any member
of the present house. If had proof OF
such corruption affecting any member OF
the house in any matter as to which the
federal government has jurisdiction, ac-
ton would at once be brought, as was
done In the cases OF senators Mi'cneii
and Burton, and Representatives VIII
hanson, Herman and Driggs' at diner-
ent times since have been president.
This would simply pc DONG my uu.y III
the execution ana enforcement OF tnS
laws without respect 10 persons but !
DO not regard II as WITHIN tne proVlnee s
or the duties or the president TO repore
TO the mouse aheEeu ues,"e a'ss "
MEMBERS OF tne supposeo coi ,upt ~
tion' OF member IN ms o,iioi,' eap"e-
lty. Inc membership Oh inc noose
py the constitution piaeeu VIM w
power OF 'ne nouse alo". , 80 ~
cuuon OF criniiiiais 81 w 80, 1900 20
ol inc Jaws 'nS ~ rrssites Ste
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In the third ana iour,h clauses VI 'ns
preamble III IL sta,eu that ehe inoan'ns y.
my Woros 10 ina. e'io '@Jvaisy " - -
congressman are IN Tear vi psi"s .e,
usateu ny seeree se, ~ ~. ..ats ~.
congress as WIZ - -,.tator a.,
that nno,Ne IN snao'.ns ~ - ,-,.oa,,
question, ana that tnls Is an ii'ps"t ~
ineht Oh the nonoi az ~. ~.
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This allegation IN the resoiueion' ~, ,
fore, must certainly be que 10 an entire
failure to understand my messase,
Tine resolution conunues' inAt Wy
president be requested TO transmit 10 inc
house any evidence upon which ne Dsseu
his statements that the "chief argument
In favor OF the provision was Una, e,e
congressmen o,o no. ones sa,v,oa ", men
ny. stata,,,art vhicb was an attack
-. - 40 st,,I ,ess ,,non the congress.
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ano MT rIzseiaru u tse~ o, ~, , ~rto
IN ,liis uepa,e as ~ 49,. %,
U tie pios'sioi 1e.isSa,, - +ta ,asd-
SONS benne, anu niiseoi' ~ ~" s'.sS.
ers Oh tnoss wno opposSu ~ 49, -
OF the amehumeht anu upheiu ene 80 s -
the government. 10 use 'he i,ose ,
means possible In oroer TO detect cfihn-
lnais ana TO prevent anu punisn 'ii.,le
The amendment was carried IN .le CON-
mittee OF the wnole' Where no votes VI
the Individual members are recorueu, 50
1 am uhapie TO oiseiihina's ~ a., .
ing ,ne members VINO 800 49,, ,oi r ali
but its passage. the journal records was
greeted with applause. am well aware
! however that in any case of this kind
MANY members who have no particular
knowledge Of the point at issue are con-
tent simplv 10 follow the lead Of the
COMMITTEES which had considered the mat
ter. and ] have no doubt that many mem
bers Of the house simply followed the
| lead of Messrs Tawney and Smith"
e.or.+ e.rvic. lie Defended.
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AFTER souholy reiIonsll a,ins W. - =,
reseneaeives ia"uey' o.i,s s' ~ ,ast
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session :" laNo ~ .s,aa orsara
upon tue -s.. 49, 49,, 80 dafend
,ses' tne -, os 80 hrs,,ch ~ the
49,, s.'.n,,,,,,,,+ ga declared mat the
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S~OPO VI ~ 1920 ~