Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-09
HOUSE R[BUKEs
THE PRESIDENT
DISCUSS THE SECRET SERVICE
MESSAGE AND DECLINES TO
Receive IT---cosiMrrTEE RE.
PORT. RECOMMENDING THAT
oBJcTIoNABLE PORTION or
ANNUAL MESSAGE AND THAT
OF MONDAY BE LAID ON TIA
BILE, ADOPTED.

Washington, Jan. 9.---Havlng Civ
enen consideration 10 the presidents
further vicws regarding the secret
service contained In his message 20
the house OF representatives last
Monday, the special committee APP
pointed to deal with the subject
yesterday brought in it's nnal re-
port.
Accompanying { was a resolution
which declared IL to be the sense
of the house that 1t shall decline
TO consider any communication from
any source which is not respectful
recommend ng that the objec.ionr-
be portion OF the presidents annual
message be laid on the table, and
that similar action be taken with
respect to the message last Monday,
because of its beng "unresponslve
TO the inquiry OF the house" as to
what the president meant when ne
said referring to the limitation
placed upon she deld of operations
of the secret service. that the "chief
argument in favor OF the prov sion
vas that the congressman did not
themse YES wish to be investigated. .
The house last night, by a vote of
212 to 80 rebuked the president by
tabling SO much of his message as
reflected on members of congress in
connection with his recommendation
as to fhe secret service detectives.
1t also declared to be the sense OF
The house that 1t declln ne to consider
any communication from any source
which is not in its judgment re-
spectfui.
Mr.. Gardner, Massachusetts, trlei
vainly to secure, first, the adopt on
OF substitute for the reso ution in
an amendment expressing confidence
in the comm ttee on appropriations
and fdien the postponemsnt OF the
whole matter until Monday, but he
was overwhelmingly outvoted.
FACES FULL MEMBERSHIP
When Chairman Perkins, of New
York, of the special committee.
arose to make his report, he faced
an almost full membership, VIII lie
the galleries were packed with in
terested spectators. Messrs. Taw-
ney and Smith, OF Iowa, Sherlsy and
Fitzgerald, were on the floor pre-
pared, by word Of mouth, to resent
what they deemed to be the inslnu-
atoms Of the president upon them
as members Of the committee on APP
propri atoms.
They were not alone In their I'm
dienation as they in turn spoke 10
the resolution. Indeei, for some
time past the feeling OF the members
bad been growing more and more
in tense and some of them have been
growing more and more intense, and
some Of them have been giving
away to their sentiments in Ian.
guage which fully testified to their
wounded pride.
Mr.. Bennstt, OF New York, op
posed the adoption Of the Psrk ms
resolut on and declared that II the
house shou d accept IL It's action
would have no more influence on the
character which h story would give
to President Roosevelt than had che
act'o Of the senate on president
Tyier's record or in connection with
its att tude toward Andrew Jackson.
An interruption OF the debate oc-
Cured when doorkeeper announc-
ed:
Mr.. speaker, a message from the
president OF fhe United States"
HOUSE IN LAUGHTER.
The House. led By the Democratic
side, burst into laughter as IL be-
he'd assistant secretary 90 the pres
dent. Latta, Standing in the center
aisle with document in his hand.
Speaker Cannon could not restore
order for a full minute TO recog-
n re Mr.. Jasta. For minute after
the receipt OF The messages, for
there were three OF them, the house
seemed stunned. The debate was re-
sumed when Il was learned that all
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