Show I L. L UP IN N ARMS ARM'S EELS THAT IRA T 1 IT HAS BEEN BEEN 1 l 1 DONE INJURY ecret Service i Stirs Up Storm of Wrath Among Arnon LawmaKers AY MESSAGE IS TOO MEAN NEAN TO CONSIDER Nothing Could Harm Republic Republic Republic Re- Re public More Than This This All n WASHINGTON Jan Tm 8 having S. Having iven ven ven Consideration to fo tho preS presidents president's d cn t 5 urther views rc regarding ard n tho secret contained in his eSa message e to tho of f representatives es last Monday h h- h special appointed t to d deal tho subject today brou brought ht 10 in its Inal report l Accompanying it was wa a resolution declared it to ho bo the sense of the uso it shall decline to consider ny iy communication from any source i is not respectful recommending I hat bat the objectionable lJj portion of the I residents Presidents s 's annual message be Jai laid on OIL onh I I h he table Similar action w was s suggest suggest- a id with respect to Mondays Monday's messa message e it it- t was W unresponsive to the J of nf tho the house as aR to what tho the lent meant when he said refer ing in to limitations upon operations of ofle oftie tie le secret service ser that the c chief nr ar ment in favor faor of the provision was hat bat th tb the congressmen did lid not them thein- wish to bo be investigated Chairman Perkins Perkin of New Kew Nework Nework ork ark of tho the special com mitt eo arose make his bis report ho 10 faced an almost ull 11 membership while hile the galleries ere rere paCK packed pd Tawney Smith f Iowa Jowa Sherley Sherey and Fitzgerald were were- n U the floor prepared to resent what hey deemed to bo ho tho the insinuations of lie ho ho president upon them as members of oftie he tie committee on appropriations They ore not alone alono in their indignation d for fr somme some time past tho the feelings f t the tho members ha had been growing noro ioro oro and more intense and ana some of ot hem ha have e been giving in way ny to tho sen sen- in language o which fully test led to their wounded pride Mr rr Per Per- PerI I ins ius addressed the house as follows per per-I Breach of Privilege J tTo To your comm committee were referred ertain passages contained in tho time anual nn- nn ual message e of the president We Va rero ero to decide whether in in our opinion hose hoso portions of the tho message were ere in such form that a proper re re- jard ard for the tho dignity nih of a great reat legis- legis satio s- s o ati bod body should forbid their r recep- recep ion We Wo are of the tho opinion that some portions of the message do constitute n n. reach Breach re ch of the privileges of this md nd that that- therefore following the prece prece- lent ont set set in s similar milar cases the tho house hould decline to consider them hIt is il I stated in the tho message e that hief bief argument in favor faor of tho the provision pro pro- vision ion was that tho congressmen did wt themselves ot wish to be bo investigated secret service men and nd this is JS re rl reseated re- re seated in the tile annual messa message e. e If this Tas ras as tho chief ar argument it must have seen ern b. b by this timis argument that tho the ma- ma of f tho the members were led to vote oto oton n n favor or savor of the offending provision tour committee is unable to sharo share in his belief Wo do not think that even en the most congressman could have ha been bv by these ar arguments to vote oto in avor of the tho amendment from front fear that f ho voted no the secret service night ight ht ferret out his secret sins sin in Sarcasm I 1 Nor does it seem that statements I teado nado ado in in 1904 1004 even by a newspaper re To- porter morter are are convincing evidence of tho the motive O O l which actuated congressmen on in their heir votes in in m 1908 Tho The statement undo ado in newspapers are aro sometimes l even at at the white hit house J The Time statement contained in the message O that this thu chief nr argument in faor frior fa- fa or of the provision was onas that tho cone con- con e dIll did not themselves wish to Is o investigated eau cau have ha but hut oncan one on leaning can in It means that congress for tho the measure from an un im- im roper motive l' l It is dangerous to tho republic that largo large o portion of our people should aye o their confidence shaken shaken- in the thc edges who interpret t tho the laws an that their conCi confidence should IB 0 impaired in in those tho who enact the tho aws Lwe an and it jt is is for this reason that the uty devolves upon the tho lawmakers not 0 allow the jut integrity rity of or their motives o o be lightly Wo We ma may mav be bo uro Uto that no legislative o bod body will bo be by the people unless it re- re peets itself W Wo We are jealous of the ODor Lonor o of tho the nation Wo wo we should bo be qually Jealous of the honor of our in i D Doubtless in till fun congress i are aro found foud unfit and dishonest St sea Ben eD but T beliso vo that with few ex cl- cl ex- ex ep th body dy is is t r-t com compo frt of men ot rot f integrity bv by fear ty whose of A vote rote is is determined the police but by an lonest te regard ard for the tho public servIce I f The The people of N.- N. this T country have havo havea lent ent their r e to to tho the con con- a Tess ess Tho The impeachment of fess those who we te re chosen IB is the im impeachment p of pose hose who choose Be Too Tame It It t is ill said in triO the message Jc iago that criminals als should he be prosecuted i if found In U n the legislative 0 branch of tho the govern govern- ent and with this wo to ro wholly ee a ut the fh the T president r a. nl adds add If If thIs is not not de desirable u o a a. 1 k T tion could bo be a. a ma made o in tho the law prohibiting prohibit prohibit- prohibiting I I II II ing the tho use of secret service ico officers in investigating tin members of con congress In I other words it is suggested test that we I pass a law Jaw which wi will facilitate the tho exposure cx- cx of other criminals but will wil protect protect pro pro- ourselves If con congress ress listens tamely and timidly to reflections upon tho the character of its ts members and its honesty of purpose it will deserve and it will certainly receive e tho the contempt of tho the public What Tawney Said Mr Ir Tawney In ln presenting his views of or ortho tho the ellS case declared that nothing could contribute contribute con con- tribute 1 FO so 0 much to the destruction of or the republic as an arm attempt upon tho the part of one branch o of It to Impeach the honor and Integrity of or another branch ho however ever that attempted Impeachment ma may be sou sought ht Whether by attributing to the members of that other branch as a A. whole motive for conduct wholly Inconsistent with honor Integrity and tho the faithful discharge discharge discharge dis dis- dis- dis charge of dut duty or otherwise otherwise- The arbitrary and unauthorized use o of the time great preat at power o of any anyone one of or tho the local branches o of tho the government In that re respect ro- ro speet he saId sold if- if allowed to pass unchallenged cd would KO go further r to undermine tho the confidence of tho time people In ln their government government govern govern- ment and tho very eo foundation of or tho the gov- gov than all other agencies combined com corn blued Mr Ta Tawney asserted that no dl disclaimer now could modify or change either cither the meaning of or tho the language 11 u used ed by time the pr president or Its ite Interpretation by the people peo plO pIe and press o of th the country countr under tinder which Interpretation the honor In Integrity Integrity In- In of or congress has lias been assailed and stands standa Impeached Conducive to Prejudice Ho lio referred to the further utterance of or ortho tho tio president regarding members of or congress congress con con- gress being afraid to bo be Investigated and said that to thus thu Ir Impugn th the motives of or ortho tho the members of or tho legislative branch of or our government o violates not only th the constitutional privileges of or con congress ess but butI butIs butis I Is calculated calculate to arouse arous a popular prejudice prejudice dice against all branches of or our government govern Jovern ment meat more mor Injurious to Its IL continued success success suc sue cess than anything that has occurred In ln inthe tho the history of or the republic If Jr h he added there thero was onas no rio Intention to thus Impugn n the motives of or congress congre then It St was wa extremely unfortunate that he gave to tho people of ot tho the country country- the tho opportunity to say that that was the In Intention In- In and that such language would not have hayo been used b by tho the head of or tho executive tive tivo branch of ot the government without Justification Utterances Unfounded Ho ito would prove he said that tho the presidents president's d dents dent's nt's utterance were unfounded d but ho added When proven unfounded it It Is Unfortunate un- un fortunato fortunate that there will still BUll linger In Inthe inthe the tho minds of ot many as the tho result of ot this charge th tbs tho suspicion that there does not exist among those with tho the duties and re responsibilities pO of or government bO that degree desree of or faithfulness to duty and amid unselfish patriotism which tho people o of right of or their representatives In ln all aU branches cf or tb the service Tho president eald said Mr Tawney further had completely misquoted his speech men men- In the tha message whether unintentionally unintentionally or not riot and h he lie read from the tho congressional record certain extracts to support his statement Declaring that he could J not S see G how any other conclusion could be reached than that the president nt deliberately libeled tho the house Mr Sherley devoted lila his r remarks marks principally to the tho pr presidents president's references to him In his special message lie IIo characterized tho the action as a grave gravo breach o of tho the privileges of or the house and amid thereby a grave gravo Injury to tho the countr country om amid d claimed that no response to tho the previous l resolution o of time tho house could he be accepted that did not contain a a. withdrawal of ot tho the offensive lR language object objected to and an i apology therefore I Instead of such a n. rc response however I continued continue Mr Sherley the tho president I has declared that tho the language used by him docs does not mean what It ft plainly says S I and an effort la Is mado made to change chango th the Issue existing between tho the house and the exec I Injury Then Insult To att attempt to nn answer r such lIuch an Issue JJ b by n. n disclaimer of ot any intention to of offend offend of- of fend while repeating the th offensive lan Ian guage la is to add additional Insult insult said Mr lie II quoted d that portion of ot JI the the- Pr presidents president's m message SM e which pl said paid that The Tho chief ar argument hi In favor of or the tho provision pro- pro vision IRlon wa was that th time the COl congressmen did not lIot themselves elv wish to be ho investigated by bv time tho secret service men mea How any ny per person on can an carefully ull read the tho language I t have Just quoted and anI conic como to an any other conclusion than th that t the president deliberately libeled 1 tho the house I am un unable ble to understand said Mr Hh imer- imer rIe r- r Ie Icy lf L it i It being cl apparent that a 1 stigma house was P placed h but out two t upon pon answers the membership wets open of or to tho the the president First to provo Prove that tho thu stigma was deserved or secondly like c a n. bravo r ro o man to withdraw tho Limo o l language and apolo apologize to the tho 10 hOUS house Th Tho president has done one l 1 did not nol have o In m my mind at any Urn time the tho rear fear or of being 1 by secret service men continued Mr Ir Sherle Sherley In Iri m my fy judgment was waR not a n. member c f r this house hOUR who Vi vote out o of fear of or being be- be investigated mg ing by tho timo secret service Tho without presidents president's the shadow stigma of or Is an gratuitous excuse and and TILLMAN V WAS AS SUSPECTED HAVING PART IN LAND GRAFT WASHINGTON Jan S. Dy S. S By direction tiou tion of President ent noo e secret j service men shadowed Senator Tillman of oC South Carolina on tho the theory that Continued on page 9 9 SECRET SERVICE I Continued from page paJA 1 1 he be possibly was interested in an Oregon land Hand grab ab and tho the report of that in investigation on is now before tho Senate This information was contained in a R communication from President Roosevelt Roose Roose- I Iet velt veit et sent in response to a request made by Senator Halo for a statement of the activities of secret service operatives Exhaustive replies were made by b the various departments and all al of these were forwarded to Senator Hald Ial by the president They have havo ha e not been made public and Senator Halo announced announced an that they would not be been given en 1 out until after ater had bad been considered consid consid- ered erod b by a subcommittee tee of the tho commit commit- committee committee tee on appropriations which will wi be charged with ith the duty of acting actins on that portion of tho the presidents president 5 annual message message mes mes- sage saco relating to the tho secret service Tillman Tiliman Will wm Answer Aser Senator Tillman Tiliman was 5 not aware that his hie name figured in in the tho reports report until late in the day He then assured himself him himself self that the reports were well wel founded found found- c ed but said ho would not make mako any statement until the fact fac of tho use lse of ot othis his name had hon been officially promulgated paul gated when ho would discuss dicus the tho matter matter mattor mat mat- ter tor in the Senate It I is b known however hower that Mr fr Till Tillman Tillman Ti man regards the tho mention menton of his name as asan s san san an attack atack on hims himl himself lf by the tho president and he be ha has baB i indicated to friends frends that he h will 1 not mince matters maters in his bis reply Ho lie also has bas declared to those tho e with ih whom he conversed that he would welcome welcome wel wel- come comE the tho opportunity to express his bis views and aud explain the situation Til's Explanation Commenting on this situation Senator Tillman at that time timo said J H An As AA a matter mator of fact T J have not bought boucht any lands anywhere in the thA west nor un undertaken to buy an any I ba have made some Bomo inquiries as ou one naturally would in roaming through the west t 1 simply want tho people of th the country to be ho put on notice that that this thi swindler windler in Portland has no warrant whatever for endeavoring to inveigle in others into t the gam Senator T Tillman man said eaid further that ho he had asked the tho department I to take co cognizance of tb the tho circular In thA the debate dehate that followed an order to print print the thc cir circular ular in the tho Congressional n Record it was a brought brought Cone out that hat the tho name of the company issuing the tho cir circular circular cir cir- cular The Tho Tho cr was St. St S1 Paul and Pacific Timber Syn Syndicate f 25 Chamber Chamber of Commerce building Portland Or |