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Show LAMBASTES SECRET SERVICE. lowan Has Not an Exalted Opinion of Secret Service Men. Washington. During the consideration considera-tion of tho sundry civil bill In tho houso on Thursday, Mr. Bennett's amendment striking out tho provision limiting tho field of operations ot tho Bccrot sorvlco was rejected by a voto or 41 to 153. Vitriolic denunciation or tho secret sorvlco or tho treasury department was uttered by Mr. Smith (Republican) (Republi-can) ot Iowa during tho consideration or the bill. Ho likened tho secret sorvlco sor-vlco men to "common liars," and charged that they wero unablo to unearth un-earth gigantic land frauds recently dlscovored by tho secretary or tho interior. in-terior. Ho said McKInloy was shot down at Buffalo whllo a secret sor-vice sor-vice dotoctlvo stood nt his sldo unnblo to take notice or tho approaching murderer. mur-derer. Ho said rurthcr, that tho secret se-cret sorvlco man did not even capture tho murderer, but thnt It took a man with, a black skin to do so. |