New-York tribune., 1902-06-15

the committees reporting adversely to the use OF
titles those OF the constitution. This re-
port the Senate rejected and requested the House
appoint another committee OF conference
When the message from the Senate asking for
another conference the question OF What style
titles il will be proper the offices OF
President and Vice-President of the United States
reached the House it started lively and more or
said What. sir, is the intention OF this business?
VIII it not alarm fellow citizens? VIII it not
give them just cause for alarm? VIII they not
ticn that that framed the eenstuSion? And then Mr.
Tucker proceeded to expose the incongrulty, OF
titles In a republic and the danger that such a
monarchical style of address would entail Other
members made remarks Tor and tne tbs R
weighty question and the Majority seemed strongly
ginia James Madison by name. arose and made
few remarks favorins the appointment or this com
Up to this time there had been considerable
tor etf fhe repnBc ~ Mr. Madison how
ever said that while the House should adhere to
its original resolve to have ndught to do with Titles
other than those exceedingly plain and jrsct ones mes
that the courtesy due from the House to the Sen
called for the appointment Of another commit MT
danger of titles portrayed by his colleagues and
hGq5 states fSr R aorRed with hhat an the given IN
the constitution, would not be dangerous & peTS2I %
with all the titles of Europe or Asia Mr. Madi,
then appealed in the @ Of GSue and
ence committee be appointed Ihls adVice pre-
vailed. and the House appointed MtSSi9' "iat1oII'
Page Benson Trumbull and sherman CONFER
ence committee consider and report under What
title II will be proper address the President or
the United States of America.
Messrs Lee Ellsworth and Johnson constituted
the conference committee the part or the senate
The conferrees again could not come to an agree
ment the House committee holding out Tor the
titles of the constitution. while the Senate com
mittee few higher So the two sets OF c9nfserees st
and House, respectively.
That in effect ended the matter, for from theu
TIL now only the titles of the constitution have been
those used by Congress in addressing the executive
officers OF the government The House TOOK no
further action. but the Senate gave up not 50
the Senate the Senate conferrees on their own aC-
count recommended that in the opinion OF the
committee 1t will be proper thus to address tne
1rnited States of America and protector OF their
liberties .s 80
then as something had to be done In the premises
the Senate proceeded to let itself down as easily as
possible by adopting the following resolution
From decent respect for the opinion ana prac,
tice OF civilized nations, whether under monarcnicai
is to titles of reSpectabity to the once or
their chief magistrate; and that, on intercourse
with foreign nations due respect for the majesty
of the people of the United States may not De
hazarded by appearance of sngularlty- the
Senate have been induced be of opinion that II
would be proper to annex respectable title 10 the
Senate. desirous of preserving harmony with the
House of Representatives. where the Practce lately
in presenting address TO the PRESIDENT
was without the addition of titles, think II proper
FOR the present to act in conformity with the prac
tice of that House; therefore be II
Resolved That the present address be To the ,
President of the United States without addition or
With this the controversy ended. and the accusa-
ticn that the Senate had aristocratic tendencies |
began - u. q.