The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-06-26
BILL to PAY THE
PRESIDENTS WAY
House Puts it Through
After Warm Debate.
NO PARTY VOTE
Several Democrats Joined With tht
Republicans in Making This Pro
vision for the Presidents IN
Cochran in It. IaNor
Cochran in It. iaSor
CBy the Associated PressD

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Cochran in It. Favor
CBy the Associated Press
Washington. y. G. June 2o.-Taeu-
tv bills Of more or less general inter
est We're passed today BY the House
under suspension Of the rules. among
them We're measures appropriatlag
$4,000 for the travel expenses Of the
President which excited considerable
debate. providing for the subdivision
Of lands entered under the reclamation
act: increasing the efficiency Of The
Bureau Of Insular Affairs by conferr-
ing The rank ana pay Of a ~brigadfer
general upon the chief Of the Bureau;
and regulating the checking Of bag
gage by common carriers.
The Joint resolution increasing the
terms OF representatives To four years
ana the bill amending section 5l36
OF the revised statutes permitting ma
tional banking associations TO make
loans on real estate as security and
limiting the amounts Of such loans
failed to receive the necessary two
thirds vote.
The House also passed a rule 10 be-
gin the consideration of the pure food
bill tomorrow, and after twelve hours
of debate to vote on the substitute to
the Senate bill without Intervening
motion.
The bill appropriating $4,000 to
defray the travelling expenses OF the
President for the next fiscal year was
called up by Mr.. Tawney. of Mime
sofa, chairman Of the A"ppropriaJH&
committee.
The sundry civil pill carried an
item appropriating $4,000 for the
travelling expenses of the President
Which went out on q point OF order.
Mr.. Watson, Of indiana, then III the
chair, and who sustained the point OF
order against the item introduced the
bin which the House had under con
Sideration today.
Mir. Tawney stated hat the whole
subject OF providing for the Presidents
travelling expenses had been de5ated
at length during the consideration OF
the sunday civil bill.
Mr.. james, of Kentucky, wanted to
know what official duty carried the
President abroad. Isn't it true thtt
there is no official duty requiring him
to leave the capital he asked.
Mr.. Tawney said that while he
could not recall any official duty, just
at present. that might take him out
side the capital. he could easily con
ceive how as COmmander-in-chief of
the army and navy he might be called
upon at any monlent to travel.
Mr.. Underwood called attention TO
the clause in the constitution wherein
it is provided that the President shall
at stated times receive for his services
q compensation which shall neither be
increased nor diminished during the
period for which he shall have been
elected. and he shall not receive
within that period any other emolu-
ment from the United States or any
80 +l,1., - II, ,ai1 that - wa. mot
of much avail to make Il constitutions
al argument to the men on the other
side of the center aisle (meaning the
Republican side). but he could not
consistently agree to the voting of this
money. He said there We're some adj
Vantages to the country growing out
Of the Presidents trip. but the ut
terance OF a President of the United
States has q worlds audience. no mat
ter where he makes it, and it is just
as effective made in the city OF
Washington as in 4 Francisco or
Chicago"
Cochran to its Support.
This statement of Mr.. Underwood
brought Mr.. Bourke Cochran, Of New
York, into the arena in supDort Of
the bill, saving he was not willing to
make a partisan matter out of the
measure. Continuing, Mr.. Cochran
said:
The point I wanted to submit to
the gentleman and our side over
here and to the entire House of Rep
reSentatiVeS is this: hat in the OPP
Grafton of our constitutional system
the President has become Il great
leader Of public thought and public
opinion. quite aS muC as an executive
OF he laws and if the circulation Of
the President throughout the country
adds practicable in the direction Of
improved Legislation, giving effective
direction to public opinion. whether
that be not an expense that ought le-
ultimately be borne out OF the public
treasury"
Mr., James, of kentucky. interrupt
ed TO say that MIR. Cochran might ellg-
geSt III addition that the next time
the president spoke it might be on
something that would not redoun 10
the rood of the neople.
Il am perfectly willing that thep eo-
pie should be the judge Of that mat
ter replied Mr.. Cochran. In con
Guiding. Mr.. Cochran said: 1T NJ
fords me very great satisfaction 20
support the proposition of the com
mlttee on appropriations. l hold it
as a very suspicious sign that tn;~
suggestion comes from the majority OF
the House. For many wears +1a
democratic party had advocated Ger
tam policies. but some way or other
1t has failed to get them Incorporated
INTO our political system. However,.
within the last two or three Years a
new force has developed. giving 20
the country from Republican sources
q wonderfully efficient enactment Of
democratic IDEAS. BY circulating
throughout this country and placing
before its people certain views upon
public questions. a public opinion W.
developed which had already been
placed on a Democratic platform ana
now practically within our laws. ana
almost inevitably within the course
Of the next few years will make the
balance of the Democratic idea tnc
dominant feature of our legislation.
Nov. | would much prefer that
this had been accomplished BIZ tn
Democrats. They have had the dis
position. but some way or other they
did not have the effective force. But
since the President has seen fit -