Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-27
HOUSE BOBBY PRIZE WON.
Man Who Would Deny Mrs. Roosevelt
Secretary Gets H.

washington, MdTcu AS.- MI. Hard
wick, democrat, Georgia, who recent
ly has come into notoriety in the house
of representatives as microscopical
editor Of the appropriation bills, yes
terday brought into the debate the So
cial side of White house life.
Towards the end of the days session
he criticised the employment of so
cial secretary" for the wife of the pres
ident under the appropriation for cler-
ical service at the White house He
asked Representative Littauer, republic
can, New York, who is in charge of the
legislative, executive. and judicial bill,
if he knew whether or not such an Of
fetal ever had been employed and paid
with public money before the present
administration at the White house.
Mr.. Littauer replied he had heard
that Mrs Cleveland had employed a
social secretary under like conditions
with Mrs Roosevelt, but knew nothing
of it personally. The committee on
appropriations, he explained. did not
go into the manner of disbursement
for services at the White house, ac-
cepting the statement of the presidents
secretary as to the necessity for what
was asked.
House ScowIs on Georgian.
Mr.. Hardwick, amid open manifesto
lions of general condemnation, offered
an amendment to the appropriation de-
claring none of 1t should be used to
pay for the services of a social secre-
tary for the wife of the president, and
offering to withdraw it If any member
would state that in any previous ad-
ministration public money had been
used for this purpose.
Mr.. Grosvenor [O.] sought to dis
suade Mr.. Hardlwick, saying:
81 know there devolves upon the wife
of the president large volume of So
cial duties she owes to the American
people, duties that she owes to the
women of America; official social
duties, Just as much incumbent
upon her as the duties Of
the president are incumbent up
on him. Is the American congress
willing to say, Out of this pittance of
appropriation we will guard against
the possibility of that lady having a
clerk to assist her in the performance
of these social duties?
'sThe wife of the gentleman from
Georgia, if he has a wife, and all our
wives would feel offended if there
should be neglect of those duties, and,
now that the gentleman is entering, as
I hope, upon a political career, l beg
that he will not allow himself to be
marked in future as the man who UNI
dertook to say that the wife of the
president should not have the use of
clerk in the White House.
Grosvenor Calls 1t "Shocking."
"To me it is almost the most shock
ing thing 1 have ever heard on the
floor of this house, and the gentleman
SAYS he is in earnest about it. Does he
reflect that we look upon the wife of
the president as part of the govern
ment of the United States, as it were
and that we are careful in America
not to impugn the motives or purposes
of the lady of the White house, the
first lady of the land? I hope the gem
tleman will withdraw his amendment,
and we will all of us testify to the peo-
pie of the country it was the mere joke
of a young man, and he meant nothing
by it,
A burst of applause, directed as
much in sarcasm at the Georgia repre-
rebuke, marked the close
of the speech Mr.. Fitzgerald follow
ed in a similar strain, and when the
was put to vote there
was only one vote in its favor. That
came from Mr.. Hardwick and he didn't
look happy.