The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-21
VOTE S25,OOO f0R
 TRAVELLING EXPENSES
HOUSE APPROVES MEASURE IN BEHALF OF THE PRESI-
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 Champions the BiII-Chief Executive Mipbt he Called Upon at Any Moment to TraveI--President's Trip to South' Washington, June 2O.-The bill ap- propriating $25,OOO to defray the trav- cling expenses of the president for the next fiscal year was called up under suspension of the rules to-day in the house by Mr. Tawney, of Minnesota, chairman of the appropriations commit tee. The sundry civil bill carried an item appropriating $25,OOO for the tray cling expenses of the president Whlch went out on a point of order
 MT. Watson, of Indiana, then in the chair. and who sustained the point ot order against the item, introduced the bill which the house had under consld- eration to-day, Mr. Underwood, of Alabama, demand ed second reading, which was ordered and a debate of fifty minutes ensued. MT. Underwood asked if the appropfla- tion was for the present president or for future presidents.
 MT. Tawney replied that the aim was to make 1t a permanent law, and that with the passage of this bill the point of order against an appropriation car ried by the sundry civil bill would not lie.
 MT. James, of Kentucky, wanted to know what official duty carried the president abroad
 MT. Tawney said that, while he could not recall any official duty just at pres ent that might take him outside the country, he could easily conceive how, as the commander-in-chiefo of the army and navy, he might be called upon at any moment to travel.
 MT. Underwood called attention to the clause in the legislation wherein 1t IS provided that the president shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation which shall neither De m creased nor diminished during the neriod for which he shall have been elected. and he shall not receive within that period any other emolument rom the United States or any of them" tie said that it was not of much avali 70 make a constitutional 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 were some advantages to the country growing out of the presidents trlps ibut the utterance of a president or the Tinted States has a worlds audience no matter where he makes it, and 1t lS inst as effectively made in the city O washington as in San Francisco ol Chicago"
 This statement of MT. Underwood brought Bourke Cochran, of New York into the arena in support of the bill saving he was not willing to make nartisan out of the measure. MT COCK ran remarked that the gentleman coul' not violate the constitution of the Unit ed States if he tried.
 ''There happens to be in the constitu aion the means of asserting itsel ogainst even the gentlemen of the hous of representatives" he added Contin uing, MT. Cochran said:
 "The point want to submit to tn oentleman and our side here, and to tn entire house of representatives, IS thls That in the operation of our constltu tional system the president has oecom a great leader of public thought an nnblio operation, quite as much as mere executive of the laws, and if tn circulation of the president throughot the country adds practically in the d ,.ec+ion of improved legislation, giVin effective direction to public opinion whether that be not an expense tnf ought legitimateAy be borne out of tf public treasury"
 CT think" interposed MT. Underwoo "eyery public man in the Unite States, cabinet officers, senators an members of the house, give their tin llberally and freely to the people of u limited States in great discussions an Hhere is no reason in the world WI this house should be made an exceptiC of the president. We are going to der free passes to every man In tnls nous I believe we are and I know we W if the conferees on the rate bill car out what I believe to be the will al 4he sentiment of this house"
 Mir. CocRxran--"Would the gentlemf deny mileage to members?"
 MT. Underwood-"No would not
 Mr Cockran--"Then If the preside travels in the public service 1t is fe Nh tax him and compel him to pay e nenses that would be ruinous in the amount out of his own pocket?'
 MT. Underwood argued that as co eress had provided a home, furnish ana maintained for the president at capitol the law contemplated that should reside here
 In concluding Mir Cochran said:
 "It affords me very great satisfacti to support the proposition of the co mittee on appropriations. l hold it very suspicious sign that this sugg' lion comes from the majority of u house. For many years the democra narty had advocated certain policie but some way or other it has failed get them incorporated into our politi system. (Laughter). However, witt ahe last two or three years a new fol has developed, giving to tn coun from republican sources a wondertu efficient enactment of democratic ide By circulating throughout this coun and placing before its people cert views upon public questions, put oninion was developed which had
 ready been placed on democra
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