The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-21
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New York Member Favors An.
Allowance for Travelling En-
penses Of the President.
DEVELOP PUBLIC p OPINION.
sUtterances Of Mr.. Roosevelt.
Strong Force ii, the Develop
lnent Of. Democratic Ideas.
DEVELOP PUBLIC OPINION |':

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(By. Associated tPress.) " A
WASHINGTON, .. c.. June 2o.-Thc
bill appropriating $4,000 10 defrny the
travelling expenses Of the President for
the next fiscal year was called up under
suspension OF tie rules to-day In the
House by Mr.. Tawney, OF minnesota,
chairman Of the Appropriations Commit
tee. 80 & Eli A B.
The sun1ry civil bill carried an Item
appropriat,ng $4,000 for the travelling
expenses OF the President, which went out
on point Of order. Mr.. Watson, OF In,
diana. then In the chair, and who stls-
tained the point of order against the
item, introduced the bill which the House
had under consideration to-day !.
Mr.. 7awney stated that the whole SUBJ
travelling expenses had been debated at
length during the consideration OF the
sundry civil bill.
Mr.. James, Of Kentucky, wanted to
know what official duty. carried Stlhe;
president abroad Mt 'Isii't It true asthat
there ID no oflcial, dirty RECURRING siiinisto
leave the ca pital?" he asked
a Mr.. Tawney said that willie he could
not recall any official duty Just a t pres
ent that might take hin, outside the
capital, he easily conceived how, IS COM
mnnder- In -chicf OF the army and navy
he might be called upon at any moment
to travel. IA
Quotes the Constitution.
Mr. Underwood called attention to the
clause In the Constitution: wherein It Is
provided that 4 the 3 rcstdont ! sshall; at
stated times receiver for hia.,serviees a
compensat ton whiehssnalt rnelther be IN
creased nor diminished dlirirsI the Seriod
FOR which he shall have been elected
ana he shall not receive within that Pc
Rod any other enoun1ent from the
United States or any Of them.
Il He said that 1t was not OF much avail
10 make 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. siFa 5SSttt5 ,Eg
He said there were some advantages
to the country growin 8. out OF. the Presl-t
dents trips, ..but the utterance sof s.
President Of the: United States mas "a
worlds audience. I'D MATTER VII ere he
makes It, and It Is Just as effe i've made
In the city OF Washington as In San
Francisco or Chicago 5t.
A Leader Of Thought. B,
This statement Of MT. Underwood
brought Mr.. I3ourke Cockrani Of New
York, into the arena in support Of the
bill, saying he was not willing to make
a. partisan matter out Of the measure.
Continuing, Mr. Cochran sad:
1.-THE point wanted to submit to the
gentleman and our side .l1ere, and TO- the
entire II OH Sc of Representatives, Is thfs:;
That in the operation sof sounftconst t,,-i
tiona system the President has become
a great leader Of public thought and J,
,{ov, "a LOG. raI
executive Of the laws, and ifethe circula-
ton Of the President throughout the
country adds practically In the direction
OF improved. -leE slatlon, giving. effective
direction to publicsopinion whether that
be not an expense that ought legitiinately
be borne out OF the public treasury. q s.sS
Mr., James. Of Kentucky, interrupted to
say that Mr.. Cochran might suggest in
addition that the. next time the Pres
that would hot red dund to the god .ofsthe
people. ~. si
II am perfecly willing that the people
should be The Judge of that matter"
replied Mr.. Cochran
Adopt Democratic Ideas.
f In concluding Mr. Cochran said: ut
affords me very great satisfaction to sup
port the proposition of the Committee
on Appropriations. Il hold at as very
suspicious sign that this suggestion
comes from the majority Of the House.
For many years. the4 Dem oeratipf party
has advocated certain policies, but some
way or other It has failed to get them
incorporated into our political system.
However. within the last two or three
years, a new force has developed. giving
h to the country from Republican sources.
wonderfully efficient. enactment of Dem
ocratic ideas.
BY circulating throughout this country
and placing before its people certain
views upon public questions, public
opinion was developed which had al
ready been placed on Democratic plat.
form and now practically within ~ ,lr
laws; and almost inevitably withinisthe
course Of the next few years will rrnake
the balance Of the Democratic idea the
dominant feature OF our legislation
"Eow, would much prefer that this
had been accomplished by the Demo-
Gratis, They have had the disposition, but
some way or other they did not have
the effective force. But since the Presi.
dent has seen TT to use tho means by
which rnilroad,rate BILL Is already on
Its way to tho statute books. and we
have force through which the stand
4patter will be upset within the next
few years, and ! do not want this side
to DO anything which Is likely to With
stand or arrest the march Of the salu
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