The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-10
AIabamian Offers a Resolution Against Perpsiuity In Of-
 fee of President
CANNON FlVORS MEASURE
 BUT CANNOT CAST A VOTE
Democratic congressmen Are Greatly Interested In Chairmanship of Con- gressional Committee-Many
 Ready To Fill the Place.

Washington, December 9-(SpeciaI )- Representative Henry Clayton of Ala bama today introduced a resolution de claring it to be the sense of the House that to break down the barrier against perpetuity of tenure in the presidential office is fraught with grave peril to American and republican institutions" MT. Claytons resolution therefore, re- solves: That, in the opinion of this House, the precedent established by Washington and other Presidents of the United States in retiring from the presi- dential office after their second term has become by universal concurrence, a part of our republican system of government and that any departure from this time honored custom would be unwise unpa- triotic and fraught with peril to our free institutions"
 MT. Clayton, in discussing his resolu ton today, said that one similar to it was passed in the Forty-fourth Congress. It was introduced by Representative Spring CT of Illinois, and on December 15. 1875. was passed by a vote of 233 to IS; not voting, 3S The House was democratic and Kerr of Indiana was the speaker. As the vote shows many republicans voted for the resolution, which was aimed at President Grants third term aspirations, Just as Mir. Clayton has in mind MT. Roosevelt and the third term.
 MT. Clayton is in hopes that he can get enough republican support for his resolution to get it out of committee in order that record vote may be secured in the House. While 1t is known that Speaker Cannon Is heartily in favor of the resolution there is some doubt as to whether he will allow it to be voted upon.
 Democratic members of Congress are taking quite an interest in the chair manship of the democratic congressional committed While the election will not take place until next month, quite con- tess has sprung up. Representative Flood of Virginia Representative Lloyd Of Ms souri and Representative SulZer or New York are the most active candidates. 1ne names of Representative Burton Harrison or sew York and Representative BOW er3 of Mississippi are also being men tioned. Representative Griggs of Geor- pi.. the present chairman, has declined to again serve on the committee. Repre- sentative Bowers Is the present vice chairman and many believe that the chairmanship is due him for the serv- ices he rendered the party in the last campaign.
 The President has offered to Gen. Basil Duke of Louisville the commissionership in charge of marking the graves of the soldiers and sailors of the Confederate army and navy who died in the north CT, prisons The President has not yet heard from General Duke as to whether he will accept The general is now q oonn,issioner to the Shiloh National Mili- tarv park at a salary of 5000 annually The Confederate graves commissionership pays h, f s25O0 but the President thought that General Duke for sentimental reasons might prefer to take the position vacated by the death of Col. William Elliott or south Carolina Friday. The last .ooo oolic ono rress nassed a bill appropriating $2o0O0O for marking the Confederate graves. It was introduced by Senator Foraker Of Ohio w. S'