The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-01
some HOT TALK
Ia the House About the Presidents
Travelling Expenses.
THE DEBATE WAS WARM

Hot Words Passed Between Demo
Gratis and Republicans Over the
| Question OF Making Immediate.
" Available Another $:,5.0 900 to
Presidents Travelling Expenses.
President Taft's travelling expenses
and the fact that already he had over
drawn his allowance Of $4,000 a
year voted by concress. led to acr!-
monious debate in the house Thurs
day and a refusal 20 permit him 70
use the next years allowance TO
meet the deficiency.
! AS reported from the house COM
mit;ee on appropriations the item o.!
$4,000 for the fiscal year beginning
July I next. would have become i'm
mediatelr available" except for the
| protests II Democratic members. The
words Immediately available" final
ly were stricken out By the action
OF Mr.. Mann Of Illinois. the occupant
Of the chair. in sustaining point
OF order made By Mr. Macon OF Ar
kansas, a Democrat
| It was the western and southern
| trip made by MI Taft last FALL that
| exhausted the White House travel
Ing fund. During the debate. Chair
maa Tawney. in charge Of the bill.
criticised Southern Democrats Tor
their attitude in objecting to an ap-
propriation to defray the expenses
Of a trip On which they had been the
presidents guests
Representative Hardwick OF Geor-
cia. drew from Mr.. Tawney the ad-
mission that Secretary Carpeoter
had furnished him q list OF names OF
Democrats who had accepted the
presidents hospitality. In connec-
ton with the use OF the names OF
such Democrats. Mr.. Bartlett Of Geo7-
s;a. charged that "the president has
violated both the rules OF hospital
ity and OF decent conduct.
The president. Mr.. Tawney said.
had made his trip through the west
AMI South at the invitation OF sen
atcrs. governors ct States and civic
organizations. This trip. said Mr..
.Tawnev. was not made for his own
Measure. CONGRESS was in session
when delegation after delegation
from this house. from the senate and
from the different States visited him
u-eing him to make this trip.
At that time. Mr. Tawney said.
shere was no appropriation to meet
tae travelling expenses.
The president informed the chair
man OF the committee on appropria-
,ions. explained Mr Tawney. that
personally he would rather remain
at his sumr-er home after adjourn
ment than to make that trip and that
the only way he would be able TO
make the trip would be through con-
gress giving him an appropriation.
which We failed to make at the close
Of the sixueth congress. Now after
the president has accepted the invi-
ta.ion OF members Of this house and
visited their States. after senators
and governors invited him. and While
on that trip be accepted their hospi-
tali.y. they turn around and c.iticise
him"
This statement served as fre-
brand upon the Democrats. several
Of whom rainly attempted to inter-
rup,
Mr.. Tawney said that a!ne DEM
ocratic governors invited the Presi-
dent 20 visit their states. the states
heinz Texas. Colorado. Indiana. Mis-
sissippi. Louisiana. Montana. South
Carolina. North Carolina and Arkan-
Sss
..H>w many Republican Governors
invited him." inquired Mr.. Fitzser-
ala of New York.
They are not refusing to pay
these expenses. retortcd Mr.. Taw-
rev. He added that Democratic SEN
a.ors from Louisiana. Mississippi.
Tennessee. Georgia. Missouri. North
Carolina. Florida. Colorado and
South Carolina. together with 29
Representatives had extended to the
nresiaent the hospitality Of their
States and districts.
lis this Southern hospitality
shouted Mr.. Tawney. looking to-
| wards the Democrats. Can there h"
q meaner mao" he asked. than the
man who invites another to accept
his hospitality and then Sica> u"
other because he accepted the hos
oitolitv
Hit him again." interposed Mr..
STAFFORD. OF Wisconsin. amid Re2hn-
lican laughter and Democratic
| wrath.
Mr.. Bartlett. O. Georgia. demand
cd to know what representative; had
accented the hospitality o. the pres
isent on that trip. - stated by VT.
Tawn.y. Mr.. Tawney promptly nam
ed Mr.. Bartlett and his colleague.
Mr.. Hardwick. Of Georgia.
THAT is not true: that is false.
exclaimed Mr.. Bartlett. The Geor-
sian addei that he did ride in the
presidents car. but he paid his own
fare
Mr.. Tawney said three Democratic
senators had been the guests OF the
president on his Western trip.
The expenses Of this trip vii! be
justified by the people OF this coun-
;ry. care not whether they are
Democrats or Republicans. oeciaT-
ed Nj. Tawpev.
The p-esiden. may think it is
) proper 10 furnish my name as one