The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-27
Charge Is Hurled at
President by SO ut h.
ern Congressman.
FURNISHED LIST
OF HIS GUESTS
Chief Executives Travelling Ex-
z penses Bring About Acrimoni-
Gus Debate in House-He Is
Denied Privilege Of Draw
ing on Next Years Ap-
preparation.

Washington. May e6.-President
RATS travelling expenses. and the fact
that already he has overdrawn his al
lowance of $4,000. a year voted by
Congress, led to acrimonious debate in
the House to-day. and TO refusal to
permit him to use the next years al
lowance to meet the deficiency. AS re-
ported from the House Committee on
Appropriations. the item of s25,o00 for
the fiscal year beginning July l next.
would have become Immediately
available" except for the protests of
Democrats.
The words Immediately available
finally We're stricken out by the ac-
ton of Nh. Mann. of Illinois, the oc-
cupant of the chair, in sustaining a
point of order made by Mr.. Macon. of
Arkansas Democrat. 1t was the West
ern and Southern trip made By Mr..
Taft last fall that exhausted the White
House travelling fund.
During the debate Chairman Taw-
ney. in charge of the bill. criticized
Southern Democrats for their attitude
in objecting to an appropriation to de-
fray the expense of trip on which
tHeS Ildu neen the PTeSlcenL-S 9 guests.
Carpenter Gave List.
Representative HardwiclS, of Geor-
gia. drew from Mr.. Tawney the ad-
mission that Secretary Carpenter had
furnished him list of names of DEM
ocrats who had accepted the Pres
ident's hospitality. In connection with
the use of the names of such Demo-
Gratis, Mr.. Bartlett, of Georgia. charged
that the President had violated both
ha Of tall
conduct.
The President. Mr.. Tawney said. had
made his trip through the West and
South at the invitation of Senators.
Governors of states and civic organt-
zatNns.
This trip said Mr. Tawney. was
not made for his own pleasure. Con-
after delegation from this House, from
the Senate and from the different
States visited him, urging him to make
this trip"
At that time. Mr.. Tawney said. there
was no appropriation to meet the
travelling expenses.
The President informed the chair
man OF the Committee on Appropria-
tions," explained Mr.. Tawney. that
personally he would rather remain at
his summer home after adjournment
than to make that trip, and the only
way he would be able to make the
trip would be through Congress giving
him an appropriation which we failed
to make at the close of the SiStieth
Congress-.
After the President has accepted
the invitation of members of this
House and visited their States, after
Senator's and Governors invited him.
and while on that trip he accepted
their hospitality. they turn around and
criticize him.
Serves as Fircbra and.
This statement served as a irebrand
upon the Democrats. several of whom
vainly attempted to interrupt.
Mr.. Tawney said that nine Demo-
cratic Governors invited the President
to visit their States, the States being
Texas. Colorado, Indiana, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Montana, South Carolina.
North Carolina and Arkansas.
How many Republican Governors
invited him? inquired Mr.. Fitzgerald
| of New York.
"They are not refusing to pay these
Iexpenses,'' retorted Mr.. Tawney He
added that Democratic Senator's from
Louisiana. Mississippi, Tennessee. Geor-
gia, Missouri, North Carolina, Florida,
Colorado and South Carolina. together
with twenty-five Democratic Represen-
tatives had extended to the President
the hospitality of their States and dis
tricts
rs this Southern hospitality" 2" shouted
| Mr.. Tawney, looking toward the DEM
ocats "Can there be meaner man?"
he asked than the man who invites
another to accept his hospitality and
he kicks because he accepts the hos
pitality?"
"Hit him again" interposed Mr..
! stafford, of Wisconsin, amid Republic
can laughter and Democratic wrath
Mr.. Bartlett, OF Georgia. demanded
to know what Representatives had ac-
cepted the hospitality@of the President
on that trip, as stated BY Mr. TaWheS.59
Mr. ,rawney promptly named Mr.. Bart
I!lett and his colleague, Mr.. Hardwick,
of Georgia.
Says It's False.
"That is not true; that is false en-
claimed Mr. Bartlett The Georgian
added that he did ride in the Presi-
dents car, but he paid his own fare.
Mr.. Tawney said three Democratic
Senator's had been the guests OF the
President on his Western trip.
"The expenses OF this trip Will nc
justified by the people OF this countrS's W
| care not whether they are peino-
Gratis or Republicans" declared As'
] Tawney,
Mr. Fitzgerald declared that whe1
| tho President exhausted his approDr.
! alton for travelling expenses he shoplh
| have had strength of chafactefS
either TO decline some OF these in3i.s
tations or Ia pay his own eNpenses.
He denounced the PRESIDENTS
speeches on his trip as more harmfhs
! to the Republican than the Demo
| cratic marty He criticised as a re-S
markable proceeding Mr., Tawney's se-
| cn,.inec from, the White House listA0f