The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-27
PLEA FOR
PRESIDENT
REJECTED
HOUSE REFUSES TO VOTE
TRAVELLING FUND
DEFICIENCY
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
TRIP WAS EXPENSIVE
Republicans and Democrats
Engage In Acrimonious
Debate
(By Associated Press. J

Washington, ID. G., May 27.- Presi-
dent Taft's travelling expenses and
the fact that already he has over
drawn bis allowance Of $4,000 year
voted by congress led to acrimonious
debate in the house and to refusal
to permit him to use the next years
allowance to meet the deficiency.
AS reported from the house commit;
tee on appropriations, the item OF
$4,000 for the fiscal year beginning
July next would have become inn
mediately available except for the
protests OF Democratic members. The
words Immediately available" final
ly we stricken out by the action OF
Mr.. Mann of Illinois, the occupant OF
the chair in sustaining a point of or
der made by Mr.. Macon OF Arkansas
Democrat.
1t was the western and southern
trip made by Mr.. Taft last fall that
exhausted the white house travelling
fund. During the debate Chairman
Tawney, in chaage of the bill, criti-
cised southern democrats for their
attitude in objecting to an appropr.-
alton to defray these expenses of a
trip to whom they had been the
presidents guests.
Representative Hardwick of Geor-
gia drew from Mr., Tawney the admis-
sion that Secretary Carpenter had
furnished him with list of names
of Democrats who had accepted the
presidents hospitality. lin connection
with the use offthe names of such
Democrats, Mr. Bartlett of Georgia
charged that the president has vio-
lated both the rules OF hospitality
and of decent conduct
Speaker Cannon, in speech from
the floor defended the necessity OF
the president meeting the whole peo-
pie, and said that his long trips to
various sections Of the country were
necessary
President Taft Mr. Tawney ex.
planned, had made his extended trip
tn ough the west and south at the in
vitation of senators, governors OF
states and civic organizations.
This trip Mr.. Tawney said, was
not made for his own pleasure. Con
grcys was in session when delegations
from this house, from the senate and
from the different states visited him,
urging him to make such 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 appropr
ations,' Mr. Tawney explained, that
personally he would rathef remain at
his summer house after adjournment
than to make that trip, and that the
only way he would be able to make
IT would be through congress giving
him an appropriation which it failed
to make at the end of the Sixtletl
congress. Now, after, the president
has accepted the invitation of mem
bers OF this house and has visited
| theiF states, senators and governors
invited him. and while on that triI
he accepted their hospitality, the,
/ criticise him.
This statement greatly excited Tho
1 Democrats, several of whom yalnl,
attempted to interrupt.
Mr.. Tawney said nine Democratic
governors invited the president tC
visit their states, the states belns
Texas, Colo ado, Indiana, Mississippi
/ Louisiana, Montana, South Carolina
North Carolina and Arkansas. HI
added that Democratic senators from
Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee
/ Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina
Florida, Colorado and South Carolina
together with twenty-five Democratic
representatives, had extended th'
president the hospitality of thei
states and districts.
Is this southern hospitality Mr.
Tawney shouted Can there be
meaner man than he who invites an
other to accept his hospitality anC
then kicks him because he aecepted?'
Mr.. Bartlett of Georgia demanded
to know what representatives hat
accepted the hospitality of the presi
dent ON that trip. as stated by Mr.
Tawney. MIR. Tawney named Mr.
Bartlett and his colleague, Mr.. Hard
wick of Georgia.
That is not true; that Is false,
Mr.. Bartlett exclaimed The Georgian
added that he did ide In the presi
dents car, but be paid his own fare
Mr.. Tawney said Democratic, sfpa
tors had heen guests;of the presiddn
on his western trip I s8 & ~
Mr.. Fitzgerald said that when tht
president exhausted his appropriation
for ayeling expenses, he should have
had the strength" OF character either
to decline some OF these invitations
or to pay his own expenses.
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