Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-27
REPUBl ICANS SCORE
SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY
Chief Executives Allowance for
Travelling Purposes is sxhaustea
and Attempt is Made to Use the
Amount for Next Year and on Point
Of Order Effort Is Ruled Out.
(By Associated Press,


President Taft'S travelling expenses,
and the fact that already he has
oveffdrawn his allowance of $4,000 a !
year voted by congress, led to acri-
mOnCus debate in the house today and
to the refusal to permit him to use
the next years allowance to meet
the deficiency AS reported from the
house committee on appropriations,
the item of $4,000 for the fiscal year
beginning July /, next, would have
become Immediately available ext
cept for the protests of Democratic
members. The words immediately
available" finally were stricken out
by the action of Mr. Mann. of Illinois,
the occupant of the chair, in sustain
ing q point of order made by Mr..
Macon, of Arkansas, a Democrat.
1t was the Western and Southern
trip made by Mr. Taft last fall that
exhausted the White House travelling
fund. During debate Chairman Taw-
ney, in charge of the bill, criticised
Southern Democrats for their attitude
in Directing to an appropriation tol
defray the expenses of a trip on
which they had been the Presidents
guests.
President Violated Rules.
Representative Hardwick, of Geor-
gia, drew from Mr.. Tawney the ad-
mission that Secretary Carpenter had
furnished him a list of names of Dem
ocrats who had accepted the Presi
dents hospitality. In connection with
the use of the names of such Demo
srats, Mr.. Bartlett, of Georgia,
charged that the President has VIC
lated both the rules of hospitality and
decent conduct
The President, Mr.. Tawney said,
had made his trip through the Vest
and South at the invitation of sena
tors, governors of states and civic or
CARNATIONS.
This trip said Mr.. Tawney. was
not made for his own pleasure. Con-
gress was in session when delegation
after delegation from this house. from
the senate and the different states,
visited him urging him to make this
trip
Scores the Criticism.
At the time, Mr. Tawney said,
there was no appropriation to meet
the travelling expenses.
The President Informed the chair
man of the committee on appropria-
ticns,- explained Mr.. Tawney, that
personally he would rather remain at
his summer home, after adjournment.
than to make that trip, and that the
only wav he would be able to make
the trip was through congress giving
him an appropriation. which congress-
failed to make at the close of the Six
tieth congress.
Now, after the President has &C
cepted the invitation of members OF
this house and visited their states,
after senators and governors melted
him and, while on that trip. he ac-
cepted their hospitality, they turn
around and criticise him
This statement served as a fire.
brand upon the Democrats. several of
whom vainiy attempted 70 interrupt
How many Republicans governors
invited himg- inquired Mr.. Fitzgerald,
New York.
They are not refusing TO pay these
expenses" reto-ted Mr. Tawney.
He added that Democratic senators
from I.ouisinana, Mississippi. Tennes-
see. Georgia, Missouri. North Caro-
lima. Florida. Colorado and south
Carolina. together with twenty-ninel
Democratic representatives. had ex-i
tended to the President the hospitsi-
nv OF their states and districts.
slur at Southern Hospitality.
Is this Southern hospitality.
shouted Mr.. Tawney. locking towards
can there be a meaner man, ne
asked, -thsn the men who IN
yites another 90 accept his hcspi-l
taIity and then kicks the other be
cause he accepted the hospitality
~Hit him again interrupted VT.
stafford, Of Wisconsin. amid Repub
lean l.uxhter and Democratic wrath
Mr.. Bartlett. OF Georgia. demanded
20 know what representative had &C
cepted the hospitality Of the Presi-
dent on that trip. as stated oy Mr..
Tawnev. Mt Tswney promptly named
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