The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-05-31
some HOT TALK
10 The House About the Presidents
Travelling Expenses.
THE DEBATE WAS WARM

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Hot Words Passed Between Demo-
Gratis and Republicans Over the
Question of Making Immediate
ly Available" Another $4,000 to
Presidents Travelling Expenses.
President Taft's travelling expenses
and the fact that already he had over
drawn his allowance of S25,000 a
year voted by congress, led to acri-
monious debate in the house Thurs
day and a refusal to permit him to
use the next years allowance to
meet the deficiency.
AS reported from the house COM
mittee on appropriations the item of
| $4,000 for the fiscal year beginning
July l next, would have become "im-
| mediately available except for the
protests of 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 a point
OF order made by Mr.. Macon of Ar
kansas, Democrat.
It was the western and southern
trip made by Mr.. Taft last fall that
exhausted the White House travel
ing fund. During the debate. Chair
man Tawney, in charge Of the bill,
criticised Southern Democrats for
their attitude in objecting to an ap.
preparation to defray the expenses
of trip on which they had been the
presidents guests.
Representative Hardwick of Geor-
gia, drew from Mr.. Tawney the ad-
mission that Secretary Carpenter
had furnished him list Of names of
Democrats who had accepted the
presidents hospitality. In connec-
tion with the use of the names Of
such Democrats, Mr. Bartlett of Geor-
gia, 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
and South at the Invitation Of sem
ators, governors Of States and civic
organizations. "This trip" said Mr..
Tawney, "was not made for his own
pleasure. Congress was in session
| when delegation 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 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 sixtieth congress. Now after
the president has accepted the invi-
tation Of members of this house and
visited their States, after senator's
and governors invited him. and while
on that trip he accepted their hospi-
tality, they turn around and criticise
him "
This statement served as fire.
brand upon the Democrats, several
of whom vainly attempted to inter-
rupt.
Mr.. Tawney said that nine Dem
ocratic governors invited the Presi-
dent to visit their states, the states
being Texas, Colorado. Indiana, Mis-
sissipni, Louisiana, Montana, South
Carolina, North Carolina and Arkan-
Sas
How many Republican Governors
invited .him?" inquired Mr.. Fitzger-
aid of New York.
"They are not refusing to pay
these expenses" retorted Mr.. Taw-
ney. He added that Democratic sem
ators from Louisiana. Mississippi.
Tennessee, Georgia, Missouri, North
Carolina, Florida. Colorado and
South Carolina, together with 25
Representatives had extended to the
president the hospitality of their
States and districts.
"Is this Southern hospitality?"
shouted Mr.. Tawney, looking to-
wards the Democrats. Can there ~
a meaner man." he asked, than the
man who invites another to accent
his hospitality and then kicSs tl.:
other because he accepted the hos
nitality"
"Hit him again." interposed Mr..
Stafford, Of Wisconsin, amid Rn:,hn-
lican laughter and Democratic
wrath.
Mr.. Bartlett. Of Georgia, demand
cd to know what representative had
accepted the hospitality of the pres
ident on that trip. as stated by VT
Tawney. 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 Ceor-
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