Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-19
President GreetS Them as Fell
low Sufferers and is Anxious
to Know How They Deal With
Stubborn Legislatures,
DWELLS ON ADVANTAGES
OF ENGLISH SYSTEM
Points Out DesirabiIity of Ap-
peal to People When Hard
Headed Congress Declines to
Yield to Agument
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IBy Morning journal Special Ysased wlrel
Washington Jan. iS-ln welcom-
ing the conference OF governors at
the white house this afternoon Presl-
dent Taft INDUCED in little good
natured speculation az to how the
English system Of executive authority
might work in this country especially
with respect to giving the executive
right to argue matters out with the
legislative branch and go before the
people II necessary He said he
would like to have heart to heart
talks with some OF the governors as
to their methods OF procuring legis-
lation
II would like especially to ask GOV
Harmon how he manages with re-
publican legislature out in Ohio,
said the president
u can assure you. added Mr. Taft
that there are struggles even when
you have a congress which is nomin.
lilly Of your own party
There is no nse mourning over
our lack Of the English system Of gov
eminent IN this country for we can
never have il. but you governors as
we'll rs | have felt at times the injns-
tice OF criticism which COMES 10 the
executive because OF the lack OF the
English system
President TAFT addressed the gov
ernors as my dear fellow executives
ana fellow sufferers.
Governor Hughes Of Kew York and
former Mayor Seth Low Of New York
City spoke at this afternoons ses-
sion
Governor Hughes discussed gov
conference.-the scope and
Governor Harmon Of Ohio.
he presiding officer, Introducing the
New York governor as one who has
shown qualities we all want to see in
public life
In view Of the recent announce
ment that he is going 10 retire from
public lifv." said Governor Harmon,
u want to say we are an sorry and
hope IT Is a limited announcement"
Governor Hughes suggested that 1t
was obvious the next meeting of the
governors should be held at some
state capital instead of Washington
md urged state cooperation In mat
ers affecting the states.
Mr. Low presented report of the
iivic federation on the drafting of
inform laws urging uniformity as to
negotiable Instruments, warehouse
eceipts bills Of sales, bills OF lading
md divorce 1t also called for speedy
cooperative action against the white
lave traffic.
The report recommended that pure
ood and drugs legislation be model
a after tho national law. stamped the
warehouse receipts act as the law of
he Anglo Saxon world enacted by
eventeen states. said theirty-eight
tates had enacted n uniform negotia-
bic instrument law and declared that
he uniform divorce legislation is de-
igned TO put an end to migratory and
fraudulent divorces.
Tonight the governors attended
inner given BY John Hays Hammond
nd the regular reception at the
'hite house.
President tart told the governors
e would have been glad to have had
hem hold their sessions at the white
ousc but that their committee and
imsolf had concurred in the belief,
that Il would possibly be better to
old the session IN neutral place So
b speak. where they would feel more
1dependcnt and whore doubtless.
lings could be said and done which
erhaps might be a little embai-
8ssing in doing when they were un-
ar the legislative shadow.
y regard this movement as Of the
tmost Importance. he added The
.deral constitution has stood the test
( more than hundred years in sup
lying the powers that have been
eeded 10 make the central govern
rent as strong as il ought to be and
ith this movement toward uniform
gislation and agreement between the
ates. l do not see why tho constitu-
ON mav not serve out purposes al
avs | speak 90 YOU Hs gentlemen
no can influence legislation in the
ates. and who are in a. sense respon-
bic Cor a.
Il have thought that the English
stem presents. in certain respects
better system than ours in view of
eyitahlc responsibility of the exc
itivc for legislation. because there
.e executive is not only the executive
d also has control over the legisla-
se action of the government. leads
e legislature and indeed. goes out
hen. as the party head. he is not