The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-17
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question involving right to a seal
in the senate, or upon any other mat
ter within the exclusive jurisdiction OF
the senate would violate the spirit If
not the letter of the constitution and
invade the rights Of the senate"
Not democrat voted against the
resolution, but six republicans voted
for 1t. Republicans who voted for ii
were Senators Bourne. Clapp, Fall,
Galliger, McCumber and Works.
Democrats who voted for the resolu-
ton were. Ashurst. Bacon, Bailey,
Bryan. Chamberlain. Culberson,
Fletcher. Gardner. Hitchcock. John
son. Johnston, Martin. MARITIME. New
lands. O'Gorman. Overman Percy,
Smith Of Arizona, Smith of Georgia,
Carolina. Stone. Swanson. Thornton
and Tillman.
Those republicans who voted
against the resolution We're Borah.
Brandege. Bristow, Burnham. Burton,
Catron. Crawford, Cummins. Dupont,
Gronna. Jones. Kenyon, Massey. Nc
Lean, Nelson, Oliver, Page, Perkins.
Root, Smith of Michigan, Smoot. Suth-
erland and Townsend.
Senator alley. who introduced the
resolution denounced the course of
President Taft. as described in a let
ter the president wrote to Col. Roose-
Welt on Jan. 6. 1910. which the presi-
dent made public in recent speech
during the Massachusetts, primary
contest
The original resolution was direct
ed at presidential influence on votes on
the right Of senators TO retain their
seats. When Senator Bailey conclud-
ed he accepted an amendment offered
by Senator McCumber striking out
words of condemnation from the reso-
luton and extending il to other mat
ters within the exclusive jurisdiction
Of the senate He also accepted an
amendment by Senator Hepburn to In
sert the word would so as to make
the resolution more impersonal.
The vote was demanded and for an
instant it appeared that the resolu-
ton as amended would pass unani-
mously. At this moment Senator Will
liam Alden Smith took the floor to de-
clare the president had done nothing
improper and that it was impossible
to disconnect Senator Bailey's argu-
ment from the resolution.
Strike out the argument" suggest
ed Senator Bailey. Some of 1t ought
to be struck out and some of it may
be after consideration" shouted the
Michigan senator.
Senator Cummins wanted the reso-
the use of the Office to influence votes
for or against bill. He said people
would imply by this omission that
such a practice was approved by the
senate. He spoke Of reports that
presidents had warned senators If they
did not vote in certain way they
would be considered out of the party.
Senator Smith of Michigan demand
ed that the senator from Iowa be
more specific.
Il make the assertion that such has
occurred" said Mr.. Cummins. and in
the interest party harmony I trust
that the senator will allow the Incl
dent to be forgotten as fast as the
human memory will permit"
Senator Borah suggested to the sen
ate that he had heard that the exc
cutive branch of the government was
intruding on the legislative. and there
upon read a length from Woodrow
Wilson's book on congressional gov
ernment" in which the author spoke o.
the prestige of the presidential office
having declined and of congress being
a big meeting Of idle people who had
maintained power from taken power
from the legislative. In view Of what
Is likely to occur in the next election
should advise my friends to go a
little slow in adopting this resolution
added Senator Borah.
Senator Cummins said that mas
much as the distinguished author
seemed in favor of the recall Of every
thing he might recall this statemnt
after March 4.
Senator OGorman challenged the
statement that Governor Wilson fay-
ored Recall of everything"
"Oh l had in mind the recall Of re-
publican presidents" replied Senator
Cummins.
Senator Burton defended Mr Taft
both as president and party leader
The Ohio senator stirred the wrath OF
the democrats by asserting that Cleve-
land had gone to the very verge OF
violating the constitution while in Of
flee but added that he meant no reflec-
ton on the former president.
Senators Townsend. Crawford and
Jones defended the president. while
Works, Hitchcock and McCumber
spoke against his course.
Senator McCumber said the presi-
Dental office had been used for ten
years to usurp the power of congress
He declared the press of the country
had upheld the presidents in forcing
congress to do things and that six or
seven wears ago anyone who dared
to disobey the executives promptinss
was subject to immediate execution.