The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
Did Senator AShurSt
Invade PrerOgatIveS
Of the President ?
By DAvIn LAWRENCE
Copyright BY the rntslnSencsr)


washinstor. psr. ce-5.0a.or Ash-
urSt of Arizona w.tp passd the NH.,e
House grounds :ga2st!sn;.y and ;'aa..Y
insisted upon Al audience VIII N:es!-
dent Wilson n the executive manson.
has started a discuss On aS 20 where
tho rights Of United states senator
begin and sud and when 'ns 2rNa'E
of the President v; the United states
and his cons,ituticna, rights may be
invaded
Thn Arizona :, u,,tur vas naturally ann
ions for MIR. Wilson - act rr"mG''$ ca
,he mining b.ll because II anc'tS 8"
>,,,s1ly his constituents back h"m" "u'
whsther or not he adopted the proper
,.oursa rs conlpt( early action IS being
debated prlvat tely by his colleagues ana
officials generally.
The position taken hi many 5 tAa'
"a United States senator has no more
right to force the pres'd"nt or 'n'
United States 10 say when h" WILL '''E''
or veto bill than senator mas 'h'
rlxht TO insist upon word from me ST.
preme court of the United states IS 10
what its decision will be in any pend
ing case. Moreover, those VIII" do tsnH
NT Wilson declare that the S"ua'" has
been very Jealous o. ''% pr"roEA,'FcS 81
the past and any attempt IN ~" Hart
~ tSe President 70 ask tho sHna'" f"r-
~natly what action II would take ~ a
nsnding biz would be resented. The
rna.t a President can do Is I" recon-
pand'' TO Congress and the most
.anator or member % Congress can do
about q bill AZ the White House Is IL
urge" or 'r~rommsnd.
Ashurst's Defense.
Mr.. Ashurst insists that hs wasn't
trying TO influence the President but
simply to lind out whether Mr. Wilson
would sign or veto and when he wou!d
take action. Strictly speaking, officials
saw Mr.. Ashurst had = right 20 coo!
tjs heels at the White House offices
and walt there all day II he liked as a
protest against ina"tion on measures
which he wanted pressed but 10 80
n,ntnyjted beyond TIC offices into the
! nriyacy Of the executive mansion where
the President makes his r"stIen"N -
invading the domain Of the Executive.
The Arizona senator went TO the
front door OF the White House after he
had found no one az the executive OF
liess from whom, ne cHuid gs. infcrTrs-
EIon. The Presidents secretary was
away lor lunch and n" attaches IN
charge couldn't sul.ghtSn Mr.. Ashurst
ss TO the status Of 'hA bill. when Mr,
FuTnulty did Set back he hogan ;racinG
The mining bill aud gave Senator Ash
urst assurances that action Would he
FASTENED
.- president Not Stampeded.
The truth Is the rrHs!den always
waits for report from the secretary
afNthe deparrmen, affected by any bills
pasxAd By congress haf0re approving
or disapproytnS. Tn" MINING bill would
affect the interior department. Secrc'
tally John Barton Tayn" happens to be
out Of the city and will not be back
before tomorrow lust aS soon as ths
President gets into communications with
Mr. Payne and fnds on, whether tho
latter thinks q "ush: "a be signed
there vii. b. ac''ou. THIS - the nor
nal course ~ handling Legislation. -A"d
AR. Wilson - c.y"n 'HU La!~ b" ne
constitution :" max" ~ h:s rl'HG w.:
10 do about bl,N ra>~G,! hy i"uSrc 81
He mas until January 4. 10 decide. au!
Knowing the temperament - The r"cSi-
dent. there are 'A"Sa who .h.nk that
unless regrets are oNDrNS%td BY a,ccr-
tain senator from Arizona Z - .Jk"'V
20 be midnigh; 80 January h>tora a..
tion is taken on ,H3 By. NJ. wilson
IS not the k!n6 who g. nam NnL'G !1,.
action on anything.