The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 08, 1909, Page THREE, Image 3
HOUSE RIDICULES MESSAGE.
Reading of President's Communica
tion Elicits Laughter-Statement
by Mr. Busby.
Washington, Jan. 4.-Unusual at
tention was paid in the house today
to the reading of a message from thE
president replying -to a resolution ol
that body calling upon him for an ex
planation of the intimation in his an
nual message that members of con
gress were afraid to be inv-estigated
by the secret service. The galleries
were packed to the doors.
The message quoted at length from
the Congressional Record and alsc
refered to an article in the Chicagc
In-ter-Ocean of sonie time ago writter
by Mr. Busby, the speaker's privat
secretary.
The president's specific referenceE
to certain speeches by Messrs. Taw.
ney (Iowa), Sherley (Ky.) and Fitz
gerald (N. Y.), when -the provisiot
for the restriction of the operationi
of the secret service was up for dis
cussion, and as to Mr. Busby, th(
speaker's private secretary, createi
a storm of laughter. The speakei
several times vigorously rapped foi
order.
In co3amenting on the president 's
reference to him in the message, Mr
Busby said:
"I am an employe of the house. It
would not be appropriate for me in
any way to make any comment on the
matter now before the house. I will
say, however, that the article quoted
from the Chicago Inter-Ocean in the
president's message was prepared ir
.the regular course of work as a news
paper correspondent when I was thE
representative of the Inter-Ocean. I
doubt if a dozen members of con
gress ever saw the article or heard of
it until today."
As .the reading of the message pro
ceeded many of the members chuck
led, others laughed outright, whilE
some were prone to joke with theii
neighbors.
When the reading had been con
eluded Mr. Perkins (N. Y.), chair
man of the special committee which
originally considered the matter,
moved that the message be referred
to that committee.
"Is an amendment in order to that
motion?" inquired Mr. Griggs (Ga.)
in a deliberate voice.
"It is," replied the speaker.
"'Then," said Mr. Griggs, "I move
that this message be returned to the
president."
. "Oh, no, oh. ino," shou'ted sev
er'al of Mr. Griggs' Democratic col
leagues.
Mr. Perkins insisted tha.t the mes
sage should go to the special commit
fee anda in the meantime Mr. Griggs
*withdrew -his motion, saying he took
aetion at the regnest of th-e party
leaders.
The message was referred.
House Angry at President.
Washington, January 5.-Drastic
measures are being considered by the
Perkins special committee of the
-house, appointed to recommend to the
~house action in defence against the
criticism mad-e by the president in his
annual message referring to the se
cret service legislation of last year.
After the meeting of that committee
today a report spread that the com
mittee would recommend to the house
tha.t that portion of the annual mes
sage referrinst to the secret service
he'-expunged frod the record. Anoth
er rel)ort was that the recent mes
sage in reply to the request of the
house for more information on the
subjeet would be returned to the chief
exeen-tive. Neither report could be
confirmed, as members of the com
mittee refused to discuss the probable
action.
A report probably will be agreed
upon by the committee at a meeting
tomorrow.
One of the most interesting debates
of .the ses-sion is expected when :the
report of the committee is brought
into the house. Fr-iends of the presi
dent -will resist any drastic action
that may- be recommended' On the
other -hand Representatives Tawnev.
Smith. Sherley and Fitzger-ald are
preparing to defend themselves
against the references to t.hemse.lves
in the message. Their remarks, how
ever, will not be a personal defence,
as therv maintain that they should
not be parties to any attempt to di
vert attention from the controversy,
.which is between c-ongress and the
president. and not between themsel
ves and the president.
"I have been elevated from the
ranks of the criminal class to the
'Aananias Club'," decla red Represen
'tative Tawney. cehairman of the house
committee on appropriationls, eoma
unenting on ithe message.
"'I have nothing to say mn 'eply 1'
the president's message i.t t?i
time'' continued Mr. Tawne'. "hex
pat that he has misinterpreted my
speeches to the house. This contro
versv lies between the Chief Exceu
tive and the legislative bran-h of thL1
government, and there it sh)ald rest
until settled. The president is un
warranted in trying to make it an is
sue between himself and the appro
priations committee. '
Mr. Tawner was of -those on whom
the president placed reponsibility in
the movement to restrict the secret
service. Mr. Tawney stated that af
ter the special committee, to which
the message was referred, had made
its reports, he would have something
to say on the floor of the house up
on the secret service and the message
of the president.
TAFT AND CHARLESTON.
President-elect Will Endeavor to
Reach Charleston In Time to
Play Golf There.
Augusta, Ga.. January 4.-Regret
is felt by the president-elect at what
both he and his friends regard as the
unfair interpretations and explana
tions being printed regarding the
withdrawal from the Ohio senatorial
contest of Chas. P. Taft. W. H. Taft
contemplates no 3:tatement for publi
cation regarding the matter, but in
discussing it with friends he has not
been uncertain in giving an idea of
his feelings on the subject.
There seems to be nothing further
to be said by the Cincinnati capitalist,
-even though the reason he assigned
for getting out of the race has since
been made the subject of adverse com
ment. He is thus left, in the eyes of
his friends, in a. false light, and it is
this which the Presid-ent-elect feels
keenly. In this connection it is ex
plained that the withdrawf was not
made at the instance of the presid'nt
elect, 'neither on the suggestion of
Frank H. Hitchcoek, nor of Wade H.
Ellis, as has been since printed. That
Charles P. Taft eliminated himself
from the contest entirely in the int-er
est of party harmony in the State,
and on his own' initiative. is remark
ed with vigor. By remaining in the
fight, it is asserted. he could have
made possible the election of a' "dark
horse" at least. but that he .recogniz
ed tha.t the result of such a course
would work <havoc in the Republican
party in the State, and chose rather
to voluntarily take himself out of the
race, is regarded by his friends as
exhibiting a high degree of self-sacri
ficing loyalty and was exactly what
he denominated it, a move entirely
in the interest of pa'rty harmony.
Little Rock. Ark., was today added
to the list of southern cities which
will claim tihe attent.ion of Mr. Taft,
when as president. he makes his prom
ised tour of the South. This trip, he
expee.ts, will be made next fall. A
formal invitation from Little Rock
was presented to Mr. Taft by Chair
ran Tucker. of the Republican State
central committee of Arkansas, and
H. L. Remmel, a prominent Republi
an of Little Rock. They received en
couraging assurances. Incidentally
they said something about Federal
appointments and claimed a greater
Republican gain-20.000-in Arkan
sas than in any Southern State.
Charleston, S. C., is anxious that
Mr. Taft play a game of golf in that
city Saturday afternoon. January '2.
when he goes there to sail for Pan:i
ma on the 25th. He had ph~nned to
reh Charleston Saturd:yw erm
but now wvill endeavor to leax e be-e
Iin the morning and get thiere by noon.
Editor J. C. Hemphill, .J. C'. Laisk, of
the Southern railway, and P. Ii. -.i.
den. came as a committee to suggest
this change.
Mrs. Taft has about decided she
will abandon the Panama trip, and
instead accompany the C. P. Taft
family to Cuba, a trip which is to be
tihen by them shortly. and wherein
they will witness the change of ad
ministration on that island and the
withdrawal of the American govern
ment. Mr. C. P. Taft is expected,
here next Sunday.
Fifteen girl students of the Tub
an Hig~h School of Augusta obtained
a nromnise from Mr. Taft as the re
stlt of a call at the Terrett eottage
today. for a visit to the sehool before
e leaves the city. Mrs. Taft was al
so invited.
Albin H. Sanders. ebajrmnan of the
Reiprocal Tariff Leazne of Chica
120. and editor of :a breeders' paper.
talked with Mr. Taft today in the
inteet of tariff le2iath1ion, which
would tend to secure larger foreign
markets for the products of the farm.
Mr. Sanders is on his way to Wash
ingtonl to 'ake this eause before the
ways and means committee of the
Mr. Taft is to be told tomo-rrow
thait the best constructive and diree
tve influence in America country life
ithe Associaition of American Agri
ultural Colleges and Experimnent
Stations. L. H. Bailey. of Tthaen. N.
7.sHer in Tat lemmton.wY
today after defeating the President- a
eleet and John Hays Hammond at ti
golf.
OIL TRUST WINS AGAIN. ti
0,
Supreme Court Will Not Review Lan- ro
dis $29,000,000 Fine Case. n
Washington, January 4.-The $29, si
000,000 fine case of the Standard Oil
Company will not be reviewed by the T
supreme court of the United States.
This decision of the court was an
nounced by Chief Justice Fuller to- ti
day.
The case came to the court on the 1
government's petition asking the tj
court for a review of the decision of y
the United States circuit court of ap- n
peals for the 7th. circuit, by which 4
Judge Landis's original decision im- a
posing a fine of $29,000,000 against ir
the Stanard Oil company for accept- i
ing rebates from -the railroad com
panies was reversed. ti
In the supreme court the case turn- p
ed largely upon the right of the w
court to interfere, in view of the fact F
that the case had been passed upon u
by the court of appeals, the govern- N
ment contending for such privilege n
as a right, wihile it was urged in be- d
half of the oil company that the pre- v
cedents were all against such a pro- e
ceeding. n
The action of the court consisted in a
the annonneement that the goven- S
ment-'s petition would not be granted. s
The -effect of this announcement will o
be to leave standing the decision of p
the court of appeals. which was ad- d
verse to the government and favor-jis
able to the company. The court's an
nouncement of the result of its de
cision not to entertain the case waz
the barest formality. No reasons
whatever were given. The chief jus
tice simply announced in so many
words tha.t the petiton for certiorari
was denied. Id
Under this ruling the case will nowd
I- al
go back to Judge Landis's court for
a new trial, in accordance with the
decision of the court of appeals.
S
CASE OF WASH HUNTER
ARGUED BEFORE COURT 7
Remarkable Criminal Case of Laur- s
ens Reaches Final Tribunal Af
ter Five Trials-.
Columbia State, 5th.
In the supreme court yesterday ar- G
guments were heard in the case of the'
State vs. G. Wash Hunter, who has a.
been sentenced to eight years' im- f,
prisonment for manslaughter. In
some respects the case is one of thep
most remarkable in the criminal f,
courts in the State in several years-.t
Huniter killed Elbert F. Copeland
in July, 1906, and on first trial was p.
contricted of manslaughter. A new ff
trial was obtained, however, and in
-the next three trials the juries failed 6.
to agree. Finally a change of venue ml
was obtained to Greenwood county bi
-and a verdict of guilty of manslaugh
ter was obtained by the State. A
Yesterday in the supreme court ar- w
guments on a motion to amend the ap- pl
peal were made by the solicitor. This
motion was refused, but the supreme tr
court will take notice of the proceed
ings in the former trial which affect- ti
ed this amendment. The ease itself A
was then takeni up and argued. and '2
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withir, 3 months.
2 Registered Heifers,i
I Registeredl Heifer, 8
2 Cow s coming 4 years
5 Heife rs comnfng 3 ye
calf, soon to freshen.
1 Heif' r coming 3 yeat
half Holstein.
I Heifer comiAng 3 year
half Durham
1 Registered Bull, "Rc
old, awarded Blue Ribbc
State Fair 19Q6, and Bk.
South Carolin-a State Fai
Parties desIring good
wdll to call soon.l
JOH
decision will be rendered later by
re court.
Hunter was present during the ar
Lments, being out on bail, pending
ie decision of the court. He comes
I a good family and was distantly
1lated to Copeland. The row com
eneed over a game of cards and
.unter claimed self-defense when he
iot Copeland.
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Eastboud.
No. 18, leaves Anderson at 6.30 a,
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outhern for Greenville.
No. 12, from Walhalla. leaves An
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outhern Railway for Greenville.
No. 8, daily except Sunday, from
alhalla arrives Anderson 6.24 p.
., with connections at Seneca with
,muthern -Railway from points south.
No. 10, from Walhalla, leaves An
arson at 4.57 p. mn., for connections
Belton with Southern Railway for
reeilville- and Columbia.
Westbound.
No. 17, arrives at Anderson at 7.50)
mn.. from Belton with connections
om Greenville.
No. 9, arrives at Anderson at 12.24
in.. from Belton with connections
om Greenville and Columbia. Goes
pWalhalla.
No. 19, arrives at Anderson at 3.40
mn., from Belton with connections
om Greenville.
No. 11, arrives at Anderson at
29 p. in., from Belton with con
stions from Greenville and Colum
a. Goes to Walhalla.
No. 7, daily except Sunday, leaves
nderson at 9.20 a.,in., for Walhialla,
ith connections at Seneca for local
dns sahuth.
Nos. 17, 18, 19, and 20 are mixed
:gnfs between Anderson and Belton.
Nos. 7 and 8 are local freight
ains, carrying passengers, between
nderson and Walhalla and between
lhalla an?t Anderson
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n.fThe euleting of direstoskan
ransaction of any other business
hat may be brought before L.he meet
ng.
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Dee. 23, 1908.
NOTICE.
The policy holders of the Farmers'
Mfutual Insurance association of
ewerry county will meet at the
onrt house on Saturday. Ja?enary
th, 1909. at 11 o'clock a. mn. All
olicy holders or agents for othss
re exper-ted to be present as matters1
f interest to each will be b:ought
efore the meeting. All policy hold
rs have a vote.
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