The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08
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SENATOR CT lBtR>ON


"Ashiur'on nee The senate
sdopt"d the peuFoFs resolution re-
suestinE the ureudon, ta send q. Ia.
formation sardnE the Discharge ~
the negro troops Of tho invent, f3r,b
infantry and also tbe Foraker rosa.
luton, directing tha secretary Of VAR
to transmit Ia il an information ia
the possession 81 his department on
the same subject Both resolutions
carried along an Identical amendment
BY Ail Cuiberson asking sacelnrallv
Tor the order to MAYOR peurose. com
manding the troops. which directed hlra
not TO turn over TO tr- Tcxas aatbori
ties certain Of tho truauq demanded
his action followed H.bato OF two
hours and was taken without a roll
call or opposing vote Tho debate
developed along two distinct linps--
one as TO the propricty 81 asking tho
president for the information ar of
alrecting the secretary OF war 10 fur
nish 1t. and the other an INDULGENCE
by a few senator's ID commentator tbs
merits of the case
Mr.. Spooner who oponcd the dis
cusSlon' TOOK the ground that whore
congress had an absolute right to in.
loi NATION In the POSSESSION of the ex.
ecullVe II had always been customary
It, mas"
IN matters where It, had not this
right, and in which there was some
no
hcity, congress usually made a 70.
quest upon the president if it desired
the Information with the understand.
ing that II should be furnished "if not
incompatible with the public interest
MS view was supported also by Mr.
Foraker, while Mr. Lodge quoted pre-.
cedence to the contrary.
TO lay the foundation for discussion
OF this point Mr. Carter observed that
1t had been alleged and noted" that
the troops in question had committed
murder In Texas. This brought Mr.
Foraker to his seat with an emphatic
disclaimer. This allegation had been
denied, he said, and such evidence ad-
duced to support the denial
Well continued Mr. Certer. 1T
has been alleged and not denied that
there was disturbance participated
IN by troops
That, too has been denied. assert
ed Mr. Foraker.
Well" said Mr.. Carter. 1t has
been alleged aud not denied that there
was disturbance
Nr Tillman Interrupted to say that
he had read in the morning newspa-
'r7 an alleged report" from the sec
=, =
eyed that there was a disturbance.
ana ten or tweny soldiers had shot
dp the town of Brownsville Tex"
Mr.. Foraker here produced ap rint-
ed copy OF testimony in the case which
ne mad obtained at the war depart
ment. extracts of which he secured
10 show, as he said, that il was IN
satisfactory for incomplete and Of a
flimsy character. and that no Jury IN
ohristendom would convict under a.
Mr. Culberso1 took the opposite
view OF the testimony but both
agreed that with the unsatisfactory
information at hand it was useless
TO discuss the case.
Mr.. Garter finally secured nm or
rorty to finish his point. which was.
In support of calling on the president
for the information
This was emphasized by Nj Pen
rose. who said he had introduced his
resolution ia The interest of % large
negro constituency u Pennsylvania
and addressed IL 10 The president na-
cause the action had been by the pres
tdeut and he regarded it ss matter
Of courtesy 20 ASK it for the Informa
ton he also stated that ~ had been
seemingly ureu agreed dmpug seua-
tors that both resolutions -hUuIr Doe
adopted
Nr Foraker read AZ length the as.
timony furnished by f1r 1900 depart
meut He said that b. appeared chat
murder in prison N feluU. snd u.f .1ry
had been committed by .um, nHs
three crimes tnr thr glu. tHw.. no