Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-12-04
CONGRESS CONVENES
AT NATIONAL CAPITAL
Passage of Appropriation Bills
Chief Business.
MEMBERS ON HAND PROMPTLY
MEMBERS ON HAND PROMPTLY
Senator Penrose introduced a Reso-
luton Calling for All information
Regarding Dismissal of the Negro
Troops at Ft. Reno, Okla.

Regarding Dismissal of the Negro
Troops at Ft. Reno, Okla.
The two houses of congress were
called to order at IL o'clock Mon
day
Senator Foraker, it is understood,
has decided to offer in the senate
early this week a resolution to inquiry
into the dismissal from the army of
battalion of the Twenty fifth Unit
ed States Infantry (negrOes) as a re-
suit of the shooting up of Browns
vile, Tex, on the night of August
18th, last.
The senator's resolution will request
the president or the war department
to furnish the senate with all the
facts in the case including especially
the evidence on which the order of
dismissal was based. The purpose
OF asking for the data is to permit
clear judgment whether an injustice
has been done any of the members of
the disgraced organization.
The question has been raised
whether the dismissal without honor
which the negro infantrymen suffer
ed, does not deprive them illegally of
military rights, such as pensions, ad
mission to soldiers homes, etc.
The question of spelling undouted-
iy will receive attention at the hands
of congress this week The sub
committee Of the house committee on
appropriations, which prepared the
legislative, executive and judicial
appropriations bill, report that meas
ure TO the full committee Monday
with the old form of spelling retain
ed, and it will be for the committee
to decide whether the old form shall
be used. There is a possibility that
the congressional record will contain
both styles Of spelling.
Senator PenTOse introduced a reso-
luton calling on the president for all
information regarding the dismissal
of a battalion of negro trops at Reno.
Okla. on account Of the affray at
Brownsville, Tex.
The fact that both houses of con-
gress were 10 meet for the short SEES
sion had the effect early in the day of
giving the capitol an appearance of
activity such as If has not present
ed since adjournment last June. The
IOT ~
much of interesJ to those used to at
tending the sessions of congress, but
no other day Of a session seems to
possess greater charm for the average
citizen. Both members and visitors
found the great building in excellent
shape to receive them. Vast as is
the structure, it mas been thoroughly
renovated both inside and out, dur
ing the recess and it looked as clean
and inviting as many a newer build
ing. All of the committee rooms
have been rejuvenated and the two
chambers completely cleaned up. Sen
ators and members of the house be-
gan to arrive early in the day and
ther eWere many cordial greetings
in the corridors and on the floors.
The experiences of the late cam
paign were fruitful source of re
mark, and although many of the
meetings were between Republicans
and Democrats there was wo evidence
Of any but the best feeling. The
newcomers, generally expressed the
opinion that the short session would
witness little legislation beyond the
passage of the appropriation bills But
if any one thinks we will not find
something to talk about he has anoth-
er guess, said one of them, and there
was a general acQuiescence.
At 1874 the senate adjourned until
Tuesday.
The house adjourned at 1858 p. m.
The president sent the following
nominations to the senate:
Secretary Of the treasury, George
B. Cortelyou; attorney general, Chas.
J. Bonaparte; postmaster general,
George L. Won Meyer; secretary of
the navy, Victor H. Metcaf; secre-
tary of the interior, James R. Gar
field; secretary of commerce and la
bOr, Oscar l.. Strauss; associate JUS
tice- of the supreme court, William H
Moody.