The Washington herald., 1906-12-20
OHIOAN SEEKS FACTS
Foraker Wants Brownsville
Affair Investigated.
WILL BE CONSIDERED TODAY
Action Yesterday Prevented by Sen
ator Clay, Who Desired Time to
able that Nothing Definite VIII BE
Done Until After the Holidays.

Determined efforts will be made by
Senator Foraker. Of Ohio. to secure a
Congressional investigation OF all facts
connected with the recent race riots
at Brownsville, Tex, and the later dis
missal from the army. by order Of the
President, of three companies of negro
troops.
A discussion Of this subject was pre-
cipitated In the Senate yesterday after
noon by Mr.. Foraker's motion that the
special message OF the President and ac-
companying documents dealing with the
question be referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs, with a direction that il
conduct an investigation. if It considered
it necessary to establish the accuracy
Of any of the facts presented to it. Au-
thority was given to send for persons and
papers
Mr.. Lodge and Mr. Warren objected
10 the form Of the motion, they maintain
ing that the committee should be given
discretion to act as II deemed best. Sew
eral other Senators. while announcing
that they had no objection to a full in
quiry. suggested that IT might be well
70 defer action until they had an oppor-
tunity to read the bulky report which
accompanied the message.
Resolution Goes over.
Mr.. Foraker. in an effort to secure i'm
mediate action, modified his motion.
which he put in the form Of a resolution.
but the debate which gave promise OF
unusual life. was cut short by Nj Clay
directing to consideration. Under the
rules. this carried the resolution over
until to-day. Mr.. Foraker gave notice
that he would press IT,
The meeting of the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs has been called for to-Gay,
but it is announced that the controversy
over the negro troops Will not be taken
up until after the holidays. II is believed
that the final outcome viii be the report
ing OF a resolution calling for an investi-
cation. Although the Democratic mem
bers OF the committee side with the Presi-
dent In the action taken. it is understood
that they do not propose To attempt TO
prevent Republican disCord.
Mr.. Lodge. recognized as the spOkes-
man I'm the Senate for the administra-
ton. sounded the final death knell Of re-
form spelling In government printing. II
was when an order was entered for re-
printing the Presidents Panama mes
sage He suggested that in view Of the
House having turned down the innova-
ton. and the President having Withdrawn
his order that the printing Of the add
tional copies be in normal spelling. This
was agreed 70, although by reason Of the
illustrations and the simplihed spelling,
the present plates cannot be used
Nominations Confirmed.
In executive session the Senate con-
frmed the nominations of Henry White. 10
DE Ambassador to France: John ". Riddle
Ambassador 20 Russia; Lloyd c. Griscom,
Ambassador to Italy; Irving p. Dudley,
Ambassador 70 Brazil, and Leslie Combs,
Minister 10 Peru. A great many post
masters and appointees TO others offices
were also confirmed. The nomination Of
Herbert Knox Smith. 20 be Commissioner
OF Corporations. was favoTably considered
but later reconsidered and held over.
when il was pointed out that Mr. Garfield,
now Commissioner Of Corporations, had
not been confirmed as Secretary Of the
Interior.
Senator Foraker under instructions
from the Committee on Foreign Relations.
amending the Red Cross regulations IN
regard to the care Of wounded soldiers,
&c, and the treaty was ratified.