Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-05
CONGRESS CONVENES
AT NATIONAL CAPITAL
Passage Of Appropriation Bills
Chief Business.
-aHMsERs ON HAND PROMPTLY

TSrHatvF FgUFVeY HTOubSSe pSeV-
luton Calling for All information
Regarding Dismissal Of the Negro
Troops At Fl. Reno, Okla.
The two houses OF congress we're
called to order at 70 o'capck Mon
day,
Senator Foraker, II Is understood,
has decided 10 offer In the senate
early this week a resolution to inquiry
into the dismissal from the army Of
q battalion Of the Twenty-ftth Unit
"a States Infantry tnegroes) as re-
suit OF the shooting mp" of Browns
VILE. Tex. on the night OF August
18th, last.
The senator's resolution will request
the president or the war department
10 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 diagraeed organization.
The question has been raised
whether the dismissal without honor"
which the negro lnfantrymen suffer-
cd, does not deprive them Illegally OF
military rights. such 40 pensions, adj
mission 10 soldiers homes. etc.
The question OF spelling undouted-
~ Will receive attention 81 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
are 10 the fall committee Monday.
with the old form OF spelling retain
ed aDi II will be for the committee
20 decide whether the old form shall
be used. There 10 possibility that
che congressional record will contain
both styles OF spelling.
senator PcnrOso introduced q reso-
luton calling ON the president for all
Information regarding the dismissal
OF battalion OF negro trops AZ Reno.
oklE. on account OF tho ARRAY az
Brownsville, Tex.
The fact that both houses OF cone
Rress were 10 meet Tor che short ses-
sion had the efiec, early In the day Of
giving the capitol an appearance Of
activity such 40 Il has not present
ed since adjournment last June. The
nrst day OF a session never develops
much Of interest 10 those used 10 at
tending the sessions 90 congress, but
no other DAY OF a session seems to
possesa greater charm for the average
eitiren Both members aud visitors
found the great building In excellent
shape 81 receive them. Vast az ia
the structure. Il has beeh thoroughly
Seaoysted. both inside aud cat. dur.
ihf the recess and 4 loakel AZ clean
and Inviting az many a newer build.
inE An % the committee rooms
have been rciavenaled and the t1o
chambers completely cleaned up, sen.
at0Tp and members of the house be-
san 10 arrive early Ia the DAY and
thef oSere many cordial greetings
sin the corridors and on tAe aocFp.
The experleaces az the lase eAm-
paiGn we're . fruitful source ~ ~
marx. and although many % the
meelinEs were between Republicans
and Democrats there vas No evldsnce
81 any Bet me best feeling. The
newcomers, generally eapresscd the
oplnion that ne shogt sealoa would
Withsss nlile leE,s'Aitpn heyoud the
passage ~ re appropriation hllis uat
q any one toiuks We viil cot hnd
pomcthiag 81 talk shosi he has anoth-
er guess. ssi8 ore % then, and there
Vas . ggasgsl acqaienceRee,
Al is;tt the senate atiourpst unin
IpesGay
The house atioarned at lgst3 3. en-.
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nOu,naiions to the snais
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