The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-24
TO PROBE NEGRO CASE
Senate Votes to lnvestigateWit
OUT Questioning the Presi-
dents Action.
SENATOR TILLMAN'S DEFENSE


Never Advocated Unlawful Execu-
| tions and Has Justified Them Fol
| Only One crime-House Of Repre-
sentativss Votes to Raise Salaries.
| Washington. Jan. %. The senate has
passed the compromise Foraker resolu
ton authorizing. the committee on mill
tary affairs to investigate the facts OF
the ARRAY at Brownsville. Tex, the
nights Of Aug. 13 and IA last without
questioning the Legality or justice OF
any act of the president in relation" to
or connected with that ARRAY.
This action came after the subject OF
the presidents discharge of the negro
troops had been under consideration al
most daily since the first day Of the
present session of congress and every
phase of the question had been dis
cussed on all sides.
Before the senate voted on the For
aker resolution it had been submitted
to and approved by the president at a
conference with senators.
When the Harmony" testimonials
were all in Senator Tillman took the
door and delivered speech In reply to
the recent criticism Of himself by SEN
ator Spooner This speech began with
satirical picture of the senate as a
minstrel show, which Mr.. Tillman later
said was his first and last attempt to
be funny an attempt which at its
conclusion brought singing denun-
citation from Senator Carmack in re-
sentiment of illusions to him. Mr.
Gilman later apologized to the SEN
ators.
Defends Attitude on Lynching.
In the serious portion of his address
Mr. Tillman defended his advocacy of
lynching, saying in part
Have ever advocated lynch law
at any time or at any place? l an
swer on my honor, Never. | have
justified 1t for one crime and one only,
and Ishave consistently and persistent
II maintained that attitude for the last
fourteen years. As governor of South
Carolina proclaimed that although i
had taken the oath of Office to support
Ne law aud enforce 1t. would lead a
mob to lynch any man, black or white.
who had rayished any woman, black or
white. This lie my attitude calmly and
deliberately taken and justified By my
conscience Ia the sight Of Gods'
Senator Spooneras cpuciuasds forty
hxei minute reply With the assertion
chat the race question could only be
settled upon the basis Of the enforce
ment Of the black mans right accord
Ing TO the constitution.
Senator Kittredge IS. d. made a bit
ter attack on the lumber trust" de-
claring 1t to be ..the king Of trusts" in
restraint Of trade. He introduced a
resolution iDstructing the secretary Of
commerce and labor to investigate it,
and 1t was passed.
In addition to listening to several
speeches, the house passed the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill,
which carries over $3,000,000, and the
military academy appropriation bill,
carrying $1,915, 483.
A bill was passed authorizing the
secretary of commerce and labor to in
vestigate and report upon the INDUS
trial. social, moral, educational and
physical condition of women and child
workers in the United States The
measure has already passed the senate.
House Votes to Raise Salaries.
BY rising vote Of 1873 to 90 the
house voted that the salaries of sena-
tors, representatives and the delegates
from Porto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska
be increased to $500 per year after
March 4, 1907
The salaries of the vice president,
speaker and members of the cabinet
were fixed at $4,000.
The only other action to be taken
with reference to this amendment to
the legislative appropriation bill is for
the senate to confirm. It will not
again come up in the house unless the
senate should amend the amendment.