Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-17
congress
THE BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR MAY
BE SETTLED TODAY BY "A "
COMPROMISE ~ 4 .s.s 81
SENATOR cARMAcK SAYS RoosE-
IA WELT WILL HAVE TO BE
RENCMiNATED
OR PLATFORM ON WHICH He
& STANDS RETURNED TO THE
DEMOCRATS
Associated Press to Bismarck Tribune

--S~~S-e~~A SDAoAAAotSA
Washington, Jan. 16-The senate
leaders tonight regard the end of the
Brownsville discussion is at hand and
it is evidently expected that compro-
mise resolution, offered by Senator For
aker just before the close of today's ses-
sion, will be adopted. Foraker had the
floor to make what he hoped would be
the concluding speech on the subject. He
will proceed Immediately after the morn
ing business tomorrow, unless inter-
ferred with by special order Of the day,
which is the delivery of eulogies on the
life of the late Senator Bate of Tennes-
see. Whether he speaks tomorrow or
Friday it is expected that vote will
soon follow although tomorrow it is pos
sible that other brief speeches may be
made.
Foraker offered the following substi-
tute for all the previous resolutions on
the Brownsville affair: Resolved, that
the committee on military affairs is here
by authorized and directed by the sub
committee or otherwise to take and have
printed, testimony for the purpose Of as
pertaining all the facts with reference to-
or connected with the affray at Browns
vile, Texas, on the night Of August IS,
1906. Said committee is authorized to
send for persons and papers, to admins.
ter oaths, to sit during the session of the
senate and if deemed advisable, at
Brownsville or elsewhere, the expenses
OF investigation to be paid out Of the
contingent fund of the senate"
The language of this is satisfactory
to Senator Lodge and other supporters
Of the administration, and it is believed
it will be unanimously accepted. :.si
The feature of the debate today was
the arraignment by Senator Carmack Of
the. republican senators who have criti-
cised the president for his action in the
Brownsville matter. He regarded it as
an attempt to "dethrone" the president
as the leader of his party and declared
that either the president must be rerlom-
mated or the platform on which he
stands returned to the democrats.
Senators Stone, Money and Knox fol-
lowed, each unfolding the authority OF
the president to take the action he did
and favoring an investigation of the
| facts connected with the affair. Senator
Foraker started to make his closing
| speech, but before he concluded the sem
ate adjourned for the day, leaving him
in possession of the floor.
The report of the select committee on
Indian territory was made to the senate
today. 1t criticses Secretary Hitch
cocks withdrawal Of land for forest re-
serves as illegal; recommends the sale
Of the. surface of coal lands, but recon-
mends holding of the mineral rights
| It recommends also the removal of all
| restrictions on the surplus lands of In
| dams, but not from homesteads.
The Notifications appropriation bill
was passed today by the house without
amendment, an unusual thing with ap-
preparation bills.
The appropriation bill for the District
of Columbia was taken up but no time
was set for the close Of general debate
During the consideration Of the District
bill speeches were made BY Representa-
tive Foster Of Vermont, supporting the
president in his message on the japanese
situation in California, and by Repre-.
sentative Sheppard Of Texas, who en-
Unused the democrats BY closely pre-.
pared address on politics and the state
of the nation.