The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-15
PROOF OF GUILT
oF B TROOPS
H}fl@ AaE
SENATE HEARS EVIDENCE SHOW.
ING BROWNSVILLE RAID
WAS BY NEGROES.
PRESIDENT FLAYS THEM
In Special Message in Which He
Again insists That He Had Az.
thority to Dismiss the mid
night Assassins-"

Washington, d. c., Jan. t4.-Tak-
ing but brief time to pass the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appro-
priatlon bill, carrying nearly $31,000,-
600, the senate devoted the remand
er of the day TO the Brownville af-
fray
President Rooseyelt's me. sage. ae-
companied by many additional affiday.
! its and a cigar box full of bullets and
| empty cartridge shells was received,
read and ordered printed. Speech
making en- the subject then began
and lasted until $780,
Senator Mallory indorsing the ac-
tion of the president, opened the dis
cussion He held the president might
have gone too far IN preventing the
re-eDlistment of soldiers involved but
otherwise, he approved the presidents
order of discharge.
TiIlman Also Enters Debate.
When Senator Clay. who followed
Itook the floor, the debate was given a
lively turn by TilIman's Interruptions
Clay said the people of Georgia heart
lily endorsed the presidents action.
Bacon followed with what he said
was reported as precedent for the
Brown vile order In the discharge of
a company of Sosth Carolina aNtionat
guardsmen by Tillman when he was
giyernor This involved Tillman again
the ircompetency of the negro to
in the debate.
Spooner on Legal Phases.
Spooner was in the midst of . con
stitut onai discussion of the authority
Of the president in the case when all
journment was taken. Spooner holds
that when the president exercises his
powers as commander In chief Of the
army, the senate has no jurisdiction
to review his actions. He also CONF
tended that congress- has no power to
leglslatc specifically to resore the sol
dierg discharged In the present case.
declaring that review can only be had
by impeachment proceedings which |
must originate in the house of repre-. |
sentatives.
Several senators have dictated they |
intend to discuss the question and |
debate is Therefore likely |
to absorb the attention of the senate !
for several days.
During his speech on the Browns
Vile affair Senator Mallory called at.
tention 10 what he regarded as the
hest Illustration that could be given of
he incompetency of the negro to
5rapplc with great questions. His H.
was criticism OF the presi-
lent by the negro mass meeting at
Boston.
The president of the United States
If all presidents who have sat Ia that
hair since the close Of the Civil war
ne said, has manifested more plain
Y and dec dedly disposition to lift
Up and encourage the colorcd race by
'levating them on all occasions when
le could to positions of honor and
rusa under the government"
A negro, he said, held the most m
relative federal office In Florida as
Of internal revenue; The col.
negro and the collector of internal
evenue fthe state of Georgia was
.egro and every one knew the fight
which the senate had made against Or
rum, the negro. made collector OF /,
'ort Charlestc-. S. G.
Negroes Are unsppreeistiVe.
But" added MALLORY the patriots
T Boston who probably are the best !,
representatives. of the colo-ed race IN
his country: most enlightened and
ighly educated allow themselves to
@ carried away by passion of he mo-
lent. unable to look fairly and square !
y at proposition which should D. ,
idged justly and honestly. forget that
hey arc under great obligations TO The !
resident and send forth a denuncia-
ION Of the best friend they have ever
ad in that office. They will allow !
sssion 10 get tho better of their judy ,
lfNt WI dlIUftFt hIl ffitH NilNs N
Tho presidents special message {
blows: II
e. tBe Senate Il
In my message tO the senate treat ,
lg # the dismissal. without hC-Or. OF q
ertsin named members Of the three &
ompanies # the Twenty-ffth infsn-
~. I gave the reports Of the officers / {
pon which the dismissal was based q
.hese reports were made in accord .
nee with the custom in such cases. :
pr it would. Of course be impossible !
b preserve discipline in the army {
ave by pursuing precisely the course
hat ir this case vas pursued Tnas- 7
luch. however. as in the senate q-es- 3
on was raised as 10 the sufficiency ~ {
Concludes on Fourth Psgel