The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-23

At O'Clock yesterday evening the SEN
ate adopted. without division. the COM
promise resolution providing for an in-
vesug1tion of tire facts relatins 90 tHe
riot at Brownsville Tex. last August,
as a result Of which the President dis
charged most Of the members Of the bat
I talon Of the TwenJy-ffth Iaflutry sta
toned there at the time. Thus was ended
the first part of a legislative struggle
which commenced when the present ses-
/ sion of Congress opened, December 3,
| has continued practically every lecisla-
tive day since then. has brought about
Il remarkable jumble of the two parties
in the Senate. and at one tiiue threat
ened to bring about an open breach be-
tween President Roosevelt and those Re
publicans in the upper House who are
opposed to his policies
The resolution viii be credited to SEN
ator Foraker although all the prom
inent members Of the Senate majority
had hand I'm framing it. II directs
that without questioning the legality
or justice Of any act OF the President in
relation thereto. the Military Affairs
Committee shall take testimony for the
reference 10 or connected with the
Brownsville ahray. The committee is
authorized to sit during recesses of the
Senate at Brownsville or elsewhere. alld
to send for persons and papers and ad-
minister odths.
To BE Considered Tomorrow.
The committee will consider the 5eso-
luton tentatively at It's meeting to-mor-
row. and viii then decide whether id or
the regular military appropriation Eu
shall be taken UP first Il is believed
that the Investigation viii not be com
menced for at least two or three weeks.
and that il viii not have been concluded
when the session closes ON March g. so
that 1t VIII be necessary for the commit
tee. or "a subcommittee for it, TO sit dur
ing the vacation. The Senators most
interested do not venture any predic-
tiOns as to when a report viii be
agreed on.
There was no contest on the compr0-
mise resolution Itself, the test voting
|, being on substitutes offered before final
! action was had. The first of these came
from AIr Mallory, of Florida. and rscited
that in dischargiug the negro troops the
mis- authority and power. and that his
act was "a proper exercise thereof 8Ir-
! Foraker's motion 10 table prevailed by
vote Of % To - Messrs- THlman and
Teller OF the Democrats. voted with the
/ Republicans and three Republicans
Messrs. la Toilette McCumber. and
Warner-voted with the Democrats
Mr.. McCumber attempted to start a re-
volt by offering and speaking on another
substitute. the effect OF which was 10
confne the purpose Of the proposed in
vestigation To the ascertainment OF which
of the soldiers We're guilty, regardless Of
the Presidents action. On motion OF Mr..
. Foraker. this, too, was laid on the table
without division, after Ar Blackburn had
again announced that he was in entire
accord with the Foraker resolution.
CuIberson Substitute Tabled.
The last efort,to score against tie ma
5ority was m9de by 1Ir. CuIbarson. who
offered "a substitute resolution declaring
that in the judgment Of the Senate. the
President was authorized by law and JUS
titled by the facts in dischargins the
troops Nh Foraker moved to table. ard
his motion prevailed by vote Of IS to
10. All the Republicans voted to table.
and MessTs- Tiuman, Blackburn. and
Daniel voted with them. Thus there was
presented, even more strikingly than in
the case of the Mallory substitute. tie
spectacle of the legality and justice of
an action Of bIr. Roosevelt being upheld
by Democrats and attacked. negatively,
by Republicans The Republican position.
I
agreed on by them released them from
any obligation to support such proposals
as those made 10y the Democrats.
Before proposing his resolution, Mr..
CuI5erson submitted a telegram from
Capt. William Kelly. chairman of the citi-
zens' committee of Brownsville. saying
that the Investigation in Brownsville
would elicit no new evidence. and add
, ing that Nj. Purdy, the assistant to the
Attorney General. who went to Browns
3 vile 10 gather new evidence, had "ex-
, hausted every clcw." Capt. Kelly. Alr.
Culberson informed the Senate, is a Re
publican and q former officer of the Union
army I'm the civil war.
AS soon as the Vice President had an
| n0unced that the Foraker modified resolu-
ton was adopted. the Ohio Senator. with
a glcam Of triumph in his eve, promptly
moved a reference Of his resolution 90
the Committee to Audit and Control the
Contingent Expenses. and. that being cdI
ried without question. Mr.. Rean. OF New
Jersey. whe holds the contingent purse
strings of the Senate. as promptly re-
ported back the resolution with recon-
mendatiOn that the money to conduct the
: inquiry be appropriated, and on his
motion it was declared adopted Thus The
money 10 pay the cost OF the investiga-
r ton was furnished and she way cleared
for the Senate Committee ON Military Az
fairs to proceed with its inquiry without
delay
Debate Lacked EarBestness.
The debate which preceded the adoption
of the resolution lacked the earnestness
: Of former discussions on the same subject.
Mr Teller led and was followed by Mr..
Bacon, who declared that the Foraker
, resolution was ambiguous.
! IF the President is satisfied with it.
however, I'll not intervene" said the
Georgia Senator.
r Does the Senator contend. inquired
: Mr.. Aldrich, that the question involved
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