The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-10
EVENTS OF THE
PRESENT WEEK
BROWNSVILLE EPISODE TO oc.
cUPY THE SENATE.
MONEY BILLS IN HOUSE
Important Baseball Meetings Seized.
uled-contlnuation of the Har-
rlman nqulry-Architeots to
Celebrate Anniversary.

Brownsville, Texas, which resulted in
the discharge from the service OF
three companies of negro troops by
the president, will continue this week
TO be the topic of paramount interest
in the senate
The question will come up Monday
and the present indications are that
It will continue to hold front place
on the calendar for three or four days.
The Introduction of Senator Lodges
amendment TO Senator Foraker's reso-
luton will have the effect Of injecting
a great deal of new matter into the
discussion and of shifting the de-
bate from the mere question Of facts
in connection with the Brownsville
affair to the subject of the general
right of the president to dismiss SOL
diers from the army.
AS originally presented, Mr.. For
aker's resolution called for an inquiry
into the shooting up" of Browns
vile, but if Mr.. Lodges amendment
should be accepted it would amount
to a declaration of the presidents
right of dismissal regardless Of facts,
and on this account it will be OPP
posed by some senators who would
have stood with the president in op-
position to the resolution as origin
ally expressed. On the other hand
some are willing to vote for the
amendment who oppose the inquiry.
II is quite well understood that Sena-
tor Foraker will antagonize the
amendment as inopportune, though 1t
IS not believed that he would allow its
acceptance to stand in the way of
his advocacy of the adoption of his
resolution.
Democrats Support President.
Many of the Democratic senators
will favor the Lodge amendment.
They support the presidents position
and are willing to follow his leader
ship in the entire matter. Senator
Foraker will probably be supported
by few Democrats and a large per-
eentage of Republicans.
There is comparatively little opposi-
ton to the proposed inquiry and the
probabilities are that the resolution
will be promptly disposed of as soon
as the Lodge amendment Is voted
upon, whether it be retained or omit
ted. Senator Tillman is one of the
few southern Democrats who criticise
tho presidents action, and it is under
stood that he will give strenuous sup
port to Mr. Foraker's efforts to secure
an investigation. The debate will be
largely along legal lines, but there
can be little doubt that there will be
sufficient departure from this course
20 render it of exceptional interest.
Senator Hale has practically Sc
cured unanimous consent to giving
the Brownsville question right of way
during the morning hour of each day
until It Is disposed of, but it is not
believed that there will be any ef-
fort on his part to displace a speech
by Senator Gearin on the Japanese
question, Of which that senator gave
notice some days ago. Mr.. Gearin
will probably be heard Monday morn
ing.
Other events set down for the week
in the senate are a speech on Tuesday
by Mr.. Overman on the question of
states rights, growing out of the
Japanese agitation; q speech on
Wednesday By Mr.. McCumber in sup
port Of his service pension bill, and
a vote on Thursday on Senator La
Follett's bill regulating the hours Of
service on railroads. 1t is expected
that the legislative appropriation bill
will be reported to the senate during
the week and when once reported 1t
win be pressed to early consideration.
Program in the House.
The house will begin the duties of
the week by devoting Monday to the
consideration of bills taken up under
a suspension of the rules, and will
probably enter upon the consideration
of appropriation bills on Tuesday.
The army appropriation bill will be
reported to the house Monday and
this will be the first of the supply
be followed by the Notifications bill,
and that bill will be succeeded in
turn by the bill making appropria-
tons for the District of Columbia.
There is a prospect Of a clash be-
tween the committee on appropria-
tons, which reports the Notifications
bill, and the committee on military
affairs. which has in charge the bill
making appropriations for the sup
port of the army. There is differ
ence of opinion between the two COM
mittees as to the amount necessary
for manning the Notifications, and
the prospect is good for the airing Of
these yariances. #
Committees viii be active at both
ends of the capitol during the week
in preparing the legislation for the re-
mainder of the session. Among the
measures which will receive commit
Zee attention in the house is the ship
subsidy bill. There is renewed effort
10 secure a compromise on this meas
IRE and again some prospect in that
direction. The supporters Of the gem
eral policy of substituting American
vessels have indicated a willingness
10 accept a provision for mail and
cargo to South American countries