Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
LEADERS FIND A
WAY TO HARMONY
Republican Senators Agree on
a Brownsville Resolution.
PREPARED BY FORAKER
Result of Conferences at the White
House.
THE PRESIDENT IS SATISFIED
Legality or Justice Of the Action of
the Chief Executive Not Question:
ed by the Substitute.
Result Of Conferences at the White
House.
THE PRESIDENT IS SATISFIED

An agreement was reached today
by republican senator's on a substi-
tute resolution on the Brownsville
question which was afterward intro
duced by Senator Foraker, and it is
asserted it will receive the unanimous
vote of the majority party. The
resolution carries a declaration that
the committee shall not raise the
question as to the Presidents right
to discharge the negro soldiers al
legged to have been involved in the
outrage. Senator Foraker did not
give his consent to the compromise
until today, but he finally agreed to
Withdraw his objection. He was first
given assurances that the resolution
would be supported by Senator
Lodge and the unanimous strength
of the republicans in the Senate.
House this morning resulted in an agree
ment by which the republicans Of the Sem
ate will support resolution in connection
with the Brownsville affair that will not
question "either the justice or legality" OF
the action of the President in dismissing
the soldiers of the 18th Infantry.
According to the senators who took part
in the conferences the agreement is salts
factory to the President and to the repub-
lcan majority of the Senate, and the pro-
gram will be adhered to in spite of EFFORTS
the democrats may make to again place
the republicans in hole.
Replying to the suggestion that the demo-
Gratis may again try to embarrass the re-
pubicans by going the proposed agreement
lone better" and practically fndorsing all
that has been done by the President, it was
stated that this would be met by tabltng
any such proposition, the Presidents sup
porters being willing to do this in view
of the chief executives adherence to the
program. b,
The conferences were somewhat scatter
ed, lasting from before 10 o'clock this
morning until after II o'clock, when the
| senators fastened to the Capitol Senator
Knox was the first of the Senate contin-
gent to talk with the President. Afterward
came Senators Ciapp, Warner, Warren.
Hansbrough. Du Point. Alger, Spooner.
senators. however did not discuss the
Brownsville case with the President, TAX
ing up other business with him.
One senator was asked whether the word
Justice" would not relate to the facts,
and whether such an amendment to the
Foraker resolution would not have the ef-
feet Of virtually indorsing the President.
He said that he did not understand that
the word "justice" could be construed as
referring to the facts. AS he understood II,
the President himself did not so construe
the word. which may be changed later on,
II deemed desirable.
Compromise Resolution Read.
When the Senate assembled every ono
was on tiptoe of expectation of further in
teresting developments the Browns
vile resolution. The galleries were packed
with visitors, and there was a large at
tendance of senators on the floor Word
was passed around in the forenoon that
an agreement had been reached among
the republican senators on a substitute for
all pending Brownsville resolutions WHICH
would be satisfactory to President Roose-
welt and agreeable to republican senators.
Immediately after the morning business
Senator Foraker arose in his seat and sent
to the clerks desk a typewriter sheet
containing the compromise resolution which
had been agreed upon as a result of the
numerous conferences of yesterday and
today
He proposed to modify his pending reso-
luton by prefacing 1t with the statement
that without questioning the legality or
II
relation thereto" the investigation should
proceed. The resolution follows:
Resolved, That without questioning the
legality or justice of any act of the Presi-
dent in relation thereto, the committee on
military affairs is hereby authorized and
directed, by subcommittee or otherwise, to
take and have printed testimony for the
purpose Of ascertaining all the facts with
reference to or connected with the ARRAY
at Brownsville. Texas. On the night Of
August 1914. 1906. Said committee is au-
for IN
administer oaths to sit during sessions or
recess Of the Senate. and. II deemed ad-
visable, at Brownsville or elsewhere, the
expenses of the investigation TO De PAID
from the contingent funds of the Senate
AS the resolution was read Senator Black
burn, the der2ocratic caucus leader. came
I'D to the clerks desk ana eagerly seized
the paper to read II over.
Senator Foraker's Purpose.
E, Amid deep silence throughout the cham
her. and while every one leaned forward to
hear. Senator Foraker started in to explain
his modified resolution. He declared that
he repeatedly said that he had no purpose
tn refer to the committee any question as
m the power of the executive In the
brownsville act. His sole aim, he said, had
been to get at the facts connected with , the
he had modified his resolution so as to re-
lieye Il from any character or touching
upon the constitutionality OF the Presidents
course but that modincauon. mad not
seemed to answer
He therefore offered the modified reso-
lution which would cover the objections OF
other senator's The resolution In its pro-
posed new form wou d develop all the faoes
In the Brownsville af3.r.
Mr. Lodge Withdraws Amendment.
Senator Lodge. In speaking Of the modified
Foraker resolution. said that he was
farthest from seeking to increase executive
power.
'If there is anything. to my MIND said
Mr.. Lodge. more essential than another
for n conservative maintenance Of the con-