The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-17

Salary increase proposal in legiS.
lative appropriation bill.
q Negro soldier dismissals.
indian appropriation eiil.
1oase. ~,
G 2n,p G ~ III rsl,
j District If Colnn,h;a hill
Diplomatic and consular service
appropriations bill.
,ton n - Tan 1s -Tapine
? h,soe a,. -. go 80 laais,as
So axoa,,+i,,a 80 ,,aa;in a. a,,n,orTis
80 b:II 49, 49, y 80 ~ ea1 ohdn aohh the
sana+o $500 e. ras+ ~ ,,astar.Sav tr
a. - ,s9S;lio aferar :
(, pnDti I1aaaa. : .
ries iaiea ~ ,aanm aaaitinnaI .sJ.
a an,ifs ana = 80. - of h,,lla+s an6
aa, n aae+,id &c sbaIJs . ,aca;,rad
49, ,,J oraa,s1 n,intea
nv naaobrnaliinr on tho s,,biec>
oon+in,a5 ,,ntil 90 o,nloolr Sensto,
Mallnrv iodorsirg the action Of the
nras; aant nnanad tho disc,ssion He
baI5 hat tha nresidant rnipht have
sona Too far IN ~nrevantina ira ,e-en-
ii.tn,ont of 49, saI5;ars ;nyoly,ad mi
ntbnrnr;sa 10 annnnI.ad +aa nrasi5 anf,e
order Of roo
VJi,en Sanatnr Clav took the 400,
the dehate was given a lively turn
~ Sana1or ni,1r,an,s ;p+arr,ntions
Sen.tor C1av said the neonle of Geor-
DO bea rtiiv indorsed the
Snt;nn
Sena+or Racon followed with what
he said u,as ana "a as tha nracadeTt
for fha RR~rovnsville ordar in the dis
- &c. - y an,,,nan, of co,,th cave
lina uardsmen NV senate, TiIln,an
when he was povernor This involved
SENATOR y,iIIn,an AGAIN il, tha debate
Sepoto, Snoonar was in tha midst of
a constitutional discussion of the al-
thoritv of the president in the case
when adiournmen+ was taken.
senator Snooner old that when the
EXERCISES his nowers as com
1nandar in chef of the army the senate
has no Jurisdiction to review his ac-
tions He also contended that congress
had no power to leeislate specifically to
restore the soldiers discharged in the
present case. declaring that review can
only he had by i~mpeachment proceed
ines which must originate in the house
OF representatives. Several members
have indicated that they intend to dis
cuss the question and the Brownsville
debate is therefore likely to absorb the
attention of the senate for several DAYS
At the conclusion of the readings of
the presidents message Senator For
akerl saving he was not going TO make
served that he testimony amounted to
a great deal for the president tells us
it is conclusive. But it does not renoy
the objection 7 have had from the be-
ginning of this proceeding.
what 1 have been trying to contend
for is to secure a hearing for the men
charged with this serious crime.
This testimony has been taken as
the other was, behind closed doors
without anybody representing the men.
That is the reason / shall not desist,
notwithstanding what the president has
said as to the character of it. from
pressing for an investigation of the
subject where especially the men who
are charged with the crimes of mur-
der. perjury and conspiracy can be
heard. to the end that if they can es-
tablish any facts in their favor they
may have an opportunity to do so"
Senator Foraker added that he wo1,ld
reserve his discussion of the new evil
dence submitted by the president until
after the i,,yastigotio,, .tif We sbaI o..
der ONE to be made in accordance with
the spirit of American INSTITUTION
where every mar. no matter how
humble. shall have an onnortunitv 1o
be heard"
After that nvastioat;on Sana+o,, For
aker said he shonld have sometbing tc
saw bout the present testimony
49,
Washington ID @ Ian
dent roosevelt TO-DAY sent the sena+n ,
special messaee reaarding the RroWns,
vile incident which gi1as the aaGi-
tional evidence colIacted nv hssistant
Attorney Purdv and Maior
who were sent TO Texas Nv the nTasj,
dent 10 investigate tba rat. :
The nrasidenf cIhr,;ts v,,io,,s
hibits inclrdinr mans Of Rrnun s,,i1ie
and Fort Rrown and Randaiear tbirtv-
three empty shells, seven hal, cart
ridges ~ ne s'sn Jan eSIa.
acketed hnl1ets and 1913 scra gs an. ,nlee as 5yeg.
of other BULLETS nicked ont Of ho,lees
into which they had been fired,
The president declares the evidence
is positive that the o~utrages of Anellst
10 were Committed bv the colored
troops that have been dismissed that
some or all of the hers of three
of the Twenty-ffth infantry
had knowledge of the deed and shialdeS
the guilty. ones.
The negro troons are referred to nv
the president as ",nidnight assassins"
and he declares very few If anv Of
the soldiers dismissed .witho119 honor,
could have been ignorant of what &C.
Cured and saws that part of tho order