The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-25
FORAKER RESOLUTION PASSED.
Passes Over Legality of Justice of the
Discharge Order of President
Roosevelt.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The senate
today passed the compromise Foraker
resolution authorizing the committee
on military affairs to investigate the
facts of the affray at Brownsville.
Tex, on the nights of August 13 and
ii, last "without questioning the le-
gality or justice Of any act of the
president in rclation' to or connected
with that affray.
This action came after the subject
of the presidents discharge Of the
negro troops had been under consider
alton almost daily since the first
day of the present session Of congress-,
and every phase of the question had
been discussed on all sides. Before
the adoption of the resolution sew
cral substitute measures were voted
down. One by Senator Mallory, de-
clarn% that the president had auth
ority for his course and acted Justly,
was tabled by IL vote of 43 to %. An
other, by Senator McCumber, simply
providing for an investigation, with
out reference to the president in any
manner. was tabled by viva voce
vote. a third, by Senator Culbcr-
son, simply indorsing the president s
action and providing for no investi-
CATION, was tabled by roll call vote
of 46 to 10. There was no record
vote on the resolution adopted.
When the Brownsville resolution
was laid before the senate Mr.. NAL
lory of Florida discussed the legal
questions involved in the president IS
DISCHARGE OF. the negro troops.
Mr.. Mallory's Substitute.
Mr.. Mallory offered substitute
for the compromise Brownsville re-
solution, presented yesterday by Mr..
Foraker. The resolution of Mr.. NAL
lory provides for an investigation af-
ter resolving as follows:
"That in the judgment of the sem
ate the recent action Of the pre$ient
in discharging without honor enlisted
men Of Companies b, and D Of the
Twenty-fifth infantry, was within the
scope of his authority and power and
the proper exercise thereof,'
Mr.. Mallory said he could not sup
port the Foraker resolution because
It's language as to the president IS
power was cquivocal.
Senator Teller opposed the idea adj
vanced in ii recent speech by Senator
ted' power from the king. This was
a new doctrine and the Colorado
senator said he could see how it might
become popular in some localities.
Senate Bacon Of Georgia support
ed the Mallory substitute. Hc char
actcrlzcd The agreement among the
Republicans on the Foraker rcs0lu-
tion as an illustration Of their tex
tremc dcXtcrity in forming measures
for which they can all vote, although
some Of them are directly opposed
in sentiment, and in the matter to
which that resolution rclates.' The
Foraker resolution he declared to be
cquivocal and ambiguous.
When Mr.. Bacon remarked that if
the president was content with
compromise in such language on
which those who opposed and sup
ported him could unite, Mr.. Aldrich
asked, "Did I understand the sena-
tor to say that the question whether
the president is content with the res
oltuion is the main qcstionq'
Had But One Purpose.
Mr.. Bacon replied that he thought
and had said that what the president
might think was far from the impor-
tant feature, "and,' he added, "I
think the senator from Rhode Island
lWd but one purpose in his question
and that was for me to emphasize
what | had said to the contrary'
Replying to Mr.. Bacon's argument,
Mr.. Foraker reviewed the history Of
the Brownsville controversy in the
senate to show that the question Of
the rpcsident' s power had been rails
cd by the senate on December II,
last. Mr.. Foraker maintained that
from the beginning all he had contend
ed for was the facts s4 3.s h
a A MI. Vi Bacon, said An reply that while