Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-15
WORK OF
CONGRESS
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The Senate devoted its two and half
hours session Thursday to the further
| discussion of President Roosevelt's order
dismisSing the negro troops of the TWEEN
ty-ffth infantry for shooting up"
Brownsville. Texas. Senator Culberson
of that State defended the order. closing
with an imprisoned statement of the po-
sition of the South on the negro ques-
ton. Senator Foraker replied briefly,
urging speedy action on his resolution
for an investigation. Senator Lodge pro-
posed an amendment admitting the Pres-
dents authority as commander in chief of
the army to take the action he did. On
motion of Senator Hale the resolution
was given the right of way the following
Monday. Adjournment to Monday was
taken Immediately after the approval of
the journal in the House the credentials
of W. f. Englebright of the First Cali
fornia district to fill vacancy caused by
the resignation of James Norris Gillett.
and Charles G. Washburn of the Third
Massachusetts District. vice lockwood
Hoar, deceased, were read, and these two
gentlemen proceeded to the bar. where
the Speaker administered the oath. No
quorum being present and no committees
being ready to report, adjournment was
then taken until Friday, after a fifteen
minutes session.
The Senate was not in session Friday.
The omnibus" claims bill, so-called, car
rying appropriations for claims under the
Bowman and Tucker acts, and miscelane
GUS claims on which favorable reports
have been made by the war claims COM
mittee, was before the House, and for
nearly five hours the merits of the meas
ure were exploited. Speaker Cannon an
nounced the appointment Of Engelbright
of California to place on the commit, e
on mines and mining, vice Williamson
of Oregon, removed. The Speaker based
action on the ground that Williamson had
failed to attend a single session of the
Fifty-ninth Congress. lie has been con-
victed of participation in land frauds in
Oregon.
The Brownsville affair occupied most
of the time in the Senate Monday. the
principal discussion being on a resolution
offered by Senator Lodge providing for an
investigation and by silence conceding the
authority of the President to take the
action he did in dismissing colored sol
diers Senator Gearin made an address
on the japanese question. advocating
resolution directing negotiations for a re-
vision of the treaty with Japan. The
House passed bill providing for a judi
cial review of orders excluding persons
from the use of United States mail facili-
ties. A day in February was set apart
for eulogies O. the life and public service
of lockwood Hoar. late member for the
Third Massachusetts District
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The Senate occupied itself Tuesday in
discussing to more limited extent the
unusual Brownsville ARRAY. Senator
Daniel of Virginia made speech in sup
port of the Presidents action Senator
Foraker said that other speeches were
to be made and indicated that he would
defer closing the argument he began until
a later date. Senator Overman of North
Carolina spoke in opposition to the pro-
posed federal child labor laws. his opposi-
ton being based on the broad ground of
State rights. The bill limiting the hours
of service of railway employees. which is
the unfinished business" was discussed
for an hour. The House began considera-
tion of the military appropriation bill.
Chairman Hull began general debate by
comprehensive statement of the contents
OF the army budget, which carries So
100000 more than last year. Other
speeches were by Mr.. Slayden of Texas
on his bill to discontinue the enlistment
of nporoes in tha army. hv Mr. Znnor of
Indiana, against the ship subsidy bill,
and by Mr.. Gaines of Tennessee. who
spoke in commemoration of the ninety
second anniversary of the battle of New
Orleans.