Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-07

ton ID. Purdy, assistant to the United
states attorney general, completed his
Iabors here today in his investigation
into the Brownsville raid and left to-
night for Houston. There he will con-
tinue the examination of witnesses.
BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-The discus
sion of the episode in Brownsville,
Texas, which resulted in the discharge
of three companies of negro troops will
continue this week the topic of para
mount interest in the senate.
The question will come up Monday
and the present indications are that 1t
will continue to hold a front place for
three or four days The introduction of
Senator Lodges amendment to Senator
Foraker's resolution will have the effect
of injecting a great deal of new matter
into the discussion and of shifting the
debate from the mere question of facts
in connection with the Brownsville
affair to the subject of the general right
of the president to dismiss soldiers.
AS originally presented Mr.. Foraker S
resolution called for an inquiry into
the shooting UP of Brownsville, but if
Mr.. Lodges amendment is accepted 1t
will amount to a declaration of the
presidents right of dismissal regardless
of facts and on this account will be OPP
posed by some senators who would
have stood with the president in oppo-
sition to the resolution as originally
expected. On the other hand some are
willing to vote for the amendment who
oppose the inquiry.
To Be Antagonized by Foraker
1t is quite we'll understood that Sena-
tor Foraker will antagonize the amend
ment as inopportune, though 1t is not
believed that he would allow its accept
ance to stand in the way of his advo-
cacy of the adoption of his resolution.
He takes the position that whatever
may be the prerogative of the chief
executive in the matter of the dismissal
of troops the question is not pertinent
at this time and he will seek to have
the two questions of presidential right
and fact sepaI ated.
Senator Lodge will contend that the
presidents authority in the matter Is
of first Importance and in this the Mas
sachusetts senator will be supported by
Senator Spooner and number of other
senators on both sides of the chamber.
Many Democratic senator's will favor
the Lodge amendment. They support
the presidents position and are willing
to follow his leadership in the entire
matter. Senator Foraker will probably
be supported by a few Democrats and
a large percentage of Republicans
There is comparatively little new to
the proposed inquiry and the probabili-
ties are that the resolution will be
promptly disposed of as soon as the
Lodge amendment is voted upon,
whether it is retained or omitted.
Senator Tillman is one of the few
southern Democrats who critclse the
presidents action, and it is understood
he will give strenuous support TO MI.
Forakers effort to secure an investiga-
ton. The debate will be largely along
legal lines, but there can be little doubt
that there will be sufficient departure
from this course to render it of ex-
ceptional interest.
Senator Hale has practically Sc
cured unanimous consent to giving the
Brownsville question right of way dur
inf the morning hours Of each day un-
til it is disposed Of but it is not be-
lieved that there will be any effort on
his part to displace speech by SEN
ator Gearin on the Japanese question.
Mr.. Gearin probably will be heard
Monday morning. If the Oregon sem
ator should postpone his speech the
Brownsville question will have the
first consideration of the day.
Will Speak on States Rights
Other events set down for the week
in the senate are speech on tuesday
by Mr. Overman on the question of
states rights, growing out of the Japa-
Cumber in support of his service pen
sion BILL and a vote on Thursday on
Senator La Follette's measure regulat-
ing the hours of service on railroads.
1t is expected that the legislative ap-
preparation bill will be reported to the
senate during the week.
The house will begin it's duties of the
week by devoting Monday to the con-
sideration of bills taken UP under a
suspension of the rules and will prob
ably enter upon consideration of
private bills Tuesday.
The army bill will be reported to the
house Monday and this will be the first
of the supply measures to receive at
tention. 1t will be followed by the
fortifications bill and that bill will be
succeeded in turn by the bill making
appropriations for the District of Co
lumbia.
There is a prospect of a clash be-
tween the committee on appropriations
which reports the fortifications bill and
the committee on military affairs which
has in charge the bill making appro-
priations for the support of the army.
There is a difference of opinion be-
tween the two committees as to the
amount necessary for maintaining the
fortifcations and the prospect is good
for an airing of these differences.
Compromise Subsidy Bill
Committees will be busy at both ends
of the capitol during the week in pre-
pairing legislation for the remainder of
the session. Among the measures
which will receive committee attention
in the house is the ship subsidy bill
There is renewed effort to secure a
compromise on this measure and some
prospect in that direction. The sup
porters of the general policy of subsl-
dizing American vessels have indi-
Gated an unwillingness to accept a
provision for a mail and cargo subsidy
to South American countries and the
Orient, and some opponents to general
subsidy have hesitated to go thus far
in the aid of American shipping
The interstate commerce commission
will meet at Chicago Wednesday TO re-
sumo the inquiry into the Hartman
railroads This hearing during two
days in New York brought out some
unusually interesting testimony but
the evidence yet to be presented is ex-
t,,e, MT In oh,