The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-23
END TO BROWNSVILLE.
Whole Matter is Turned Over to a
Senate Committee.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The senate
adopted the compromise Foraker reso-
luton authorizing the committee on
military affairs to Investigate the facts
of the ARRAY at Brownsville, on the
nights of August 13 and IA. last, with
out questioning 1.-The legality or justice
of any act of the president in relation
TO or connected with that affrayss-s
This action came after the subject
had been under consideration almost
daily since the first day of the present
session of congress, and every phase OF
the question had been discussed on all
sides.
Mr.. Mallory offered a substitute as
follows: That in the judgment of the
senate the recent action of the pres1-
dent in discharging without honor, en-
listed men of Companies b, G ana II.
of the Twenty-fifth infantry was With
in the scope of his authority and power
and the proper exercise thereof"
Senator Bacon; of Georgia, supported
the Mallory substitute. He character
lied the agreement among the RepunIl-
cans on the Foraker resolution as an
Illustration of their extreme dexter1ty
in forming measures for which they can
all vote, although some of them are oil
rectly opposed in sentiment, as In the
matter to which that resolution re-
lates." seiC
Mr.. Foraker. replying to Mr. Bacon,
reviewed the history of the Brownsville
controversy in the senate to show that
the question of the presidents power
had been raised by the message the
president had sent to the senate on De-
cember II last. Mr.. Foraker maintain
ed that from the beginning all he had
commended for was the facts
Mr.. Bacon wanted an opportunity to
vote directly on the question, whether
the president had the legal power to
discharge the negro troops and not on
Io ~ fa6 q
He spoke of the ARRAY at Brownsville
as IAN unspeakable outrage"
Mr.. Foraker's motion to lay the NAL
Tory substitute fon the table prevailed
Mr.. Hayburn briefly explained his
opposition to any expression regarding
the presidents authority and Mr. Stone
took occasion to- review Senator TIL
mans attempt at hunor yesterday. He
said he had taken no offense at the ref
erence to himself in Mr.. TillmaC's
Characterization of the senate as
minstrel troupe and was sorry the
senate had eliminated it from the rec
ord. He was opposed to having the
record a tomb for platitudes," and he
hoped Senator Tillman would reconsid-
er his resolve mot to do so again., but
would soften his tone" and make
many future attempts
A roll call was demanded on the Gull
berson substitute, and the motion to lay
1t on the table was carried-46 to 10.
A vote on the Foraker resolution was
then taken, and without a roll call the
resolution was declared adopted.
Mr.. Foraker Immediately moved to
send the resolution TO the committee to
audit and control the contingent ex-
penses of the senate, to secure author
ity for the expenditure for the inquiry.
Mr. Kean, chairman of that committee,
Immediately announced he had been
authorized by that committee to make
a favorable report on the resolution,
and this report was agreed to.
This action concluded the subject pre-
liminary to the Investigation author
lied. 80 .oi as-