Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-23
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FORAKER RESOLUTION
FINALLY ADOPTED
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The Brownsville ARRAY VIII be In.
vssl|gaIs Without Questioning
Presidents Authority.
HAS Been DEBATED FOR WEEKS
Closing Day Of the Discussion Was
Mild and Lamb Like-severaI
Amendments Were Offered BY
Democrats But hey Were Voted
Down BY the Republicans.
(By Associated press.)


WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. Ca.
The Senate today passed the com.
promise Foraker resolution, author.
izing the committee on military af.
fairs to Investigate the facts OF the
ARRAY at Brownsville, Texas, che
nights Of August 13 and ii last,
without questioning the legality or
Justice OF any act Of the President
In relation" to or connected with
that ARRAY. This action came after
the subject of the Presidents dis.
charging OF tho negro troops had
been under consideration almost
daily since te first day of the pres
ent session OF Congress and every
phase of the question had been dis
cussed on all sides. Before the
adoption OF the resolution, several
substitute measures were voted down
One by Senator Hallory declaring
that che President had authority
for his course and acted justly, was
tabled by vote of 43 to 20. Anoth.
er by Senator McCumber, simply
providing for an investigation with.
otlt reference TO the President in
any manner was tabled by n viva
Yoce vote. A third, by Senator
Culberson, simply indorsing the
Presidents action and providing for
no Investigation was tabled by n
roll call vote of 40 to 10.
Mr.. Maliory's Amendment.
When the resolution was laid
before the Senate, Mr.. Mallory of
Florida discussed the legal ques
tons involved in the Presidents
discharge for the negro troops.
Mr. Mallory offered n substitute for
the compromise in the Brownsville
resolution presented by Mr.. Fora
her. The resolution OF Mr.. Mallory
provided for an investigation as
follows:
THAT in the judgemspt Of the Sen,
ate the recent actin OF me Fresl-
dent 90 dises...srglng without honor
Unlisted men of Companies B. G. d.
of the Twenty-ffth infantry was
within the scope of his authority
and power and the proper exercise
thereof" Mr.. Mallory said he could
not support the Foraker resolution
because Its Language as to the
Presidents power was equlvocal.
Senator Teller opposed the idea
advanced in a resent speech by
Senator Lodge that the president
Inherited power from the king
This was new doctrine and the
Colorado Senator said he could see
how 1t might become popular in
some localities.
Bacon OF Georgia Changes Front.
Senator Bacon of Georgia, sup.
ported the Mallory substitute. He
characterized the agreement among
the Republicans on the Foraker res.
olution as an illustration of their
extreme detexity in forming meas.
ures for which they can all vote
although some of them are directly
opposed in sentiment as in the
matter to which that resolution re.
lates. The Foraker resolution, he
declared to be eqivocal and am
biglous. When Mr.. Bacon remark
ed that II the president was con.
tent with a compromise in such
language on which those who op
posed and supported him could
unite, Mr.. Aldrioh asked
did | understand the Senator
to say that the question whether
the President is content with the
resolution Is the main question:"