Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

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Washington, Jan. 14-Taking but a
brief time to pass the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill, carrying nearly 31,000,000, the
senate devoted the remainder of the
day to the Brownsville ARRAY. Pres
ident Roosevelt's message, accom-
panied by many additional affidavits
and cigar box of bullets and empty
cartridge shells, was received, read
and ordered printed. Speechmaking
on the subject then began. Senator
Mallory and Senator Clay indorsing
the action of the president. Senator
| Spooner was in the midst of con-
lstitutional discussion of the authority
of the president in the case when
adjournment was taken. Senator
Spooner holds that when the presi-
dent exercises his powers as COM
mander-in- chief of the army, the
senate has no jurisdiction to review
his actions.
The house spent most of the day
considering legislation pertaining to
| the District of Columbia CIRCULAR
| sent to the members of congress stat
ling that certain naval officers who
had invented grades of smokeless
powder had sold their inventions to
the Dupont Power company, was the
Mr.. Hepburn insisted that the govern
ment could afford to go into the man.
ufacture of powder il men educated
Mt public expense were permitted to
sell their inventions to companies
selling their output to foreign govern
ments.
( Washington, Jan 15.-Goaded by
frequent interruptions from Senator
Tillman, the speech Of Senator
Spooner in the senate on the resolu-
! tion for investigation of the ARRAY at
Brownsville, was changed from a con-
stitutional argument in defense of
President Roosevelt's course in dis
charging the negro battalion of the
army to a severe arraignment of the
South Carolina senator. He quoted
from Senator Tillman's utterances de-
Tending lynching as means of con-
trolling negroes, and said that to en-
courage such mob violence was dis
grace to civilization. Senator Till
man was not permitted to reply, but
at the conclusion OF Senator Spooner's
attack he declared that at an early
date he would take occasion to de-
fend himself against "the insulting
illusions made to him.
| Washington, Jan, 16-The senate
leaders regard the end of the Browns
lville discussion in sight, and it is con-
fidently expected that compromise
resolution offered by Senator Foraker
will be adopted. The substitute is
las follows: Resolved, that the
committee on military affairs is di-
ERECTED to take and have printed tes-
timony for the purpose of ascertain
ing all the facts with reference to or
connected with the ARRAY at Browns
willie August IS. The committee is
authorized to send for persons and
papers, to administer oaths. The
feature of the debate was an arralgn
Iment by Senator Carmach of repub
lican senators who have criticised
the president for his action in the
Brownsville matter He regarded
it as an attempt to 'dethrone- the
president as the leader of the party
and declared that either the presi
dent must be renominated or the plat
form on which he stood returned t
the democrats. Senators Stone
Money and Knox followed, each up
holding the authority of the presi
dent
The fertilization appropriation bill
was passed by the house withou
amendment. an unusual thing witt
appropriation bills. Appropriation
bills for the District of Columbi'
were taken up. February "a wa
fixed for the delivery of eulogies oil
the life of the late Representative II
lie. Adams of Wisconsin.
Washington. Jan. 1.-THE legs
phase OF President Roosevelts dis
charge Of the nego troops was agai
Injected into the controversy In tn
lseEate ~ a notice Of an amendmer
to the Foraker compromise resolS
ton. which Senator Blackburn sal
he should press. Senator Forakel
who concluded his argument d
clared his opposition to the amen'