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Washington. Jan. 10. - The senate
occupied itself yesterday in discussing
the Brownsville affair. Senator Daniel
of Virginia made speech in support
of the presidents action. Senator For
aker said that other speeches were to
be made and indicated that he would
defer closing the argument until
later date.
Senator Overman IN. }. addressed
the senate in opposition to the pro-
posed federal child labor laws, his op-
position being based on the broad
ground of state rights.
Washington, Jan. 11-After gen
eral discussion q tentative agreement
was reached in the senate yesterday
justifying the expectation that a vote
on the general service pension bill
would be taken next FRIDAY
The remainder of the day was de-
voted to discussion of the bill limit
ing the hours OF railway employees.
The house began the consideration
Of the army appropriation bill by Sec
tions. A point of order was made
against the paragraph in the bill abol-
ishing the grade of lieutenant general
with the retirement of the present
lieutenant general, Arthur Macarthur
which point was sustained
Washington, Jan. - After more
than five hours spent in a lively con-
sideratiOn of the subject of limiting
the hours of service of railway en-
ployes, the senate yesterday passed
substitute for the pending bill and
Senator La Toilette was the author. as
he was of the original bill. The sub
stitute limits the time of train en-
ployes to sixteen consecutive hours of
service, to be followed by ten hours
of rest There was but one negative
vote to this action, that of Senator
Pettus Of Alabama.
Row in House.
The house yesterday not onlv was
the center of threatened personal
encounter between Representative
Gaines (Tenn.) and Representative
Mahon Pa), growing out of Mr.
Gaines bill to dock" members for
chronic absence, but it also passed the
army appropriation bill and began the
consideration of the Notifications bill
Several amendments were made 10 the
army bill.
Washington. Jan. 49, = A general
service pension bill was passed by the
senate yesterday which, if it becomes
law, will give to survivors of tn"
Civil and Mexican wars who have
reached the age of siXty-two years,
S12 per month; SIS to those of seventy
and $40 to those of seventy-five years
of age.
The first argument in behalf Of Reed
Smoot was made by Senator Hopkins
of Illinois, who contended that the
senate had no authority to pass luds-
ment on the private acts of its mem
berS.
The legislative appropriation bill
was taken un and read. Amendments
to this bill, including the proposed in
creases in the salaries of the vice pres
dent, speaker and cabinet members
were not considered yesterday, but
will be taken up later.
House Breaks Record.
The house yesterday in an hour ana
thirty-five minutes passed 62S private
pension bills, an average of seven bills
per minute. exceeding the highest rec
ord ever made before.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. All conten-
tions that the race problem and poh-
tics are not involved in the Browns
Vile affair were upset Saturday When
Senator Tillman uncorked the phials
of his vituperatiOn in an assault upon
President Roosevelt and a dissertat-
ton on the negro that was so lntem-
perate that it called forth stinslnS
rebuke from one of his Democratic
colleagues. Senator Patterson of Colo
RADIO.
In summary it may be said that Sen
ator Tillman charged the president
with exceeding his constitutional and
legal rights, with violating the funda
mental principle Of jurisprudence that
innocent men should not be made to
suffer for the guilty, with being him
self primarily responsible for the
Brownsville riot because he Sent the
negro troops there. and because he
had taught the negro to believe he is
the ecual of the white. and finally with
having virtually been guilty Of lynch
ing in tins manner in which he had
dealt with the colored troopers.
Washington, Jan. 15.-Taking but a
brief time to pass the legislative, eX-
ecutive and judicial appropriation, car
rying nearly $31 ,O00, 900, the senate de
voted the remainder of the day to the
Brownsville affray
President Roosevelt's message was
read and ordered printed.
Senator Mallory indorsed the action
of the president When Senator Clay,