The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-24
(~on&ress.
~ Resume Of the Weeks
Proceedinfs.

s<oSVbo Oh tn0 We0k'1
) Proceedings.
Washington, Jan. IA. Allcontel
tons that the race problem and pol.
tics are not involved in the Brown:
vile affair were upset Saturday whe
Senator Tillman uncorked the phial
Of his vituperation in an assault upo
President Roosevelt and a disserta
ton on the negro that was SO inten
perate that it called forth a stingin
rebuke from one of his Democrat
colleagues, Senator Patterson Of Coli
vado.
In summary it may be said that Ser
ator Tillman charged the presiden
with exceeding his constitutional an
legal rights. with violating the fund;
mental principle Of Jurisprudence tha
innocent men SHOULD not be made t.
suffer for the guilty, with being him
self primarily responsible for tnt
Brownsville riot because he sent tn
negro troops there. and because h.
had taught the negro to believe he II
the equal of the white, and finally wit
having virtually been guilty of lynch
ing in the manner in which he hau
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 S31 ,000. 900, the senate de
voted the remainder of the day to the
Brownsville ARRAY.
President Roosevelt's message was
read and ordered printed.
Senator Mallory Endorsed the action
of the president. When Senator Clay,
who followed. took the floor, the de.
bate was given a lively turn by Till.
mans interruptions. Mr.. Clay said the
people of Georgia heartily indogsed
the presidents action. Senator Bacon
followed with what he said was report.
ed as the precedent for the Browns.
Vile error in TIE discharge of a com.
pany of South Carolina national
guardsmen by Senator Tiuman when
he was governor. This involved Sena.
tor Tillman again.
Senator Spooner was in the midst
Of constitutional discussion of the
authority of the president in the case
when adjournment was taken.
The house spent most of the day
considering legislation pertaining to
the District of Columbia,
Washington, Jan. 16.-After fight
which lasted all day and extended to
the floor Of the house, threatening to
bring about much filibustering at one
time. the house committee on mer.
chant marine and fisheries finally Dc:
cided at 6 p. M, by vote of to z, to
make favorable report on ship sub.
sidy bill prepared by Representative
I4ittauer of New York as a substitute
for the Grosvenor bill, which has been
under consideration for many weeks.
Seven subsidized mail lines are pro.
vided for in the bill to be reported.
with an annual subvention estimated
at $S,750,000.
Washington, Jan. II. - Senate lead,
ers regard the end of the Brownsville
discussion in sight, and it is confident.
ly expected that compromise resolu.
tton. offered by Senator Foraker, just
before the close of yesterdays session,
will be adopted.
Mr.. Foraker will make his closing
speech to-day. The substitute present.
ed by Mr.. Foraker directs the commit.
tee on military affairs to take and have
printed the testimony for the purpose
of ascertaining all the facts with ref.
erence to the affair at Brownsville.
The committee is authorized to send
for papers and administer oaths. This
is said to be satisfactory to
the supporters of the administration.
The feature Of the debate yesterday
was the arraignment by Senator Car.
mack Of Republican senators who have
criticised the president for his action
In the Brownsville matter.
Senators Stone, Money and Knox fol
lowed. each unfolding the authority Of
the president to take the action he did.
The Notifications appropriation bill
was passed yesterday by the house
without amendment. an unusual thing
with appropriation bills.
Washington, Jan. IS. - The legal
phase of President Roosevelt's dis
charge Of the negro troops was again
Injected into the controversy in the
senate yesterday by notice of an
to the Foraker compro.
Mise resolution. which Senator Black
)urn said he would press. Senator
foraker, who concluded his argument.
It once declared his opposition to, the
He discussed the power
" the executive, holding that the af-
ray ct Brownsville ought to be investi.
sated simply as to the facts, and the
question Of power determined later il
should arise as the result of the in
IuirN He reviewed his previous ut.
maintaining the same posi-.
ion in every respect. He replied to
rguments which have been made
ince hiR first Snoeches