The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-07
some HOT TALK
ON THE PROGRAM
Foraker Resolution to Investi-
gate the Brownsville Affair
Comes Up in Senate.
LODGE AMENDMENT VITAL
TiLLmAN is AGAINST THE PRES
lDENT.

Washington. Jan. 6,-The discussion OF
the episode in Brownsville, Tex, which
resulted In tho discharge OF three com
panies Of negro troops, will continue this
week the topic of paramount interest in
tho senate. The question will come up
Monday. and the present Indications arc
that it viii continue TO hoLl front place
for three or four days. The introduction
OF senator Lodges Huendmcnt to Sena-
Tor Foraker + resolution viii have the. ef-
feet Of injecting n great deal of new mat
ter into the discussion ana OF shifting the
debate from the mere question of facts IN
connection with the Brownsville affair
10 the subject OF the general right OF the
president TO dismiss soldiers.
As originally presented. Mr.. Foraker's
resolution called for an inquiry into the
shooting up OF Brownsville. but II Mr..
Lodges amendment is accepted it will
amount to a declaration Of the presidents
right of dismissal regardless Of facts. ana
on this account will be opposed by some
senators who would have stood with the
president i'm opposition 70 the resolution
as originally expressed.
Party Lines obliterated.
on the other hand. some are willing 10
vote for the amendment who opposed the
inquiry. ut is quite well understood that.
Senator Foraker Will antagoaze thal
amendment as inopportune. though Il is
not believed that he would allow its ac-
Ceptance To stand in the way OF his adj
vocacy OF the adoption of his resolution.
lie takes the position that whatever may
he the prerOgativc of the chief eXecu-
tive ~ the matter OF the dismissal of
troops the question is not pertinent az
this time. and he will seek 10 have the
two questions of presidential right and
fact separated. Senator Lodge viii con-
tend that the presidents authority i'm the
matter Is of first Importance. and I'm this
the MAoGaghnuptfG ggnAInT Wlll lao
ported by Senator SpOoncr and a number
OF other senators on both sides of the
chamber Many OF tho Democratic sena-
tors will favor the Lodge amendment
They support the presidents position and
are willing to follow his leadership in the
entire matter. Senator Foraker will prob
ably he supported by few Democrats and
large percentage OF Republicans.
TiITman Opposes Roosevelt.
There Is comparatively little new to the
proposed inquiry and the probabilities are
that the resolution will be promptly dis
posed OF as soon as the Lodge amend
ment is voted upon. whether il is re-
tanned or omitted. Senator Tiiman is one
Of the few southern Democrats who crit
icise the presidents action, and IL is un-
derstood that he win give strenuous sup
port to Mr. Forakers efforts to secure
ah investigation. The debate will be
largely along legal lines but there can
De little doubt that there will be suffi-
cient departure from this course 10 reu-
der Il OF. exceptional interest.
Senator Hale has practically secured
unanimous consent to giving the Browns
vile question right of way during the
morning hour OF each day until il IS dis
posed OF. hut IL is not believed that there
will be any effort on his part 10 dis
place n speech by Senator GeariD on the
Japanese question. Mr.. Gearin probably
will be heard Monday morning If the
Oregon senator should postpone his
speech. the Brownsville question will have
the first consideration Of the day.
overman on States Rights.
other events set down for the week in
the senate are IA speech on Tuesday by
Mr.. OveTman on the question OF states
rights. growing out or the Japanese agi-
tation 2 speech on Wednesday by Mr..
McCumbcr in support OF his service PEN
sion bill. and n vote on Thursday on Sen
ator LaFolette's bill regulating the hours
of service on railroads. II is expected
that the legislative appropriation bin VIII
be reported to the senate during the week.
The house will begin its duties OF the
week by devoting Monday to the conSid-
Grafton Of bills taken up under a suspen-
sion OF the rules, and will probably enter
upon consideration OF private bills Tues
day.
house Monday and this viii he the frs;
of the supply measures 10 receive attcn-
ton II will be followed by the fortif-
cations bill and that hin will be sue
ceeded I'm turn by the bill making appro-
priations for the District OF Columbia.
Prospect of Clash.
There is a prospect Of a clash between
the committee on appropriations which
reports the Notifications bill and the COM
mittee on military affairs. which has in
charge the bill making appropriations for
the support OF the army. There is a off
ference or opinion between the two com
mittees rs 70 the amount necessary for
maintaining the foTtifcations and the
prospect is FOR an airing OF these var-
auceS.
Committees viii be busy at both ends
~ the capitol during the week in prcpar-
ing legislation for tho remainder OF the