The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-23

President, he yet believed the language
proposed in the Foraker resolution was
an injustice to the President.
Mr.. Bacon wanted an opportunity to
vote directly on the question whether
the President had the legal power to dis
charge the negro troops, and not on the
question of tabling the resolutions. He
spoke Of the affray at Brownsville as
, AN unspeakable outrage"
At the conclusion of Mr. Bacon's re-
| marks roll call was taken on Fora
kers action to lay the Mallory substitute
ON the table. This motion prevailed, 43
to 20
Messrs. McCuber, Warner and LaFol-
lette voted with the democrats and Teller
and Tillman with the republicans.
Mr.. McCumber criticizing the language
or the Foraker resolution offered a sub
st1tute in which neither the legality nor
the justice of the Presidents action was
brought into question.
Mr.. Foraker at once moved to lay the
substitute on the table. Before this vote
was taken, Mr.. Stone took occasion to
review Senator Tillman's attempt at
, hunnor" yesterday. He said he had taken
no offense at the reference to himself
in Mr.. Tillman's characterization of the
Senate as a minstrel troupe" and was
sorry the senator from Tennessee, Mr..
Carmack, and the Senate had eliminated
II lTOul the INcCOIu. Tie WAS opposed To
having the Record a Tomb for plati-
tudes. and he hoped Senator Tillman
would reconsider his resolve mot to do
so again. but would soften his tone and
make many future attempts.
Mr.. McCumber's substitute was then
tabled without a roll call. Senator Gull
berson at once proposed another substi-
tute which provided for no investigation
but simply resolved that the President
was authorized by law and justified by
the facts in dismissing the negro soldiers,
but 1t went to the table, 46 to 49,
,, A vote on the Foraker resolution was
then taken and when after a roll call it
was declared adopted, Mr.. Foraker I'M
mediately asked to send the resolution
to the committee on audit. control and
the contingent expenses of the Senate to
secure authority for the expenditure of
the inquiry.
Mr.. Kean chairman of that committee
Immediately announced he had been au-
| thorized to make a favorable report on
the resolution, and the report was agreed
to.
This action concludes the subject pre-.
liminary to the investigation authorized
! The resolution is as follows
Foraker Resolution.
Resolved, That without questioning the
legality or justice of any act Of the Pres
luenJ In any relation thereto, Ine commit
tee on military affairs is hereby author
lied and directed by subcommittee or
otherwise to take and have printed testi-
mony for the purpose of ascertaining all
tho facts with reference to or connected
with the ARRAY at Brownsville, Texas on
the night of August 1874, 1906.
Said committee Is authorized to send
| for all persons and papers, to administer
oaths, to sit during the sessions or recess
of the senate, and II deemed advisable
at Brownsville or elsewhere, the expense
| of the Investigation to be paid from the
| contingent fund of the senate
| The resolution is Identical with that in
! troduced by Senator Foraker on December
10 last except for the declaration against
F., raising the question of legally of the
! Presidents act. The words, without
questioning the legality or justice of any
act of the President in relation thereto"
I were inserted as a result OF the confer
| ences called to harmonic the differences
of republican senators after the introduce
tion by Senator Blackburn OF his act to
endorse the President