The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-23

When the Brownsville resolution was
laid before the Senate. Mr. Mallory, OF
Florida, discussed the legal questions In
VOWED in the Presidents discharge OF the
negro troops.
Mr. Mallory offered substitute for
the compromise Brownsville resolution
presented yesterday by Mr.. Foraker. The
resolution of Mr.. Mallory provided FOR
mn Investigation after resolving as fol-
lows:
That in the Judgment Of the Senate
the recent action Of, the President IN
discharging without honor enlisted men
OF Companies 3, C and d. OF the Tween
ty-hfth Infantry. was within the scope
OF his authority and power and the
proper exercise thereof"
Mr. Mallory said he could not support
the Foraker resolution. because its Lam
guage as 10 the Presidents power was
equivocal.
Senator Teller opposed the idea adj
vanced in n recent speech by Senator
Lodge. that the President Inherited"
power from the kins:i el7s
This was new doctrine and the Colo
RADIO Senator said he could see how 1t
might become popular In some localities.
Senator Bacon. of Georgia, supported
the Mallory substitute. He characterized
the agreement among the Republicans on
the Foraker resolution as an illustration
OF their "extreme. dexterty In forming
measures for which they can all vote.
although some OF them are directly OPP
posed in sentiment. as1'in the matter to
which that resolution relates"
Equivocal and Ambiguous.
The Foraker resolution. he declared to
be equlvocal and ambiguous.
When Mr.. Bacon remarked that II the
President was content with compro-
mise In such language on which those
who opposed and supported him could
unite, Mr.. Aldrich asked: did i under
stand the Senator to say that the question
whether the President is content with
the resolution is the main question:"
Mr. Bacon replied that he thought and
said that what the President might think
was far from tho important feature.
'.and" he added II think the Senator
from Rhode Island had but one purpose
In his question, and that was for me
to emphasize what / had said to the
contrary"
Replying to Mr.. Bacon's argument. Mr..
Foraker reviewed the history of the
Brownsville controversy in the Senate to
show to- the question OF the Presi-
dents power had been raised by the mes
sage the President had sent to the Senate
on December 18th last. Mr.. Foraker main
tanned that from the beginning all he
had commended for was the facts.
Injustice to President.
Mr.. Bacon said in reply that. while he
was far from being An advocate OF the
President yet he 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 on the ques-
ton OF tabling the resolution. He spoke
OF the ARRAY at Brownsville as IAN
unspeakable outrage"
A roll-call was taken on Mr.. Forakers
motion to lay the Mallory substitute
on the table. This motion prevailed. 43
to o. Messrs. McCumber. Warner and
La Toilette voted with the Democrats.
and Messrs. Teller and Tilman with the
Republicans.
Mr.. Stone took occasion to review Sena-
tor Tillman's "attempt at humor' yester-
day. He said he had taken no offense
Mt the reference to himself in Mr. Till
mans Characterization of the Senate as
Senator from Tennessee (Alr. Carlnack)
and the Senate had eliminated 1t from
the record. He was opposed to having
the record "a tomb for platitudes," and
he hoped Senator Tillman would reconsid-
err his resolution mot to do so again"
but would soften his Tone" and make
many future attempts.
Culberson's Substitute.
tlte which provided for no investigation,
but simply resolved that the President
was authorized by law and Justified by