Arizona republican., 1907-01-17

tonight regard The end Of the Browns vile discussion in sight. and confi- dently expect that a compromise res
 OlutiOn offered by Mir. FOraker just be-
 fore the close of today's session to be
 adopted. MT. Foraker had the floor to make what he today expressed as a hope of what would be the conclud-
 ing speech on the subject. He will
 proceed immediately after the morning
 business tomorrow unless inteFfeTred
 with by special order of the day which
 is the delivery of eulOgies on the life yof the late Senator Bate, of Tennessee. Whether he speaks tomorrow or Friday | it is expected that a vote will soon follow although it is possible that other brief speeches may be made before , the end is reached.
 l Mir. Foraker offered as a substitute | for all previous resolutions on the l Brownsville affair the following: Re solved that the committee on military affairs is hereby authorized and di- rected by subcommittee or otherwise | to take and to have printed testimony for the purpose of ascertaining all the facts in reference to, and connected | with the affray at Brownsville on the night of August 18th. 1906. The said | committee is authorized to send for | persons and papers. administer Oaths. sit during sessions of the senate. if ad visable at Brownsville or elsewhere.
 the expenses of the investigation to be
 paid out Of the contingent fund of the senate"
 The language of this provision is sat isfactory to MT. Lodge and other sup
 porters of the administration. It is
 believed by the senators that il will
 be unanimously accepted.
 The feature of today's debate was an arraigument by Senator Carmack. of
 the republican senators, who have criticised the president for his action
 in the Brownsville matter. He regard
 ed it as an attempt to "dethrone" the
 president as the leader of the party
 and he declared that either the pres
 ident must be renominated or the
 platform on whish he stood shall be re- turned to the democrats.
 Senators Stone Money and Knox fol-
 lowed. each uphOlding the authority of the president to take the action he did and favOring an investigation of the facts connected with the Brownsville
 affray. Mir. Foraker started to make
 a closing speech but before he con-
 cluded the senate adjourned for the day leaving him in possession of the floor.
 Senator Carmack spoke as follows.
 q have not been moved to undertake the presidents defense because of my infatuated devotion to the man. have erraa+ odp,iratior, fOr that ctrnpo brave. large minded gentleman. the : secretary of war. My admiration for the president is more temperate and
 subdued. Seriously I suppose there is
 no senator. always with the exception of my friend from South Carolina ' (Mr. Tillman). less likely than myself to be suspected of excessive partiality for the present chief executive. The president only recently said he would
 see a certain member of the Tennessee delegation in hades before he would do anything for him, a remark entirely gratuitious. in view of the fact that the person supposed to have been re- | ferred to never asked a favor at the hands of the president. but with su- preme indifference to his good opinion
 had criticized him when he was wrong
 and with like indifference to good opinion can support him when he is
 right. I care so little for the nasty
 ebullitions of that remarkable man | that I can see good as well as bad in
 his conduct and judge both without passion.
 ''In this case it seems he acted with
 remarkable freedom from impulse. with unusually careful deliberation and with an effort to do nothing more nor
 less than complete justice to all con- cerned. Indeed I am haunted by a