The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12
CONGRESS- STILL WHISTLES
WITH BRO TVNSVILLE BRAVVL
Senate Busy This Week,
Gets New Lot of
Facts Monday.
House Faces Multitude
of Bills in Next Six
Days.

The Presidents dismissal Of the three
coIored troops, charged with participa-
ton in the Brownsville shooting AFFAIR,
occupied good deal OF the time of Con
Eress this week. There were speeches III
The Senate by Senators Lodge Foraker.
and Daniel on the question as 10 whether
the President has exceeded his coustI-
tutional authority la the House. and by
Representative slayden CTeXasl in add
vocaCy OF the mastering Out OF all cDl-
Ured troops. This afternoon Senator
Thlman is scheduled 90 make vigorous
speech ON the subject. He sides with
Foraker in holding that the President
exceeded his authority
IL is Il fureEune conclusion that For
aker's amended resolution providing
for an investigation ct the affair by a
subcommittee OF tile Senate Military.
Committee will be adopted. The inquiry
VIII DE confined Go the question of facts
whether the shooting was done by the
negro troops 1r by r0wdy citizens of
BroWnsvili-. dressed in cast-on soldiers
clothes Tl. question of tire President s
authority VIII not be gone into by this
committee. IL is possible thar the COM
mittee MAJ 90 20 Brownsville To- COn-
duct part OF ,he investigation.
La Toilette Bill Passed.
Tie bin limiting the hours that rail-
road employees may be on duty 10 six
teen consecutive hours, and requiring
that then they shall have zen hours of,
was passed by the Senate. La Toilette
introduced the bin originally, but it was
rewritten by the committee and was
amended in some particulars on the
floor The railroad interests made a big
fight against IT, bur il was finally car
ritd with only one dissenting vote, that
ct the a5ed Senator Pettus Of Alabama.
La Toilette says he is satisfied with iJ
ia its anal shape.
Speeches of Gearin tOregon) on the
Jap school and immigration questions,
and by OVeTman North Cardinal on
State rights ard against the proposed
child labor law were also heard during
the week. Yesterday the general ser
vice pension h3ti was passed after an in
teresIing little row as To whether civil
war oT war OF rebellion was the
proper term.
Senator SmCot. the FIRST speech in whose
defense was made yesterday by Sena-
tor Hopkins OF Illinois. VIII probably
come in for large share OF the Senate 8
attention next week Early in the week
the President is expected 10 send Ia the
report OF Assistant Attorney General
Purdy on his Investigation of the
Brownsville affair. which will probably
provoke more talk. On Thursday there
Will be eulog.es on the life of the late
Senator Bate OF Tennessee,
Twas a Lively Week.
II was a. lively week in the House.
Two important measures-the army
budget, carrying S72.G 900 and eontsin-
ing a provision that the lieutenant gem
eralcy Of the army shall expire when
General Macarthur is retired IN 1893. and
the Crumpaeker bin providing Tor a ju-
dicial review of all fraud orders issued
by the Postohiee Department-were
passed
Yesterday the House broke all records
by passing 6-5 private pension bills at
an average speed of seven a minute.
" ar tax, growing out OF the army
bills, riled the fighting spirit OF John
Wesley Gaines Of Tennessee. and il was
only the strong sTm of ollie James Of
Kentucky that prevented Gaines from
having personal encounter with Rep
resentatiVe Thadeus MahOn OF Penusvf-
yania, who had asperged his veracity.
alter the belligerents 1poIogized and
shock hands. Gaines took the floor at
least dozen times within the week to
advocate his measure decking absent
members their salaries
The coming week. ia the House, is eX-