The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-04
h DISCUSSES
h WAR AFFRAI
hI Affair of Last Sum-
brownsville, Texas,
upies Session.
CULBERS0N SAYS
PROBLEM is VITAL
of Making Further In
Mon Is Given Right
for Monday.

trTON, Jan. 3.-After two
|n,ation, the Senate sat for
salf hours today, and then
|uptil Monday. The session
\ entirely to the further dis
President Roosevelt's order
ihs negro troops of the
n infantry for " shooting
.,.rille. Tex. Senator Cul-
m STATE defended the order,
. iis support many points of
1ction and iustifying the
-apy quotations taken in con
4 The aifray, He closed with
rsd Statement Of the posi-
scuih on the negro question,
shred to be the most vital
4 problem before the Amer
|Fprsker replied briefly, ex-
A intense interest in having
M On his resolution for an
lodge proposed an amend
fs resolution. which has the
hitting the President S au-
,ommander-in chief of the
b the action he did. and of
|,ie Investigation to the oc-
Brownsville. On motion of
q the resolution was given
\ way. Monday.
b Of Injustice Made.
|Foraker resolution provid-
nqniry into the discharge
b troops of the Twenty-ffth
b called up. Senator Cul-
|m address on the subject,
|ipjnstiee had been done the
townsville. The conduct of
|pldicrs had been very irri-
\ related that on August 4,
lore the Shooting up of
! criminal assault had been
|by one OF the soldiers on
4 reputable citizen. and no
bsen made for this crime.
bon defended Capt. McDon-
Texas Rangers. to whom Mr..
y referred, because of Mai.
'rference 10 him as a man
- brave that he would not
barge hell with a bucket
fron also said that he knew
ptn to be a gentleman.
ding President Roosevelt.
|fo1 said the fact that the
B negroes had had nothing
heir discharge. Confusion
krl questions involved was.
Fonsible for the statement
fssident had TO authority to
discharge. The President IS
al authority and the author
|lIm by the articles Of war.
: ease and made his action
'klared
<hon as to Discharge.
-:fson said that there was a
estween " discharge without
p q dishonorable dis
lormer case the President
'nse nse his discretion as he had
e Instance, while a dishonor-
Hige could only be made as
9 courtmartial.
rson read resolutions re,
Hsd by negro citizens of Bos-
admitted that the soldiers
,se town, - and said they
10 do for themselves
Horn of their country would
p,cet them from insults and
'Ae same time the authors
-Ry."
ron created merriment by
neve nothing to do with the
Ihis matter. j care moth
em. Ny personal relations
'e about as cordial as those
or from Ohio (Foraker).
arnesS, Mr.. Culbcrson said
onght to know that the re.
y ihe President was reliable
-aen of the evidence in this
'sIn his contention that the
not civilians had been re
ipl The shooting.
.'sf,on declared in closing
'opie Of Texas would defend
a. toeir women with theil
|, i.slsea a strongly against any
"ouid lead 10 a conflict be
,sces. He was followed by
~ sakcr, whose speech was de
exploitation of the charac
n" AcDonald of the Texas
=. % The statement that th'
o9id enough TO charg'
sucKet Of water the OhI'
rsuiS risSsed the opinion that tn,
A' nave no other use fo
tod.nao dnoefson replied briefly am
5rSs,ss: after reading an amend
q Slne .n.ne the President IS Con
4; ;sauthorlty 10 Discharge tn