Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-24
Senate Committee Conducting
Investigation Will at Least
Send b-Committee
FINDING AIDS TAFT's CHANCES
Committees Decision That Foraker
FAILED to Make Case an Endorse
mont of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Stands Pat on Tariff ouestio
idsnt to Have Quiet Vacation.

committee on military affairs. which
Is Investigating the Brownsville af-
fray, held an executive session at the
close of the hearing yesterday to de-
termine whether the committee shall
90 to Texas. No agreement was
reached.
A majority of the members of the
committee argued that the testimony
taken already proves conclusively that
the negro troops did the shooting, and
that nothing would be gained yitak-
]. Ing the trip.
Senator Foraker took exception to
this position and he was supported by
the three or four senator's who, have
sided with him in the defense of the
negroes. #
1t was decided to summon several
more witnesses from BROWNSVILLE that
are deemed important and to examine
the experts at the Springfield arsenal
who made the report in the shells
picked up In the streets Of Browns
VILE after the shooting. After this
has been done the question of going to
Texas will again be- considered, and it
is likely that subcommittee at least
will go there.
Secretary Taft,s presidential stock
has taken d sudden rise as the result
of the action yesterday afternoon of
& the senate committee on military at
fairs which has been Investigating the
Brownsville shooting affair.
M, BY almost unanimous vote, the COM
] mittee in secret session. decided that
Senator Foraker has failed to make
/ his case and that evidence thus far
taken proved conclusively that negro
soldiers did the shooting. theoretically,
such vote is an Endorsement of the
action OF President Roosevelt In dis
missing these soldiers and of all that
Secretary Taft did in carrying out the
details OF the case.
On the theory that the senate In
Quiry might not be conclusive or might
4 even find the soldiers to be innocent,
there was feeling here that Secre-
tary Tafts presidential boom was in
danger Of frost. II 81
gtention called to a report which has
gained currency that he is our for tar
If revision as a presidential candidate
said:
Il do not know where the grape
vine originated. The only knowledge
II have in the matter is the reports.
s I'm the campaign of year ago the
fo{k vAx-sv II r.h
gave the republicans majority of IS
in the sixtieth congress, which organ
sizes in December next, upon the cry,
Let well enough alone, and have
no doubt that the sixtieth congress, 70
elected, will be true to the pledges
made in the campaign.
Just wait until congress coavenes
IN December and get the real avs and
mot thing stories.'" added the speaker.
Mr.. Cannon was in conference with
the president for about an nour yes
terday. He declined to talk prssiden-
tial politics.
The speaker expects to leave Wash
lngton tonight for Guilford, N. c.,
where he was born and where he ex-
poets to attend q Quaker college eonl-
Ednencement. Mr. Cannon left Guilfurd
when but four years old, ana the pres
emit is his first visit there since that
time.
President Roosevelt, with the ,nem-
bers of his family, will leave for Oys-
ter Bay June IL.
President Roosevelt will spend q
very quiet summer at Oyster Bay this
year. Visitors at Sycamore Hill will
be few and far between.
The only out-of-town engagement
the president has made thus far for
the entire summer Is that Of Aug 20,
when he will speak at Proyincetown.
Mass, on the occasion of pilgrim IA,
Tiers celebration.
The president will make the jour-
-ney to Proyincetown and return by
boat. The Mayflower will probably be
selected for this voyage.
The rest of the summer will be de-
voted to recreation. rest and writing.
The vacation ends Sept. 80.
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