Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-14
President Withdraws Bar
Against Civil En-
plOyment
IN ANOTHER MESSAGE
Submits Fresh Data Gathered
to 0YerWheIm the Mid
night Assasslns."

Washington, Jan. IL President
Roosevelt today sent to the senate a
special message regarding the Browns
vile incident which gives additional
evidence selected by Assistant Attor-
ney General Purdy and Major Bloksom,
q who were sent to Texas by the presi-
dent 10 investigate the affair.
shows Various Exhibits.
The president submitted with the
message various exhibits. including
maps of Brownsville and Fort Brown,
33 empty shells and seven ball cart
ridges, picked up in the streets a few
hours after the shooting; three steel
jacketed bullets, some scraps of cas-
ings and other bullets picked out of
the houses into which they had been
fired.
Called Midnight AssnsSIns.
The president declares the evidence
is positive that the outraSes of Aug.
Is were committed by some of the col
ored troops. but he submits that some
or all members of the three companies
of the 25th infantry, who had knowl-
edge of the deed, have shielded the
guilty ones. The negro troops are re-
ferred to by the president as midnight
assassins." He declares very few, if
any, soldiers dismissed without honor"
could have been ignorant Of what &C.
CURED.
Revokes Employment Clause.
That part of the orders which bars
soldiers from all civil employment un- !
der the government is reported revok-
ed by the president. This clause, the
president says. was lacking in validity.
The discharged troops, however, will
be forever barred from reenlisting in
the army and navy, and as to this the
president says: There is no doubt of
my constitutional and legal power"
Tnft's Report Given.
Secretary Taft's report, giving sworn |
testimony of witnesses is transmitted |
with the message The testimony of
II eyewitnesses is given, and the pres
ident declares the evidence is conclu- /
siye that the weapons used were the
Springfield rifles now used by the Uni |
ted States troops, including the negro
troops who were in Brownsville.
Red Tape Around Box.
The presidents Brownsville message
was accompanied by box neatly
wrapped This was tied by red tape,
containing cartridges and shells as ex-
hibits. The message was read imme-
diately after it's receipt. The exhibits
were not opened. however, but remain
ed on the desk of the vice president.
At the conclusion of the reading,
Foraker requested it be printed, with
the accompanying exhibits.
object to Exclusion Modification.
Washin gton, Jan. 1.-THE house com
mittee on foreign affairs granted n
hearing today to Representatives Kahn
and McKinlay of California of the COM
mittee named on the Pacific coast to
work for modification of the Chinese
exclusion act and for a Japanese ex-
clusion act. 1t is stated by the Cali
fornians they will fight vigorously the
bill under consideration by the COM
mittee to amend the Chinese exclusion
act by having inspection of Chinese at
ports in China from which they sail.
as well as in American ports where
they land. The bill is regarded by Cal
ifornians as a relaxation of the exclu-
sion act.
New Iowa Court.
Washington JAN 1.-THE house to-
day passed a bill creating a new divis-
ion of the southern judicial district of
Iowa, providing for terms of court at
Ottumwa and for clerk
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