Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-14
Upon Motion Of Senator Foraker
Vote WIII Not be Taken TIL
next December.
FORAKER EXPLAINS sUgoA move
Says That There Was No Chance to
Get a Vote at This Session--Repub
iicans Get Out Way Of an embar-
. RAISING obstaeIe-President's Hand
Not In II.
By Associated Press)

| (By Associated Press)
| WASHINGTON. l.. :. May l3.-By
determining to postpone until the
next Sc ssion OF the time for consid-
erng and voting upon the bills pro-
! vidtJ for the reinstatement OF tn"
negro troops charged with the shoot
| ing up'' of Brownsville, Texas, In
! 1906. the Senate today found way
OUT Of what has promised for some
time 10 be an embarrassing obstacle.
| After a motion. offered by Senator
| Culbersnn to vote on the bill next
| Saturday. Was defeated by vote OF
~ to ~ the postponement was OF
| {, red as the result of a motion by
! Senator Foraker, who hitherto had
| held 10 a determination to force
| vote during the present session. In
the Senate he announce his reason
| for the motion to be the desire to
accommodate ether senators who
wish TO speak on the subject. but
| In an informal statement given out
afterwards, he admitted that his real
| prompting was to be found in the
| fact that the chances for his bill
! would be better next December than
they now would be- The vote for
) p0stpOnement was 81 to 6. Five Re
publicans. Messrs. Briggs. Buckley
Gallnger. Nixon ami Smith. OF Mich
| igan. voted with the Democrats on
the Culberson motion
Senator Foraker's Reasons.
! In his statement explaining his do
sire for a POSTPONE ment until next
session. Senator Foraker said: The
! reason for postponing action on the
Brownsville bill until next December
Is that at this time II was :mpos-
sibIc 10 get vote even IL | could
get the bill before the Senate. while
! next December, il was the tRder-
! standing arrived at, every Republi-
cip in the Senate will be under OBJ
! legation to help get the bill before
! the Senate and get vote on IL Inc
| difference between insisting upon &C
ton now and pOsipoBing action until
! then is tn, refore that at this time
the probabilities were that l would
| not get anything while at that time
I shall al least get a vote and ] have
great confidence that the measure
will pass II so, the men VIII nave
a relief that will restore TO them
ali their rights. Nor over there VIII
mot he loss 10 them or anybody else
by delay.
President Had Nothing to % with u
! So far as I was personally con-
cerned. the Presidents announcement
that he would veto my bill Con
gress passed II and refuse to enforce
/, n we should pass II over his veto.
had nothing to do with my action
| Such announccments are becoming
common and while doubtless they sun
asfec, the action OF some people.
Il. not pay any attention TO them
| What I am concerned about IN this
matter is 10 get full aud rea: res
,oration Of the m 10 all the"
| rights. and ] do not intend TO aiio"
ANYTHING persoual to myself 10 stand
4, the way Of accomplishing that OBJ
jeci."
Senator Foraker had ?. votes to
make the Brownsville bills the IN
finished business before tho Senate,
| which is less than a majority. IN
this number were two Democrats and
ne was unable 40 hold these on the
auesfioa Of passage Of his bin. but
he was promised two Republican
J votes by senators who would not vote
TO keen the Brownsville matte: be
fore tho Senate until some DISPOSE
ton has been made Of II. There
fore 10 use his words Senator For
akcr was up agIins, a stone wall.
/ Commenting on this situation. he said
that II did no; take many years eS-
pcriencs IN the Senate 10 taaSh hiia
tina, " one hasn't the votes 20 pass
Iegislation, the wise plan - 20 wait
until you 20; the votes"
! suIkley 10 Not Satisfied.
Just before the senate adjourned
for the day Senator Buikley gave no
tics thar on Monday next. he would
ask the senate ~ take M the War
per bill, authorizing the President 10
restore 70 duty such members of the
it-ttaIion Of negro soldiers implicas