The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-12

after ninety days, and that Tor that purpose, the proposed legislation would
 In presenting his minority report. Mr. Foraker. dropping into the language of the court->proceeded to say:
 Now. if your honor pleases:" Laugh ter greeted this remark.
 Coming events cast their shadows. and maybe that influenced the words" added Mir. Foraker Vice President Fairbanks being in the chair.
 MT. Tfllman said he wanted all the reports and the Presidents message printed in single volume.
 T also want in the document" sad Mir. Tillman, "the message of the Presi- dent discharging these men, and then his message taking 1t back"
 After taking his seat. Mir. Tillman again arose and added. in rasping tones; T want the entire report so it can be sent out for the benefit of the 'niggers' of the country"
 Senator Bailey inquired whether the committee had prepared bill to rein. state the colored soldiers. Referring to the recommendation of several mefn- bers of the committee for Legislation i, to restore the colore6 soldiers. Senator Bailey said there seemed to be race to see who could satisfy the dissatis- fled Republicans before the Republican Convention and before the general cleo ton.
 views from a Democratic standpoint" retorted Mir. Warren.
 T am quite content" Mir Bailey con tinued. .'to sit here and see the Sena- tor from Wyoming and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Foraker). fight tfiis out between themselves. The truth Is, the Senator from Ohio needs none of my uo ousn la kftfs a n hA- tween a multitude. and one man, ai- ways sympathize with the one man, even if he is wrong"
 Senator Foraker said the President had not the power to reinstate the men. and added:
 before right and justice can be given to these men,
 Exchnnse of words. After an exchange of words between MT. F'oraker and Mir. Warren, the lat- ter said q bill permitting the re-en- Iistment of the soldiers would be in- troduced very soon.
 Mir. Foralxer said he wanted to know what the. committee proposed tas do. because he might have8a a bill to pMt in himself.
 MT. Warren said he thought the com mittee bill should restore all rights WAAli Ue44 AQ tCDitAtttbAttg bttG tAthlU QA the reinstatement
 May we expect the bill to be intro- duced at an early day2" asked MT. Foraker.
 T think it will be introduced at an early date" replied Mir. Warren.
 Mir. Tillman, revertinw to his re- quest that the Presidents order dis- missing the men be printed with the testimony at the beginning of the A.. more or less arbitrary action" added that the President had made progress toward giving these negroes justice.
 The Senate agreed to print the sev- eral reports and the Presidents mes- sage in single volume as suggested by Mir. Tiiiman.
 Negroes lm Gallery.
 WashiuEton, March 1I.7-g speciail l-- Several corners of the public galler- ies of the Senate chamber were dense- 1ys packed with negroes today, They have been going to the Capitol In large numbers for two weeks or more, as they expected that reports might be made any day in the Browns. realized today, The turn Of events did not suit the black people. however. for 8 majority of the military affairs committee upheld President Roosevelt in discharging without honor three companies of negroes. and although as Senator Tillman said today. Roose- velt Is trying to take back what he formerly said on the subject. the ne-- groes who may be innocent are going to have a long wait before they are restored to4the army.
 Both Roosevelt and Taft fear the loss of the negro vote in the Northern states. and before the discussion of the matter ends in the Senate Mir. Tillman and others expect to make 1t lively for the republicans of that bodyi
 Senator Johnson says he has had peep at letter written by one of the most prominent republicans of New York in which the writer says if his party does not nominate Hughes for President, Bryan will certainly carry that State in November. | Representative Underwood has gone to Birmingham for stay of few days.
 Adfred I. stofer