Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-14
BroWnvilIe Soldiers Mat
ter Put Over to Dec. Is.
Night Sessions TO Be Held In
Pulp and Paper Hearing.
In God We Trust TO Be Restored
to United States Coins.

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consideration of the Brownsville affair
was today postponed by the Senate
until Dec. 16 next. This decision was
reached after an extended exchange
of views among senators. Mr.. Foraker
after urging the appointment of an
early day for voting on his bill, moved
that it be taken up next December. At
ter motion by Senator Culberson of
Texas to vote on the bilr next Saturday
was laid on the table, Mr.. Foraker's
motion was adopted by a vote of 62
10 g. Mr.. Foraker gave out a state
ment saying that while he could not
have passed the bill now he thinks he
has insured its passage by the post
pOnement.
Senator Rayner's resolution directing
the President to appoint Il court OF IN
quiry to investigate the cas-" of Col.
William +. Stewart of the army, now
stationed at Fort Grant, AriZ.. was re-
ferrc,l to the committee on military at
fairs with an understanding that Sen
ator Rayner would appear before that
committee tomorrow to make Il fur
Their statement on the Stewart case.
The Senate passed the House bill re-
storing the motto I'm God We Trust,
on thu. coins of the United States.
The proposed repeal Of the conmod-
ity clause of the rate bill was consld-
cred at some length.
The Senate at 555 p. NJ, adjourned.
Washington, May IAN effort to
get the Senate to agree upon time
to vote at this session on his bill for
the -instatement of negro soldiers
of the 25th Regiment was made in the
Senate today by Mr.. Foraker, but
Warren objected, saying that Sena-
tor Lodge was absent owing to illness
in his family and desired to speak on
the Brownsville affair Mr.. Warren
said he also wished to speak and had
not had an opportunity to prepare a
speech. In view of these difficulties,
Foraker said he would move to take
the bill up Wednesday, Dec. 16 next,
and make it the special order for that
date Cuiberson said the minority
would prefer having the matter de-
termined at this session and moved
that the Foraker bill be voted on next
Saturday, but Mr. Foraker moved tC
lay this motion on the table and by d
vote OF AZ to y it was carried. All the
votes to lay on the table were cast by
Rcpubljcan senator's Foraker's motion
to take up the Brownsville matter
Wednesday. Dec. 16 next, was adopted
by vote of 81 to 6.
Foraker explained his course by Civ
ing out the following statement:
THE reason for postponing action
on the Brownsville bill until next De
cember is that at this time it was i'm
possible to get Il vote. even II l couit
get the bill before the Senate, while
next December it was tn understand
ing arrived at every Republican in the
Senate will be under obligation to he'll
ne get the bill before the Senate ano
to get vote on it. The difference be
tween insisting upon action now an'
postponing action until then is. there
fore that at this time the prohabilitie:
were that | would not get anything
while at that time | shall at leaS
get vote. and | have great confidence
that the measure will pass If so thu
men will have a relief that viii restore
them to all their rights. Moreover
there will not be II loss to them III
ANYBODY else by this delay.
$50 far as l was personally con
cerned the Presidents announcement
that he would veto my bill If Con
sress passed it and refuse to enforce
it if we should pass it over his vet'
had nothing to do with my action
Such announcements are but common
and while doubtless they stIii alice
the action of some people, | do no
pay attention to them. What an
concerned about in this matter is u
get a full and real restoration OF these
men 20 all their rights and | do no
attend to allow anything personal u
myself to stand in the way Oh accom-
pishing that object.