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Washington. jan SO 36--Rcpublcan
lenders nave reached an agreement as
to the Brownsville imbroglio that Is
satisfactory botA 70 the President and
Senator Foraker. II provides. In brief
To- the appointment OF commission
of FIVE army officers, none Of whom Ia
to be below the rank OF colonel an
neg .ocs from the discharged troops de-.
string 70 be re.enllsted must apply
to this board and be subjected to an
examination Such as prove them
selves innocent OF any knowledge OF
The Brownsville shooting win recon.
mend for re.enllstment. tae final de.
clslon 10 be nale BY the secretary 0t
war Pay from the date Of lhelr dis.
cnarge Is TO be given to such as are
fo-enlisiel BY this process.
Democratic Not Satisfied
The Democrats we're frat appraised
oi this agreement by Senator Aldrlch.
who hUught q rough draft Of the pro.
posed Legislation 20 their cloak room.
Senator Africa appareltly thought II
would BE- satisfactory TO them In
this assumption he was wrong. AL.
most Immediately tbe Democrats de-
clared the effect OF li would be 10 ron.
done an airOeious crime. for the yde.
clared that II WAS hardly conceivable
that there was 4 single one OF the ais.
charged t,oops who could not II he
wonId give some information t0at
would lesi % the discovery OF ine
men gho actually did the shooting.
The. serlei th3t while rerhaps only
few dld the shooting, an Of them
had male themselves accessories after
tae fact, and, taat lnasmuch as the
agreement Itself tacitly admitted that
the shooting 2as done by the troops.
II woull be wrong 20 extend mercy
10 any VINO hai shielded them. The
Democrats made IL plain that they
would resist an efogt 10 pass snch a
measure. and undoubtedly they roull
make tlelr resistance eifectual during
lais session at least, Il Is luuhtfnl.
under these circumstances, II the Re.
puhllcans Will press the measure,
though they had Imagined when. they
agreed among themselves that Il
could be put through Without opposI.
lion.
Vexeo Rpublcans.
The whole matter has bean q vexa.
tlous ono 10 the Republicans. That Is
one reas0n OF their eagerness to be
rid Of It. But they have IS further
Incentive IN the feeling that as the
matter atarls nov It IS constant
sGsree Of dange- 70 me Of them. II
Is said that the election OF Demo.
cratic Legislature In Indiana was due
somewhat 10 the resentment Of the
negroes. Besides, 4 IS felt that when
the negroes shall finally come to the
conclusion that nothing is 10 be done
20 repair what they regard as an 10.
justice. taey viii then vent their an.
ger The agreement among the Re.
Dublcans, Therefore. IS prompted
largelf hy considerations Of political
eypedlencr
As to ths agreement between the
President anil Senator Foraker. It Is.
as hea been said. tgcitly admitted that
the shooting was done BY the negroes.
II that extent Senator Foraker Yields.
But he believes that none OF them
cain he convicted either Of having
done the shooting OF Of having knowl-
edge ef n Certainly the great efforts
the President has already made have
convinced no one but himself Is to
who were the oiles VINO lisl the shoot.
Ing and Senator Foraker believes
that the proceeding proposed would
result In the re-enllalment II nearly
u not quite all. of them.