The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-02-04
ACTION:
On the Brownville ARRAY is !, Post.
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Republican Senator's are Said to be
In agreement, but Democrats by :
" Fihbnstering May Carry 3
! Measure Overt Gill 4
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Washington, s Feb. 1.-Seventy-
five bills on the} calendar Of the Sen
ate. were passed today The consid-
Grafton Of these measures, most of
which were of local character or OF
minor Importance consumed nearly
the entire session Of the Senate. 81.
Senator Foraker attempted tic. get
consideration for. the &,Aldrieh sub
stitute hill praviding .fortthe Court
Of inquiry to pass UPON the. quail
hcationsy OF theSg discharged Negro
soldiers Qf ntS4fi q Regiment
charged Wit b, having hot III Brown
vile August 3 and L q A. ia 06, x but
POSTPONED; max ing a mo ton for that
purpose In order. .that1 Senator. Nc
IIaurin, Of Minnesota. might speak,
pn@ the BrownylIIe ffair tom orrtojw.
Afr. iIhoraker a1inuuIeed that after
Mr.. 'McI.aurin's speech he would en-
deaYor to obtain YIactiont OBJ thes Bel.
The Senate passed, With amaad-
tnent, a House bill .declar ring Zebra
airy II, 1909, the centenary of the.
birth of Abraham Lincoln, ito. be q,
legal holiday: and recommending
general observance of that%day.
Action Again Delayed.
Soon after the Senate met Sena-
tor Foraker attempted to have. that,
body begin consideration OF the sub
stitute bill introduced, by =, Senator
Aldrich, authorizing the creation of
a Court Of Inquiry, to determine the
ratification for re-enlistment OF dis
charged soldiers Of the TWenty-fifth
Regiment, involved in the &Browns-
Vile affary. Senator McLaurin, of
Mississippi, said he would probably
speak on the pending measure to-
morrow, and Mr.. Foraker. replied
that he would postpone his motion
until then, Republican Senators are
said to agree upon the bill, but q III
tbuster easily would carry the bill,
over to the next session. beyond Mr.
Foraker's term of service
Mr.. Culberson announced that he
wished to amend the pending bill to
provide that the finding Of the Court
Of Inquiry should be approved by
the President, and Mrs Aldrich
promptly replied that he would not
agree to such an amendment.
Mr.. Culberson said that without
such a provision the Court. Of In
quiry would be authorized to reverse
an order OF the President as Com
mander in Chief Of the Army and
Navy.
"The bill will go to the Presi-
dent for his approval" suggested Mr.
AldrIch.
Mr.. Foraker said 1t should be
borne in mind that whatever the bill
provides 1t will reflect the will of
Congress, which, in his judgment
possesses the right to revoke an or
der even if issued by the President
The Senate went into executive
session at I o'clock to consider the
nomination Of William 3 Crum for
appointment as Collector of Gus
toms at Charleston, S. G. The Dem
ocrats opposed closing The doors,
but motion Of Senator Frye, Chair
man Of the Committee onACommerce
prevailed by a vote Of SO to 49,
Crum was confirmed year ago af~
ter fight extending over three SEES
sioDs. inst is again opposed by Sen
ator Tilman, who is supported by his
Democratic colleagues. 1t. is said
that President-elect Taft desires to
have the nomination disposed Of,
So az not to involve his Administra-
ton at its beginning In ashght with
the Senate over an appointment