The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-25
BROWNSVILLE CASE
CLOSED IN SENATE
PRESIDENT TO APPOINT A COURT
OF INQUIRY.
.'eS skss
PASS COMPROMISE BILL
RooseveIt's African Trip to Cost coun.
try Nothing, Declares Mr.. Mann
Tilt Over an unexpended
ASS COMPROMISE BILL

Washington, Feb. 24-The president
is authorized to appoint court Of in
quiry to determine the qualifications
for re-enlistment Of discharged soldiers
Of the Twenty-flfth infantry regiment
who were accused of shooting up
Brownsville, Tex, on the night of Au-
gust 1914, 1906.
The Aldrich bill for this purpose
was passed by a party vote Of Sc to
26 except that Senator Teller voted
with the Republicans for the passage
OF the bill The bill is compromise
measure approved BY President Roose-
welt, Senator Foraker and all OF the Re
publican members of the committee on
military affairs.
The court of inquiry will act as a
board to consider applications for re
enlistment and recommend the restora.
tion to duty Of such soldiers who are
not found guilty OF completely in the
ARRAY.
The senate also passed the fortifica-
tiohs bin, with appropriations aggre-
eating $S,320,111, ard the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill, carry.
ing s3,646,3S6.
Query About African Trip.
The coming hunting trip of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to Africa was brought
up during the consideration of the sun
dry civil bill in the house Mr.. Garrett
OF Tennessee wanted to know how
much of the expense of that expedition
/ was to be paid by the government.
Mr. Mann of Illinois volunteered to
answer that no public moneys were to
be used. He said that there was moth
ing in connection with the proposed
trip that could be criticized.
The fact that there remains an unex-
pended balance OF $3.50 of the $780,
600 fund approprjated@last year for the
enforcement OF the interstate COM
merce 4aws stirred Mr.. fitzgerald ri
New York to a defense Of the proposal
by the committee last year to appro-
pirate only $4,000 AT that time, said
Mr.. Fitzgerald, President Roosevelt
characterized the proposition as a
sham and said that 1t would be better
to repeal the law,
AS result of this criticism by the
president, Mr.. Fitzgerald declared that
it was universally believed that the
committee on appropriations was not
anxious to have the law enforced. He
declared that the wisdom OF the COM
mittee had been proved. Defending
the Interstate commerce commission,
which had asked for the larger appro-
priation, Mr. Townsend of Michigan
said the money would be expended
after certain plans, now under way,
had been formulated,
Mann Objects to "Sham."
Mr.. Mann of Illinois objected to the
presidents characterizing an appropri-
alton Of $50, 900 as sham, and he said
that events OF the last seveSal months
had shown that the committee on APP
preparations knew more about what
they were doing than did the presi-
dent.
Mr.. Clarke of Florida unsuccessfulIy
attempted to secure an investigation
by the committee on the judiciary into
the writing Of the recent letter by Sec
rotary OF State Bacon apologizing for
Mr.. Rainey's remarks regarding Presi-
dent obaldia Of Panama, Mr.. Clarke's
object being to ascertain If Mr.. Bal
cons reference to Mr.. Rainey consti-
tuted an abuse of the privileges OF the
house.
The following measures were passed
by the house:
Providing for an accounting of GER
tain funds held in trust to the Uhippe-
wa Indians of Minnesota providing for
the sale of timber ON allotted Indian
lands; authorizing homesteads Of
Usage Indians in Oklahoma to consist
Of land designated from any one or
more of their first three allotment Sc.
lectiops taken under the act of June
rs. 1906.
Car Ferry Milwaukee, Aground.