Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-12
.JIxtieth Congress.
Washington, Jan. II.
SENATE.


her mail matter under frsnE.
Senator Briggs introduced bill ap.
propriating $40, 600 to aid in the erection
of a monument to the late President
Jsmes A G dfisld at Long B anch, n. j.
Senator Foraker offered resolution
calling on the secretary Of the treasury
for lst of all payments and expeDdi-
lures aod the purposes thereof, made
under the So, 900, 900 emergency fund
carried in the general deficiency act Of
March 8, 1899, 1t was adopted without
debate. 1t was from this fund that $751;
900 has been paid private detectives TO
trace the negro soldiers dismissed with
out homer for alleged rIoting at Browns
vile.
ubiquitous and uDboly work" is the
way Setato Foraker chsrges the efforts
of Herbert ]. Browne and William G..
Baldwin, the spec al detectives employed
by the president to fssten the guilt Of
shooting up' Brownsville upon the
colored soldiers of the Goth Infantry.
Ia strong speech in the Senate this
afternoon Senator Foraker not only de-
nounced as "strocious lies" the reports
that the men had secued confessions
from auy of the discharged folders, but
contended that the employment was in
violation OF Law and that sll payments
TO them, amounting TO $l5, 900, was in
valid. Discussing tSe employment of
the detectives Mr. Foraker ssid that II
"csnnot be fttingly characterized with.
out the use of language which If en-
ployed might appear disrespectful 10 the
chief executive" ut does not lesson
the gravity OF his (the drssideups) Of
fense," he Continued, "that 1t appears
to be impercepitable to him; or If not so,
that be becomes utterly obliviouS to all
restraints of law, decency and propristy
in his mad pursuit OF these helpless
victims of his i'll considered action. l
do not hesitate to say that in my opinion,
asi 'e from the question whether there
had been misappropria!ion Of public
funds, no precedent for anything 80
shocking Gao be found in all the history
OF American Jurisprudence.
Because Browne and Baldwin Induced
the president TO pay them money out
IF the public treasury upon the theory
that they were rendering legitimate SER
vice when they we're not each and
every pay TO them seems 10 constitute
clear case OF obtaining money under
false pretenses, aud l call the attention
OF law officers OF the government to the
fact, as we'll as to the peIj1ry that has
been committed In order that they may
institute appropriate prosecutions"
To concluding Senator Foraker called
attention to existing law prohibiting the
employment ofany detective agency In
the government service, and declared
that the use Of any part Of the SO, 0O0,.
900 emergency fund, from which Bfowoe
and Baldwin lad been paid, for
any such purpose, Was illegal, and
that that appropriation having been
made in 1899, under the constitution,
any unexpended balance should have
been covered into the treasury In 1901,
that any vouchers drawn upon ii
since then had been Illegal.
When submitting the afidayits in his
speech Senstor Foraker said the originals
were all on his desk and could be seen
by any senator. 81 have been accused
OF go much dishonesty that | will take
no chances" said Mr.. Foraker. Thtre
ia time ahead of us when man will not
lightly deal 10 invective and base &C.
cusatiou. They will be where they can
be called 10 account the same as other
men," He referred to the early re.
tirement of President Roosevelt
HOUSE.
Mr.. Mann raised his voice in defense
of the present rules In the House today
Immediately after that body convened.
He took up cudgels particularly against
the g.stion of Mr.. Burke Cochran,
who proposed an amendment whereby 1t
was provided that upon demand Of one
fth OF the membership Of the House,
or Of the minority leaders, any bill on
the calendar could be called up for con-
sideratiOn 10 the House. "There Is, in
my opinion he said, "no proposition
ever submitted to the House which
would prove such an obstacle TO legisla-
ton. II 1t had been Ia favor last yesr
during the closing days Of the session,
tho minority leader could have begun
demanding consideration oil all the bills
on the calendar, beginning with number
one and running up 10 number 20, 900
odd, securing roll call on each" He
paid his respects TO the amended rules
proposed by the iusurgent leaderGardner
aud some suggestions of Mr.. Fitzgerald
declaring that, in a certain hypothetical
case, the House could not adjourn legal
" even if there vas a FIRE on the floor.
Me-. Understood submitted the views
OF tie minority on the rules question,
part culsrly attacking the ''one man"
power TO veto legislation possessed by
the speaker.
He declared that the rules plan pro.
posed BY Mr.. Gardner was ''like a nickel
10 the slot machine where legislation
would be ground out by machinery"
Underwood's ides, as he explained 1t,
was to have the rules committee az cleo
tive body, to be chosen by the member
ship of the House, instead Of appointed
by the speaker.
TELEdRAPHIC BREVITlES.
The two houses of the Ohio legisla-