The Irish standard., 1909-01-23
|L|LLEY IS 0USTED
Connecticut Governor Is
Dropped by Congress,
.sPuRNs BLACKS IMMUNITY

low Brownsville ARRAY Participants
to Re-Enlist in Army-TilIman
Denies Taft Charge.
Washington Jan. 21.-That the
service of George L. Lilley as a mem
Der of the house OF representatives
ceased on January 6. the day following
that on which he was inaugurated gov.
ernor of Connecticut was the opinion
expressed by the house Judiciary
committee in resolution which was
adopted by the house Yesterday. Gov
Lilley had not rendered his resigna.
ton to the house.
The committees report was on the
resolution offered by Representative
Gaines (Tenn.). striking Mr.; Lilley's
name from the roll of the house, and
declaring his seat, vacant. It con.
tanned a letter from Gov. Lilley in
which he declared that he had ten
dered his resignation as congressman
to Gov. Woodruff. who declined to &C
cept it because to DO so would neces
state holding special election to Ali
the vacancy. IL ....
The judiciary committee reported
that Mr.. Lilley has. not been in at
tendance at any time during the pres
ent session Of congress. although he
drew his check for his stationery in
full and also his check for clerk hire
for the month Of December.
LlIIey Is Refused Mileage.
On December % Mr.. Lilley made
application from his home for a remit
lance of the mileage due him for the
present session Of congress. but the
sergeant-atarms of the house in
formed him that mileage is payable
only when member has attended 8
session.
The committee claims in its report
that the resignation rendered by Mr.
Lilley to Gov. Woodruff was sufficient
although not accepted by the governor
to terminate his, membership in the
house in SO far as Mr. Lilley was con
cerned 1t is claimed that the uncer
tain status of membership of the gov
ernor of Connecticut might result IN
serious complications, as the house
would have the~right to compel his
attendance in the house if he were
still q member. representative Hig
gins (Conn) endeavored to have
printed in the record a letter writer
by Governor Lilley but Representa-
tive Williams objected and the lettel
was not read or printed. -.
Decries Immunity Plan.
Washington, Jan. 21.- Senate,
Frazier of Tennessee yesterday spoke
on the Brownsville: affair and op
posed the passage of any one O.
the pending bills for. the re-enlistmen
of the negro soldiers of. the Fifteenth
regiment who 'were discharged with
out honor by the president Senator
| Frazier's remarks were Of especia.
interest as he was: a member of the
committee on military affairs which
investigated the Brownsville incident
his views being those of g. southernel
who had an intimate knowledge Of the
negro race Az
l -
Whenever" declared Mr.. Frazier
"any question arises affecting the
negro, there are certain people, includ
ing the negro himself, who seem tc
think that he should be dealt with ir
an exceptional and...unusual way: that
he is to be treated as the ward Of the
nation, and must be. the constant OBJ
ject Of it's care and solicitude.
7 TIIIman Denies Taft Charge.
senatr Ti]lman yesterday denied
that he was opposed to the education
of negroes as Presiaent-elect Taft is
reported to have said at Augusta, Ga.
was the case Hesaid, however. he
was antagonistic to the Republican
plan of uplifting the negro, which
means domination by them in the
south. liz
publicans would abandon this plan by
repeating the fifteenth amendment the
result would be to tive the states con
troll of their own affairs and thus give
them an opportunity to assist the
negroes in a, legitimate way.
He declared; however. that the south
would never consent, to the elevation
of the negroes in any way that would
enable them to put their heels on the
necks of the whttelpeop1e.
Doubles Pay of President.
The salary of the president of the
United States was fixed at 100000
per annum, so far as the senate coulG
Ak 1t, and salaries Of the vice.presi
dent and the speaker Of the house Of
representatives at $4,000 each.
The salary Of the chief justice of the
supreme court Of the United States
was increased from $4,000 to $4,000
per annum, and those OF associate
justices from $4,000 to $14,5Oo. These
changes were made as amendments
to the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill and after an
extended debate Amendments allow
ing $4,000 to the vice.president and the
speaker of the house for horses and
carriages were stricken from the bill