Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-02-27 | Page 1 | Up to President to Allow Negroes to Rejoin Army

UP tip TO PRESIDENT I ITO TO ALLOW NEGROES I TO REJOIN ARMY I House Passes Senate Measure Measure Measure Mea Mea- sure Giving Chance to Prove Innocence I Iclal WASHINGTON Feb 27 rn 1 Under a sp special spa spa- cial rule rulo tim tho house today passed the senate sen sen- ate ato bill granting to the discharged J negro soldier soldier-s of the Iho Twenty fifth Infantry said raid to have hav been Involved fd In tho the shootIng shoot shooting hoot hoot- Ing up of ot Brownsville Tex Tax the right to prove proc their innocence and thus make mako them ell eligibly for restoration to tho the arm army Many Ian s 8 were ero made Mr Sicy- Sicy den of or Texas spoke in opposition and de declared de- de dared clard that congress was seeking b by this bill to set aside tho the most righteous act of the Roosevelt elt administration The Tho bill now lacks Jacks only thu th presidents president's sigan sig sig- an nature ture I During tho the debate there thero was much ranch con- con fusion especially marked when Mr Cockran Cock- Cock ran mu of or New ew York in supporting tho the bill I pleaded for ter exact Justice to all alt How about the Japanese shouted Mr Gains of Tennessee Q The Tho gentleman's Interruption replied Mr Ir Cockran amid a roar of laughter Is always picturesque but not always alway seni sen- sen i 51 Ibl bl But they will all he hI taken L back In iii tim army anny Mark m my predIction remarked Mr Burleson of or Texas with some Homo heat Turning toward tho the Texas member Mr I Cockran sharply retorted that tho the gentleman gen tieman may ho bo as good a prophet aa ne Samuel Samuel Sam Sam- uel of old hut but this not a n place where when prophecy can be made the tho basis of ot legis legis- 1 la lation Far hark bark In th the he chamber Mr l Slayden I was ivas shouting at tho the lop top of ot his lila voice olce in inan inan I an nn appeal to Mi Mr to lo yield for tor a I II question lie all the while vie vie- I I pounding his lila ga gavel gael el I