The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-04
WASHINGTON.
Preparations for Earnest Work
in Congress.
MORE HORRIBLE 0UTRAGES COMING
The Navy Department Ready for
Investigation.
SENATOR BOUTWELL, ON THE CUBAN QUESTION.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 1916
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FORTHCOMING CONTEST
IN CoNGREss-sENAToR MoRToN's ARRANGE
MENTs FOR HIS BLOODY SHIRT CAMPAIGN
Both sides have been busy preparing for the opening
OF the battle when the houses reassemble. The demo-
Gratis in the House have made tho greatest show Of
preparation, but the republicans have been quietly at
work. not merely preparing their defences,
but getting ready for offensive movements
Among those who do not mean to let any
opportunity slip Senator Morton Is one He
has been busy with speech his Mississippi nvesti-
cation resolution, and of Governor Ames' men,
assistant editor OF the Jackson Pilot has arrived here
with several hundred pages of outrages compiled
the orders OF the Ames State Committee and purpor
ing to give account OF barbartes and intimidatons
by democrats upon republicans in every county the
State These details have been got up evidently with
great and have been by special messenger
Senator Morton, who is busy boiling down the
into bloody shirt speech
THE PROPOSED INVESTIGATION INTO THE RE-
CENT NAVAL ExPENDITUREs-TH DEPART
MENT READY FOR THE COMMITTEE OF CON-
GREss-wHAT IT'S FRIENDS SAY.
The friends of the Navy Department profess not to
be alarmed at the proposed investigation of its affairs
by Mr.. Randall They say the only offence which
be proved against the Secretary that of having
ated navy They that in the first place. tho
Secretary will present no deficiency bill and has
not presented for five years, having
beon careful to keep his expenditures within the limits
OF the appropriations, aud that he has therefore
money TO ask for beyond the appropriations for next
year. In this matter they say the Navy Department
has better record than some others Second, they
say that while appropriations have been made in
TO different bureaus in the Navy Department. this
Is the practice in other departments also,
and, II any Is to blame for It.
II Is Congress. Third, they say that the
naval appropriations for last year less than any
previous year since 1870; that the virgnus year
the only one OF exceptionally large appropriations;
that the law forbids the OF money appropriated
under any head for any other purpose and compes
the department into tho Treasury every year
all unexpended money. Fourth, they say that with
the granted by Congress navy has
been created and equipped, the active ships
Of which fifteen sixteen ron-cads
and forty wooden vessels, all ready for service
Besides which the navy has large supply OF live oak
and abundance Of other supplies and has done great
deal OF scientific service Finally, they say that with
out extraordinary appropriations, except in the Vir
ginus year. the navy has been brought, since 1870,
into highly effective condition; that to do this leav-
ing out the pay Of the navy and marine corps,
which are constant quantities, there has been
expended average OF less than 900 per annum
and the In which this has been expended
will be explained committee OF Congress whenever
II asks AS there has been good deal OF talk about
the Navy Department and the probable result of nves
legations these Of friends OF the depart
ment seem interesting.