The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-19
MASON A~TTACKSTHE NAVY.
DEMANDS INTERPOLATION oFMhINE
DIslsrEB BH CONGRESS.

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Mr.. Ha,e s,nt IN the C,erk,, ds.k and had
read A letter from the secretarv az the Nav
urging the necessitv for prompt action.
Mr.. Allen lpop. Neb .ugpested that IN, hill
sbouId aIso include . nrovision for the tran,.
narration and buriaI Of the bodies In tho limited
states.
MT Hal. aa,d that that ,rthor,.v ~, rr,,.
tiCnnv C0uferrNd In thu Kill. hnt that tho IA
spatebes showed that IN a great many eases that
would be imposs,ble because Of tho decomnos,.
tion and decay which had a,re,dv o., In ,na h..
cause Of the imperfect processes NJ emba,m,ne
in Havana -
On motion NJ Mr. N,son IRAN III th,s nro.
vision was add.d IN th. hin. "And f,r trar.-
nort;ng and hur;a, 40 th. r.,,,,r. =, .h. ,a,,o,,
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fiCahle" Tho hill traa than naaand
The resolution offered Yesterday nv Mr. Allan
,,st.u.,tu1. AZ y w. Nv
mako an Investigation Of the facts and causes
of the destruction of the battleshin Maine woa
laid before the sena,e. and MI Mason ,Rsn'
ILL., offered an amendment to 1t, making It a
concurrent resolution and providing thar the
inVestiSation shall DO conducted by q joint
committee Of three Representatives and two
Senators.
Mr.. Hale. Chairman Of the Naval Committee.
appealed to Mr.. Mason not to press his amend.
menu. inc wnoie matter ne said was being
thoroughly investigated BY the Navy Depart.
ment and the conclusion would he reported to
seen tho Secretary of the Navy this morning
afoot that iryo,t,sat,on ,rhioh aas -. 80
~ 'h"u hn'es.iss.ioh which was anyways heiu
when a United states ship or boat was lost.
INVESTIGATION now "ouiu DC simply em.
that the matter would involve no controversv
mr. deb,te mi, mornin, 10 ,,os Inns =.
ueoaee .his morning. ne was wiinng to
his opposition to Mr.. Aliens resolu-
ton with the word Immediate struck out.
.u,a,an,o,t - 10 $500 -, nro u
would precipitate a controversy on the Senate
In its most Objectionable form.
md PyNite n situation already an pyritipn Ia
offered his amendment for this reason: He un.
that the Navy Department was max.
that the people Of this country were fast com.
ing to the conclusion that the real situation
was not only being concealed from the people, |
but from Congress. The people had u right to
know. II claim" he said, that the people do !
lack confidence in some OF the departments of
do to have an investigation at the same time by |
departments OF the GOVERNMENT Is it not
true that This great and terrible calamity came
rom the Navy Department, ard Is IL not posi-
the iaui. should turn out 70 be WIN The nayyi
lied with this Cuban question. without attempt.
!ng to stop the wicked murder OF American
TSmsn 1 from sl Maine to It sa Is s sha tte whe Me tb to fa che
sress. It Is ali very well to hold. & the he f ppe.
proper thing. I do not want to adopt the Span. |
sh doctrine of tomorrow. tomorrow. to-mor.
law. The 1aai loss SIS s Of the On a IGesS as Maine II MsS b yest nGt
~ 1AS A~S0 ~ 49, huA Il " I
stopped 1t. IL still goes on; and the loss OF the
Maine is only used as a counter element TO dis.
,ract the attention of the people of the country
md to let the Spaniards hold on. Let there be
IN Investigation, not only by the Navy Depart
ncnt. but by q joint committee of Congress.
Let the people who are represented here and in
he other end of tho Capitol have a hand in tho
hvestigation. Let not the evidence be locked
Up in secret boxes In the Executive Department, |
am not content with striking out the word
Immediate II there is anything which the
people of the country want to know to-day IL is
What blew up the battleship Maine, who DIES.
royed the lives OF The American saI,orst WHY
hould there be delayi Why should we still
'een waiting too long. We have been told year
liter year that we must wait. Summer has
ucceeded winter and winter summer. and We
re still waiting and Spain has been muriering
women and children'in tho island of Cuba, and
low we have waited until 27O American sea-
men are lying beneath the waters in Inc harbor
4 Havana, and yet the Senator from Maine
avs strike out of the resolution the word sim.
With my consent that word will not
70 struck out. We want an Investigation and
We want 1t now. We want the eternal nnd
now to take the place OF the Snan.
sh .manana.'
Mr.. Hale said that there was no desire on his
to delay an investigation. There was no
UGH proposition. The whole subject matter
yastnow beicg investigated, and Senators wonld
erceiye that the presunlpt;on was that n vas
eing investigated fairly. He did not think