New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
TIE REGULAR REPORT.
SENATE.
THANKS TO HEROES OF THE MERRIMAc-

rendered
recognition Of ;he distinguishes >.,. o,d
recently ny officers ana me" % ''''
revenue cutter service 49, 49, co,,.
Mr. FRYE rep. Me- repo' 'cu I'm -.,,,,, O,
ui,tee Commerce JOINT res"'"', .,,narainp
the csllantry OF Frank H. Ne"coIhO, I'D
~ ,cvenue cutter Hudson. ard y MS oIi0e.' a.
non. also retiring Captain Daniel 3 Ho's9
me revenue cutter service, 'o' -. tIugh Nc
r!ous services in COMMAND Oh "a. n lends the
Culloch AZ Mania ING '' ,...oo,oh for his
thanks Of Congress 10 -@e'''-'' l..,o,as when he
heroic ganantry IN the action a. -, her
80 ,ie rev rescued the Wlnslow ana .u0" " ~
80 a. had not been disabled or K'eu, al'r
DID, cor suitable media or Soid l"' -. to-
scver medals for his ofn'ers anu - l.o,,aio
the members Of his ere" Il AZ" 80, waiting
t{oagsdon % the Mo- ull''h' ''
o,lA,. Al f,ll duty pay
The resolution vas adop'e' "'', ~ ~or,,o,,,ee
~ HALE (ReQ Ne o. me +''"' 80 tho
-, .aorted t,vorshlv a resolution 'e"''.."
u,,s -. Congress % Naval ConsUuc'o' ',,sa-
nbo with his crew of seven men Sam -ha- -
Martina across the entrance ~ -.s.- ~
Santiago de cuba. ana pro''1"s 40. W. ,~,s ~ the
NJ Hobson from 'n@ CONF -. ,-os also
Nav 70 the lin" l"'
saon-sd 49, t1o,r
Are- the resolution Rad been adol'eu ~, ...
Cpn, Nass) addressing himself 10 me ~
aiken ov the Senate sad 4" We 20 "',- a.oc.
80 Anne for Naval Constructor HooSo" III -
Of his GlS'lilEuls'l'" 49,
~ nm nv name the thanks ~ CohsteSs ,as
,his Ease where a deed o. spec'a' "eto'''
perforne9 it seems 10 me thai we "ns, -.,. W.,
n7e the men 7ho No'"l.e'i'' " - ,,rdn~co,ng
IN his perillous unHertaK'nE a.. 1--we eavs.,
the same rlsk ana inc NH'.''' ,..o. would
ought 10 be mentioned III 'le -, ,,on heroes
be clad 70 see this ohamner n''N' VIII"
a. ,bo.e men are"
W. Hoar sad that suoh recognition Nv ooie''s
49, one o. The greatest marks Of honor tha' oou1
he conferred upon any man or men Five huIiu l,
years hence the descendants ~ ''e ,otio
know and would be proud 70 'ell OF me Ieil''
tes; they had performed ne hopea 'ne'r'"i'
Mr. Vale would consen. 70 have the reso."'o" r.
considered and that tho names - all We heroes "
,bn Merrmac would he inserted in the rNsoinnon'
Mr. PERKINS Rep. Caip said that ne had ~
mind the same suggestion. and had o''aineo ron
the Navy Department an accurate 'S' w. '''
Of the Nerrimae volunteers .,..,,.s ,,o.r,, alive
Nj nv rSnt,es ha5 sugres,od he form Of the
=" -. - 49,, .os,,co IN Congress but he
resolution III MS .os o,,~;r,e7, would meet
0e''ai" l'a - I.toro r~o,.od tho rsronsidera-
me- aPp'o'" ,, 49,. 10 r,-,es ~ the crew
non OF 'he reSo'u"on, ''"'
'H.e"' u. M, =, so,,,a-ed a eu,ory Of
~ 90 - -, 80 s,uo-s He declared
'he I'ol1 49, ~ deed ~ daring could he
~ 49, 49,. ....,,a ~, command Instantly the
'ues's.'u -. -. oi,r,oors heretofore II had
services OF scores o. Noi""'e'iS ,. .,o soo.,oi
custom
.o,.o- ~ ,hanLs only 10 men Who wore shoulder
~ "a ,., 81, .. .bis ti,,e p,hen our
arnv was lvins before the ortiacatons Of Santiago
:, vo,ld he well 10 recosn'ze the private soldier and
The common sailor who by their gallantry turned
the tide o. battle and made commissioned ofncers
great.
Nr NELSON (Rep. Mimi hoped that the names
O. the who accompanied Lieutenant Hoos0n
in his perlous undertaking ""uld De i"0o' Po
in the resolution Not to recognize mus u'eI' gar
lantrv his mind hostile TO the spirit OF
American institutions
Mr.. Perkins said that naming the men specihcaly
IN the resolutions would be the establishment OF
precedent that his country could well AFFORD 10
establish He drew a vid word-pcture OF the
deed performed by the IL rhnacs eaidnt ere"
The resolution was So a'ienoed as 10 inoluoe 'ne
names Of the crew VINO accompanied lieutenant
Hobson and ADOPTED
THE GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL
,..,,s.r.,,o, ~, .,o co,e,a, reac,encv hill uas
49, ros,nsaa
NJ u,Ir fpe, Ma, n charge NJ the bill Of
foraA numerous arerdmen,s most OF them adding
.,oau suns for cartons purposes Among these
was nrov,s,on increasing the salaries of the Sec
ond ana Third Assistant Secretaries OF State 10
Ths touo,,rs auordm.n, .ugves.ed nv Mr.
Hall g.ya r,.a % cors,derabIo debate.
For nurchass nv condemnation or otherwise Of
less than eight hundred acres Of land at not
anS s per aie nd rpair iii,on so co. nd
FOR dredging the bar in said harbor. TO secure a
channel OF 2oi less than thirty Feet IN depth
sro'''', al on $500.
MT oFoONEh 'Hep'' WIZ sueses'eu 'ha' ."e
smehoMeht was loosely Drawn ne co"'eiueu ina.
the ha"ahdn 4sIaios had not Eet become part VI
the Inited sta'es ana that the land couIa not I'M
oe9 eNls'ns oiIouins' ahces oe cohuei,heu On MS
eueses.iO" "e a"ieHu'ne"' WaS so cHa"eeu as 10
make 'ne CONTAMINATION oono'uo""' upon Jus 'e'ns
p.rV.''ao'e
JJas s. q -, 10
- - 49,, So, ~. so 90, -,
-, - .i,-Dts 49, -
I1' ~ ~ PO'p@ NJ -N''e'' Oo"
~ -, ~ @'' "
'n'.' Jus VII" "'o ieC'PoCS uVaS' "ess' > mare
thu opoOner Voi'e"ued '"~1 II was an aosoIuIe
'H' WI nav duH'4''eN tiot IL "dS pIdCt-