The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-22
THEY MANNED THE MAINE
And the Country Will Reimburse
Them for Their Losses.
Mr.. CANNON'S SARCASM
The Legal Heirs of Those Who Perished
Will Receive a Sum Equal to One
Years Pay-Cousins' Tribute
to the Heroes.

day unanimously passed the bill for the
relief of the survivors and victims or
the Maine disaster. The bill reim-
burses the survivors, officers and men
for the losses they sustained to an
amount not to exceed a years pay and
directs the payment of a sum equal to
a years pay to the legal heirs of those
who perished.
There was quite spirited debate
over an amendment suggested by Mr..
Cannon to give the survivors a years
pay out OF hand instead of attempting
to reimburse them for actual losses.
Some old alleged scandals in connec-
tion with the reimbursement of the sur
vivors of the Samoan disaster were
raked up, but the debate i'm the end was
saved from a rather sordid tone by a
beautiful tribute paid to the gallant
dead by Mr. Cousins of Iowa in a short.
but eloquent. speech. He aroused the
galleries to spontaneous applause. Tne
remainder of the DAY was occupied IN
the consideration of the old claim of
John Roach the shipbuilder. for $751;
600. No action was taken upon the
claim.
Immediately after the reading OF the
Journal the speaker recognized Mr..
Boutelle, rep, Me. chairman of the
committee on naval affairs. who called
up the bill for the relief of the surviv-
% o,s anu IN. "a that ,ha ,,,rnose and
.sl.' - ar ,iu ,,ara well under
n,.'5 o,aS % far as ba was concerned
he thought debate unnecessary. Stlll,
he was ready to yield to the desire OF
the house.
-. - 90 ,h., house ,o debate
.i W." IN ~, &c S,'nh ,,attars as n,eubors ON
,ne ,i ,si D',i ,os,,.na g. sr.aI ahout in CON
rao,ion ,,,;th the disaster they would
..'.'l g., ..a ,,a,,ai annronriation hill
~, os,,.' ro,,oa 80 On ar,erdment he
.,,iS e. y,,hau, aahate therefore
~ h,u ,,as "a hy sections for
.ne vi. So, ,,,i,o, ,,cn;n,ittea
,.1,.,on,. ,,,ara agread unop
nsr Tannor cha,rn,an ~ The commit
a.. WI 49,, o'nrronr,a,'ons os,ered an amend
,,,e,,, ~ a,ior ,,,A suryiyinp officers and
- ~ a.,hs,'na,, ,,i,ho,,, rat,ops in
ln,h H.n, - .'i, n,o go pa" e. ,nssss sus,ained
III h.' So, Tb;s nroyision he Thought
rasara hIa ., one indenonifyinv them for
pleisIae @ - pne ,i,,,i,.d g., a,,n,n, to
81. ,n ..ss,.s, 60 90, IL c,iiad at,ention
70 tha fact that in the case OF the Sa
TO tne iac, Una, III ,,,o, .ne as ~ 80,
a lnoan ah,',' ,b,i n,aximnm He
,ho,,,ht !. nroyision for comnensation
s .,d 49,. ,,,iah, is,d snne OF the
,,r,.i,,ors ~, ,n,n tho temntation az maeni-
go, ,ha;r cIa inns There youId he also
gins tnei s, .ias ,'ot,,,a dirao,I,,
.n,s ,ar,s rs,,' 7, wnuId obyiate ,ielav and
/ - adia,;on 90 claip,s attornevs
t Wa oo,nress ,yas doino, this act of
, Witt 81. q, abo,,Id AZ ,ha aener.
Jus'i.e e ''' -
'us ''n,e =, ,,is no,nt concluded
| 49,, 80 60 10 ,,d,,Igsd a,
=. NO, ,,o,,I, ho y,aII for him to make a
| I .,a,a,,an, m. ,n.p exnlaiped
general sta'eihen,. ne , sne" p'aane ~ e,,'i
1 'h"N ~ "e' 49, -.
| '' .,,nra ,ha ,.ic,;nas ~ The Maipa
eial .o"aiu ."s ,., ,a,,'a,., ,hnsa
-, .',,eearoa an ,ha Sanoan disaster
wiz Mno .I S,I Ia 49, drayn aInng Tho
a. uiio ls ~ Iii nassaa Tor tho reIief ~
IN Sa,,,oa, ,,io,,r,s Tba ,or rittaa aid
| ~. ~ t,i, .ha s,,,,,,,,or. sbo,,id ho ra
az, ,,'..,od ha,ond he ac,ual losses in
nuaa ,rbo nroyisIon ralat,ng 10 the
| .1.. ~ aLe,,,,I. 80 Iosses m.de
a nae ,,,orn 20 bsd baen carefulIy,
| -, "a co,Id no, be criticised suc-
assf,,tI,.
NJ Ro,,o,,e asked what the sea nav
! IL Lih,s, oe,car 81 tba upfortunato
. oi vi. ,,,s, his " WV
'.Can,a;n sigsbae,s nav is about
| o. zoo :, a..,,,a,ea AZ, poutaiIa
',,,aar ,ha nronossd amend.
,o,t he yrn,,Id receive tbat amount no
..,,r -, Iossas h. had Sustained 30
MAJ ,. NO."
| he In
| -. a. hul for ,he relief of the Ga
~s ~ ,'ii,i,nso.'
.,,i,,, 60 600 -
p,nSIa "a ho ia no, ,r,aoira
Nv, cantain Sigehse or anv otber of the
i,a,,t ot,;na,s ~ the Naive would
ss % hatn, ,hnrsad hay,,d tho
,,n' o,,,. % ,ha iaSsas tbe,, sus-
.si.s'ea
po,,,auo ord Mr. c.,non had a
IL. ,,,'i.;,na arahanaa 80 ,arsonaii-
,fnl rha Former criticised the latter
a,,i,,,da ,oua,d The hiIl ana the latter
tn ~, 80 raanonsibia 90 he constitu-
a., ~ "a H. aannraI n,b,ic sentiment
~ ~ ca,,n,ry not 60 tha centleman
-. 49, o. he ros,,tnn
..TA n,,,,ar,a, ,,nasn', live or Gods
<o..,ooI :, ia he ..uho nossessas ,ba
! h,,t,,. e. ,,,o,i, ,ha a,nroha,Ion of the
aplli,y 10 iner.I 'hs approoas,on c,,,s ~ ams