The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-19

Mr. Mason said: "Misquotations and gen.
eral spasm will not drive me from the dis
cusslon OF this question in the Senate" he
began He shared. he said, in the general
admiration of the various departments OF
the executive branch of the government.
and Mr.. Wolcott could not excel him in that
respect II am only sorry he said. that
while the Colorado senator is giving us such
a lecture about the Navy Department he
does not sop over and give the Treasury
Department some of his praise" He MA
SOM fully Endorsed all that Mr.. Lodge had
said about the head OF the navy with whom
he had served in the House. and whom he
knew to be a man of ability, of great head
and a warm heart. But Mr.. Long could not
himself object to Investigation and it
was no part of friendship to try and shield
him from such an inquiry as was proposed.
If he himself. were managing the depart
ment he would, under the circumstances.
want the investigation. He denied that ms
remarks contained any reflection on Mr..
Long integrity or honor. OF the Integ5i.y
while this was true. he also had regard for
the honor and lives of the common seamen.
He also resented the intimation that he mad
gone into the slums to find words with
which to characterize the Navy Department,
and repeated his loyalty to the navy ana
Il have an unmitigated dread of war"
said Mr.. Hawley Conn., with great feel
ing, "and deprecate all war talk. Do the
gentlemen who talk so loudly of war think
we are ready for that? They cannot know
certainly what it means"
Mr.. Allen said he desired to secure vote
upon the resolution but he desired to re-
iterate the suspicious expressed by Mr.. Ma
son that the investigation by the Navy De-
partment would not be satisfactory TO the
Can the senator give the grounds for his
suspicions?" inquired Mr.. Gray. His state
f- fwRaVN rafn Ynff
my statement is important" replied Mr..
Allen. II want to say that | have not, IN
my five years experience IN the SENATE,
known one of these Investigations to result
in anything"
Mr.. Hale replied, deliberately: II decline
absolutely to follow the senator from llii-
nois (NIason) into a general discussion OF
the Cuban question. ] had hoped that this
subject might be disposed of to-day with
vantage of the melancholy situation to ex-
ploit myself have here a dispatch received
by the Navy Department from Captain Slgs-
bee. 1t shows that there is not, in the city
of Havana, a single discordant note. All are
in mourning for the dead. The city is filed
with an atmosphere of pity, commiseration
and sympathy Mr.. Hale remarked that.
under the, rules, the resolution would go TO
the calendar.
Senate go into executive session, Mr.. Bacon
(Georgia) introduced the following joint
resolution;
direction of the secretary of the navy. ana
placed upon the wall of statuary hall in the
Capitol building bronze tablet commence
States navy who persisted in the loss of the
battle ship Maine, in the harbor Of Havana.
Feb Is. 1898 The said tablet shall contain
the names of said officers and men, and
shall be an enduring memorial to their hon.
or and a perpetual token of the sorrow or
the Nation"
The resolution further appropriates
sufficient sum of money to carry the resolu-
ton into effect. 1t was referred 10 the CONF
NIT affairs.
At 2:05 D. m. the Senate went into execu-
tive session. At $3.50 p. m. the Senate re-
sumed business in open session for the pur-
pose of considering resolutions on the death
of the Hon. Ashley b. Wright, late repre-
sentative from Massachusetts. AT $40 p. M
as further mark of respect, the Senate ad--
journed until Monday next.