The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-19

wounded, stunned by the explosion, re-
manned the last upon the sinking vessel,
and who, in the midst of all that awful
terror and excitement with every duty
nobly done, sent dispatch to this coun-
try showing a GOODNESS and nerve
which are an honor to the American
name-dOeS any one suppose that Cap,
tain Sigsbee, capable of such splendlu
conduct, is going to lie about his snip
The Secretary of the Navy is man Oh
distinguished ability, of honor ana pa
triotism If anyone imaglnes tna'
Secretary Long will not tell the trut ,
and insist upon the whole OF II, ne I',i'
knows the character of the man VINO
has the honor to fill that great posi- a.
the head of the Navy. | FOR one u US
that Congress will await the actlon "
the proper department charged Wl.h Ui'i'
inquiry and will not attempt 10 40 amy
thing which could in the least degree
derOgate from the attitude which 'nT
American people and Congress siiouIu
hold in the presence of cahmlty 80
dire and so tragic as that WHICH peleli
the Eattleship Maine"
Mr.. Lodge also paid a tribute to AS
sistant Secretary Roosevelt.
FOR \ MEMORIAL TABLET.
Mr.. Mason was in calmer mood when
he rose to reply.
"MisduOtation and general spasm VIII
not drive me from the discussion or TINS
question in the Senate" he began. Con
tnuing he charged Mr.. WOlcott with
making a statement which was not
borne out by the record or by any re-
mark he had made He shared, he
said. in the general admiration of the
various departments of the executive
branch of the government and Mr.. VOL
colt should not excel him in that re-
spect. He (Mason) fully endorsed all
that Mr.. Lodge had said about the head
Of the Navy. with whom he had served
i'm the House. and whom he knew to be
a man of ability. of great head and a
warm heart. He denied that his re-
marks contained any reflection upon Mr..
Longs integrity or honor or the integrity
or honor OF the officers of the Navy.
He also resented the intimatiOn that he
had gone into the slums to find words
with which to characterize the Navy De
partment, and repeated his loyalty to
the Navy and other departments.
Mr. Allen (Ncbraska), said he desired
to secure vote upon the resolution,
but he desired to reiterate the suspicious
expressed by Mr.. Mason that the inves-
tigation by the Navy Department would
not to satisfactory to the country.
Can the Senator give the grounds for
his suspicions?' inquired Mr.. Gray,
Delaware HIS statement is import
ant
MY statement is important" Mr..
Allen replied. Il want to say that
have not in my FIVE years experience in
the Senate known of these investiga-
tons to result in anything"
Pending a motion by Mr.. Hale that
the Senate go into executive session,
Mr. Bacon. (GeOrgia), introduced the
following joint resolution:
THAT there shall be prepared under
the direction Of the Secretary of the
Navy and placed upon the wall Of Stat
nary Hall in the capitol building a
bronze tablet commemorative of the
officers and men of the United States
Navy. who persisted in the loss of the
battleship Maine. i'll the harbor of Ha-
vana. February ID, 1893.
The said tablet shall contain the
names Of said officers and men, and
shall bc an enduring memorial 10 thelr
honor and perpetual token of the sorrow
Of the nation"
Referred to Committee on Naval
Affairs.
At $40 o'clock p. m, the Senate adj
journed u2til Monday.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington. j.. c., Feb. 1S.-The
House to-day promptly and unanimously
voted the 100000 asked for by the Sec
rotary of the Navy to recover the bodies
lost in the Maine disaster and to raise
the wreck if that is deemed advisable.
The rest of the session to-day which
lasted six hours was devoted to a con-
timation of the debate on the Bank
ruptcy bill which will come to vote to-
morrow.
The speakers to-day We're: Messrs.
Rixey dem. Nu.); Sulzcr (Dem. n. ";
Strobe Rep. Neb); Connolly rep Ills.);
GrosvenOr rep Ohio; Savers dem,
Tex, and Ray rep. n. W, in favor
of the bill, and Messrs Kitchin (Rep.
n. c.; Linney Rep. n. CO; Love dem.
Miss); Ball GDem. Tex; Henry Dem.
Miss; Mcguire Dem. Cali; Blanu
Dem. MOI; Bell Pop. COboD; De Ar
mond Dem. MOI; Wheeler Dem. Ala.),
and Lloyd dem. Mo-, against it.