The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-19
AGAINST PRIZE MONEY.
Naval Personnel Dni to Bc SO Amended
Berry Recited Poem In
Praise Of SchIey.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l4.-The naval
personnel bill developed much less op-
position in the house than was antici.
poted and the indications were that 1t
would have large majority when 1t is
placed upon its passage today. The last
vestige of opposition to the measure
from the line officers of the navy was
removed when an amendment was
adopted designed to prohibit staff off.
GERS upon whom the bill conferred posi-.
tive rank from exercising command
save in their own corps. The commit.
tee also asserted their purpose to offer
an amendment today to repeal the law
giving prize money to the navy and
this announcement was received with
warm approval. The speeches on the
bill were filled with glowing illusions
to some Of our naval victories in the
late war.
The bill was supported by Messrs.
Foss (Kep., Ills.), Dayton (Rep., w.
Va.), Berry (Dem., Ky. }, briggs dem,
N. Y. and Dinsmore (Dem.), and OPP
posed by Messrs. Lowe (Rep., n. ~
and Simpson (Pop., Kan.).
MIR. Berry at one point of his speech
referred to the controversy III the army.
lie said there was some conflict among
officers in the navy in the greatest bat.
tie OF the war. There was no doubt IN
the minds of the American people as
to who was entitled to credit for that
victory. But there were people, who
were trying to steal the credit from
Schley. Then Berry reoited this poem;
when the Spanish fleet with full headway,
Dashed out of Santiago bay,
Taking the chances of death and wreck;
Who stood on a Yankee quarter deck, and
marked the game with eagl eye;
Say, was 1t Sampson, or was IL Schleyi
Laughter and applause.l
Who was II, when shot and screaming shell,
Turned Sabbath calm into echoing hell.
steamed into the thickest Of the fray,
HIS good ship leading all the way,
While the roar Of his guns shook earth and
sky,
Say, was IL Sampson, or was IL Schleyi
Laughter and applause.l
In American hearts who holds first place.
Of those who claim part In that glorious
| chass2
Whose name stood out on that proud day,
| As the hero OF Santiago bay
In letters OF gold, write that name on high:
Shall we write IL Sampson or write 1t Schley.'
Laughter and applause.
say 1t should be written Schley, continued
Mr.. Berry, and then say that there should bC
| provision of law that whether IL goes x
| schley or Sampson no prize money should b,
| paid to the men who have won that gloriou.
achievement. but that the provision for priz,
money ought to be wiped off the statute books
say that the men who made that magnificent
charge at San Juan hill, in all aspects Of thi
case. are as much entitled to take Santiago al
| q reward for their services as the men whC
sank Cervera's feet. Renewed appause.l
| Later, Mr.. Berry alluded to the situa
ton in the Philippines. He had not de
cided, he said, how he would stand OF
the proposition to annex these islands
but he wanted it distinctly understood
that the backing Aguinaldo was sup
| posed to be receiving from German,
would have no weight in effecting hi
opinion. "Ne may yet have to whil
Germany as we did Spain," said h,
amid great applause.