The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-20
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/ DISCUSSED NAVAL
APPROPRIIA TONS
Tbs Occupied Most of Yesterdays
Session in the House.
THE ALASKAN CIVIL CODE.
Afer Adopting a Resolution Carrying
onttl.c Presidents i.ccomrncn-
danon, the Senate Gave At
tcntien 20 Alaskan Bill.
THE ALASKAN CIVIL CODE
aftor Adopting a Resolution Carrying

WASHINGTON. April ls.-The House
spent practically the entire day debating
appropriation in the naval bill desired
TO turn over 10 the navy the survey ana
charting of the waters Of Cuba. Porto
Rico and the PHILIPPINES. The bill car
ried an appropriation OF sl0eae0 for mis-
purpose.
Mr., Cannon, chairman Of the Appro-
priation Committee, led the hight against
it, arguing that such surveying of these
waters as should be made should be per-
formed by the Coast and Goedetic Survey.
In the end the House sustained his view,
adopting an amendment offered by him
TO appropriate only the regular $1,000 for
ocean surveys
The chairman of the Committee of the
Whole. Mr.. Payne. overrulcd the point OF
order against the appropriation for the
new naval academy, but an amendment
offered by Mr. Cannon was adopted. pro-
riding that before the money appropria-
ted by the fhill for the academy be ex-
pended, plans for the whole. not 10 cost
exceeding s60G0,ooo be submitted and APP
proved.
Mr.. Cannon offered as an amendment
to the section which appropriated
$4,000 for the surveys Of the Island OF
Guam, Hawaii Philippines. Sorto Rico
and Cuba. and charting the distractions
of the great lakes. q simple provision ap-
propriating $4,000 for continuing ocean
surveys
Mr. Moody. of Massachusetts, advocated
the amendment He pointed out that
the proposition in the bill was designed
to create a rival of the Coast and Goedettc
Survey in the Navy Department. The
navy had sought many times to control it.
TO yield would be to incur the first danger
of militarism. Coast survey work prop
erly belonged to the sphere of civil life.
JIe cited the case of the naval observatory
TO prove that there was not a proper
amount of scientific work under naval
officers. That obserratory's work. he
said. was the laughing stock of the
scientific world. Every man to his own
trade.
OCEAN. SURVEYS
Mr. Foss, in charge of the bill, con-
tended that the right of the navy TO
make ocean surveys and surveys of the
islands of the sea had never been dis
puted hitherto.
officers responsible for ships sailing over
seas cllarted by civilians? Every foreign
navy in the world made its own surveys.
A lively debate followed Mr.. Mcltae,
of Arkansas. supported the amendment.
Cdr Cummings. of New York, argued
that the proposed surveys should be made
ny the navy not by se-ni-loolitical
bureau like the Coast and Goedetic Sur
rey. He read letter from man now IN
the survey who had served twenty years
at sea The letter described the work as
pie Nobody knows anything but me,
it said. Il an. commanding officer, L was
only boats%ain in the navy.
Mr.. Cannon concluded the debate in
favor OF the amendment. The officers OF
the navy were educated to fight he said,
not to perform, civil! duties. In the ner-
formance of civil duties.'' said he with
great emphasis. they are the nest IN
competent and the most expensive.
In The burst of applause that followed
this utterance some one cried out some
thing about Dewey
oh / am not talking politics., re-
sJ1ondcd MIR. Cannon II am talking dol
lars and cents and an efficient survey
am "a great ad1nirer OF Admiral Dewey
and all the other officers and men VINO
served in the Spanish war / love them
SO we'll, that when l see men trying to
set them 10 work at something at which
they cannot sustain themselves. L call d
halt" daughter and applause).
The Cannon amendment after pro-
TIA oted debate under the tive-minute rule,
was finally adVpted-111 10 40.
The Chair then overruled the point of
order pending against the appropriation
of $4,000 for the new naval academy at
ANNAPOLIS.
Mr. Cannon moved an amendment TO
limit the total cost of the proposed i'm
provemcnts at Annapolis to S6,eca,NC1
Mr.. Mudd of Maryland, reserved
point of order against the amendment
Mr. Cannon said according to the plans
"a total expenditure of Sl2,00O,GG1 was in
volved. THE cadet barracks. which were
to house 24o boys. were to cost $2G0,0ao.
After Mr.. Cannon offered u substitute
for his original amendment to appropriate
s95e.O90 for the cadets barracks providing
that before any OF the money was en-
pended plans should he submitted and APP
proved by the Secretary of the Navy,
which would keep the cost of the whole
improvement Within $6,0o1OGo. including
The Sl.5o0,ooo already appropriated and the
sum carried by the bill. The substitute
was agreed to-l6 to Al.
Mr. Nudd gave notice that he would de-
mani a separate vote on the amendment
in the House.
Without completing debate the commit
tee rose ait p. NJ. The House then aG-
jour1ned.
In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, April BIN accord
ance with the recommendation OF The
president in his message sent to Con-