The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-07
Passed over Lentx' Head.

ocratic associates Lentz refused to relent.
and Cannon desisted.
Passed Over Ientx' Head.
a resolution to print 10000 copies of the
report Of the committee on agriculture In
the CIRCUIT bill was put through, over
Lentz' head. amid much merriment. The
speaker completely ignored Lentz.
sharp Fight Over ocean surveys.
At $50 D. m, Foss presented the final
report of the naval appropriation bill.
compromise mad been effected on the pro-
vision relative to ocean surveys, which
Appropriated $4,000 for photographic sur
veys, while the house receded from it's
provision abolishing the two years course
for navai cadets, but secured an amend
ment to the present law to permit an APP
pointment from each congressional dis
trict every four years. Fcss said the sem
ate conArees had absolutely insisted upon
the provision relative to ocean surveys.
Cannon. who had led the fight against
ocean surveys under the direction of the
navy department. was not satisfied with
the agreement reached by these conferees.
He declared it was reached in the teeth
of the specific instructions of the house
Moody vigorously demanded that the
report should be rejected. The question
at issue, he said. was whether a "coterie
of naval officers" or the house was SUI
preme.
Shall We" he asked Indignantly, get
down on our knees to these bureau offi-
GERS, because our conferees have proved
teach them the lesson they deserve" APP
plause.
-annon told how members had been
bomharded by letters and kilograms In
the interest of this work. He had sus-
pected they were prompted from the navy
department, and had called on the secre-
tary for all the letters sent out from there
on the subject. The. secretary had replied
that there was nothing.
II knew that letter was n falsehood in
substalce." continued Cannon. That Is
strong language, but | afterward was able
to prove that the secretary as well as the
house had been imposed on by the bureau
OF equipment"
Cannon then related how subsequently
Secretary Long had ascertained that the
photographer, Commander Todd had sent
out circular letter without his U1ong -
knowledge and for that act had been sus-
pended. He read the circular letter. which
had gone to commercial bodies, boards OF
trade and maritime exchanges, appealing
for information and aid for forcing The APP
preparation back into the naval apprnprin-
ton bill. He had kept all these facts Sc
cret, he said, because he knew the secre-
tary of the navy was an honorable man
and had been imposed upon He had
been compelled to disclose them he said
In the interest of the public service aud
to Vindcate the honor aud manhood of
house.
Amid great applause he asked the house
to send the bill back to conference with
three conferees IN sympathy with the SEN
tment of the house. The debate grew
more and more exciting as its proceeded
Grosvenor said he hoped IL would be A
long time before the house would humili-
ate its cOnferees by taking the business
OF the house out OF their hands lie ad-
V.sed the house TO Yield
The gentleman is a good gutter" cried
Cannon sarcastically. "ho does not know
what he Is talking about"
Burton Indignantly repudiated the
charge In Commander Todd's circular that
he and others were tn a secret combine
against the navy department in this con.
troVersy.