Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-20
IN THE HOUSE.
Su vcy Of Walters Of Our New IsIands-Ihe
New Naval Academy.


coast and gn1detic survey, which, he
said, could I'd the work cheaper and
better. In the end the House sustain
ed his view, adopting an amendment
offered by him to appropriate only the
regular $4,000 for ocean surveys. The
chairman of the committee Of the
WI +. Payne. overrulod the point Of
order against the appropriation fIr tn
new naval academy. but an amend
ment offered by Cannon was adopted
providing that before the money APP
propriat"d by the bill for the academy
be expended plans fpr the whole i'm
prnvcm"nt. the cost not to exceed
$5.Gp0. 600 shall b. submitted ana an
proved by the secretary uf the navy.
When the House resumed the con-
side ration Of tn" naval appropridti IN
bll, a point or order raised by Can
non. chairman ~ the appropriation
committee. Mas pending against the
appropriation If $3.50. 600 for tn" naval
academy at Annapolis. Decision upon
il was temporarily waived and the sec
tiOn r. lating to ocean ana lax" sur
Ncys which was passed over ycSter-
Gay. Was taken ~ under an arrange
ment for an hours debate on each
side.
Cannon Offered as an amendment t.
tho section (which appropriated 800. %
600 for surveys If thr islands Of Guam
Hawaii. Philippines ana Puerto I;icp),
4 simple pr vision appropriltinS $40
600 fbr continuing ocean survey.
Moody. Mass, advocated the amend
h.
sition in the bill was designed to ere
ate rival f thu coast and g"Odctic
survey in the navy department. The
navy had sought many times To CON
trol it. Commissions mad been APP
pointed. All had reported against il.
To place 4 portion Of the W TX under
the control of the military. h said.
would Dc the first step in III" wrong
direction ana should be resisted To the
end II WELD would be To incur the
first danger Of militarism so much
dreaded Coast survey work properly
belonged to the sphere IF civil life.
The work Of the naval observatory
was. he said. the laughing stock Of the
scientific world. Every man u his
own trade.
F'oss replied that Il was Mt the pur-
pose Of the committee to abolish the
coast ard Eccdatic survey. bUt simply
to cJniine it to the jurisdiction erGi-
nlHy given i: under thn revised
statutes.
i lively Icvate followed McEle.
AK. supported the amendment. Little
field Ne. opposed it in a vigorous
speech in which h eulogized the navy
ana r-IuI5cl Moody fpr riIirulinC the
work A naval officers nj tat naval en-
| selEatory.
cummings y. ". also opp sad the
am Hdment, arguing that the propps-
ed surveys could be made by the navy,
not by seml-poHtcal bureau IKE the
coast ahd Seodttc survey He poked
tun 81 tht superintendent ri the sur
Ney, Whn' he sald, lev ms own nag
while aii1at IKE nag olhcer OF the
navy. lie read letter from man
row in the survey VINO had served 20
years al sea IEe lctttr described the
work as ''ple. Nob'dy KNOWS any
ihNg ~ ihe' y Sdld' alh c'Iiiiildli n
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ne. WIN emphasis, t'e! are lhe most
incompetent ana the most 'Apeh9lN'.
III me pui st VI dPP'duSV 'iidl i"i-
ioWen t"iS u'teI'"ce Eo'lle "!ic cIieu
o'it Sorlelillls ABOUT beNeE.
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spohded cannon. 4 am Taking COL
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cannon thereupon moved an amend
mcht 70 mint me total cost 81 thc
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