The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-09
CADETS TERM OF SERVICE.
,usT SERVE SIX YEARS BEFORE
pErNG COMMISSIONED.

senate refused to Amend the Naval
HuI So us to Gave Them Their Conn
missions After Four Years
course-TIIIman Thought Men in
charge of Valuable Property
should Have Ample Traintng-Mea-
sures Passed by senate.
washington, May s.-The Senate to-day
concluded consideration of the naval APP
,,ronriation bill, with the exception of that
se,1ion relating to armor and armament.
r,nis went over until tomorrow, when it
will be considered in secret legislative
session
Drring the morning hour a number of
minor bills were passed, among them one
"a reimburse various collectors of inter-
nal revenue for internal revenue stamps
charged against them, but not account
ed for
The debate on the naval bill was prac-
ticallv confined to the paragraph relating
70 the commissioning of naval cadets.
The committees amendment striking out
The nroposltion in the House bill which
sought 70 commission the cadets at the
evniration of the four years term at the
Naval Academy abolishing the prelim-
mary Two years at sea, was carried aIler
a warm debate.
When the naval bill was taken up the
oending question was the committees
amendment striking cut the paragraphs
in the House bill relating TO naval cadets
and inserting the following
whenever any naval cadet shall have
finished four years of his undergraduate
course of six years the succeeding APP
Dontment may be made from his congress
sbonal district or at large in accordance
with existing law"
Mr.. Foraker of Ohio vigorously opposed
the amendment and said it was an injus-
tice to the cadets to wait two years after
graduation before they received their COM
missions.
Mr.. Caffery of Louisiana strongly oppcs-
ed the amendment, declaring there was
now a shortage of 697 officers In the navy.
Should Have Good Training.
Mr.. TiIlman, a member of the Naval
Committee, supported the amendment He
pointed out the immense responsibility
devolving upon naval officers in the care
at sea of great battleships and cruisers,
and he did not approve of sending to sea
"green-horns' in charge of property
worth millions of dollars.
In a characteristic speech Mr.. Tillman
arraigned the navy department for hav-
ing so many officers on short duty, who,
he declared, We're doing little but draw
ing their salaries.
Mr. Hale denied proposition which had
been advanced by Mr.. Foraker, that the
cadets performed the duties, on their two
years cruise, of junior commissioned Off
GERS.
Mr. Lindsay urged that experience and
the advice of naval authorities were in
opposition to the proposed amendment,
and only the Senate committee advocat-
ed its adoption.
Mr.. Hale, in charge Of the bill, de-
clared that the amendment was the best
piece of legislation he had seen in many
q year. 1t would absolutely prevent a
hump in the naval list and by a grad
ual and steady flow increase the number
of officers in the navy, every one of whom
would have had full six years course of
preparation for their life work. The de-
feat of the amendment would he feared
give the country a 'land navy"
At this point the act amending the gen.
eral pension laws known as the Grand
Army of the Republic pension bill was
laid before the Senate as it passed the
House, and the House amendments were
agreed to without debate.
How the Vote stood.
The debate on the pending naval cadet
amendment was closed by Mr.. Foraker in
opposition 10 the amendment, and by Mr.
Chandler in favor of IL.
The amendment was agreed to, 40 to r.
es follows:
Yeas-Allison, Bard. Bate, Berry Bur
rows, Chandler, Cockrell, Davis, Depew
FRYE. Gallinger. Hale. Hanna. Hans
brough, Hawley Hoar, Jones of Arkansas,
Jones of Nevada. Kean, Lodge, McBri9e
McCumber, McEnery. Martin, Nelson,
Penrose, Perkins, Plat of Connecticut
Pritchard, Rawlins. Ross, Sewell. Shoup
Simon, Spooner, Teller, Thurston, Tillman,
Vest Wellington-i0.
Nays-Caffery, Clay. Deboe, Fairbanks,
Foraker, Kenney. Kyle, Money, Morgan,
Pettus, Stewart. Turley-12
The reading of the bill was then resumed
and nearly completed. When the amend
ments were reached relating to armor and
armament the bill was laid aside for the
day. Mr.. Hale gave notice that he would
call it up Immediately after routine bust
ness tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Tillman the Senate
then at 1850 D. m. went into secret session
and at p m adjourned.