The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-09
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Senators What a Land Navy Is.

Entertained by Large Number of
Senator's What Land Navy Is.
Washington, May s-The senate today
concluded consideration of the navay ap-
preparation bill with the exception of that
section relating to arnor and armement.
This went over until tomorrow, when 1T
will be considered In secret executive ses-
sion. During the morning hour num-
Der of minor bills were passed among
them one to reimburse various collectors
of internal revenue for internal revenue
stamps charged against them but not &C
counted for. The debate on the naval bill
was practically confined to the paragraph
relating TO the commissioning of naval
cadets. The committees amendment
striking out the proposition in the house
bill, which sought to commission the
cadets at the expiration of the four years
term at the naval academy, abolishing
the preliminary tow years at sea, was car
ried after a warm debate.
The pending question on the naval bill
was the amendment striking out the
paragraph in the house bill relating to
naval cadets and inserting the following:
w ueItNST ally IIdN oil CduSI SlIt.1 nav Z
finished four years of his undergraduate
course of six years; the succeeding ap-
pointment may be made from his con-
gressional district, or at large in accord
ance with existing law
Mr. Foraker (Ohio) vigorously opposed
the amendment to strike out the house
provision. In answer to a question by Mr..
Lindsay, Mr. Foraker said the navy was
now short of officers.
Mr.. Hale, in charge of the bill, said
there were enough officers to man the
vessels Of the navy if so many were not
engaged in shore duty
Mr. Tillman, member of the naval
committee, supported the amendment. He
pointed out the immense responsibility
devolving upon naval officers of the care
al sac of great battleships and cruisers
and he did not approve of sending to sea
"greeenhorns" in charge of property
worth millions Of dollars. In a character
istic speech, Mr.. TilIman arraigned the
navy department for having so many Of
f1cers on shore duty, who, ne declared,
were doing little but drawing their sal
aries.
Mr. Chandler said congress must expect
that the advice received from the navy
department would be in the direction Of
aggrandizement-of an increase of shops,
of officers and of men. He was convinced,
he said. that the six years course ought
not to be abandoned, as, if it were as
years progressed, a greater number of in
ferior officers would creep into the navy.
Mr.. Hale. in charge of the bill, de-
clared the amendment was the best piece
Of legislation he had seen in many
year. 1t would absolutely prevent
hump in the naval list and by 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 preparations for their life work
The defeat of the amendment would, he
feared. give the country "a land navy"
The house amendments to the Grand
Army of the Republic pension bill were
adopted without debate.
The debate on the pending naval amend
ment was closed by Mr.. Foraker in OPP
position to the amendment, and Mr..
Chandler in favor Of 1t. The tamendment
striking out the house provision and in
sorting the senate committees paragraph
was agreed TO, AZ to u. The reading Of
the bill was then resumed and nearly
completed. When the amendments were
reached relating TO armor and armament.
the bill was laid aside for the day. At 5
D. m. the senate adjourned