The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-05
SERY| ANT IS NOT
ABOVE HIS LORD
Action of Departments is
Preposterous,
SAYS SENATOR BACON.
Have no Right to Deny Congress Any.
Papers on File.
SCHLEY-SAMPSON CONTROVERSY
1t Broke Forth in the Senate Yester-
day Ship Subsidy Bill Laid
Aside to Permit Consdera-
tion OF Appropria-
tion NIca-
SCHLEY-SAMPsON CONTROVERSY
DRr Associated Press. J

{By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The ship sub
sidy bill was laid aside Informally by the
Senate to-day to permit consideration OF
the appropriation bills.
The District of Columbia bill will occu-
nv the attention of the Senate to-mor-
row.
The greater part of the time of the SEN
ate was given to listening to a speech
by Mr.. Bacon, to demand information on
file in the Executive Department. lie
took the position that the departments
are the creatures of Congress, and de-
| partmental denial OF any papers on file
was preposterouS, contenulnE that Tor
one hunured wears there had been practi-
cally no refusal 10 recognize these rights.
AT the instance of MIR. Chandler the
Senate passed resolution calling upon
the Secretary of the Navy for list or
the members of ADMIRAL SIMPSONS fleet
whose names We're sent TO the Senate for
promotion during the Fifty-hfth Con-
greSS.
SAMPSON-SCHIEY CONTROVERSY.
Mr.. Chandler said he based his presen-
tation of this resolution on published
letter written by Secretary Long to Sem
| ator Morgan, which charged that the de-
lay in recognizing the service of these
men was due to the non-action OF Con-
sress He said the President had not
renewed the recommendation for the
present Congress.
He explained that the failure of the
Senate TO act had been due to the Samp-
j son-Schey controversy.
Mr.. Petttgrew said there had been an
effort to promote Sampson over Schley,
Notwithstanding Schley had done the
fighting and had previously outranked
| Sampson
Mr.. Pettigrew declared that the ad-
ministration wa.5 disposed to promote men
who have never smelt powder, like Cor
bin and Shafter.
..Would the failure to capture Cervera,s
fleet have been visited upon Schley or
upon Sampson?' asked Mr. Bacon. OF
Georgia.
Mr.. Hoar protested that if there was TO
be an effort to reply to that inquiry he
would object to the continuance OF the
controversy.
A DIRECT CHALLENGE.
Mr. Bacon. of Georgia. then addressed
the Senate on his resolution. declaring 1t
to be the sense Of the Senate that that
body had the right to demand informa-
ton and documents on file in the Execu-
tive Department
Mr. Bacon spoke of the question as one
of vast Importance. and said the refusal
in the Lawshe case was a direct chal-
lenge of the Senate's right TO call FOR ana
secure information on file in the depart
ment, excepting 50 far as that right was
granted by the department itself The
resolution was then laid aside Temporal
riy.
Mr.. Spooner gave notice that he would
reply to Mr.. Bacon at some opportune
time
The Senate went into executive session
at Cos and soon afterwards adjourned
The Senate will meet hereafter at IL
o'clock until otherwise ordered.
In The House.
(By Associated PIess.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The House to-
day acted on the Senate bin to create
commission to adjudicate the claims Of
United States citizens against Spain,
which the Government of the United
States assumed by the treaty of Paris.
amending the bill so to refer the
claims to the Court of Claims.
a strong effort was made to vote down
the amendment and pass the Senate bill,
but the advocates of this course We're de-
feated by a majority of 30
4 bin was also passed to extend the
charters of national banks for another
period of twenty years after 1902 when
the present extension expires.
MIR. Maddox, or Georgia. ana Mr. can
non, of Illinois. opposed the bill to ratify
the agreement with the Crow Indians of
Montana. The lands which the Govern
ment was to purchase, Mr.. Cannon said,
We're not worth 100000. much less s1,l00.
O00 which the Government was to pay.
The bill was fdefeated-34 to SO.
Mr.. Knox moved the passage, under
suspension of the rules, of the bill to re-
deem Hawaiian silver coins not abraded
below lawful value, at par. and recoin
them into standard silver coins of the
United States: abraded coin to be received
at its bullion value. The bill was de-
feated-70 to 55-two-thirdS not having
voted in the Affirmative
The Indian appropriation bill was sent
to conference.
The House then resumed consideration
Of the postoffice appropriation bill. Mr.
II. c. Smith, of Michigan, spoke in favor
of the reduction of railroad mail pay
No action was taken At o:25 the House
adjourned.