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fOr Another - other Employees
Whose Salaries Are Divided With
Outsidcrs-RepubIicn Try to Ex-
plain, but an investigation win
BE Ordered-Hepburn Says Hazing
at the Academies Is Responsible
for Brutal Conduct of officers to
Their Men.
Washington, Feb. 21.-This was another
field day in the House. Two distinct SEN
sations occurred. Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa
used exceedingly strong language while
inveighing against the practice of hazing.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois and Mr.. Dayton of
West Virginia Warmly defended the navy.
Later Mr.. Dinsmore of Arkansas exposed
the fact that an employe of the House,
while occupying one position, was draw
ing salary from another, and that the
difference between the salaries was to be
made up in one of the items of the bill.
This led to a general ventilation of the
domestic affairs of the House, during
which Mr. Bailey of Texas declared that
the situation was a scandal upon the in
tegrity of the House. He charged that
there were employees of the House who
were dividing their salaries with others
who performed no work, and challenged
anyone on the other side to deny his al
legations. He offered ito produce sworn
testimony in substantiation of his charges
if an investigating committee were ap
pointed 1t was explained by MIR. Joy of
Missouri and others that there was no
10 Of ha
House.
Mr.. Bailey offered a resolution to APP
point an investigating committee, which
was referred to the Committee on Rules,
upon the assurance of Mr.. Payne, the
majority leader, that it would be reported
at once.
DinSmOre Springs n Sensation.
Mr.. Dinsmore of Arkansas sprang a
sensation by asserting that j. j. Constan-
tine, the telegrapher of the House, was
not getting the pay of the telegrapher,
but that another man was drawing that
while Constantine was drawing the pay
Of another position. Constantine was on
the rolls as teamster.
Mr. Berry of Kentucky explained that
Mr.. Constantine, as telegrapher at ST.
go. had drawn that salary until three
years ago, when it was reduced to SO per
month. The $500 appropriation in this bill
was to bring his pay up to the salary of
the position.
Mr.. Bailey charged outright that for
four years employees of the House had
been compelled to divide their salaries
wit t4bA Il ut ,m
Mr.. Bailey then pointed out that the
man who was on the rolls as a telegraph
er but also was performing service in the
library was to be the recipient under an
item in the bill of 800 in addition to the
Sl,200 he drew as telegrapher
Mr.. Steele, Republican of Indiana, ex-
piained that the gentleman in question
had come here to become a telegrapher at
$1,000, but yielded the position to the man
then telegrapher upon Mr.. Berry's appeal
Mr.. Fleming Objects to the Extras.
Mr. Fleming of Georgia then announced
that until the committee of investigation
which Mr.. Bailey would ask for reported
he would object to al the items for ex-
ira services in the bill, and they went out
on points of order.
The general deficiency appropriation
bill, the last of the appropriation bills,
was passed.
Mr.. Shermans amendment to prevent
hazing at the naval academy was taken
up He modified it so as to make the
cadets dismissed therefor ineligible to re-
appointment at Annapolis or West Point
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio said the highest
crime in the calendar was treason. Yet
men who had fought four years against
the flag of the United States were to-day
on the rolls of the army as brigadier gen.
eral and major generals-as loyal men as
ever lived. No cadet should be forever
branded.
Hepburn'S Severe Arrnignment.
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa, recalled that
when the Booz case first attracted atten-
ton the superintendent of the Military
Academy rushed into print to say that
hazng had ceased at West Point. Yes
the House Committee had found forty
one cases where under-ciass men,, had
been called out to engage in brutal prize
fights. Why, Mr.. Hepburn asked, was
the Navy Department 5000 men short OF
it's complement? Why had there been
1000 desertions from the army? Because
the men were American citizens compelled
to serve under men "schooled in tyranny
and oppression" He said he had a list
of twenty-five vessels of the United States
cast away upon the rocks or shoals by
incompetent officers since the close of the
civil war. III many tdoc9 liit S4llBo NSA
totally destroyed, but with a solitary ex-
ception their brother officers let the COM
manders off with slight punishment.
"The severest punishment infl cted was
suspension of rank. Men Injured to the
custom of hazing are unfit TO command
troops or sailors of the United States and
our boys will not serve under men reared
in the unwholesome, pernicious and dam
nable atmosphere OF tyranny" Great ap-
piause)
Mr.. Cannon paid glowing tribute to
the American sailors. Not one of the 2j
cases referi cd to, II they In fact existed
had been caused by negligence
After further sparr.ug the point OF or
der against the Sherman amendment was
sustained.
Mr.. Fitzgerald of Massachusetts offered
an amendment to app opriate 5000 for
the entertainment OF President Kruger
upon the occasion OF his visit to this
country. 1t went down on a point Of
order.
To Entertain Mr.. Kruger.
MIR. Fitzgerald OF Massachusetts criti-
cised the government for not preventing
the shipment OF horses, mules and sup
plies from our ports for he British army
In South Africa. He charged that the
Secretary Of state was IN league with the
british and couterdcd that the treaty of
1871 between Great Britain and the Unit
ed States was being violated.
MIR. HIT. chairman OF the Committee
on Foreign Affairs replied:
| "Immediately after tho treaty OF 1871