Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-08
THE SENAa4'S FIGHTS.
Senator Bacon Declares that si.e SEN
sse mas the ri&s.' 60 Remand rs.
formation mad socnnscuss on Fisc
and Refusal Constitutes a chat
ienge to the Senase-rhe Sampson
sehi"y Conference.-The Ship sub
sidy Bin Again Laid Aside.

oy the Senate to-day TO permit consid-
GRAFTON OF the appropriation bills. This
action was taken late i'm the day on
Mr. Allison's request that the District
OF Columbia Appropriation bill be taken
up. MIR. Frye. in charge OF the Ship
ping bin, who had said he would NOT
give way to appropriation biNs without
vote OF the Senate, was not i'm the
chamber at the time. but Mr.. Aldrich.
Mr.. Hanna and others interested in the
measure were present and joined i'm the
general assent given to Mr.. Alhson's
request. The Shipping bin holds its
piace.anG as unfinished business can no
taken up when the appropriation bills
are not occupying attention. The Dis
s,ice on columbia bin will occupy the
attention OF the Senate tomorrow
The Subsidy bill did not receive at
tentio to-day. The greater part of the
time OF the Senate was given to lis
tening 70 speech by MIR. Bacon on the
right of the Senate 10 demand informa
ton on file in the executive depart-
nents. He took the position that the
departments are the creatures of Con-
greSss and that departm denial OF
any demand for papers on file was pre-
posterous. coEterdiny that for one hun
dred years there had been practically
no refusal to recognize this right.
secretary Longs letter regarding
santiago naval rewards caused a dis
cussfon, in which Senator's upheld their
course In this matter.
The Senate at 1 o'clock. upon return
ing from the Marshall exercises in the
House. resumed its sitting. Thomas
Kearns was administered the oath of
office as Senator from Utah.
The hour of II o'clock was fixed as
the time of meeting by the Senate FOR
It's daily sessions until otherwise or
dered.
At the instance of Mr.. Chandler the
Senate passed a resolution calling upon
the Secretary OF the Navy for a list
or the members Of Admiral Sampson's
Meet whose names were sent 70 the
senate for promotion during the Fifty
NTH Congress. Mr.. Chandler said he
based his presentation OF this resolution
on a published letter written by Score
tary Long TO Senator Morgan. in which
he had charged that the delay In recor-
nizing the services OF these men was
que TO the non-actiOn Of Congress
rather than of the executive depart
ments. He said that upon failure ~
the last Congress 10 act the President
had not renewed the recommendation
Tor the present Congress. He explained
that the failure of the Senate TO act
had been due to the Sampson -Schley
controversy
Mr.. Hale. as chairman OF the Com
mtttee on Naval Affairs, also said that
no fault could be found with Congress
He referred also to the tying up OF All
the nominations because OF the Samp-
son-Schley controversy, and added that
he had been waiting during the entire
F1fty-fifth Congress, expecting that the
Presidents recommendations would be
renewed.
Mar. Pettigrew 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 administration was
disposed TO promote men who have
never smelt powder. like Corhin and
Shafter." He accused Messrs. Hale
and Chandler with using the Long let
ter as preteXt for nlibustering against
the Subsidy bill
Replying, Mr.. Chandler said he con-
sidered the action Of the executive in
the matter OF the promotion OF Messrs.
Schley and Sampson correct
Would the failure 10 capture Ger
vera's fleet have been visited upon
Schley or upon SAMPSON" asked Mr..
Bacon, OF Georgia.
This question had the effect of bring
ing Mr.. Hoar to his feet with a protest.
that II there was to be an effort TO re-
ply to that inquiry he would object To
the continuance Of the controversy.
MT. Teller said the publication of the
Secretary's letter was bad taste. Mr.
Morgan repudiated any idea that he
had given II out, and said there was
nothing improper in the letter.
Mr.. Bacon, OF Georgia, then addressed
the Senate upon his resolution declaring
It to be the sense of the Senate that
that body had the right TO demand in
formation and documents on file in the
executive departments. He had made
the resolution impersonal, he said, but
be predieated much OF what he said
upon the recent refusal of the Secretary
OF War through the President to supply
the Senate the report made by Auditor
Lawshe concerning the Cuban postal
authorities
Mr.. Bacon spoke Of the question as
one OF vast Importance and said the
refusal In the LaWshe case was a direct
challenge of the Senate's right TO call
fof and secure information on file in a
department, excepting so far as that
right was granted by the department
itself
Mr.. spooner asked Mr.. Bacon if he
considered the Presidents communsca-
ton challenge.
Il do most emphatically." replied Mr..
a
as requires an answer from the Senate.
That is very much enlarged in gravity
PY the fact that newspaper publications
indicate 1t as not only the action of the
President. but the action Of the Cabi-
net, and we are now confronted with
the fact that there is a general and
organized purpose OF the Cabinet as
avowea 70 deny to the Senate the right
TO Information 10 be found on tho files
OF the department unless where tho
chief OF the department may as a mat
ter Of grace, and in his permission.
permit the Senate 10 have such infor-
nation"
Al O'clock the Ship Subsidy bill
was laid before the Senate and tenn
porarily laid aside in order TO permit
Mr. Bacon TO continue his speech,
PIT, Dacon said J.. had no desire TO
disparaGe ca..rst Ulcers, for he con-
sidered these I1siticrs very high. wor-
thy or the an.Di-.cn OF the most aspir-
Ing But it was isDortant that the
dignity ard authority and POWER of the
Senate should he : tintained He re-
terred TO Cabin { GERS as creatures
Of Congress. ard yst H. time had come
he said, VIXEN enc ihese creatures
could stand az Tic Ger Of tho exer,,-,