The news & observer., 1901-02-23
A SCHOOL OF OPPRESSION
Deplorable Results Pointed Out in
Army and Navy.
STARTING CHARGES BY Mr.. BAILEY
Declares That House Employees Divide Their
Salaries With Others Who Do Not Work.
General D, ficiency Bill Passed.
pos,ofice Bill in Senate.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb. 21.--This was anoth-
sensations occurred Mr.. Hepburn, OF
Iowa, used exceedingly strong language
while inveighlng against the practices of
ha2ng. Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, and Mr..
Dayton, of West Virginia, warmly de-
Tended the navy. Later Mr.. Dinsmore, OF
Arkansas, exposed the fact that an en-
plOye of the House while occupying one
position was drawing salary from another
and that the difference between the sala-
ries was 10 be made up in one of the
items in the bill.
This led TO a general ventilation o1
the domestic affairs of the House during
which Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, declared that
the situation was scandal upon the
integrity of the House. He changed
that there were employees of the House
who We're dividing their salaries with 9TH
ers who performed no work, and chal-
lenged anyone on the other side to deny
his allegations. He offered to produce
sworn testimony in substantiation of his
charges if an Investigating committee
were appointed. l. was explained by Mr.
JOY OF Missouri, and others that there
was no law concerning the employees OF
the House. Mr.. Bailey offered a reso-
lutlon 10 appoint an investigating COM
mittee which was referred to the Commits
tee on Rules, upon the assurance of AIR.
Payne the majority leader, that it would
be reported al once.
The General Deficiency Appropriation
Bill-the last of the appropriation bills
was passed, and Mr.. Sherman's amend
ment to prevent haZing at the naval
academy was taken up. He modified II
so as TO make the cadets dismissed there
for ineligible to reappointmeEt at Anna
polls or West Point. Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio),
said the highest crime in the calendar
was treason. Yet men who had fought
four years against the flag of the Uni
ted States were today ON the rolls of the
army as brigadier and major generals
as loyal men as ever lived. No cadet
should be forever branded.
Mr.. Hepburn (Iowa). recalled That when
the Bocz case first attracted attention
the superintendent of the military acad-
envy rushed into print to declare thas
hazing had ceased at West Point Yet
the House committee had found forty-one
cases where under eIassmen had been
called out to engage in brutal prize lights.
Why, Mr.. Hepburn, asked was the Navy
Department 5000 men short OF its cora
piement? Why had there been 1000 de-
seraions from the army? Because the men
were American citizens compelled TO
serve under men 'schooled in tyranny
and oppression" 'He had" he said, "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. In many cases
che ships were totally destroyed but
with a solitary exception their brother
officers let the commanders off with q
slight punishment.
..The severost punishment inflicted was
suspension of rank. Men Injured TO the
custom OF hazing are unfit to command
troops or sailors of the United States
ard our boys will not serve under men
reared in the unwhoesome. pernicious
and damnable atmosphere of tyranny.
(Great applause).
Mr.. Cannon paid a glowing tribute to
the American sailors, whose heroism had
rarely been equalled.. The Charleston, ne