The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-20
FIGHT HAZING PENALTY
Senators Say Proposed Law Is
Too Severe.
REPORT IS REJECTED
-'AMPSON-SCHLEY COMPROMISES
BROUGHT Up AND PUT OVER.

Washington. Feb. l9.-Bv the ennbatic
vote OF is to 4 the senate late this AFTER
noon rejected the conference reDort ON
the military academy appropriation bin
ms action came at the conclusion of q
spirited debate upon the provisions
against hazing inserted in the report by
the conference committee of the two
branches OF congress Discussion Of the
PROVISION, which was pTecipitated at the
lose OF yesterdays session by Mr.. Daniel
OF Virginia, occupied the greater mart of
today 5 session, and the report of the
c0tlereeS was rejected because il was
regarded by a large majority of the SEN
S,6T,7 a. 700 GIaslle- hlie no Instructions
Souiq be given the conterees by the SEN
ate, II was understood tina 10 secure ia
NoIdDle actloE by the senate, a modified
p1oNiSlQh as 10 the penalty for hazinE
would nave To be presented and agreed
upon by the conferees
early in the Gay MIR Deboe of Kentucl-,,
QehNered his announced speech upon the
Nicaragua canal. He reviewed al IenefI
the proceedings which led uD to the pres
Uni ed States.
Action of Vice AdmiraIs.
= the opening of the session Senator
Ii5te' chairman OF the committee on naval
AFFAIRS avoraDly reported from that COM
-lltttee d Dill to revive the grade of vice
ADMIRAL of tins navy. and authorizing the
president with the advice and consent of
from the list of active rear aImirals Of
the navy. He asked Immediate consider
atie- Tor the oil, which is intended to
provide Tor the adv, nCement of both
Sampson 1ud SChicE
BoJh Nj Butler ~ - and Air. Petit
grew 9 D. were on their ioet Instantly
with objections.
Under the objection" said Mr.. Hale.
The bill will 60 10 the calendar I give
senators notice that as soon as practical
bic VIII cali ,lp the bill III anything is
10 SC done il should be done within Il Ieyv
days, in order that iJ may have consid-
Grafton by the house Of representa- ves
and president If il be delayed too long il
viii fall By the Wayside and nothing will
be done
The senate committee reported favor
ably upon all the nominations of ma
Val officers Tor advancement except those
meeting that the SampSOY-SchleV contrO-
Fersy might be raised over the question
OF precedence IN naming the two vice adj
mirals proposed, some senators desiring
TO specify Jha Admiral Schley should be
first named. The same contention arose
over the resolution of thanks suggested
by the president and the measure was
not acted upon
Debate Over Eazing.
Mr. SeweH called up the conference re-
pert on the military acaGemy dill Il ii &c
tended the action Of the c0nferees. He /
declared that many people thought Booz
was killed by haZlng. and that If there
was anything this country demanded, it
was q law 10 prevent sucn a crime as
haZiug
mr.. Pettus argued that the provision of /
the conference report which debarred a I
cadet convicted IF hazing from ever hold /
ing commission in the army, navy or Z
marine corps was clearly uncOnsutu- /
Mrs. Butler urged that congress ought /
not to be swept off its feet by popular 4
clamor. He said hazing, in moderation, 4
was not thing 10 be put down by penal /
legislation. He had known men IN col- 1
iege who were the better tor haZing in 4
moderation. It did them good, took the
conceit out of them
MFssrs- HaWley.- Chandler and Lodge /
expressed the opinion that the conferees