The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-22

ton their brother officers let the com
manders off with a slight punishment. the
severesI punishment inflicted was susDen-
sion or rank. Even IN China public opinion
sompels a commander who loses his snip
20 commit suicide Here when a ship Is
east away and becomes a total loss moth
ing is done. ! want TO see a fixed and Ger
tain punishment for hazing- Men Injured TO
tbs custom OF hazing are unit 10 command
troops or sailors OF the United States and
our boys will not serve under men reared
IN the unWhOlesome, perniciouS and damn
able atmosphere OF tyranny. IGreat APP
Dlause-l
NOT CHILDISH FRANKS.
On Mr.. Wheeler inquiring il Mr.. Hep
burn favored expulsion for childish
pranks." the latter replied: 1T is not a
.chilcish prank IL you or / have a son at
the academy for an upper-cllss man to
compel him to perform mental service for
Kim. Il is not a childish prank for upper
class men To pick out an athlete TO beat a
new boy. [ApplauseI II is not a childish
prank TO indulge in brutality hat is a
felony"
MIR. Cannon briefly replied TO Mr. Hep
burn. He recalled the tidal wave which
swept over Samoa, wrecking the Trenton
and bleaching the Yantic. and paid a glow
Ing tribute TO the American sailors whose
heroism had rarely been equaled. me
Charleston, he said, had been lost in new
seas and through the use of imperfect
Spanish charts. Not one Of the twenty-five
cases referred to had been caused by negh-
gence.
Mr.. Hepburn. replying. gave a detailed
period.
.To show how unjust. nay. how brutal,
that list and its differences are" exclaimed
Mr.. Dayton, OF West Virginia, | will place
IN the record the proceedings in each case,
showing the circumstance"
Il challenge the gentleman 70 bring In
all the c-Ourt-martial proceedings, re-
sP2ndeg Mr.: Hep6nrn. warmly. %
the general deficiency bill to appropriate
5000 for the entertainment OF President
Kruger upon the occasion OF his visit TO
this country. Mr.. Cannon at once made a
point OF order against 1t. Mr.. Lawrence,
In the chair, sustained him.
Mr. Fitzgerald criticised the government
for not preventing the shipment of horses,
mules and supplies from our ports for the
use OF the British army in South Africa.
He charged that the secretary OF state
was in league with the British and con-
TENDED that the treaty OF Washington made
between Great Britain and the United
gerald's remarks drew from Mr.. Hit, chair
man OF the on foreign affairs, a
very clear statement of the position of the
United States relative TO the war in South
Africa from an International standpoint.
MIR. HITS STATEMENT.
Mr.. Hit made IL clear that both the
United States and Great Britain had vari-
ously construed the treaty of 1871 and in
ternational as affecting sending of supplies
and arms TO belligerents according to the
purpose to be served. The doctrine that
neutrals had a right to trade with belliger-
ents had been promulgated first by Thomas
Jefferson and accepted the world round.
Only a little time ago when Americans were
sending help for the Beers, said Mr.. Hit,
the English interfered and stopped the sup
ply. They were not arms; they were pro
visions. When the British then interfered
with uG our secretary OF state came DICK
with the Jeffersonian doctrine and the Brit
ish were confused. They took refuge In the
idea that their ships must obey the British
municipal law which forbade British ships
10 have intercourse with the enemy. and
they held as to neutral bottoms that the
question was open, but they could not
answer the position of the secretary OF
state on the question Of transportation In
neutral bottoms. and TO get out OF the ques-
ton the British bought out all the Amsr1-
cans. paid for the things and so the ques-
ton could not be pursued further. Now II
turns out that Americans are selling horses,
not arms. Flour was one of the articles
OF contention before. But il Will be seen
that by the ancient doctrine of the Ameri-
can people as TO the rights of %neutrals to
trade our people are free TO sell horses, to
sell flour, TO sell even arms at their risk.
They may be intercepted. but that is the
doctrine of nations. The treaty CO 1871 was
a treaty which was made with a view TO a
special state of circumstances, and at the
end of 1t two parties agreed to ask the de-
cision of other nations, but could not agree
as TO the meaning OF the words that they
had adopted. so elastic are the words, and,
other nations refusing their adhesion &c
the treaty, il had dropped entirely out OF
International law. neither party to ii agree
ing with the other as to what its language
means.
ROW OVER HOUSE EMPLOYEES.
A long row was stirred up in connection
with some items for extra pay for certain
employees OF the House. Mr.. Maddox, OF
Georgia. Mr.. Loud. of California. and others
endeavored to ascertain what extra work
these employees had performed. In the
course OF the dispute that followed Mr.
Dinsmore, of Arkansas. created a sensation
by asserting that one Of the employees, j.
j. Constantine, the telegrapher OF the
House. was not getting the pay of the
telegrapher, but that another man was
drawing that. while Constantine was draw
ing the pay OF another position. 1t devel-
oped that Constantine was on the rolls as
a teamster.
Mr.. Bailey charged outright that for four
years employees Of the House had been
compelled to divide their salaries with
those who did no work at all.
If what the gentleman says Is true
called out Mr.. Olmsted, then the gentle
man ought to ask for an investigation"
Much good It would do in this House
Strengthened up and delivered another chal-
lenge. II will ask unanimous consent, .
said he. fer the appointment OF an inves-
6abu6 tOilALltttcs anu Il ceTtc 10 pfOuuCt
employees who will make affidavit to the
truth of the atement 1 have made"
M Bailey paused. Some one on the
other side said such a request could not be
made in committee of whole.
Too late, too late" called Mr.. Sprague
Of Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Bailey then gave notice that as soor
as the committee rose he should ask unan.
imous consent for the appointment Of ar
Investigating committee. Mr. Bailey ther
pointed out that the man who was on the
rolls as a telegrapher hut was also per-
forming service I'm the library was to be
the recipient under an item in the bill OF
WEATHER FORECAST.