The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-05
so DECLARES Mr.. BACON
District of Columbia Bill Will Occupy
the Senate Today.
EFFECT OF sAMPSOS-SCHLEY sQUABBLE
Action Delayed UDon Names Of Officers Sent 10
the Senate For Promotion. The House
Sends the Indian Bill to
Conference.
CBy The Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
Washington, Feb. The Ship Subsidy
Bill was laid aside informally by the SEN
ate today to permit consideration OF the
appropriation bills. This action was
taken late in the day on Mr.. Allison's re-
quest that the District of Columbia APP
preparation Bill be taken uD. Mr.. Frye.
in charge of the Shipping Bill. who had
said he would not give way to appropria-
tion hills without vote of the Senate.
was not in the chamber at the time, but
Mr. Aldrich. Mr.. Hanna and others in
terested in the measure were present and
joined in the general assent given to Mr.,
Anisons request. The Shipping Bin holds
its place and as unfinished business can
be taken up when the appropriation bills
are not occupying attention. The District
of Columbia Bill will occupy the atten-
tion az the Senate tomorrow
The Subsidy Bill did not receive atten-
| tion today. The greater part of the time
of the Senate was given to listening to Il
speech by Mr.. Bacon. of Georgia, on the
right of the Senate TO demand information
on file in the executive departments. He
| took the position thar the departments
are the creatures Of Congress and that
1 departmental denial of any demand for
papers on file was preposterous. contend
ing that for 100 years there had been
practically no refusal to recognize this
right Secretary Longs letter regarding
! Santiago naval rewards caused a discus
sion in which Senators upheld their course
! n this mctteT
The Senate at / o'clock. upon returning
/
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 its
daily sessions until otherwise ordered.
At the instance OF Mr. Chandler. the
Senate passed a resolution calling upon
the Secretary of th& Navy for list Of
the members of Admiral SIMPSONS fleet
whose names were sent to the Senate for
promotion dtring the Fifty-fifth Congress.
Mr.. Chandler said he based his presenta-
tion OF this resolution on a published let
ter written by Secretary Long TO Senator
Morgan in which he charged that the de-
lay in recognizing the services of these
men was due to non action of Congress,
rather than of the executive departments.
He said that upon failure of the last
Congress to act, the President had not re-
newed the recommendation for 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 Commit
tee 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 Sampson
Schley controversy, and added that he had
been waiting during the entire Fifty
| fifth Congress expecting that the Presi-
dnt's recommendations would be renewed.
Mr.. Pettigrew said there had been an
| effort 10 promote Sampson over Schley,
notwithstanding Schley had done the
| fighting and had previously outranked
Sampson. Mr.. Pettigrew declared that
| the Administration was disposed to pro-
mote men who have never smeIt pow
der, like Corbin and Shafter." He ac-
cused Messrs Hale and Chandler with
using the Long letter as pretext for
hlibustering against the Subsidy Bill
Replying, Mr.. Chandler said he con
sidered the action of the Executive in
the matter of the promotion of Messrs.
| Sehley and Sampson correct
Would the failure to capture Ger
veras feet have been visited upon Schley
or upon Sampson?' asked Mr.. Bacon
| (Ga)
This question had the effect of bring
ing Mr.. He to his feet with a pro-
test that if theto was TO be an effort to
reply to that inquiry he would object
to the continuance of the controversy.
Mr. Teller said the publication of the
Secretary letter was bad taste Mr..
Morgan repudiated any idea that he had
given it out and said there was nothing
improper in the letter
Mr.. Bacon (Ga), then addressed the
Senate upon his resolution declaring If
to be the sense of the Senate that that
body had the right to demand infor
nation and documents on file in the exec
utive departments. He had made the
resolution impersonal he said but he
preGicated much of what he said upon the
| recent refusal of the Secretary of War
through the President to supply TO the
Senate the report made by Auditor
Lawshe concerning the Cuban postal ac-
counts
Mr.. Bacon spoke Of the question as
one Of vast Importance and said the re-
| fusal IN the Lawshe case was a direct
challenge Of the Senate's right to call
for and secure Information on file in
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