The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-27
SCH[EY CASE DECISION
Secretary Long Approves the Find
ings Of Fact and the Opinion
Of the Full Court.
MINORITY OPINION NOT CONSIDERED.
Have Entered Into n Considera-
tiom of the Question Of Command
ct the Hattie of santiago-samp-
sons Request Declined.

Washington, Dec. 22.-Secrctary
Long has disposed. finally of the
Schley ease 40 far nv the navy de-
partment IN concerned, by acting up
ON the findings and conclusions Of
the court of inquiry. lie approves
the findings Of fact and the opinion
Of the full court; he approves the
majority opinion where there IL n diff
ference In the court; he holds that
the court could not have entered into
a consideration Of the question Of
command at the battle ut Santiago;
aud. finally. he accepts the recon.
mcndation that no further proceed
ings shall be had.
The secretary also has declined the
application Of Admiral SIMPSONS
counsel 10 enter upon inquiry into
the question of command. aud has no.
titled Admiral scblcy's counsel Of
that fact as u reason for declining to
hear them ON that point.
Secretary Longs approval Of the
majority report Nus m follows.
THE department has read the testl-
mony In this case, the of
counsel at the trial the courts ndlng
% incL opinion and recommendation,
VIZ Individual m,morandum OF the pre.
tlof = to the said findings aud opinion 6y
Ino "pplI.nnti the reply to naid state
mrnt hy the Judge advocate Of the court
inu MS assistant. and the brief this day
submitted by counsel for l~lear-Admlrnl
sampson trnvcfring the presiding mem,
b.rs view nS 20 who was IN command
Nnd htttr careful consideration the
lndings 81 fact and the opinion uf tllo
Iuu court are approved,
~ 10 the points On which the prcHid-
lng momhcr diners uum the mnlofit, n
ne court the opinion of the majority IL
'As 10 the further expression Of nj.
NicMa by tho ann member with regard
To tho questions of on Inc
morning Of July .. 1885. aud OF IN" title
To credit Tor the ensuing victory, the con.
duct Of the court IN making no nnfing
ana rendering M opinion on those auri..
ions u api r"vcd-iudoed. II could with
rrOpricty takc ne other course, uNid uCo
on then" questions. during the inquiry,
having been excluded by tile court.
lhc d.i1ttn.nt appro.ss the recon-
incubation oi ne court that no further
' aaa FH - ~ ~ NJ
The department records Ita appr.cln-
ton OF the arducua lnbon VI tho whole
lsignodI JOHN ID. LONG.
'fccr"tnry of the Navy"
III tcNt OF the s~ccrctary's letters
to Admiral SIMPSONS attorneys aud
To Admiral Schlcy follows:
Navy Department.
Washington, Dec. % 1851,
~"Gcntcmcni In Niow of the drpnrt-
mondation OF he court VI Inquiry In ne
case OF Roar-Almirnl Schicy, that no
further proceedings be had, and OF ia.
rNcluded from COMMUNICATION by ihe
court, tho department will lake no netiuu
upon the brief ll,d by sou IN behalf VI
i'car-Admi!,l william y sampaon.
JOHN ID, f.ONG, Sccretnry."
"hcHHfr, Stayton, Campbell n Thcnll,
Johnston building. No 80 broad street.
"Nnvy Department.
Washington. Dee. q. iili.
sir ncfcrrlng 10 the Experiments let
l,r oi lJth mn, yuu are advised that ac-
ton to-day has been taken upon tho nul-
lnga. uplnionn ana Recommendations ~
the court oi inquiry IN your raau aud
upon the minority opinion az tho preside
mcnt embndying such action u hor,w!th
tflnHinlttcd for your inftt putinn.
IN response TO your request u tho
" a pruleat should be hlcd by iscnr.Ad-
nirnl w. I. Sampson rvlntlye tn tho
question uf command of tie American
naval forces during the battle Of I'm.
tlngc and credit Tor the victory won la
thrt battle. you DO accorded an oppur-
tunity tu present. through your cotfael,
oral argument agninst such urntcsl. SOU
are advised that "A brief on this subject
hns this day been Med By Ncsgra. stay.
ton. Campbell q Thcall. counsel Tor Ad-
Ipirai Sampson.
In view. however, OF the d~cpnrtnent's
approval of the recommendation uf tho
court Of inquiry that no further no.
cVcdinga be had. aud Of the fnc, that IN.
question of command was excluded from
consideration by the court, nv action will
be taken upon said brief arl ropiy 10
That eject copy inclosedl h's this day
been made To counsel for Admiral samp-
aon,
"a copy OF the report ~ the tidgc adj
vocatc of the court and his ASSISTANT,
upon your communication NJ tho Rth
inst, Directing To tho approval ~ tho
findings OF the court, IN also with
transmitted,
VERY respectfully.
JOHN -. LONG, Secretary.
"Rear-AdmirHl Winfield \. Schley. q. y.
Navy retired, the Richmond. Washing-
ton. ID. G."
MILES ON TIM RACK.