Evening star., 1902-02-28
ADVERSE To SCHLA
Action of the House Naval
Affairs Committee
AT TODAY'S SESSION
MR. NTnn,c NnTTnN nEEEATED
Mr.. MUDD'S MOTION DEFEATED
BY to 8.
He States Afterward That the Vote In.
dicated That None Of the Pending
Bills Would Be Reported.

BY a test vote Of to the House COM
mittee on naval affairs today went on rec
ord against taking action on any of the
numerous Schley resolutions pending before
that committee.
An analysis of the vote shows that 1t was
a party vote, with the exception that one
democrat, MIR. Meyer of Louisiana, voted
with the republicans, and one republican,
Mr.. Mudd Of Maryland, voted with the
democrats. Chairman Foss was absent, but
was paired with Mr.. Rixey. Mr.. Vandiver
(democraD was also absent, but not paired
Initiated by Mr.. Mudd.
Although the session of the committee
this morning was short one, 1t was not
lacking in activity. Mr.. Mudd took the in
itiative in championing the cause of Admi-
raj Schley. His first motion was that the
committee report favorably House joint res
olution No. SO, which extends the thanks
of Congress to Schley as in command at the
battle of Santiago
A point of order was Immediately made,
and sustained by Acting Chairman Dayton,
that this resolution had been referred to
subcommittee, and could not be acted on by
the full committee
AT this point Mr.. Mudd, desiring to put
the committee on record, moved that the
subcommittee on organization, rank and
ton of the Schley resolutions, and that the
full committee take them up.
A Test Vote.
On this motion the roll of the committee
was called and the motion lost Those who
voted against 1t We're Messrs. Dayton,
Loudenslager, Butler of Pennsylvania, Bull
Watson, Cousins, Tayler of Ohio and Rob
erts, republicans, and Meyer, democrat
WI hn Ofo6 in Of Mr. u66 6'c
motion were MeSsrs. Cummings Tate
Kitchen and Wheeler, democrats, and Mr.
Mudd, republican.
Mr.. Mudd followed Immediately with an
| other motion. He had prepared subst1-
| tute resolution. which gave the thanks OF
Congress to Schley and those who CO.
| operated with him at the battle of Santiago,
| but making no reference as to who was in
command. This substitute he offered for
one of the pending Schley resolutions.
A Heated Discussion.
| This provoked a heated discussion. Mr..
Watson indicated in significant way that
the friends of Schley might get more action
| than they desired out Of the subcommittee.
| 1t was also stated that the subcommittee
had as yet been unable to get printed
copies of the proceedings of the court of
| inquiry. Another reason which was given
| as explaining why the subcommittee had as
| yet taken no action was the desire of its
members 10 await the decision OF freSluent
| Roosevelt.
During this discussion Mr.. Meyer made a
motion to instruct the subcommittee to pro-
ceed at once with the consideration Of the
| pending Schley resolutions, report progress
| from time to time and make final report
! March Is. AS this motion was In the ma
| ture of a postponement over the pending
| motion of Mr.. Mudd it would be in order
| first. Before a vote could be taken on 1t.
however. Mr.. Cummings suddenly moved
! that the committee adjourn, and this mo-
| tion was carried.
Mr.. Mudd's View.
In speaking Of the action Of the commit
| tee later, Mr.. Mudd stated that while, of
| course. the matter could still be considered
| as pending, the vote indicated that none of
| the pending Schley resolutions would ever
| be reported from the naval committee. This
| same view is also held by members Of the
| committee who voted In opposition to 4.-r.
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