Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-22
TO END SCHLEY DEBATE
House Committee Favors Postpone.
ment of All Bills and Resolutions.
CONCURS WITH PRESIDENT
subcom mittee's Report Says That
Interest Of the Navy and of All
Concerned Will Best BE
Served by This Action.

committee on naval affairs by vote
Of I to 4 has adopted resolution con-
curing in the conclusions Of President
Roosevelt as to terminating the agita-
ton of the Schley controversy and in
definitely postponing all bills and res
olutions on the subject. The report OF
the subcommittee as adopted gives all
the various resolutions which have
have been introduced and says:
Your subcommittee, to whom were
referred the several bills and resolu-
lions introduced in the house in rela-
ton to Rear Admiral Winfield Scott
Schley. has had the same under con-
sideration and presents the following
report thereon:
"1he unfortunate controversy In con-
nection with the Santiago campaign
has attracted wide public attention
and has been the subject Of four otti-
cial INQUIRIES and investigations-viz
by President Mckinley. by the United
States court of claims, by the naval
court Of inquiry asked for by Admiral
Schley) and by President Roosevelt on
appeal from the finding of the naval
court Of inquiry.
president Roosevelt concluded his
finding in the following words: In con-
GLIDING their report the members of
the court of inquiry-Admirals Dewey.
Benham and Ramsay-united in stat
ing that they recommended that no
further action be had in the matter.
With this recommendation l most
heartily concur There is no excuse
whatever from either side for any fur
Their agitation Of this unhappy contro-
versy. To keep it alive would merely
do damage to the navy and to the
country
"Your subcommittee, having in view
the interest of the American navy and
Of all concerned, fully concurs in the
conclusions expressed in the words Of
President Roosevelt above quoted. We
therefore recommend that further con-
sideration of said bills and resolution
he indefinitely postponed and that no
further action be taken thereon"
The vote was OH party lines, except
that Mr.. Mudd of Maryland voted with
the Democrats against adopting the re-
port In detail the vote was
Yeas-Foss. Dayton, LOudenslager.
Butler, Watson, Cousin and Roberts
(Reps.).
Nays-Mudd Rep, and Rixey (VaD.
Kitchen and Wheeler (Dems,).
The Day In Congress.
Soon after the senate convened today
Mr.. Teller (ColoJ presented resolutions
Of the Colorado legislature praying for
the intervention by an offer of its good
offices of the United States government
to terminate the contest between the
British and the Beers. The resolutions
were referred to the committee on for
eign affairs.
At the conclusion Of routine business
considera ton of the bill to repeal war
revenue taxes and for other purposes
was taken up on motion of Mr.. Aldrich.
chairman of the committee on finance.
The measure was read at length. All
Of the amendments proposed by the
senate committee to the house bill were
agreed to.
At the conclusion of the reading of
the bill Mr.. Hoar. while doubling
whether an amendment was proper,
said he had one in mind, but would not
offer it unless it met the approval of
the finance committee. He said his
amendment was proposition to re-
fund to charitable and educational in
situations the taxes they had paid on
legacies left to them while the old law
was in operation.
Mr Aldrich said the amendment man
ifes,ly would be out of place, as this
bill was one simply to repeal certain
specific war taxes. Mr.. Hoar there
fore did not offer his amendment,
The bill was read third time, re-
ported to the senate and then laid aside
! until after the measure for the protec-
ton of the president was acted upon.
That bill then was taken up and Mr..
Patterson addressed the senate. He
was in accord with the purpose of the
| bill. so far aS the president and vice
president Were concerned. The fea IL e
of the measure to which he was par
| ticularly opposed was the provision that
the counselng and advising the muir
der of the president was a crime.
In response to an inquiry by Mr.. Pat
terson, Mr.. Hoar declared his belief
that one who advised or counseled the
killing of the president was as guilty
as the man who actually committed the
crime
The house spent the day in the con-
sideration of the river and harbor bill.