The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-24
MASoN'S RESOLUTION SENT TO
NAVAL COMMITTEE.
SANTIAGO HEROES MUST WAIT
TELLER SCORES BRITAIN FOR
SCHEEPER's DEATH.

ted states Has Already Captured
All the Foreign Trade worth
Having. Said MIR. HaIc.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-An effort was
made in the Senate to-day by Mr..
Mason, Illinois, to obtain consideration
for a joint resolution which he intro
duced extending the thanks of Con-
gress to Rear Admiral Winfield Scott
Schley. for his brave and able conduct
while in command of the American
fleet at the victorious battle of San
tiago." The effort, however, was not
successful.
On motion of Mr.. Hale, the resolu-
ton was referred to the committee on
naval affairs.
Mr.. Mason's resolution follows:
THAT the thanks of Congress oe
hereby rendered to Admiral Winfield
Scott Schley for his brave and able
coMuct while in command of the
American fleet at the victorious bat
tie Of Santiago.
That a sword be presented to him
by the Secretary of the Navy of the
| United States, and the sum of $40, 900,
or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary, is hereby appropriated for the
purpose of this resolution out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
That the Secretary of the NaVay
shall cause to be struck bronze medals
commemorating the battle of Santiago
| and distribute the same to the Off
GERS and men under command or
Schley during said battle of Santiago"
Mr. Mason said the resolution was
| practically identical with that adopted
in the case of Admiral Dewey.
81 think we would better let this
| resolution go over" suggested Mr.
| Hale, chairman of the Committee on
Naval Affairs "The matter involved
is in controversy. 1t ought to go to a
| committee"
81 do not see that it is necessary" p"
said Mr.. Mason, that the resolution
should go to committee. 1t is a state
ment of a historical fact which has
been passed upon by the American
people. Under the rules II can be read
a second time and passed"
When the resolution was read a Sec
ond time Mr.. Hale moved that II be
referred to the Committee on Naval
Affairs.
TO this motion Mr.. Mason objected.
urging that the facts being known of
all men every senator knew precisely
how he would vote upon it.
BY a viva voce vote the resolution
was referred to the Committee on Ma
val Affairs.
Mr.. Teller, Colorado, called up his
resolution providing for the interven-
ton of the United States government
in behalf of Commandant Scheepers
of the Boer army. He explained that
he had introduced the resolution be-
cause his attention had been directed
to what seemed to be a violation of ar
ticles ] and of the Geneva conven-
tion.
Teller on Schecper's Death.
Since introducing the resolution.
however, he said he had been in
formed by the Associated Press that
the death sentence upon Commandant
Scheepers had been executed last Sat
urday.
1T is said,'' continued Mr.. Teller.
that the resolution might be offensive
to the government Of Great Britain
but IL the Geneva convention to which
both the United States and Great Bri-
tain were parties means anything, 1t
means that we should intervene In
such case as this. If this man was
captured as stated. while living i'm a
TO death is guilty of vile assassina-
tion.
ut was the business of this govern
ment to have ascertained the facts re-
garding this case, and to have pro-
tested against this execution. Are we
so pusillinamous, so afraid of Of
Tending the susceptibilities of Great
| Britain as to have refrained from do
ing our duty i'm a case where human
ity was about TO be violated?"
Mr.. Teller referred to what heS said
| was Great Britain's efforts to DESTROY
two struggling republics, and asserted
that " the truth had been told by
British official reports more Beers had
been slaughtered" during the past
year than had been admitted by Great
Britain to have been in arms in the
whole South Africa
Mr.. Teller. in view of the execution
Of Commandant Scheepers, asked that
the resolution be postponed indefl-
nitely It was so ordered
The Department OF Labor.
Consideration Of the Department of
| Commerce Bill was resumed The
pending amendment was that offered
by Mr.. Pettus. Alabama, providing
that the Department Of Labor be nor
transferred TO the proposed new de-
| partment. Mr.. Pettus made a brief
argument in support of his amend
ment. TO which Senator Nelson re-
piled.
Mr.. Bacon, Georgia. strongly sup
ported Mr. Pettus' amendment, and
urged that In the absence of some
very good reason the protest entered
by Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation OF Labor. against
tho transfer Of the Department OF
Labor TO the new department ought
TO be needed.
Mr.. Hanna. Ohio, said the object
Of the new department was to enable
the government to give more detailed
attention to the great Industrial in
terests OF the country IN the course
OF It's tremendous development.
Hale and Hanna Diner.
Mr.. Hanna said that the time had
come when we must expand our CONF
mercc or restrict our production. A.
this point he WAS Interrupted by Nh
/ Hale, Maine. who said that the United
states already had captured ail 'hc
foreign trade worth having lie IN
auired OF Mr. Hanna whether he dld
not realize that ~ being fact.
~ do not promptly replied Mr.. Han
ma.
Then tho senator and / disagree.
said Mr Hale.