The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-18
.APSON AND SCHLEY
OLD CONTROVERSY REVIVED IN
 THE HOUSE.
Maclay's History of the Navy Dur ing the spanish-American War
 Barred from Annapolis.
 Cannon Praises Marylandsr.

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 Washington, May 1.-The House spent the day in discussing the naval appropria- ton bill. The most important feature of the discussion involved is revival Of the Sampson-schley controversy This arose over an amendment to the bill which was presented by MT. Mudd (Md.) and which was adopted. prohibiting the use of Maclay's history of the navy as 2 text book at the Naval Academy. A number of minor amendments to the b1il were adopted. but the consideration of the measure was not completed before the House adjourned. <
 Mir Cooper (Tex) offered an amend ment appropriating $2o.ooo for makinl tests of liquid fuel from the California and Texas oil fields. under the direction of the Bureau of Steam Engineering. The amendment was accepted.
 On a point of order. made by Mir. Can non, the appropriation of $20o,oo0 for the commencement of an experiment station and testing laboratory at Annapolis in the department of marine engineering and Hdfdl CoHStIutt was Shu% Oeh.
 MT. Mudd (Md) offered his amendment to exclude from the naval academy and from ships and Government libraries the history written by E. s. Maclay.
 Mir Dayton (W. va.) made the point of order against the amendment and the chair sustained the point. r,q
 M-. Mudd then offered a substitute amendment, providing that no part of the money appropriated in the paragraph un- der consideration shall be expended in the purchase of any history of the Span ish war written by E. S. Maclay for the use at the Naval Academy. in ships H. braries or in any part of the naval es- tablishment of the United States. Mir. Mudd said that the President of the United States had stated to him that this work should never be used.
 IN Mr. Pearce tMd) said he wanted to join his colleague in his unqualified ad- miration for the splendid American and magnificent sea fighter, Admiral Win field Scott Schley. Admiral Schley. he said, had borne with fine patience the on- slaushts of hts defamers. and with 1t all stood before the country as the real htrc of Santiago, The wounds in the hull of the gallant Brooklyn testified which vessel had borne the brunt of the fight. Mir. Foss Ulls.) said the Sampson-Schley controversy ought to have been closed when the court of inquiry made its ind | ings and when the President of the United States reviewed those findings. The hon. or of the Santiago campaign Is large enough for all. said Mr. Foss. In this controversy I have never been for either Admiral Sampson nor Admiral Schley. l The American navy will live Ions after the Simpsons and the Schleys are gene.'' | MT. Williams tNfiss) interjected great deal of humor into the debate by stating that he understood he had made mis- take in the pronounciation of the name of Crowninshield; that he had mispro- nounced the proper name of an improper person; that as Cholmondelay was in England pronounced Chumley. he under stood that Crowninshield should be pro- nounced Crunchell He said 1t was a shame and a disgrace in great country that a man who had made the brilliant record that Schley had made should have been written about in dcrogatory man. ner by Government employe. {,
 MT. Dayton (W. Va) said he believed that to wait until the testimony was puh- lished was the wisest thing.
 MT. Williams retorted by saying he wanted the Speaker to appoint a com mittee on investigation to ascertain just what is true of the Sampson-Schley con- troversy.
 MT. Schirm tMd), in making his maiden effort before the House. said that the un- fortunate controversy between Sampson and Schley had not been forced by the friends of Admiral Schley. but that truth had been perverted by Maclay. Maclay attempted to besmirch the record of one of the most illustrious naval officers of lis time. MT. Schirm characterized the act of Maclay as 'dastardly," and he wanted the House to stand by the Presi- dent. who had publicly announced that Maclays history should find no place in the curriculum of the naval academy or in ships libraries.
 MT. Cannon (Ills.) remarked that he did not believe that anybody in the House or country believed that Schley was a coward. He said he did not believe any body in the House or in the country be lieve1 that Maclay was telling the truth when he wrote about Schley as he did He thought. however. as Maclay had been kicked out of the service. 1t came with rather bad grace to attach the amend ment to the bill. when it's adoption could not change the judgment of mankind as to Schley's standing.
 The amendment was adopted without a dissenting vote.
 At o'clock the House, without finish ing the bill. adjourned.