Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-10

South Carolina Man Deslrcs to Have
All the FActa Connected With the
srownuOn Incident sroush, to Llohs
Bill Proposes a Number Of ImpoA.
ant Changes.
tBy Associated Press,

WAoHiNtiOiH. ~ VI, Jan y -
Tho introduction by Senator Halo to-
day of his navy personnel bill proved
the occasion for somewhat general
discussion of the navy ard recent 90
eurrences In connection with that
branch OF the public service,
The Maine senator entered upon n
full explanation of It's p;oylsIons to-
gethcr with his reason for its adop-
tion, but before he proceeded FAR he
was called upon by MIR. TIllman,
member OF the naval committee. Ia
say whether the consideration or
the bill would probably bring out the
Facts relating to the controversy IN
Tie navy department.
Mr.. Tillman added that he had con-
sidered the advisabillty of Offering
resolution for such an Inyestiga-
ton.
-MI. Hale replied; u have ocen ass
cd great many times IN wow vi
recent trsAsacuons III the navy d.
partinent whethur | lid not propoae
introducing o resQlQtlQll OF lnyc,lg;s
Ton. r'NtiSlnl0lect III wSssS5.. : 81 =
uirect attention OF Congress, but az
tef looking the matter over as earn
iuily us have been able 10 d..
nave selected this method OF act,or
whioh Involves the consideration by
the Senate instead OF submitting the
department. to an investigation
The first proposition, he said, Was
10 see that the business OF Tho de-.
parunent shall be conducted MS q
nus Deen III former tImes OF great.
emergency and great peril 10 the
country by the bureaus and oglcefa
OF the department. .Gs.
Il have provided in this hill mat
uliiess boards are to carry ont ami.
cine law they shall not be contlnunsl
or appointed in the future. That i
neiieve Ia wise thing to do In ottlr..
mat 1eaiousies and at times uninss
n,s.nualons and aaporsions Of buroaii
omcers OF the navy should at ies,st
SELF" r'' '''len' ~
re spoke OF the provision concern
ins mo ana stan officers and their
duties saying that It dealt with n ann.
!ect which nad been n battle ero,,nt
sui many years. He haA after care
~. .u' consideration inseited the proyi.
a,oh mat the rank or stan officera
should not carry with IT command ~
any vessel in the navy.
MIR. Hale spoke Of the naval acad-
eihy, and its magnificent equipment.
SAVING mere are now 1.1s4 midsh,p-
men at the academy and on nrecsica
n,o a.se ana that 1t would In bis juig-
~ soon be necessary to receive
~ .ne present ranks of the navy only
'tiaii portion of these mIdshipmsn.
wno IN number are greater than tbs
o'aces OF the navy itself, and 10 per.
init the balance to 20 into civil lie
senator Galiinger objected 10 The
Practice of appropriatIng $4,000. 0sD
VI Sio,OoO,OO0 for a naval academy
and then merely giving education 10.
80 muo are TO enter private life.
MIR. T-iIlman Wants 10 Know
Mr. Tillnian again entered the dis
cussion and again referred Ia tho
i'rownson Incident. He referred M
magazine articles criticizing tho navy
ana charging that naval shins ara
being built in way Ito AZ thsn onlv
ior the scrap heap =
rnat assertion. he said, should eth
er be contradicted. or the constr,ic-
uon OF such should be stopped
lie wanted to know whether tsis
committee would bring ont the facts
IN respect to these charges.
viii IL find !, bo .,.
Brownson resigned?p ana continuing
sald; Tbs President he's given HIS
ycrsion OF this controversy, but sl.
though he is a great stickler for i
square deal he does not give out Al
mirai Brownson's version o, e
want to know whether tho minority
members Of the committee cf naval I
aha'rs WIZ he given an opportunity
have the facts brought cut
Mf Hale said the committee had
aiways acted as one body and that he
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