Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-17
CHARGE Work DIVERTED TO NORTH
South CaroIinian Declares Navy De
rartr.ent Clique Wants to Break w
Charleston Station - louisianan
Says Work Belonging to New o.
leans Taken Elsewhere.
(Ry Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. u. c.. Feb. 10. -
the Senate today took up III" nava!
appropriation bill. Senator Dixon. Of
Montana. was the first 70 take HE
for. and he ccntipued his structures
on the plan OF having maay navy
yards along the Atlantic and Gull
coasts. instead OF three or four great
naval bases, which he insisted was
the course that would. be pursued by
any great commercial establishment.
He declared that millions CT dollars
are annually wasted by The scatter
irg # the work through many navy
yards.
Senator Tillman tainted the sena-
ter from Montana with being "a
senator from the Rocky Mountains.
who has come here to tell us how
10 build a navy. 1t is he continued
easier to sit on mountain peak GU,
in Idaho and read magazine critl
cisms of the navy than 10 run the
navy
He declared that magazine arti'
Gle from which Mr.. Dixon read was
full Of lies
To Ascertain Truth.
+ Whether or not It Is full OF lies. .
replied Mr.. Dixon. lis just what
am endeavoring to find out
He referred to a statement In tn"
magazine to the effect that the I'M
provements at the Charleston. S. c..
yard were advised against by the ex-
perts but when Mr.. Tjllman said
this was not the case he expressed
himself as satisfied.
Mr.. Dixon insisted that the naval
committee of the Senate was com
posed almost entirely of senators who
have navy yards in their States.
He wanted to know what would be
thought CT having the committee on
reclamation of arid lands composed
of senator's from the States in which
such lands are located.
Interests in Friendly Hands.
Mr.. Hale replied that such was II"
case. and Mr.. Tillman added that a
similar condition exists in the Indian
and public lands committees.
Mr.. Dixon was again reading from,
the magazine from which he quoted
when Mr.. Tillman interrupted to say
that if he was going to bring muck
raking ip;o the Senate" the bill
would be there long time.
IF this is the only muck rakinS
brough, into the Senate it would in
terfere very little with the dispatch
OF work" retor;ed Mr. DIXON.
Mr.. Ti!man returned 10 the subject
CT the Charleston navy yard on
whose advantages he elaborated.
"Ycu.' he declared. pointing HI:
finger at Mr.. Dixon. simply are pr"
in Iced against the Southern yards
and YOU wan; TO get that out Of YOU
head
Dixon Is Southern Man.
Mr.. Dixon replied that he was 3
Southern man. and had no such
preiudicc: so far as he knew Charles
tn might be the best place FOR
great naval STATEN.
If am mistaken" Mr.. Ti!lmaf
replisd then I beg the senator 1
pardon. But there are some people
wuo think nothing is good If it is
in the South. The President him
SELF realizes this condition and has
in his speeches appealed for dit
fs7ent treatment for tina, section.
NJ. TiiIman declared that there
was a Clique in the navy depar mrn:
who wanted TO break mp the Charles
ton navy yard.
Il am net s;caking in the inteTcs
of any navy yard" said Hr. DiScn
Il an only speaking in favor "f con
solidaiion.
Charges Should be Answered.
III stood indicted in this article.
said Senator Dixon. referring 10 tn
magazine criticism. I would answej
IL. I think that As a matter Of sci
-cspcct that the Senate and Congress
and the admins ration should answe
these charges which were made open
~
Tho people Of the country belicv'
, these articles whether We DO or not.
Senator McEnery. Of Louisiana. Dc