The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
MANN DEFEATS PLAN
OF BIGGER NAVY MEN
Amendment for a Chief Of Oper-
stions Cut From Bill. With
Others to Follow.
HOBsON GAINS A POINT

w.surveroN. Jan. 30.-On motion OF
pcp-esen.ative Hobson the House lncor-
,oratsd to-day an amendment In the ma
val appropriation bill directing The Sec
,s,ary OF the Navy TO conduct expert
rnents with view to Increasing the e.
fsctiyeness Of shells now used on Ameri-
can battleships.
Mr. Hobson said thaLShelLs a.. Present
r., use In the navy are not effective at bat
lie range-l2. 900 yards-aud that II was
desirable tina, they should be perfected
ir order 10 bring them 20 the highel
efficiency for service in time Of war. TN
was the only important addition made 70
ne v, oil, - chsr-eo >5E navy
,,e,,hers the anerdmeut reported by he
naval Committee providing for the crea-
ton Of ? chief OF operations IN the Navy
Bapartfrcnt was stricken out on a point
Of order By Representative Mann o. IL
uno.s the Republican leader. 10 was the
hone OF the big navy members that this
NO. ro,ild be converted into a board Of
strategy 10 map out plans OF batIe N
time o, war. 49,
Mr. Mann made the point Of order that
,hs amendment was new legislation In
dlcstions arc hat the proposed naval re-
.erve increases IN the Marine Corps and
q rssnit Of a night bJ big navy mem
hers ygIll 70 out o. the bill All come IN
der the head OF new legislation.
The provision reported by the Naval
Committee providing for the repeal OF ina .
feature Of the personnel act mat created
the 'pluckirg board was made In order
to-day By a special rule adopted BY ne
House Committee on Rules.
To-day's debate on the naval bill TOOK
q wide range The Thaw case. the con
,roversy as 70 who discovered the north
ro's ana REPORTS nat Sir Edward Grey
had protested against the passage OF the
Administration snip bill were among SUB
les aside from naval topics that we're
touched upon
Eepresentative Moore OF Pennsylvania
lnterjected the Thaw case and the con-
,-oversy started by supporters Of Or.
cook He said that nearly every gay ne
vas I'm receipt OF matter sent out By press
agents on behalf OF Dr. Cook and ne
charged that recently he mad received a
communication. which had been sent TO
others urging members . use their IN
nuence to effect the release or InaW'
the plea being made that he had oeeh
prosecuted enough
4 lively controversy was aroused by an
amendment offered by Representative Nc
Laughlin OF Michigan prohibiting the use
% amy matter containing mlslutormatlon
calculated to deceive young men into en-
listing" Just before this amendment was
defeated Republican Leader Mann eN-
claimed
you could stop your output Of litera-
ture and stop all your advertising and
stiil you could hil the navy in less than
week with men who have been thrown
out OF employment as a result OF foolish
legislation enacted by the Democratic
Congress-"
Reference was made in the debate to
Enc nd refusal gfIuUlE the Tinted
States with marine charts prepared bJ
the British Admiralty.
REPRESENTATIVE stafford OF Wisconsin
wanted provision put in the bill re-
'using all such courtesias to Great Brit
ain The amendment was defeated
An attack was made by Representativ,
Gardner OF Massachusetts on the pro
vision appropriating 100000 for torpe
docs lie said the amount was wofullS
small, Insisting that n greater supply u
torpedoes should be purchased In the new
fiscal year. The House agreed with Chair
man Padgett OF the Nava. Committee tina
the amount was ample and defeated Mr.
Gardner's amendment.
\ convert TO the principle OF prepared
ness appeared in the House to-day. Rep
resentatiye Gillctt OF Massachusetts, VIII,
has opposed heavy ornaments In the past
announced that he had experienced
change Of heart
Il have for many years voted agalns
large ornaments" said Mr.. Gillet "
have thought that the rule OF force. tn
doctrine that might makes right, wa!
steadily yielding 10 enlightened love o
Justice, but 7 confess that recent event
have caused me 10 revise my opinions f.
many Of those nations which have beet
considered the most progressive and civil
tied have suddenly burst forth In wor
shin o. force