| Show ONE PROBLEM SOLVED Bill Providing for Revival of Grade of ViccAdmlral Washington Feb 18 Senator Hale Chairman of the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs today Introduced it bill for the revival of the grade of Vice Admiral In the navy and authorizing the President to appoint two Rear Admirals Ad-mirals to that office The bill Jr la the Interest of Admiral Sampson and Schley and In intended to aid In solving the problem of their promotion as well as the promotion of other officers who served with them in the Spanish uar Senator Hale also introduced the following fol-lowing Joint resolution of thanks to Admiral Sampson in accordance with the Piosldents recent recommendation That In accordance with the provisions of Hictlon JS03 of the Rcvlsnl Statutes tim tliunkH of the Conpnsn and of the American people are hereby tendered to RcurAdmlnil William T Sampson United SlxUH navy and Commanderln Chief of lln Inlled States naval force on the North Atlantic station durlntr the late war with Spain nod to the olHcers and melt under his coinmnnd for highly distinguished dis-tinguished conduct In conflict with tim cnitny and In carrying on tin blockade and naviil campulRns on the Cuban coast resulting In the tlllestructlon of the Spanish Span-ish llort at SnntiiiBO do Cuba July t 1K1S Section 11 That thn President of ho United States bo requested to cause this resolution to be promulgated and to com mfnlcato the same to RcarA < lmlral Sumpcon and to the ofTlccra and men of his late command Both measures were prepared at the Navy department Senator McComas today Introduced a bill and resolution similar to that of Senator sale but thj McComos bill provided that the men to be made Vlcc Admirnls Ktmn be selected from those who participated In thenuval battle wSiTt1tgo UIi roaolutlon extending Ihe thanka of Congrc names fjtihley and plac H him before Sampcon but includes ihcin wltJi the officers and metrcngagcd lh the naval bulte off Santiago |
