| Show CONGRESS IS ACTING Resolution Appropriating Money to Raise the a Maine and Recover Bodies INVESTIGATION TO BE PUSHED FAST 11 Seances nelnd Mitt There be Alo a n lairmatlgiathIn b110grNu Tim fee DI1 Washington Feb JRSooll After tho Senate met today Mr Hale of Maine Introduced I the following joint resolution resolu-tion That the secretary of the navy bo and Is hereby authorized to en gage the services or I wrecking company com-pany or companl lunlllg rove ro citlllea yet the prompt and flclent Performance ot submarine worktor Purpose of reeonrlllg the remains of the ofllccrs and men lout on tho U S S Maine and of Having the vessel or e such parts thereof and BO much of her stores guns material equipment fittings fit-tings and appurtenances n may 0 practicable and for this purpose the turn of 200900 or no much thereof a lay be necessary Is hL I rcby approprl aieei ana mad immediately uvall able The resolution men prepared al the prepare 110 navy depaitment and Introduced at the request of becretarj Long who In forwarding 1 to Mr Ilule also Kent a letter explaining Its purpose He says In this letter that It Is deemed proper and Important that Stella should betaken be-taken Immediately to recover the remainder re-mainder of the officers and men loel on the occasion of the most deplorable catastrophe to riilgn the vessel I or 10 Save such larts or her trinameI tit anti equipment as may bo practicable To this the fcecrctary uels The stronger inclination rtcpUuJ respit lug It And extent of the injury in-jury uBtnned hy the hull Ir I Maine renders It difficifit to dhllr at this time whether there js reusln to her that the venol bcit t may to raised but It I Berlin probal de I us lha lies within the protection of I harbor and Is not ivtullv tlibm Irel that much valuable property may be recovered re-covered If the necessary action Is taken without delay The vessel with her stores guns material equipment fittings and Appurtenant cult approximate I ap-proximate 5000 000 An un illuitta I tlon of the value of single items which may how escaped options Injury 1 may be said that the tenInch guns of which the Maine earl led four were worth with their amounts 343SOO each Aside from the melancholy duty restIng rest-Ing upon the government to recove rind to Irlllg to this country for burial IC this may be done the todle of tile oleeB and mel ivho lost their live In this disaster It Is believed that much valuable property may jet le saved from the vessel II any event 1 Is of the utmost Importance that whatever Is to bo done In this matter should be entered upon without delay The sinking of the Maine will Iw made the subject of Immediate and exhaustive Inquiry and Congress will be fully advised t > f the result uf wm Investigation Mr Long states that In fixing the sum asked for the department Is I at this time unable to estimate tho necessary neces-sary expense with any degree of a curacy but he says he has conferred construction and with the bureau of conslruclol repalrand If the appropriation requested request-ed be made only so much as muy be found necessary will be expended In the work The decretory encloses a table showIng show-Ing the con I or a number or Items of ordlalce outnt of tho vessel aggregatIng aggregat-Ing 302152 Ilg Maxon has offered an amendment to the Allen resolution for an investigation investi-gation of the Maine disaster providing galol special committee to make the Investigation Mr Hale asked that the matter be not pushed Mr Maxon In reply said that 1 was evident that the facts in regard to Cuba WOI being concealed Com the people of tho country and from Congress Con-gress MrMason said the policy of the government gov-ernment was delay and nothing wa stepping the murder of people In Cuba The IJeLome letter has not stopped the murders The Maine disaster hid not stopped them I was time for the Senate to do II Mr Mol said lie did not want the facts regarding the Maine locked up In the executive departments depart-ments lie said wo have waited while the diplomats have dec lv ed us They had sat at our table and misrepresented the situation Mr Masun said that while diplomats delayed 250 of our brave seamen were lying In the harbor har-bor of Havana Mr Hale said he hoped there would be n operating debate in the Senate Sen-ate 110 this matter wa being Ines Igald by the Senate lie deplored the reflections which er being mode upon up-on the navy department Mr Halo said the whole world deplored de-plored the great tragedy He hoped the senator Mason would see the Immediate propriety of the position he man taking Mr I Iasol said lie meant notion rne no-tion on Secretary Long but an Investigation Inves-tigation by Congress could not Interfere Inter-fere with the navy department The American people were tired of Investigation Investi-gation behind closed doors that with 254 alen lying 11 the bottom oC 10 ala harbor the people of the United States wanted to know whether she was blown up bj her enemies or from oltaleous combustion BrMaMa0son saT le that Ir It was found that the Maine disaster was a result of aeclJenl tho people would bo better Satisfied If a committee of Congress should find It so and no harm would b done Mr Mason referring to the Do Lome letter said he thought every one would commend the President for tho manner man-ner In which he had handled a matter which was In I part so personal to himself Mr Mason said that those who are so anxious to go slow In the matter of the Mail were the defenders of De Ixime and had praised his v lte ptutcs manshtp He said the President mill In his message that ono reason why he had hesitated to Interfere was because of the promise or Autonomy and yet II the same time the Ipaliard were denouncing this government Sir Mon M-on said there should Ile American I en front the Main 8 that tM truth could be told senator Wolcott created a sensation In replying to Mr Mason Ho said the senator from Illinois had said the peo Ilo are losing confidence In ono of the departments of the government Mr Mnson sought to Interrupt Mr Wolcolt but the latter declined to he Interrupt Inslrted that Mr Masons ed and Ilslled 1101 words bo read He then said he desired to cent no utterly unfounded the Insinuation Insinu-ation that the President distrusted an > department of the government He rented I statement 01 the floor of tho Senate that there wo Any distrust or the navY and especially durng this calamitous and terrible 110 Tile country coun-try said h will never Stand and listen to insinuations that our officers wU lie lie dect a red the IIVCBIglol wlul to conductcd falrfi Mr Wolcot mid war mlht come II fact II might not lie far distant tint our condl act must be Such 00 10 101 Uo rIect ourselves and Make nations t respect our position Mr Lodge nf Massachusetts said this was I question which lInvolved the denth of American seamen II Hovan and that the only way to get nt the truth man through the naval officers Mr Lodge said no one Could distrust the naval I omcen oc doubl thaI they would tel the truth Mr Lodge old that up to this time the peco or th6 1m V the American Congress II th ra or the great disaster trait bellglln and I was to be regretted that this debate hid arisen Is Mr MIMI followed Mr Lodre And charged Mr Wolcot with making tt m1alCmelAfAt0 statement that was rot Ixirm out gb anv statement made by him Mnson He 1 was Perry that the tirat ad T Ito flea Mr Wolrott had for Hi ic nnvj department de-partment hid not sloppetl over to the treasury department Thin created creat-ed a laugh among senators and spec tat is tht Senator Hawley said th Cuba question ques-tion did not enter into the mate of the loss of the Maine fie thought It m as Improper to make in alusiol to Spain enmity at thin time Two In I Vest tgo I tons could not g on at once Air Allen followed 1 011 gg erltldsm I of the screcy both in th depirtmcnts and the Senate and thcrremalndcr I of I the Capitol The foreign relation l com now0whatnvvaB prmi tht senators to know I who wait going on Mr Halt of Conn said that In complaining com-plaining about the secrecy of the Sen Ale Allen wn casting a reflection Pon the Investigation h wn trlg to have mode of the Maine disaster Mr Hale said It would bo better to have n warring upon the subject of Cuba on th floor of the Bnat Ho hall read the dispatch from Captain migitbee received by Serreta I on 9 which i showed I that Inififavann today there was nothing but profound oym paths for the unfortunate occurene At 2 oelock the reolulol went to the calendar without it Vote Mr nnl1 i of Georgia l offered a I ro trillion for a memorial Atnblet In the Capitol for the officers and crew of the Jnlne h The Sate went Into xeculv session Ion 01 motion of Afrilltale = I Washington D Crib lSAt the request of the secretary of the navy Mr DouteJIe chalrmani the naval committee asked the Hou to pans I Joint resolution Appropriating 2000 for mixing the battleship Moll Mr roulette In his remarks the Maine I eeoluUol Paid he han direct Infer laOI mcol or otherwise I as to he cause of the Maine disaster but that all Information at hot tended to oUIlh the belief that It wa IIIP Wan W-an accident The resolution a adopted ed without a dissenting fee |
