Mr. BRANDEGEE. As I was going on to say, I thought a majority of the committee favored my substitute; that is to say, while they would not withdraw from the Gentfrom Pennsylvania lMr. KELLEY] his rightand I think he ha an undoubted right to offer the bill which he has presented us the report of the committee, yet when the question came before the House they would suggest, or by their votes they would so act as that my substitute should meet the favorable consideration of the House. I thought they would vote for my substitute. It was at that point I saw the Gentfrom Pennsylvania, [Mr. Km.1.sv] and suggested to him that in order toobviate this most excitable and harassing question, involving as Ithought it did, and as I now think it does, the motives and action of the Navy Dept to some extent, involving a great deal of feeling, though I hope nothing that will cause a final rupture between the Gentfrom Pennsylvania and myself, for we are too old campaigners to allow a little ripple of this sort to disturb our future friendship I su ested to him that in order to avoid all this e had better accept my substitute, as I thought it would meet the ap roval of a majority of the lie House. Now, I do not know that I ought to go further and state that the gentleman bnsied himself nn entire morning hour going around and trying to get his entire delegation to agree to my substitute, and he finally reported to me through the chairman of the ComNavAffrs [Mr.' RICE, of Massachusetts] that he accepted my substitute, and that it would be the thing otfered to the House upon which we all could agree. That is all, so for as I have had anything to do with it. Now, in reference to the question of the Gentfrom Wisconsin, Mr. Eunzmom] Innderstood him to ask me how it is that the report of the committee, which he understood to include other sites, is not now the report of the committee, but the Gentfrom Philadelphia [Mr. KELLEY] presents as the re art of the committee that which does not inc ude batons site.