Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-24


the matter. all The archives and paFeTs 81 tne
Executive Departments. puo;ic or private, would
be subject IL The inspection anu conlroi Oh
Committee OF ,hei, ha.;y, and eve'y 'aci'l'y 10
the power Of the Executive be aherdeo % cn"o'e
them to prosecute the Investigation.
The experience OF every nation on earn mas
demonstrated that emergencies may arse 10
which it becomes absolutely necessary ior tne
public safely or the public good = MAKE e1pen-
diures, the very object OF which wonic ne ae-
feated by publicity. Some governments nave
very large amounts a, their disposal, anu hdVe
made vastly greater expenditures than Inc smaii
amounts which have from time 10 time been &C
counted Tor on Presidents certificates. IN no ma
ZION is The application OF such sums ever mace
public In time OF war or Impending danger 'he
situation oil the country may make u necessary
10 employ individuals tor the purpose oil GUAM
ing information, or rendering o'hel important
services who could never be prevailed upon 10
act il ,her entertained The least apprehension that
their names or their agency would, in any con-
tingency be divulged. So il may often become
necessary to incur an expenditure for an ohjecl
highly useful 10 The country: for example The
conclusion of treaty with barbarian Power
whose customs require on snch occasion The use
OF presents; bat lhis object might be altogether
defeated by the inirisues ui Other Powers, II our
purposes were 10 be made known by The exhib-
ton Of the original papers and vouchers u the
accounting officers OF The Treasury. II would
he easy 10 specify other eases when may occur
in The history Ola great nation IN us intercourse
with other naionS, wherein II might become abb
suluey necessary 10 incur expenditures for OBJ
lecs which could never he accomplished il it we're
suspected. in advance, that The items OF expcndi-
,ure AMI III. agencies employed would be made
public.
Aclnaled, undoubtedly, hy considerations Of
this kind, Congress provided such fund coeval
with the organization OF the Govern ment, and
subsequently enacted the law Of 1910 as The per-
uanenl law oil The land While This law exists
in iu, force, | fee. bound. by high sense pub
lie policy aud duty, 10 observe It's provisions aic
The nnllJrm practice OF my predecessors under
it. With great respect for The House Of Repre-
spn,alives ard an anxious desire 10 conform 10
her wishes, am constrained 10 come 10 this con-
cusion.
II Congress disapprove the policy Of The law,
they NAV repeal its provisions.
la reply 10 that portion If The resolution Of The
House which calls for copies OF Whatever COM
mpnicalions were made from the Secretary of
Stale during The last session oil the 9Th Con
gress, particularly February, 1913, 10 Mr.. CASH
ing and MIR. Adams members OF the committee
Of this House on Foreign Affair, OF the wish Of
The Presiden, Of The Unied States 10 institute
special mission 10 Great Britain" | have TO STATE
that no such communications, or copies Of Them
ale found IN tie Department OF State.
"CopieS OF all letters on he books Of the Depart
men; OF Stale 10 any Officer Of the Unie States,
or any person in New York, concerning Al.xan-
der Mcleod, which are also called Tor by the re-.
solution, are herewith communicated.
JAMES Il. POLK.
WASHINGTON, hpri20, 1916
[Errom he Ntw Orleans Picayrne, April To-
LATER FROM HAVANA
The brig 2. Soule, Capt. Devaillc, arrived
here Yesterday from Havana, whence she sailed
on the OH instant. She brought US dates 10 her
day Of sailing from Havana, and 10 the 3Is nt
from Mexico.
The British steamer Midway, Capt. Andrews,
arrived from Vera Cruz on The 7th, having left On
the Isl Our advices direct are TO the 81. The
Midway brought o:eI $500 coo in specie Gen.
Amonte was passenger on bcard OF her. The
Faro Industrial says he would remain bui Two
days in Havana and then embark FOR England,
but from quite different source We learn that
Amone propose t. remain in Havana and send
To.nel, his Secretary, 10 France. We may not
nave mentioned seeing, in late paper from The
city OF Mexico, card OF Gen. Almonie, e1cus-
ing himself from apparent inaliention 10 his
friends ard correspondents, By pleading his active
preparations 10 leave Mexico 10 the employment;
OF the Government in France
Basedra, a Mexican ex-Sccre;ary OF War, il
We recollect Alright, and various Mexcans IF less
mole, were in Havana. Santa Anna must have
quite court about him. A letter from Vera
cruz. Of The Isl inst, shown US bv friend states
,ia', al meeting OF The General officers, which
look place IN lie evening ot the Slsl u!t, ii was
pru;Gstu 70 declare sgain>i Paroles, and in favor
q. me Federal Government. The friends q.
santa Anna having insisted npcn his recall, ia
u;dcr 10 place niin AZ h- head 81 he army. The
mfeiins trose ~ wi;hou, coming 70 any definite
conclusion On the subject. A revolution was
daily expected. The iricrior was tranquil.
gentleman who arrived in The P. Soule staresthai
Santa Anna was preparing % rcturn to Mexico.
The Spanish ship =! he line Sobcrana went
10 sea on the SIN instant; her destination is nol
mentioned.
The British s,eamer Tweed, Capt. Pason,
arrived from Kingston on The 7,h inst.
The Captain OF The Spanish brig Delcas
which arrived al Havana on The 6 h insr., re-
ports that On The morning OF the 3lsl u,, when
no III 6. ST. Domingo, between Points Isabelca
Monle Christi he spoke The steamer Natchex on
her way 10 Havana Two hours afterwards he
observed that The steamer, which was then four
miles ahead oil him, was lying 10 with signal
of distress dying. The Ds!icias went up 10 her
10 inquire The cause, and learned that she had
broken her shaft. The brig then took The steamer,
in tow, ill gale Of wind prevented this. The
brig kept by her I'LL the next day, when the wind
died away, and the steamer not being entirely
disabled, pursued her course and al nightiall was
almost out of sight.
Another shock Of an earthquake has been felt
on the island, or rather Two shocks, five minutes
only intervening. These occurred on the morn
ing Of lhe 23d alt, and were only elt on The South
side of the island, ard did no Other harm than
grievoa>ly 10 friehlen the inhabitants who rn>b-
ed from their Filings 10 The churches in crowds.
The editor of ri ljario ReGacIor, of Cuba who
mentions this las, earthquake SAYS that it is The
seventh which has been experienced in that city
in The last ionT months
The pa perS OF Puerto Principe have received ac-
counts Of large fire which ,ccurred On The "a
I'LL, in The village Il Santa Cruz commencing in
The shop Of ID. J. Antonio Lrdes,na; line fire com.
municaled IL The warehouse Of Srs CarTias &
c., and 10 two HOUSES belonging 10 ID. Lorenzo
Hornosa. all Of which, with most Of their con-
tents were destroyed Some smaller buildings
were burned, which would occasion even more
PERSONAL distress than The destiuc ior Of The large
warehouses.
From commercial circular Of The very la,es,
dates We make The following extracts:
SuoAs-Plices have been supported for yellows
and browns, boz whites are lower We q9oie 3
and ID anu real. for assorted parcels; ) 10 II
reals Tor whites; 6. 10 u fer yelows; Al 10 frr
cucurrchos and btawns. Shipments have teen
active during Inc past month No Muscovados
in The market. In Maranzas there are about
:, 500 hhs., worh from 10 ST reals, according 10
quality.
MoLAssEs-Arrivals have been moderate, and
there has been gradual advance in The price
u % reals al which the article is firm while
some ask more.
CurTEE-Scarcely any in The marker, and tran.-
actions were without importance.
Correspondent Of The n. Q. Picavunel
Pensacola, April i3, 1916.
The irisale Rariian, Capt. Gregory, sailed yes
terday with fine breeze Tor Vera Cruz The
brig Porpoise, Lieut. CONG Hunt, also left u
bound Tor ST. Domingo. She carried out Lieut.
Purler, charged by special du'y. We understand
Ina, the Porpui>e Will visit most OF The ports o;