The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-03-24
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FORAKER'S
Resolution to Save the Fran
chises of Cuba.

FoRAKER's resolution prohibiting the
granting of franchises in Cubs, which
was attached to the army bill and became
law, was passed by the Senate by the
decisive vote of AZ yeas to II nays, while
many who were paired announced that
they would vote for it, if free Of their
pairs. 1t was vigorously assailed by
Morgan, Of Alabama, Pratt, of Connec-
ticut, Sewell, of New Jersey, and Spoon
or, of Wisconsin; and was as vigorously
advocated by Foraker, Mason, Hale,
Lodge, Teller and Hoar. The cause Of
the introduction Of the amendment and
the reason it received the strong support
it got, was an interview with Gen Ken
nedy in the Washington Star, stating
that the Commission was going to Cuba
to visit all parts of the island and report
upon the matter of issuing all kinds OF
franchises, the Senate holding that such
franchises if issued by the authority OF
sanction of the United States would be
binding, after the Cubans had establish
ed their own Government and have
become Independent. This it WAS felt
would be great injustice to the Oubsne
and should be made illegal before it be
done.
The interview Of Gen. Kennedy wae
a. follows:
ROOMS OF THE BOARD.
The board appointed by the Presiden,
to investigate and report upon taxation
Porto Rico is established in the Lemon
building. The handsomely equipped
suite of rooms they now occupy on the
second floor will be vacated to-day, and
the board hereafter will use the third.
floor suite, in which the war investigat
ing commission has been sitting.
Mr.. Curtis has not yet reported fol
duty, but his colleagues, Messrs. Ken
nedy and Watkins, were busy to-day
with q number of clerks, classifying anc
filing applications for franchises snt
concessions and receiving personal call
in connection with these matters.
The board hopes to obtain the service
of competent Spanish-speaklng clerl
to act as translator, and to complete it
force of clerks who will accompany tn
board in few days. The start for Cub
will be made within q week or ten days
THE SCOPE OF INQUIRY.
The scope of their inquiry compre
bends all matters referred to them b.
the Secretary of War for investigation
and Recommendation. Only subject
related to civic administration will
considered, and the board will not toucl
upon anything relating to tie military
These include questions concerning th
judiciary, the assessment and collection
of taxee; the granting of patents, the sal
or gift of franchises, either local or inter
provincial; railway grants, strest-car lin
concessions, electric-light and othe
municipal monopolies.
| Upon all these the board will in du
time report to the Secretary of War, br
they have no power to do more than
formulate recommendations for th
guidance of the President and Secretar
Alger.
IL PLANS OF THE BOARD.
General Kennedy, of the board, gay
to q Star reporter to-day the followiu
, interview:
"At present we are called the advisor
board, but l believe that in time SON
more suitable designation will be foun'
We are expecting to be joined at ont
by Mr.. Curtis, the new sppointee, an
+ then we will organize and perfect II
details of our work.
"We are hunting for Spanish speal
D ing clerk to act az translator, but v
find 1t hard to accomplish. 1 don
. know how large q force of clerks wi
accompany us. The start will be mat
j soon-within a week or ten days. "
q will go direct to Havana in order
a avoid the sickly season. Then we W.
visit every port, large city, and provin'
: on the island. We believe that we W
4 be at least q month or elk weeks doll
;. this, and afterwards the same time q,
q care will be spent in Porto Rico. v
have nothing to do with the Philippin.
70 as the United States has not complet
It the occupations of those islands.
MANY APPLICATIONS FOR CONCESSIONS
every many applications have be
referred to us by Secretary Alger a
i Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn. and I
W q few calls have been made by app
IN cants in person. A few requests
. grants of franchises and concessions
% from American syndicates, but
IL majority are from corporations alres
b. established on the island Nothing v
w be done with any of these until we h,
gone over the ground and carefully lo
= ed into tine advantages or disadvsnta
10 of each"
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