New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-27
CUBAN INQUIRY ORDERED.
THE SENATE ADOPTS THE BACON
RESOLUTION.
COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ON RE-
LATIONS WITH CUBA ASSURANCE OF
AN IMPARTIAL AND SEARCH
ING INVESTIGATION
ING INVESTIGATION.

AN IMPARTIAL AND SEARCH
ING INVESTIGATION
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Washington. May 26.-The passage by the SEN
ate to-day of the Bacon resolution, providing for
thorough investigation by the Committee
Relations with Cuba of the fiscal affairs of that
island for the period from the date of the sur
render of sovereignty by Spain and the occupa-
ton by the United States to and including April
80. 1900, will be hailed with general if not unani-
nous approval throughout the country well
in Washington. The Senate is to be congratu-
lated fo- having amended the original resolution
so as to make it more effective by providing for
a most rigorous and searching investigation.
The composition of the Senate committee by
which the investigation will be made is salts
factory assurance that the spirit we'll as the
letter Of the resolution will he faithfully OBJ
served. The chairman is Senator Platt, of Con-
necticut, than whom there is not an abler
more conscientious member of the Senate. and
his Republican colleagues-Senators Aldrich,
Cullom. Davis. Mcmillan, Chandler and Spooner
are all men whose names are widely known
and whose reputation for ability and integrity
is certificate in advance that the inquiry will
be an impartial and thorough one. and that the
conclusions and findings will be accepted and re-
garded satisfactory. The same remarks ap-
ply to Senator Teller in all respects and his
ripe judgment and judicial temperament Will
be of great assistance to his colleagues on every
occasion and on both sides of the committee
OF the two Democratic members. Mr.. Money
is thoroughly equipped for the work having had
the benefit of many years experience in Con-
gress. while Mr.. Taiaferro, who first entered
the Senate last December is a business man
of large experience both merchant and
nj he POpuliSt.
est member of the committee, but he has had
the benefit of considerable practical experience
and no doubt will contribute his share to the
investigation if it shall be conducted by the
committee a whole.
1t is expected that the committee will begin its
investigation in Washington, where 1t will find
in the files of the War Department general state
ments of the receipt and expenditure OF the
Cuban revenues and some documentary nfOr
nation of much greater Importance, perhaps. in
the shape of special reports and official commu-
nications and memoranda relating to the ad-
ministraton of fiscal and other civil affairs in
Cuba since the occupation of the island by the
military authorities of the United States
SCOPE OF THE INQUIRY DEFINED
All this information will be found pertinent
and valuable and it will doubtless be carefully
studied and dgested preliminary to the
very comprehensive investigation the commit
tee is to prosecute. the scope of which is care
fully defined by the resolution, which. as
smended and adopted, reads follows;
Resolved That the Committee on Relations
with Cuba is hereby directed to investigate and
report the Senate early practicable re-
garding the moneys received and expended in
the island of Cuba by, through and under the
officials and representatives of the United States,
both civil and military. from the date of the
occupation of Cuba by the military forces of the
United States 80
Said committee shall investigate and report as
to receipts as follows: From customs from pos
tai service, from internal revenue, from all
other sources specifying the details as far as
practicable, and particularly the places where
and dates within which said amounts wele col
lected or received and the officer officers COL
lectng and receiving the same. we'll the
law or authority under which said amounts were
in each instance SO collected or received.
Said committee shall investigate and report as
to the expenditures of the said amounts re-
ceived the necessity and prOpriety thereof
specifying in classes and in detail. so far as
practicable, said expenditures and particularly
The work, services property for which said
expenditures were made, and the value thereof,
also the law authority under which each of
said expenditures made. the officer, civil or
military. by whom said expenditure was au-
thorZed. and the officer. civil or military, by
whom said expenditure was made, and the par
ticular fund from which the money was taken
FOR said expenditure.
Said committee shall also report statement
of all public works of every kind. including
buildings wharves, railroads and all other
structures built constructed, improved, re-
paired decorated by under the authority
OF any such officer civil or military. and in each
instance the cost, value, necessity and pro-
priety of the same. and the uses to which said
buildings or structures have been put. Where
said buildings and works were constructed or
improvements were made by contract, or where
the material used in the same furnished by
contract. the committee shall report copies of
each Of said contracts and the names of all par
ties interested in each of the same.
Said committee shall also report a statement
of the personal property which purchased
procured and intrusted any officer, civil
military, in Cuba within said times, the cost
and value of the same. and the to which
said property had been put and the disposition
which has been made thereof.
Said committee is authorized to conduct said
investigation and make such report by sub
committee or committees appointed by the chair
thereof is authorized sit during the recess of
Congress at such place or places in the United
States Cuba may be necessary. and is
empowered to send for persons and papers, is
sue subpPnas. administer oaths, examine wit
nesses. employ stenographers. expert account
ants and other necessary assistance, and the eX-
penses of said investigation shall be paid out
Of the contingent fund of the Senate upon
vouchers approved by the chairman of the COM
mittee.
MORE IRREGULARITIES ALLEGED.