The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-27
10 CIT ALL The FACTS
TEST OF THE SENATE RESOLUTION
FOR SEARCHING CUBAN
INQUIRY
COMMITTEE TO SIT IN RECESS
All Moneys Collected and Expended,
and by Whom, Is to BE Made
known to the Committee APP
pointed by the Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Following is
the full text of the resolution ordering
an investigation into the administration
of Cuban affairs which passed the senate
today:
Resolved, That the committee on rela-
lions with Cuba IS hereby directed to in
Vestigate and report to the senate, as
early as practicable, regarding the
moneys received and expended in the
island of Cuba by, thro Ugh and under the
officials and representatives of the Unit
ed States, both civil and military, from
the date of the occupation of Cuba by
the military forces of the United States,
until and including the 30th of April, 1901:
Said committee shall investigate and
report as tc receipts as follows: From
customs. from postal service. from inter
nal revenue, from all other sources, spe-
BILE and, particularly the places where
and dates within such amounts were col
lected or received and the officer or Of
ficerS collecting and receiving the same
also the law under which such amounts
in each instance We're so collected or re-
ceiVed.
Said committee shall investigate and
report as to the expenditures Of the said
amounts so received, the necessity and
propriety thereof, specifying in classes
and in detail so far as practicable, said
expenditures, and particularly the work,
services or property for which said ex-
penditures were made, and the value
thereof also the law or authority under
which said expenditure was made, the
officer civil or military, by whom said
expenditure was authorized, and the Of
ficer, civil or military, by whom the eX-
penditure was made, and the particular
fund from which the money was taken
for said expenditure;
Said committee shall also report a
statement of all public works of every
kind, including buildings, wharfs, rail-
roads and all other structures built or
constructed, improved. repaired or decor
ated by or under the authority of any
such officer, civil or military and in
each instance the cost, value, necessity
and propriety of the same, and the uses
to which said buildings or structures
and works were constructed or improve
ments were made by contract or where
the material used in the same was fur
nished by contract, the committee shall
report copies of each of said contracts
and the names of all parties interested
in each of the same. %
Said committee shall also report a
statement of the personal property which
was purchased or procured and intrusted
to any officer, civil or military in Cuba
within said times. the cost and value
of the and the uses to which said proper
ty had been put and the disposition
which had been made thereof
Said committee is authorized to con-
duct said investigation and make such
report Dy subcommittee or committees
mittee or any subcommittee thereof is
authorized to sit during the recess of
congress at such place Or places in the
United States or Cuba as may be nee
essary and is empowered to send for
persons and papers. issue subpoenas ad-
minister oaths, examine witnesses. en-
ploy Stenographers. expert accountants
and other necessary assistants. and the