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amounts may aggregate 100000.
AT fret one man only wa. In
voIved in the difficulty. Now there
are mnny-so many that it Is inti-
mated IL may amount to conspir-
acy."

acy."
Mr.. Bacon then read the order under
which Major ,Rathbone was acting as d.
rector of posts OF Cuba and said the
power conferred upon him by that order
was so great that II had resulted In dis
graceful and notifying condition OF af-
fairs.
lnterrupting Mr.. Bacon. Mr. Hale (Me)
asserted that the order creating Major
Rathbone's office was OF character OF
power such as was given TO Roman pro-
coneuls There ia nothing like it in this
government. II is a power unresrained.
After paying compliment TO NM 4 Rath-
bone. MIR Hale continued: This senator
and all of us ought to have known that
, the giving OF this mbridled power to one
man would be abused by the men under
him and in the end he would suffer-
Mr. Heiu did not approve of this feature
uf teaching self government TO the GU
bans.
MIR Bacon, continuing said the question
now presented was should congress SIT
sim ia the face OF these gross violations
Of public trust or should 1t investigate
1t to the bottom?
He understood that the majority OF the
committee on relations with Cuba did not
desire an investigation of Cuban anairs ny
congress, because senators were startled
at the magnitude OF the work and we're
afraid that Il might take the balance OF
the year II these senators were not VIII
ing to undertake the work, he (Baeon)
knew nt senators who would
MR. BACON MAINTAINED THAT THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WAS
NOT IN CUBA BY AUTHORITY or LAW
AND ASSERTED THAT If MONEY HAD
BEEN SPENT THAT WAS NOT MEG
ESSARY TO BE EXPENDED ~ rHE
PACGFICATIoN OF THE ISLAND, 1T
HAD BEEN EXPENDED ILLEGALLY.
In the Philippines and In Puerto Rico we
had exercised the war power because they
were conquered territory, but CUBA is
NOT CONQUERED TERRITORY.
"When," he asked, "shnli we carry
out our pledge and leave the island
to its own iuhabitRntss"
The resolution was then made subject
TO the call OF any senator, MI. Platt
tConn) expressing desire 20 address
himself to some OF the statements that had
been made by Mr.. Bacon
The following bills were passed Grant
widow OF General Lawton.
For the erection OF a public building
at East ST i4auls.
Amending the act granting right ol way
to the fort Smith and Western Railroad
company through indian Territory.
Reviving the act Of 1883 concerning the
charge of deNertion; to facilitate the entry
OF steamships engaged IN the coasting
trade between the United States and
Puerto Rico and between the United states
aud Hawaii, This bill ia Intended to re-
,seSss privileges Watch costing vessels
enjoyed before the annexation to the
United Styles.
Other bills were passed as follows;
Appr0prlating $3.50 900 to establish a
branch soldiers homo At Johnson City,
Tenn; bill providing that all hoslrably
discharged soldiers OF marines who saw
service In the civil war In the Spanish
war or in che Philippine war shall be
given preterment In civil service appoint
ments, age ur loss OF limbs not being
regarded as a disqualification; fixing the
Of surfmen employed By |
The life-savng servtca at SG5.per month, |
amending the United States statutes IN re-
iation to taking deposltons and seventy /
seven private pension bills
conference report on the District OF /
Columbia appropriation bill was agreed 10
without debate
After brief executive session the sem
ate at b:l5 p. m. adjourned.