The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-22

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the Leadville, Colo, public building to
S117. 900. was passed soon after the SEN
ate convened.
At the request of Mr.. Cullom Ill) the
conference report on the Hawaiian civil
government bill was laid before the
senate. 1t was disagreed to and new
conference requested, Messrs. CullOm,
Morgan and Clark of Wyoming being
named as conferees.
The two resolutions offered by Mr.
Bacon yesterday, the one calling on the
secretary of war TO inform the senate
whether United States army officers in
Cuba and Porto Rico were in receipt
OF salaries and other compensation for
their services in addition 70 their regu-
lar pay as officers: and the second,
calling upon the secretary of war for
detailed information respecting the
amounts expended for quarters, deco
rations of quarters, equipages intended
for army officers in Cuba and Porto
Rico. were laid before the senate.
Pettigrew is Critical.
The senior senator from South Da-
kota delivered a characteristic address
in support of the resolutions. He crit
icised vigorously the statements made
by the president and war department
in response to his resolutions, main
tanning they were not competent or sat
isfactory.
Nh. Hawley, chairman or the military
affairs committee, resisted the state
ments Of the South Dakota senator "a
reckless and unwarranted," and as
serted that all information required by
the senate would be furnished in due
time.
Mr.. Carter CMont.). in an explanation
OF the subject, which he had investi-
gated, said that additional salaries had
not been granted TO army officers on
service in cuba or in Porto Rico. When
the United States assumed the func-
tions Of government in Cuba and in
Porto Rico. army officers were assigned
to perform civil as well as military
duties. These officers, Mr.. Carter said,
were thrust into positions where their
expenses necessarily increased.
He inStanced the case Of an officer
of his own acquaintance who found {,
Impossible to meet his additional neces-
sary expenses out of his regular pay
He therefore asked to be relieved from
duty in Cuba or given an allowance
for expenses. He was given an allow
ance Of 81, 800 a year because the secre-
tary of war and the president felt that
the officer ought not virtually to be
fined for the performance of duties &C
which he was assigned.
Expenses of Officers.
In response to an inquiry from Mr.
Cockrell as to the sort Of expenses
which made the allowances to officers
necessary, Mr.. Carter replied that there
We're scores OF expenses attendant up
on official positions which no gentle
man could or would refuse to meet
This was true of the president of this
United States. and it was true of tht
governor general of Cuba.
Mr.. Stewart supported the war de-
partment in making allowances to the
officers in Cuba for extraordinary eX-
penses
Mr., Bacon, the author Of the resolu
tions, discussed them at some length
He dissented strongly from the propo'
Bition that the president could collec
and disburse, according to his unre
strained judgment, the resources o
Cuba He did not have that unlimited
power. He maintained that the Law
Of the United States expressly forbade
the giving of army officers any add
tional compensation above their regu
lar pay. If allowances were necessary
by reason Of their assignment to duty
In Cuba, the matter ought to have beer
brought, in his opinion, to the atten
ton of congress. He believed il was
dangerous precedent for the executive
branch of the government to fall int