The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-18

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since occupation Of Cuba by our troops,
and expenditures for all purposes dur
ing that period, aui report 10 the SEN
ate at the earliest possible date. OF no..
resolution, Senator Bacon said: "My
purpose is Ia have thorough investi-
CATION of the moneys which have been
received and disbursed i'm Cuba We
| know that there has been some i'm
proper disbursements. In view of
that fact, it is our duty TO thoroughly
sft the whole matter. OurOnly excuse
for being in Cuba is our desire to gov
ern the island for the benefit of the
Cubans, and we ought TO see whether
we are doing our duty toward those
people That number of Cuban
officials, including the director of Posts
aud the Auditor of Postal accounts
have been suspended, is proof that the
public is being deceived by official
statements saying that Medley Is the
only Cuban official who has been Ing
picated in the stealing If a proper
investigation is made, it will probably
be ascertained that there has been
ring of thieves working ON the Cuban
revenues, but that is just what the
administration doesn't wish to be as
certained.
Senator Teller arraigned the officers
Of the Ordinance Bureau of the Navy
Department for incompetency and
ignorance, during the discussion of the
armor clause Of the Naval Appropria
ton bill, and the arragnment was en-
dorsed by Senator Allison. Mr.. Teller
said the ignorance displayed by officers
of that Board, when they appeared be-
fore Congressional Committees fJT the
purpose of giving information had been .
sometimes absolutely piuful and that
he could get more information out of "A .
private citizen in ten minutes than he
had ever been able To get out of one of .
these officers in an hour; also that
there were engineers i'm civil life who
could make infinitely better guns than
any officer on the Ordinance Board,
but that the Board would not listen to
them.
Adjutant General Hart Of Delaware,
who is in Washington on business, said
IF the political outlook in his state:
1--WE will elect every state officer from
governor down, and a legislature that
will choose two Democratic u 5. Sena-
tors. The Republicans are in hope
ess state of Reorganization, and are
beaten from the start II the rest of
he country viii do rs we'll a. Della
ware in November there won't Toe
much left Of the G. o. Pr
Although the administration sue.
;eeded in preventing any preliminary
'eport being made by the lsthmian
Commission, the members Of that
commission have given their personal
'piuiOn Of the investigation TO the
senate Interoceanic Canal Committee.
md those opinions are all one way-in
avOr Of the Nicaragua route. This
makes it evident that the position taken
" Boss Hanna, that the Senate should
lot act upon the Nicaragua Canal Bill
Until the report Of the Canal Commits
ion is made, is merely for delay
Another proof was given by Hanna
insisting that the Committee should
rant hearings To the officers and
irectOrs Of the new Panama Canal
company. Why should these men be
eard when this government has sent.
t great expense, an official commits
ION of expert engineers to investigate,
nd that Commission has given its
Jews to the Committee? There is
Olitical dynamite enough in this Ques-
on to blow the Mckinley administra-
on and the Republican majority M T
ie House out of existence, and if Boss
anna succeeds in preventing the pas
we by the Senate, at this session, Of
lie Nicaragua Canal Bill, the explosion
Ill certainly take place next Noyem- l.
n.
1t is now pretty well known why
ov. Teddy Roosevelt paid that ex-
nded visit to Washington. He had
'ubts Of the sincerity Of the Plat
achine, and he wished to have the
make it plain to Piatt M
at he must be renomnated for Gov
nor Of New York, and incidentally. In
paying him special attention. TO De
Up him convince some of the New ~
)rkers, whose confidence and esteem
had lost, that he was a high muck
muck in the coun lis Of the admins. -
Ition. As far as Plat was concerned
: visit was a success, and Mr.. McKin.
2 has Plat's promise that Teddy
all be renominated; but it will not
seen until the voters are counted X
neither The visit rehablitated Teddy NJ
the esteem Of the kicking New ~
)rkers.