The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-03-02

headed by Mr. CULLEN, showed the gem
eral the wretched condition of the labor
ing classes here, in obedience to the reso-
luton of the club passed in their general
assembly last Thursday, near these head
quarters of the Military Government.
The general told the committeeman
that $50 900 monthly had been appro-
pristed out of the million dollars received
from the whole island, of which thirty
thousand dollars was to be expended in
this village, or about thousand dollars
daily, and the balance in the remainder
of this province. He also said that the
Major had informed him that they were
constructing five new houses in the city.
He also told the said committeeman to
bring two or three of his laboring COM
panions at p. m. to-day on the stroke OF
the clock to the headquarters with view
to q longer conference on the subject.
The governor general then took up the
question of the municipal moneys in the
treasury, called for an account of the re-
ceipts and expenditures since the last
fiscal year. He would like 1t extended
back to the retirement or the Spanish
power from the islands. The first por-
ton was produced, examined and filed
with the archives of the financial depart
ment of the Province, from which 1t ap-
peared that there was something between
ak and seven Thousand dollars remaining
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under the provisions of the Spanish law,
requiring, or at least permitting, that
the taxes and income collected or receiV-
ed should be held for one year before its
application to the payment OF current or
other expenses of the municipality. The
governor asked what, II any, interest 1t
was drawing while it remained in his
hands. The officer said 1t was without
any interest. Here q long and somewhat
warm debate at once arose in the confer
ence on this novel and wholly uDexpect-
ed condition of affairs and the discussion
! continued for some minutes with increas-
ing excitement, but with no satisfactory
result to either side, when Judge Sher-
LAhh hkOcC hAA SaAu OAnI RAS0SC LAB
Excellency, the Governor General and
this Conference to permit me as Amicus
Curiae or s'friend Of the Court" (Which
is sometimes allowed in tribunals of law
and equity, military and maritime and
evsnlin international investigation,) to
say word in behalf of the interest Of
my country, while not unmindful OF the
rights and welfare of the people of Cuba.
1 am here, q pilgrim, unlimited, holding
no official position, desiring no decora-
tIon or other reward than such as may
come from the faithful performance OF
duty, enrobed in imperishable love fol
nay dear native land far away. 1t lie al
legged that an old law of Spain exist
here that prevents the use Of certain
moneys already collected and in the &C.
tusl custody of an officer of this munich
pality, which at this moment is seeking
for means to give employment that viii
feed and keep from want and starvation
such members ofathis city and suburbs,
men, women and little ones, that may
die unless at once sustained by money or
remunerative labor, within their reach,
They are seeking money from the gov
eminent OF the army OF occupation, for
such purpose, while they are confessedly
retaining considerable sums of money
already collected here, which they hold
unemployed, without drawing any in
terest, for month after month, exposed
to the possibility Of loss by fire, EN-.
bezzlement, robbery or other casually;
they will keep it still further and longer
from the use of the people or OF the
government to whom 1t rightfully be-
longs.
Now, as the worthy representative
and agent Of that great power, you Gem
eral Wood have come here TO listen to
and adjust, so far rs at present practi-
cable, their rights and grievances under
the laws of our government. have
been told, but not under oath, solennly
administered, yet believe Ii to be trues
and there are many others in this wide
world who are baskiDg in the same cred
ulity, VIZ, after an occupation and domin-
alton Of more than four centuries, con-
clnded to leave Gin fact TO abandon, Tor
time at least, II not for every with all
her forces, civil, martial, naval. military,
vessels, armies and ornaments, ct i'd ON
mia genus, on land and on the sea or un.
der the sea, in the Orient as well az the
Occident Islands, once owning her sway.
Did she forget in her hasty leave to take
her laws with her: Have her ships and
armies gone and her laws, with her