Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-04-28
The Politician.

President Mckinley, who has re
turned from his flying visit to ONO
found among other business on hi
desk the bill providing for form O.
government for the territory of Ha
wall, The bill will be signed at once
1t is an excellent measure.
Secretary Roots answer to the Sen
ate resolution asking how many Army
officers in Cuba are receiving allowan
ces from the Cuban revenue. in addi
tion to their salaries, was full and FREE
1t shows that The military governor o
Cuba is allowed 81 500 year; the mil
itary governor Of Havana $4,000; th'
collector CT customs for the island o.
Cuba 1900, and the treasurer OF Cub:
1880, under an order issued by Secre
tary Alger March /, 1899. or thes'
allowances Secretary Root said: ''ThC
payments specified were made out G.
the revenues of the Island of Cuba oI
account of government thereof, ant
they we're made on that account for
the reason that ii was impossible TO.
the said officers to perform the neces'
sary duties pertaining to their posi-
tions without the expenditure Of rht
full amount of such allowances in ad
dition to their statutory salaries ant
allowances out of the Treasury of thu
United States" Secretary Root also
pointed cut the fact that similar allow
ances to army officers performing civi
functions in Mexico and California
were approved by acts of Congress
March 3, lS49, and CT Feb. 3, 1859
which knocks the foundation from tho
claim that there is anything either If
regular or Illegal about these allow
ances
1T is now regarded as quite certain
that Senator Clark, of Montana, vii
resign before the Senate votes upc.
the resolution declaring him not en-
titled to his seat
Hon. NJ. S. Quay, who was to the sur
prise of nearly everybody in Washing
ton, denied seat in the Senate on tn
governors appointment by the vote
SO to 32, is not disposed to sulk over
expressed sympathy for him: Il don
want your sympathy or that Of an!
body else, / have fought battles be
fore ani have won them as well a.
lost them. This is only temporar,
defeat for me. OF course, should
have been glad if the Senate had de
cided to seat me. but as 1t did not,
can only wait. | have nothing to sa,
regarding the action of any individua
senator" The Pennsylvanians in Con
gress say that nothing can prevent tho
election of a legislature that viii |
be pledged in advance to send Mr. |
Quay to the Senate
The Treasury Department has infor
nation that the old swindle of obtain
ing money from the heirs of persons
alleged to have loaned enormous SUM
of money to the United States govern.
ment away back in the days of the
Revolution has been revived, and that
bonds are now being sold in portions
OF the west for the alleged purpose OF
prosecuting these claims against the
government. All that the Treasury
Department can do is to give notice
hat all such claims are spurious, there |
being no law under which those who /
sse these alleged claims to work upon :
he gullible can be prosecuted I
The Special House Committee, of G
which Representative Tawney. Of /
dinnesota, is chairman. appointed by e
speaker Henderson 10 consider bills
clating to the centennial celebration 1,
{ tho Louisiana purchase. granted a