Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-16
FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
Washington, May 10
gEN ATE.

Mr.. Bacon at the close OF routine
business called up his resolution su-
thorizing the committee on relations
with Cuba to make an investigation
relative to the collection and expendi-
ture OF moneys in the island Of Cuba by
United States officials. He said 1t was
the duty of this government to apply
every dollar collected in Cuba to the
benefit of the people of the island. Our
government, he continued, is self
constituted agent of the Cubans.
Mr.. Bacon's remarks were inter
ruptsd in order to enable Mr.. Chandler
to move o pos.poDement OF the resolu
ton in the Clark case until Saturday
next ut p. m. Mr.. Chandler said the
privileges and elections committee
wished to have meeting to determine
what action should be taken on the
resolution.
Mr.. Bacon urged the Importance aud
necessity OF the proposed investigation.
CuDa, he said, was under q system OF
absolutism. In his opinion this was
wrong. The country wanted to know
how the money has been collected and
expended. The levying of taxes in the
island should also be explained. The
expenditures of money by our officials,
ne charged, had been the most extrava-
CANT ever heard OF, considering the area
and population OF Cuba. He read from
the report OF the Secretary OF War to
show that last year in round numbers,
the receipts IN Cuba were Sic. OOO,OUC
and the expenditures for the same
period we're about $14 100000. The
press had exposed some OF the worst
extravagances ever heard of.
Mr.. Bacon read from the statutes
regulating salaries and allowances Of
army officers, and severely critic zed
the allowances In Cuba, charging that
the law had been outrsgeously violated
Mr.. Bacon read from newspaper &C
counts the populations OF Nicely IN Cuba,
the removal OF Rathbone and others,
aud In response 10 an inquiry from
MIR. Foraker produced War Depart
ment pamphlet showing the Unlimited
power granted to officials in Cuba.
Mr.. Hale declared after hearing the
extracts read by Mr.. Bacon that DC
Roman pro-coDsul sent among alien
people ever had more power than had
neen granted to Major Rathbonei
| former Director of Posts in Cuba.
MIR. Bacon then proceeded with his
| attack upon the administration policy
! 10 Cuba, emphstcally maintaining that
mis- position and that of his party
against dependencies was correct.
HOUSE.
The minority of the judiciary com
mittee were given until next Monday
to file their views in opposition to the
trust Legislation as proposed by the re-
/ publicans.
Some miscellaneous business was then
transacted.
| The House then went into commit
| tee OF the whole for the consideration o.
the bill providing code OF laws foi
| Alaska.
Because no agreement could be maze
as to the time for closing debate the
clerk began reading toe bill which is
long one. After a page or two had beer
read the committee rose in order thai
another effort could be made to agree
as 10 debate. This failed and the dem
ocrats then opposed the motion to re-
turn to committee of the whole, defeat
| it by a vote OF 81 to 81. The regu
lar order was demanded, and the oil
incorporating the American National
Red Cross, which was not completed
Yesterday, was taken up.
The House refused to recommit the
Red Cross bill by vote of 1l2 to 81
and then it was passed without further
division.
The second veto message from the
President at this session was read to
the House. 1t disapproved a bill re-
Gently passed paying William l.. Orr,
of Cairo, H., for services as assistant
engineer OF the navy.
The House then went into committee
| OF the whole again on the Alaska bill.