The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-28
Georgia Senator Declares the
Administration Should
Clear Itself
A CAUSTIC ARRANGEMENT
Senator from the Empire State
of the South Shows the Cor
ruption of the Ruling
Party in Its Work on
the Island.
By Jos: Oil.

0y JUS VII.
Washington. May ei.-CSpecial.)-Sena-l
tor Bacon returned to the attack upon the
administration for the malfeasance and
other croOkedness in Cuba this afternoon
and In a mastery speech showed the rea-
sons why an Investigation BY a committee
Of congress Is due not only to the Cuban
people. but TO the people OF this country.
whose good name has been furnished by
the dIsreuutable work that has been go
liz on down there by and through the
close friends and political associates OF
the president. Senator Hanna and the adj
Ealais:ratiOR politicians generally.
Senator Bac0n's speecn was reply 10
the Iabored effort OF Senator Platt. of
-,onnscticu,. who yesterday tried to say
something in defense OF the administra-
ton Senator Platt endeavored. Of
course To- make il appear that Senator
Bsc0u's speech was wholly for political
efrec. an that the newspaper articles
from whi-h lie quOted were from papers
anxious II manufacture campaign ma
terlaI against the administration. The
Georgia senator came back at him today
with more ammunition and from sources
which even senator Plat could not as
sail He quoted at length from several
articles IN that stanchest Of republican
newspapers. The New York Tribune.
which pointed out the WIDE discrepancy
between the different sets OF figures which
have been sent up from Cuba and the
evident IaxIty pursued by the govern
meut-s agents as shown by the different
items in the reports which might cover UP
the NEST reckless waste ar misapprOpr.a-
ti0n Of m neys-One OF The articles charg-
Ing that the Cuban tarin made by the
presidents Pet commissioner. Robert p
in I1l.Iala a. IN
tsress II railway syndicate which WAS
building railroads IN Cuba and with which
Dir. Porter himself was understood to be
connected
8IF. Bacon's speech was largely supple
mental l.. gllat which hc delivered several
days aeo demanding an investigation OF
Cuban financial affairs. His resolution. To
Which there Is Ii-tle or no opposition.
under the rule went To the committee ON
c5utinsrn- expenses Mr.. Bacon said his
purp1se Was L. ascertain whether these
millions had been expended honestly. eco
n0nically and properly. even though The
books might balance and might show no
discrepancies HE called attention To the
large expenditures made By the officials
"a CgEl1 for per dicm.' miscellaneous
Salaries carriages and equipment"
and declared these subjects never had
bean investigated. although the DostOfiice
departments attention had been directed
= shsm- There had been. ne said. such =
I0oseness and \ lack u business me,hOds
ia the conduct 81 CUBAN affairs thai 1,
called for q m - rigid investigation lie
s.-c.aret. in discussing the various depart
uaents Il the Cuban government. the
musJ enormous salary LISTS were shown
En4t anybody ever saw"
Civil Salary Unparalleled.
The civil salary list alOne Tor Isss was
ever Sssa.tsp. which lie thought was IN
IsEa-i,.,-l- AIR. Bacon declared slsaJ TO
account II the enormous expenditures Of
ths- flE-I hall II $3.50 had been made 10 the
government. and he said ths;. In view OF
the facts brought cat. IL WAS unreasonable
- ask that the investigation n, uld be
lett 10 the Eos tufiicc department.
NTr. Bacon declared that the American
people. regardless ~ party. were dcter.n-
insd that tne cuban scandal should Dc
at i a. tl, bottom. and hc said that the
i-yo rtpa jon would not he limited ID the
extern suggested by Mr. Plat IN MS ,
speech e Yesterday He denied shat h.
cherished amy Purp 81 OF making cam
pa IA capital
Advelrir.- 20 tine construction Of tie
military rsilrued along the. Ea-t.ir. Mr..
Eaaeu -1iE he had learned the road had
cost sgt-f-l. TaIs. lie believed, was Al
sSlrbltlat sum demanding rigid invcsu-
CATION H- sharply criticized. too. the
payment tp Robert T. Porter. as "a tariu
expert. 81 $50 "a month for f.Nc months.
Ls-Izez SsIH. as expense money lie de-
sIrLf a--1. 60 direct attention TO The re
T1r-,-I fact that ta.- Van Horue syndicate
had bz-u errau.zed with "a capital of SIS
tssess. and THAI AIR. Porter had gone 10
Europe iu the Interest az this syndicate
In. uueh US the tariff on machinery and
sq-igme1t us railroads had been recon-
rneaEa,I g. bs- reduced from - 10 ~ per
,eut hv Mr. Porter. ne believed that he
Nra.aa nnn
Tiny
T.efe--.us 10 the figure OF speech used
yssr.rl.tr uv Mr. Pl1t.. h. said his check
did m4ut.e with the blush 81 shame at
ths us..al-tlsu. thisVcry. fraud and cor
rurti1u ia Cri'a. rUt because he was
singing uruI hut because h. was an
Amariczu citizen Congress. I'm the inter
est 0f th- e.. uatry's loncr. ought Ia cause
an inv..zIi-atscu L. b. made Without fear.
without favor and with uDrIshtncss 4
purI-ose- Ia Conclusion. Ar. Bacon SAIL;
4 would IlS- before adjournment. -
s.. action taken that will allow the nation
o. redeem iss pledge and 20 ieiNe the
island ~ 'Eha IT, the presen.e oil i Tree
an iuasp-ra- nj government
At tn instance. of Mr- Platt. or Cor
necticut ,he resolution II Mr. Bacon was
referred To the committee OF ccrilngcni
exPeuzes-
Spooner on the Philippines.
Mr. Sa1lner then resumed his speech
on the Philippine question He maintained
that the facts proved the attack upon the
United States troops was not only mace
by Aguiraiio. hut had been long premed-
itated- Ia declared that nobody but an
anti-imperiaIist. who by his words ana
actions. desired the dishonor OF his coun-
try and making 81 campaign material in
q presidential year could have 50 little
OF good laith as to make the brutal
I'll -. tod
States that he had been responsible for
the precipitation u hostiIities-"
Nr Splnner quoted a dispatch from
General Otis giving an account or AN in
tsrview H. hai had with Judge Torres.
zone II the Philippine commissioners. who
Suggested that n neutral zone be estab-
lIshsd between the hostile armies An