The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-05-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

Senator Platt, of Conn, Is Chair
man of the Committee on Relat-
tions with Cuba, which is directed
by the Bacon resolution. adopted
by the Senate without a dissenting
vote. to investigate all receipts and
expenditures i'll the Island OF
Cuba, by, thorough and under the
officials and repreSen tatlyes OF the
L. S.. both civil and military,
from the date of the occupation OF
Cuba, by our Military forces to
Apr. 80, 1900. No man in the Sen
ate is better fitted to conduct such
an investigation thoroughly than
Senator Platt. Although strong
partisan. he never allows PARTISAN
shin to make him unfair or to
prejudice his Judgment, and his
integrity is of the old-fashloned
middle of -the-road sort, which
never confuses right and wrong,
and never condones dishonesty III
any form. In addition to those
qualifications, Mr.. Platt has the
judicial temperament and is tire
less worker. The investigation
| will be made during the Congress
sional recess and the committee
has the authority to sit where it
pleases. either as a full committee
or to divide into ub-commltteeS,
and to send for persons and pa
pers.
Senators are, is possible more
anxious for Congress to adjourn,
than members of the House are,
but there is much work yet to be
done upon regular appropriation
bills. which must all be disposed
of before adjournment. Conse-
quently, it is almost certain that
the date set by the HOuseresolutIon,
June 9th, for adjournment, Will
have to be pushed a little further
along by the Senate; there is no
doubt that adjournment Will take
place about the middle of June,
which is unusually early for the
long session, even in Presidential
years.
DELEGATIONS from the Creek and
Cherokee Indians are i'll Washing
ton protesting against the propos-
ed allotment of their lands III
Indian territory, which they claim
will be violation OF old treaties.
Their protests have been submitted
to the Indian Committee of Con
| gress, but there is no probability
of interf erence by Congress with
the allotment program.
Lying upon the table OF the
Senate are the credentials of Mf.
Clark. and of Mr.. Maginnis for
the same vacancy, and although
they may be called up this week,
no one looks for any definite action
at this session.
SO much opposition to the
Snooner bill, authorizing the Presl-
dent to govern the Philippines
in his discretion, until further leg
lislation by Congress, has develop
led that there is little probability
that the bill will reach Il vote at
tthjs session. A Il matter OF ct
the President is now exercising
| all the authority that the Spoonel
bill would confer OH him. and will
continue to do so until Congress
legislates for the government OF
the Philippines. The only ap
parent object of the Spooner bill
lis to show that Congress endorses
| the exercise Of the power by the
President
> Senator Morsan's sensational
4 speech. in which he charged thai
the Continental railroad combine
land the half dozen Canal Syndi
. Gates organized under New Jerse,
) laws, to control canal routes on til,
-lIsthmus of Darien, were engaged
:, in holding up the Nicaragua Cana
Bill, has caused much talk il
+ Washington, not so much becaus
a | the charge Is new as because
:, was made by such a censervativ
s Senator as Mr.. Morgan. He hi
Il the bulrs-eye when he said that i