The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-07
10 MAKE GOBA Ply Up
Cost of Freeing to be Relm-
bursed to Uncle Sam
BY Mr.. LEWIS MEASURE
Pacific Gable, Ship Canal and
Other Propositions.

Washington, March 6.-Representative
Levy of New York, today introduced a
resolution in the house directing that the
director of customs for the island OF
Cuba be instructed TO deduct from the
monthly receipts OF the island Is per cent
of the total amount collected, until the
total sum expended by the United States
on behalf of Cuba during the war with
Spain and since shall have been paid.
The resolution places the cost Of the war
with Spain at more than $500 900, 600, be-
sides So, 900 to effect disarmament OF
the Cubans and the cost of since main
tanning an armed force in Cuba to pre-
serve order and administration Of affairs.
The deduction Of p per cent Of the IS
lands monthly receipts is 20 continue SIN
til our total expenditure is reimbursed
or provision for settlement of thei nde-
pendence of the island of Cuba to the
United States shall be made between the
government of the United States and the
island of Cuba
The house committee on commerce or
dered a favorable report on the bill for
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with Hawaii, the Philippines and Japan.
The measure has been under considera-
ton for a long time and two sessions
were held today in order to bring the
matter to a conclusion. The bill of Rep
resentative Sherman of New York is the
one favorably acted on, with a number
of amendments. This bin provides for a
private construction of the line, the gov
eminent paying 100000 annually for
twenty years for the transmission Of mes
sages. The amount of this annual pay
ment was the last question decided. The
original provision was for 500, 00O but af
ter extended discussion the reduction to
$500, 900 was made The committee had
previously inserted a clause that the cable
tie of American make and the cable ships
shall be under the American flag. An
other provision calls for the completion
of the line to Honolulu by January l, 1902,
and to Japan by January 1903. 1t was
originally estimated that the cost of the
cable would be Ss,000,G 600, but recent esh-
mates submitted to the committee show
that the rise in prices of material will
make the cost about 49, COO. The gov
ernment's obligation, however, is con-
fined to the annual payment of 100000.
The senate committee on naval affairs
ordered a favorable report upon the bin
to construct q cable to Manila by way of
Honolulu. Midway Island and Guam. 1t
is to be under the direction of the navy
department and to be a government ca
l6le. Senator Hale chairman of the COM
mittee, was authorized to prepare bill
and report it to the senate The bill will
provide for immediate construction Of the
cable only from San Francisco to Homo
lulu, but it contemplates une ultimate ex-
tension of the cable to the Philippines
and also to Hong Kong. 1t is estimated
that the cable to Honolulu viii cost be-
tween $1,000, 900 and $4,0O0,000.
The project Of opening safe, wide and
deep channel throught the Southwest
pass of the Mississippi river by an ex-
penditure of about IS, 600, was taken up
by the river and harbor committee. A
large delegation was present, represent
ing not only the commercial and naviga-
ton interests of New Orleans, but the
states along the river and the northwest
in general. Speakers emphasized the fact
that the Improvement was not local but
affected the entire Mississippi valley and
the northwest, and dwelt upon the vast
and increasing commerce Of the river
They favored the maintenance Of South
Pass as well as the Development of
Southwest Pass. The original estimate
of the army engineers was that S1S,cOO,G09
would be required for the Southwest Pass
Improvement, but a recent report has
made notifications in the jetties and
other features, so as TO bring the cost
below 100000 The latter amount is
given as the limit of cost in the bill I'M
der consideration. The nearing con-
tinued through the afternoon.
The senate committee on finance dis
cussed at some length the policy to be
pursued with reference to the French rec
iprocity treaty and informally reached
conclusion TO support Senator Aldrich's
motion for the reference Of the treaty to
that committee before the senate acts
upon it There was apparently no divis-
ion in the committee TO the adyisability
of this course. The committee will ask
for an opportunity to consider the docu-
ments on the ground that it deals with
the question Of revenue.
Senators Davis, Lodge and Morgan,
const ituting a subcommittee Of the SEN
ate committee on foreign relations, were
inconsultation for a time today over the
report to be made to the full committee
on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty for the
modification Of the C1ayton-Bulwer trea-
~. The report makes no recommends
tons. but reviews the treaty very care
fully. The full committee will probably
consider the treaty at its meeting tomor-
row.
Senator Hoar today gave notice OF an
amendment to the diplomatic appropria-
ton bin providing for the payment Of
so 600 TO Lilioukalani.