The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
THE CASE OF NEELY.
The Present Law Not Sufficient to
Deal with 1t.

Washington, May le.-In accord
ance with the request Of Attorney
General Griggs, the judiciary commit
tee OF the house Friday considered
means Of dealing with the Medley
case and like o~ffenses arising in Cuba,
The need of action was explained by
the attorney general in a letter to
Chairman Ray, of the committee, in
which he said:
Recent offenses OF q criminal nature
committed BY an Employed the postal serv-
ice in Cuba, who has ned from Justice
there and taken refuge in the United
States, make 1t my duty TO call your at
tentien to the fact thar the application OF
the present extradition laws Of the United
states to such cases Is In a condition of
doubt and uncertainty which make it en-
barrassing 10 the department OF justice TO
secure the prompt return OF such Offenders
to the Jurisdiction In which the crime is
committed and III which they should be
tried.
1T Is obvious that the laws of the United
States ought TO provide q sure and speedy
return OF ~fugitives from justice who fee
from Cuba and seek refuge In the United
States. / have drafted an act which will
make the course OF procedure in such
matters sure and certain, and ! respectful
" ask that it be considered by your COM
mittee, and II found e~xpedient that II be
introduced and passed as speedily as pos
sible."
The discussion before the commit
tee took a wide range, covering the
status of those officials who are per-
forming civil functions while the is
land is under military control. Some
of the members regarded this mill
tary authority as so complete that it
covered the case Of Neeley and others
and would permit the military branch
to take Medley in this country aud re-
turn him to Cuba.
The view was general that the situ-
alton in Cuba was most extraordinary
and complicated, as SPAN had relin-
9uished sovereignty, the United States
had not assumed sovereignty and
Cuba had not organized a sovereign
government.
j.. g. Ray, the chairman, laid before
the committee a brief bill he had
drawn, having but one section and
providing for the surrender of Offend
ing officials Of Cuba when fleeing into
the United States. This and the at
torney generals bin were considered
at length,
1t was finally determined that the
questions involved were of such a far
reaching character, touching our au-
thority in Cuba, that it would be de-
sirable to secure cooperation with the
senate and the executive branch of
the government, and a subcommittee
was appointed, consisting Of Repre-
sentatiyes Ray az. ", Jenkins
(Wis), Littleied CMe.), De Almond
(Mo.) and Clayton (Ala.), to confer
with the other branches and report on
the whole next Tuesday.
The fnsular committee also consid-
cred other phases of the Neeley and
like cases. The resolution of Repre-
sentative Hay, of Virginia, calling for
information as to whether Director
CT Posts Rathbone had reported the
Cuban postal accounts all right went
to a subcommittee consisting of Rep
r~esentatives Cooper, of Wisconsin;
Loud, of California, and j. r. Williams,
OF Illinois.
Representative Cromwell, Of Ohio, |
made an earnest speech in favor of
Immediately reimbursing to the Gu
ban postal fund the amounts misap-
propriated. He said good faith re-
this to be done, and that the
Cubans and the rest of the world
be made to understand at
once that Cuba was being dealt with
in the strictest honesty. Mr.. Brom-
well believed such a course would
speed the day of annexation, if such
was to be the outcome, by giving
the Cubans confidence in our fair deal
Pending the inquiries by the sub
committee no action was taken on
the Cromwell resolution, and the sub
ject will come up again next Tues
day.
Gives Up Money.
Havana, May 19.-W. II. Reeves, dep
uty auditor of the island, made a con-
at midnight and gave up $4,000
given to him by C. +. w. Neeley, the
arrested financial agent of posts at
Havana, to perform certain services the
day he left. Gen. Wood and the postal
inspectors refuse to disclose the nature
of the confession, barely admitting
that the confession has been made.
1t is claimed that s1,400 more will |
be recovered.
Gen. Wood says that the report
from Muncie. Ind, that nearly $1,000
900 worth of stamps have been printed
and sent for distribution to Gu
ban post offices can be regarded as a