The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-17
REPRESENTATION OF The SOUTH
IMPROBABLE THAT 1T WILL BE
CUT DOWN AT THIS
TINE
OUR RELATIONS WITH CUBA
Will Be Subjected to Searching
Examination by the Senate Conn
mittee-What Is Happening
In Washington.

WASHINGTON, Nov 16.-At the cabi-
Net meeting today Attorney General
Griggs Informed the president and his
colleagues that after mature deliberation
he had concluded that it would be i'm
possible for him to remain a member of
the cabinet for the next four years. This
was the first definite response from any
of the cabinet members to the presidents
wish expressed at the last cabinet meet
Ing that all of the portfolios should re-
main in the same hands during the COM
ing administration. The resignation Of
the attorney general will not take effect
until March next, and it is thought at
present all the other members with the
possible exception of the secretary of
war will retain present positions.
The Chinese question was the main
topic of discussion. Secretary Hay
brought with him several communicati tons
bearing upon the subject that had come
to the state department
NOCTHERN REPRESENTATION.
The opinion is growing among public
men who are in the confidence of the
president that he will oppose any move
ment looking to a reduction of the con-
greSSiOnal representation of the Southern
states on account of charges of the dis
reimbursement Of colored voters. The
president is said to be opposed to in
be the result of a bill touching the
South's suffrage. He has been told from
many sources recently that an important
element of Southern business men. man.
ufacturers and others is at heart with
the Republicans and that the nucleus Of
& future revolution against existing poift-
zeal methods in the South has been Sc
curely established and should not De
dissipated by Legislation that would be
regarded as sectional
On account of the presidents attitude
there is growing opinion that legjS'a-
uon looking to the reduction of the
Southern representation will not be pre-
sented by party leaders in congress. In
this &C lnection it is suggested that any
action taken with reference to the suf-
frage of the South in advance of the
adoption of a definite policy in the Phil
ippines might throw some embarrassment
in the way of the proper disposition of
the citizenship rights of the Filipinos, and
moreover it is felt that the government
has as much as it can deal with now
without getting into & contention over
domestic affairs.
RELATION WITH CUBA.
The senate committee on relations
with Cuba held meeting today for the
purpose Of considering reports upon the
receipts and expenditures in Cuba. These
reports We're made under resolution
adopted at the last session of the SEN
ate, authorizing the committee to in
Vestigate affairs in Cuba in connection
with the alleged Nicely defalcatiOn
The comittee after considering the sub
ject for two hours adjourned to meet at
the call of the chairman after congress
has assembled.
While there was about 133 pages of
typewriter matter presented, it was
stated that several more reports were
still in progress. 1t is estimated the
work Will be completed in about a month
The resolution under which the invest
igatiOn was undertaken called for COM
plete and full information of the re
ceipts and expenditures in the island of
Cuba, by, through and under the officials
and representa- tives of the United States
both civil and military from the date of
the occupation of Cuba by the military
forces of the United States, until and in
Guiding the 30th of April, 1900.
Col. Edwards stated that while siren
uous efforts to that end had been made.
it had been found impossible to entirely
complete the work for this meeting. He
said the greatest difficulty encountered
had been in connection with the personal
property of officers and was told that
the requirements in that connection need
not be construed so strictly as he was
inclined to construe it.
The report of Col. Edwards shows re
ceipts amounting to over $21 100000. OF
this amount only $492, 070 was from the
postal service, While there was over $40
000, coo from customs. The expenditure
for the period amounted to ST., ,564 1913 and
of this sum only $695,661 was on accOu~ t
Of the postal service.
The committee decided not to make
public the detailed reports on the ground
that the figures should be given officially
to the senate There was nothing said
during the meeting concerning the pos
sible bearing of the figures upon the
case of Neely, nor that of Mr.. Rathbone
late director general of posts OF Cuba.
The senators present at todays meeting
We're: Messrs. Platt, Comm, Chandler
Aldrich, Sponer, Cullum, Reps), and
Mr.. Money, Dem.).
NEW TWELVE-INCH GUN
Important tests of the new twelve-incr
naval gun, which is the type of the grea1
guns to be furnished to the new battle
ships and armored cruisers have been II
progress today at Indian Hook proving
ground. The gun is the first finished
for the new ships and much interest Is
shown in its performance. 1t is a modi.
1ication of the twelve-inch gun with a
large chamber suitable to the use OF
smOkeless powder and designed to TAKE
much heavier charges and to secure hign-
er velocity and penetration than the ole