Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-01

done with tho S50,000OOO appropriated
at the outbreak of the Spanish war.
Senator Jones insinuated that he
thought there were good many qIics.
ticnable transactions going on ana
that he intended to offer n resolution
calling on the President for detailed
report.
| He stated that he had heard of ex-
tended boodling and misuse of funds
aud asked that the President nt once
forward Il detailed report to the Sen
ate. He cited the Hazel case as an
incident and spoke of other cases OF
| Republican pun having got some of the
money.
He charged Commissioner General
is exposition and stated tnat over
SS00.000 is missing. He asked for an
investigation in this matter.
II want to find out what the Prcsl
dent did with the $50,000,000 placed
| in his hands by Congress at the out
break of the war" said Mr.. Jones dur
ing the consideration of the Sundry
Civil bill. 81 want TO know how he
spent this and to whom he gave it.
have heard all kinds OF stories Of
boodling and extravaganza in this mat
ter and | want full and complete
iaccounting.
~ have heard that the war depart
ment says Go to the state depart
ment,' when figures are asked for in
| this matter, and the State department
says Go to the Navy department
| Now the President ought not to be
afraid to tell us what he did with the
S5O. 100000. If there has been bood-
ling his report will show. Let him
send us II detailed account of eXpeDdi-
lures showing to what use the cash
was put.
"As an instance, the Hazel case will
show that there is need of an investi-
CATION especially when Republican,
with a pull, can sell yachts at big
commission. Hazel sold yacht val
ued at $4,000 for $4,000 and the gov
ernment later listed the yacht at 3d.
OOO"
| "Who was responsible for the pur-
chase of this yacht?" asked Mr.. Til
man.
"The Navy department, | suppose"
said Mr.. Jones. "but the funds came
out of the $50,O0O,000. Why, i have
been told by man in this city that ne
had engineered n deal with4the Navy
department, whereby he used his pull
with the Administration to sell three
old barges to the government at the
price of ocean liners. This deal came
ont of the S50,OO0O0O, too"
Mr. Jones then stated that he wouio
draw up II resolution, directing the
President to make detailed state
ment.
He then brought up the report OF
Commissioner General Peck of his
expenses in preparing for the Paris
exposition, and claiming right TO 90
this as long as exposition matters were
M. stated the report had fishy look
to him.
"'rhe President sent a statement Ill
answer to my resolution saiu ne
showing that over $15O,O0O was spent
in the last two months of the work OF
tho commission. The whole cost WAS
said to be S1,2O0,000, and MI PecK
received this amount. Now ne only
accounts for 100000 in this detaiied
report required by law and he now
asks for an extra emergency appropria-
ton of $4,000.
"Now, where Is the balance OF the
tc thn NS(hyNND! L
demand to know this. ask 1t OF the
appropriations committee and | ask IL
of Ferdinand w. Peck, and VIII ma
ont. too. Such items as experts, S'''-
OoO' are not detailed reports, ana
demand from the president an account
ing. want every Senator to read TINS
rcport. 1t will open their eyes.
"W'ho is the director of aifalls VINO
has drawn So, 100? Who is the director
of mines who has drawn So,0oo! VINO
is n director who gets $1,000? How
does this man Dodge, called director
of agriculture, get his title, ana why
has he drawn over $4,000? He lives in
this city and j don't see that he has
done anything except draw the money.
This man Peek does not give the res
idencc of single human being, nor the
reasons why salaries were paid 1t Is
time this business should be put down
and stopped
81 am afraid there has been some
mismanagement at Paris" said Mr..
Hale. '"rhe extra appropriation asked
for was for new buildings"
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