The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-26
Roofs Statement.
War Department.


Washington April % 1900.
TO the Senate Of the United States:
Il have the honor TO reply to the follow
ing resolution. dated April y, 1909, re-
ceived April %:
Resolved. That the Secretary Of War
is hereby directed TO report to the Senate
the following information;
" First Whether any officer Of the Army
OF the United States who is now, or who
has-been. on duty either in Cuba or Porto
Rico since the date OF the declaration Of
war by the United States against Spain
has received any compensation for any
service of any kind whatsoever other than
the compensation to which such officer OF
the Army is. as such. entitled by law to
receive as his salary and allowances.
" Second. II any officer Of the United
States Army has, during said period, while
on duty in either Cuba or Porto Rico. re-
ceived from any source any compensation
other than that which he is, as such officer
entitled by law TO receive as his salary
and allowances; what is the name and
rank OF each such officer and what the
amount or amounts received by him; the
date or dates on which each Of said
amounts was so received; on what account
the said amount or amounts were paid by
whom said payment or payments were au-
thorized. and out Of what fund or funds
said payments were made
Pursuant to the orders Of the Secretary
Of War dated respectively March 1, 1893,
April 10. 1899. and May 9. 1899. copies Of
which are annexed hereto. allowances have
been paid four officers Of the Army who
have been required 10 live in the city OF
Havana and 10 perform important civil
functions in connection with the admins
trati0n Of the government OF Cuba, as fol-
lows:
To the Military Governor Of Cuba. at
the rate Of 1850 per year.
To the Military Governor OF Havana, at
the rate Of 81 900 per year.
To the collector OF customs for the ISL
and Of Cuba. at the rate Of 81. soc per year.
To the Treasurer OF the Island Of Cuba,
at the rate Of 81 500 per year.
These payments were in addition 10 the
salary and allowances which the said Off
GERS were entitled as such to receive out
Of the Treasury of the United States. l
am not aware of any other payments Of
the character described in the resolution
to any officers in Cuba. I annex hereto a
report received some months since from
the headquarters Division Of Cuba showing
that none others have been made. The
payments have been made monthly from
the dates stated in said orders until the
present time. The precise dates Of pay
ment viii appear in an itemized state
ment Of receipts and expenditures now in
the course Of preparation under previous
resolution of the Senate.
Payments to the Military Governor Of
Havana will cease with The termination Of
that office on the 1st day Of May, 1900.
The names and ranks of the officers Te-
ceiving the payments were, as Military
Governor OF Cuba Major Gen John R. .
Brooke until December Is. 1895 and
Maj Gen. Leonard Wood United States I
Volunteers. since that time; as Military
Governor OF Havana Brig. Gen. William I
Ludlow: as collector OF customs for Cuba !
Major Tasker NJ. Bliss. as Treasurer Of the /
Island OF Cuba, Major Z. f. Lsdd, United 1
States Volunteers.
NO allowances have been made to any /
officer in Porto Rico other than the statu- |
tory salary and allowances out Of the .
Treasury Of the United States.
The aggregate Of the payments thus /
made prior to the first day Of the present 1
month was 81. AL Sc. The total receipts Of /
the Island Of Cuba collected by the officers /
during the period covered by the aforesaid |
expenditure therefrom amounted to sell 1
OPS 512 80 and the total disbursements I'M /
der their direction amounted to Sl9.2SO.- /
5122l.
similar allowances to officers Of the
Army performing civil functions in Mexico
and California were approved by Congress
by the act OF March 3. 1S49. and the act OF /
February g. 1888. "a copy OF the second |
section of the said first mentioned act is
annexed hereto)
The said payments were authorized by
the President Of the United States upon
the oral advice Of the Attorney General,
that the same were ia all respects law
full"
Authorfty for Paympnt