The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-05-03
DOUBLE SALARIES.
The Cuban Officers Who Have Been
Drawing Them.
SECRETARY ROOTS EXPLANATION.
lie Furnishes the Information Asked
For by the Senate Officers Who
Have Been Supplied With Extra
Funds.

Washington, d. c., Special.-Secre-
tary Root has sent to the Senate his
reply to the resolution as to whether
officers Of the army in Cuba or Porto
Rico have received any compensation
for their services there other than the
compensation to which they were en-
titled by law to receive as salary and
allowances; and, If so, names and rank
oI the officers and the amounts received
by them. The reply is as follows:
Pursuant to the orders of the Secre-
tary Of War, dated respectively March
J, 1899, April 10, 1899, and May Q, 1899,
copies Of which are annexed hereto. al
lowanccs have been paid four officers
Of the army, who have been required to
live in the city of Havana and to per-
form important civil functions in con-
nectiOn with the administration of
the government of Cuba, as follows:
"fo the military governor Of Cuba,
at the rate of $500 per year; to the
military governor of Havana, at the
rato of 5000 per year; to the collec-
tor Of customs for the island of Cuba,
at che rate Of $1S00 per year; to the
treasurer Of the island of Cuba, at the
rate of stSO0 per year.
These payments were in addition
10 the salary and allowances which the
said officers as such were entitled to
receive out of the Treasury of the Uni
ted States. I am not aware of any 9TH
cr payments 81 the character described
in the resolution to any officers in Gu
ba. | annex hereto a report received
some months since from the headquar-
ters division in Cuba, showing that
none other have been made. The pay
ments have been made monthly from
the dates stated in said orders until
the present time.
"lho precise dates Of payment will
appear in an itemized statement of re-
coipts and expenditures now in the
course of preparation under a previous
resolution of the Senate. Payments
to the governor of Havana will cease
with the termination Of that office on
May !, 1900. The names and rank of
tho officers receiving the payment
were, rs military governor of Cuba,
Major General John r. Brooke until
the 18Th of December, 1899, and Major
General Leonard Wood, U. S. ", since
that time; as military governor OF
Havana. Brigadier General VIM. Lud-
low; as collector of customs for Cuba
Maj. Baker NJ. Bliss; as treasurer OF
the island of Cuba, Maj. e. +. Ladd. U.
S. V.
No allowances have been made to
any officer in Porto Rico other than
the statutory salary and allowances
out of the Treasury of the United
States.
The payments specified were ont
OF the revenues of the island of Cuba
on account of government relief, and
they were made on that account fol
the reason that it was impossible fo1
tho said officers to properly perform
the necessary duties pertaining to
their positions without the expendi-
ture Of the full amount of such allow
ances in addition to their statutory
salaries and allowances out Of the
Treasury of the United States.
hc dSSIGSdle Ol Ine payments
thus made prior to the first day of the
present month was $17441 The tot a
receipts of the island of Cuba, col
locted by said officers during the
period covered by the aforesaid expen.
dturCs thcrefrom amounted to S21.
6-6.512, and the total disbursements
under their direction amounted &
Sl9,2S0,512.
similar allowances to officers Of
the army performing civil functions II
Mexico and California were approved
by Congress by the act of March 8
1S49, and the act of January 3, 1858
(A cory of the section of said frs
mentioned act is annexed hereto)
The said payment were authorized
by the President upon the oral advice
ct the Attorney General, that tn,
Same were in all respects lawful.
Very respectfully,
"ELIHU ROOT,
Secretary of War"