Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-12

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(By Telegraph 10 Virginian-Pilo)
Washington, May 11.-Senator Bacon
to-day introduced the following resolu-
tion
Resolved by the Senate, That the
Committee on Relations With Cuba is
hereby directed to investigate and re-
port to the Senate as carly as practi-
cable regarding the monies received
and expended in the island of Cuba by.
through and under the officials and re-
representatives. of the Uuited States, both
civil and military, from the date of oc-
cupation OF Cuba by the military forces
OF the United States until and including
the 3Oth day of April. 1900. Said COM
mittee shall investigate and report as
10 receipts as follows: From cuseoms,
ilom postal service. from internal rev
ehue, from all other sources. specify
ing the details as far as practicable
and particularly the places where and
dates within which said amounts were
collected or received and the officer or
officers collecting and receiving the
same as well as the law or authority
under which said amounts We're in each
instance SO collected or received
Said committee shall investigate and
report as to the expenditures of the
said amounts so received, the necessity
ana propriety thereof. specifying in
classes and in detail so far as practi-
cable said expenditures and particu-
larry the work. services or property for
which said expenditures were made and
the value thereof: also the law or au-
thority under which each of said ex-
penditures was made. the officer. civil
or military. by whom said expenditures
was made, and the particular fund
from which the money was taken for
said expenditures.
ENPENDCD TOP DTYrlI TT, vyOr,r-c,
Said committee shall also report
statement of all public works of every
Kind, including buildings, wharves,
railroads and all other structures built
or constructed improved, repaired or
decorated by or under the authority of
any such officer, civil or military: and
In each instance the cost, value, neces-
sity and proprety of the same. and the
uses to which said buildings or struc-
lures have been put Where said
buildings and works We're constructed
or improvements We're made by con-
tract, or where the material used in the
same was furnished by contract. the
committee shall report copies of each Of
said contracts and the names of all
parties interested in each of the same
said committee shall also report n
statement of the personal property
which was purchased or procured and
entrusted to any officer. civil or mill
tary, in Cuba within said time. the cost
and value OF the same, and the uses to
which said property has been put and
the disposition which has been made
thereof
At Mr.. Bacon's request the resolu-
ton was laid on the table
TO REIMBURSE CUBAN FUNDS.
Washington, May 1.-Representative
Bromwell. of Ohio. to-day introduced
a resolution directing the Secretary of
War to ascertain the amount II any, cf
monies or other property belonging to
the postal revenue OF the island of
Cuba, which have. since the ratifca-
ton OF the treaty with Spain. been
wrongfrlly misapproprlated and taken
to his own use by any official or off,
Gals of the United States.a and to certify
the amount to the Secretary of the
Treasury who is directed to transfer
the amount so certified to the Score
tary of War who shall reimburse the
said postal revenue fund cf the amount
wrongfuMy misappropriated therefrom.