The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-26
YES, THEY ARE PA|D
Secretary of War Answers as
to Extra Pay
TO MILITARY OFFICERS
Engaged in Governing the
lnsular Populations.

Washington, April 25-Secretary Of War
Root today sent to the senate his -eply
to the resolution Of April q, as 20
whether officers of the United States
army in Cuba or Porto Rico have receiv-
ed any compensation additional to that
which they were entitled by law to re-
ceive as salary and allowances; and If
so, asking the names and ranks of the
officers and the amounts received BY
them.
The reply says that allowances have
been paid for officers OF the army who
have been required to live in the city OF
Havana and to perform important civil
functions in connection with the acmin-
istration of the government Of Cuba, as
follows: ITO the military governor OF
Cuba, at the rate of $3.50 per yea; to
the military governor of Havana, al the
rate of 5000 per year; to the collector OF
customs for the island of Cuba. at the
rate of $3.50 per year; to the treasurer
OF the island of Cuba, at the. rate Of
$3.50 per year"
The report continues: "These payments
were in addition tC the salary and allow
ances which the said officers were en-
titled as such to receive out of the treas
ury of the United States. 1 am not
aware of any other payments of the
character described in the resolution, to
any officers in CrNoa. I annex hereto a
report received some months ago from
the headquarters on the island OF Cuba,
showing that none have been made. Pay
ments have been made monthly firm the
dates stated in said orders until the pres
ent time.
Payments to the military governor Of
Havana will close with the termination
of that Office on the first day Of May,
1900. The names and ranks of the officers
receiving the payments were, as military
governor of Cuba, Major General John
B. Brooke, until the 18th day of Deem
Der, 1899. and Major General Leonard
Wood, U. S. v, since that time; as mill
tary governor OF Havana, Brigadier Cen
eral William Ludlow: as collector Of Gus
toms of Cuba, Major B. NJ Bliss: as
treasurer of the island of Cuba aMjor
E. F. Ladd, U. S. V.
mo allowances have been made to any
officers in Porto Rico other than the
statutory salary and allowances out Of
the treasury of the United States.
THE payments specified were made out
of the revenues of the island of Cuba,
on account of government thereof. and
they were made on that account for the
reason that it was impossible for the
said officers to properly perform the
necessary duties pertaining to their pc
sitions without the expenditure of the
full amount of such allowances in ad-
dition to their statutory salaries and al
lowance out of the treasury of the
United States.
THE aggregate of the payments thus
made prior to the first day of the pres
ent month was $17,441 The total receipts
of the island of Cuba collected by these
officers during the period covered by the
aforesaid expenditure therefrom amount
ed to $21,026,572 and the total disburse-
ments under their direction amounted to
SIS, 2SO,512
Similar allowances to officers Of the
army performing civil functions in Mex
leo and California were approved by con-
gress by the act of March 3, 1S49 and the
act of February g. 1853
1.-The said payments were authorized
by the president of the United States
upon the oral advice of the attorney gen
eral that the same were in all respects
lawful. Very respectfully,
"ELIHU ROOT.
Secretary of War"