Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-12-26
ltls dull time when Bismarck can't
SUR up more trouble than that.
CONGRESS EXERCISED.
Members Stirred up Over the Naval
Awards and Philippine
Expenses.

! Washington, d. c., Dec. 24.-Mem-
oers or congress are considerably
stirred up over the disclosures OF the
naval prize courts favoritism in the
awarding OF prize money and over the
expenditures on the civil list of Off
clals at Manila. A number of the
members are urging Investigations of
the alleged abuses which the reports
show
Ii anything more were needed to-
condemn the heads of the navy de-
partment in the estimation of the peo-
pie, it is furnished by the facts recent
ly disclosed, showing the gross favor
itism practised in the distribution of
the prize and bounty moneys among
the commanding officers who partici-
pated in the naval operations in the
war with Spain. 1t is shown that Ad-
miral Sampson was paid $25, 1914 as
bounty prize money in recognition Of
feats of valor he did not perform dur
ing the Spanish war. His prize money
for vessels captured and destroyed by
the Brooklyn and Oregon under COM
mand of Admiral Schley amounted to
sl4, 1924. This money in addition to
$4,000 for bounty alleged to have been
earned at Manzinallo, and So, 1876 for
prizes captured in the West Indian
operations has been actually paid to
Sampson. Still more extraordinary
was the payment of s14, ,O26.0s to Capt.
French E. Chadwick, who command
ed the New York, SIMPSONS flagship
The records show that Chadwick drew
two portions of bounties and prize
money, one as the field captain and
chief of staff and the other as captain
of the New York, which did not par
ticipate in the destruction of Cerveras
fleet and only arrived at the point
where the Colon went ashore and sur
rendered, one hour and twenty-three
minutes after her flag was struck to
Schley. And what has Admiral
Schley received? Exactly sl49.63-his.
share for the capture Of a Spanish
schooner. The naval prize court award
ed him S3,334, but up to date he has,
not received cent Of it. There are
other instances of gross favoritism de-
tailed in the dispatch.
A republican member Of congress,
who has just returned from the Phil
ippines, has brought back a copy of
the civilian pay roll at Manila. He
insists that it shows great extrava-
gance on the part of this government,
and that Congress should act in the
matter. The civilian salary rolls at
Manila carry 1905 names of Ameri-
cans and Filipinos, who draw an ag-
gregate annual stipend from the gov.
ernment Of s3,Os6, $50. OF these 2,o44
are Americans whose yearly cempensa-
tion foots up s2,2eO,O44. There are
1852 Filipinos, all, with few excep-
tions, occupying minor places, which
yield total of 1906, 945 to the incum-
bents. Up to September last Gov
Taft was receiving $4,000 annually
and Sl5 per diem. After that date
his salary was fixed at $1,000 year as
commissioner, and $4,000 additional
as the head Of bureau. His other
colleagues on the commission are also
paid S., 900 year as members of the
commission, and $40, 900 each as heads
of bureaus. Their compensation there
fore is sl5. ZOO annually. The expense
of the military establishment in the
Philippines is not included in the,
above figures.