The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15
CARNACK WANTS LIGHT
ON THE CRUzEh CASE
Senate Resolution Calls for
Information.
WOULD ANNEX A REPUBLIC
Senator Hepburn After Santo Domingo
The House Talks on
Pensions.
WOULD ANNEX A REPUBLIC

The Cruzen Porto Rfcan customs case.
which has been the subject of a great
deal Of discussion abort the Treasury
Department. was called 90 the attention
Of the Senate today in q resolution intro
duced by Mr.. Carmack of Tennessee. It
directs the Secretary of the Treasury to
inform the Senate If any report has been
made by Special Agent Leslie Cullom
of the department. in respect to Collector
Cruzen's conduct in Porto Rico.
This is the report which Secretary
Shaw has been charged with suppressing
because of damaging charges which, it
Is alleged. it contains against United
States officials in Porto Rico. The reso-
luton asks that the report be trans
mitted to the Senate, with a report by
Secretary Shaw telling what official
action, If any, has been taken by him.
The resolution was ordered to lie over
until called up by its author. il4l
Old Government PnntIng Office.
The Senate agreed to a resolution.
presented by Mr.. Hoar. directing the
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds TO inquire after the safety Of
tie old Government Printing once. and
whether ANY persons are. or are likely
to be, employed therein by the Govern
ment under circumstances involving
their personal safety"
Mr.. Hoar was induced 20 present this
resolution by the published reports in
the newspapers that the building is IN
safe.
For Patent Appeal Court.
A bill TO establish a court of patent
appeals In Washington was introduced
by Mr.. Plat OF Connecticut, and was
referred TO the Committee on Patents.
II provides for a tribunal consisting Of
chief justice and four associate JUS
tees. to be appointed by the President.
The court shall be modelled In general
after the Supreme Court Of the United
States. and the same retirement provi-
sions are made applicable.
An annexation resolution to add TO
the possessions Of the United States in
the Atlantic was introduced by Mr.
Hepburn OF Idaho, and was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
II requests the President TO acquire by
annexation or otherwise the Island of
Santo Domingo. and the dependencies of
Santo Domingo and Haiti
The joint resolution says the terri
tories described are so situated geo.
graphically as to render it desirable
that they should belong TO and consti-
II
declares the government existing is un-
stable in character. and at times a men
ace TO the best interests of civilization.
and that the proximity Of these places
to the searoad between the ports OF
the Atlantic seabOard and the isthmian
canal route makes IL desirable that ne
gotiations should be begun by the Pres
ident to secure sovereignty and domin-
ion over the territory described.
Mr. Morgan offered another resolution
bearing upon the Isthmian Canal SUBJ
ject 1t called fer information as to
whether the Attorney General has ne
gotiated or is negotiating for the pur-
chase by this Government of the prop
erty of the new Panama Canal Com
pany. or the Panama Railroad. or any
stock thereof; and that If such pur-
chase is being or has been made. with
which government; and whether the
French government is participating
therein and under what agreement 1t
went over to be laid before the Senate
after the vote on the reciprocity bill
The debate on the Cuban bill was re-
sumed in the Senate at rs O'Clock to-
day when Mr.. Perkins, of California
took the floor in favor of the bill. As
his colleague, Mr.. Bard, spoke last
week on the opposite side of the aues-
ton, there was an added interest in
his speech to note by what process of
| reasoning he came to a different conclu-
sill