Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-24
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con- the beautiful driveway along the sea-
shore in the city of Havana.
I',eatn commission for revising the
pay ellis of the army of liberation.
Amnesty for olieLses against the electoral
law coninf Dy municipal employees.
Rcorg2n!zIng the rural guard
For tho registration of Cuban citizens.
For the funeral of Gen. Jose NJ. Rodri-
gueZ. -
Amnesty for offenses committed during
the strike.
For-increasing the paylof the rural guard
Making approx riations for an exhibit at
the st. LCCis exposition.
Appropriating $JO,0OO for the beneht OF
Gen. Maxine Gomez.
Appropriations for the widows of Gen.
Gonzalez and Crombet.
Creating claims commission.
Authorizing the erection of hall of rep
resentatives
Appropriating ST. 800 for the mother of
Gen. Jose NJ. Rodriguez.
Recognizing the debts incurred by the
revolutionary government.
Providing for loan of $35,OOO,0OO to pay
the army of liberation.
Appropriation of $4,000 for Gen. Lacret's
family.
Authorizing the purchase of the national
theater. +.
Appropriatng $4,000 for Senator Manuel
Sanguily.
Appropriatng 100000 additional for Gen.
Maxine Gomez and two days later pre-
scrbing formalities for his funeral.
Appropriating s75O,OO0 to aid THE Cuba
Railway Company
Authorizing the executive to design
national coat of arms and flag.
Appropriation for wedding present for
Miss Alice Roosevelt
Authorizing the sale of state lands to
the Spanish Casino of Havana:
Appropriation for the education of the
son of Antonio Maceo.
Amnesty for the crime of rebellion, sedi-
ton and electoral offenses.
Appropriation of $500 year for the son
of Gen. Jose Aguirre.
Appropriation to pay the funeral expenses
of the mother of Gen. Moncada.
Granting vacations to members of the
Supreme court
Authorizing the executive to purchase the
spot where the remains of Gen Maceo rest
Appropriation to educate the son Of Gen.
Lacret.
Subsidies to certain railway companies
exemption OF customs duties on paper for
certain newspapers.
Authorizing the executive to spend 81 900 =
900 to encourage immigration
Creating chair of municipal government
and history Of Cuban institutions In the
university. -.
Establishing the validity of academic
titles and degrees issued in Spain. J.,
In addition to these the regular budget
was appropriated annually and a law was
passed authorizing the executive to nav
from any money In the treasury all neces-
sary government expenses In case the bud
get was not passed. There were liberal an
preparations for public works in the city
OF havana and in other parts of the is
land. for the support of charities. for the
repair and furnishing of public buildings
ana for similar purposes. and $1,000. 600
was voted for education. There Is scarcely
permanent law added to the statute books
ana no constructive legislation whatever.
Many Things Left Unchanged.
Owing to the failure of the congress to
perform Its duty the reforms provided in
the constitution of the republic have not
been accomplished. although that docu-
ment was adopted in 1902 The me MIXERS
OF the judiciary are still appointed by the
president; they can be removed by him at
his pleasure, and are therefore subject N
his influence. The same is true of the n,u-
nicipal officials. They are the creatures OF
the executive and he can change them any
time ne hkes. And. strange to say. the
men who fought for the establishment of
democratic doctrines In this republic do not
seem TO care very much about II. They are
SO eager to secure Office and to exercise
authority that they ere Indifferent concern
ing everything else -.... 81 /.
The Spanish system was a centralized
despotism. The revolution. or "the war of
liberation" as they call it. was to get rid
of that. but no substitute has been fur
nished. The leaders of both parties, gener-
ally speaking, would INNfer to have it re-
main so IL they can exercise the power II
Is not question OF principle whether there
shall be a centralized despotsm or a DEM
ocrauc republic. Either will suit the men
who hold the offices and exercise the au-
thority.
BY some mistake or other the congress
passed law creating provincial govern
ments for the provinces or states, as we
would call them. and defining their juris-
diction. This law is fairly satisfactory and
has been working pretty well.
The Courts Not Esteemed.
There seems to be no desire on the part