Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-10
.TIlLMAN TAKES UP
CUBAN SITUATION
South Carolina Man, However,
Gould Not Secure From Sena.
tor Cu|um Desired Information
REGARDS CASE AS EXTRAORDINARY
Senate Has Never Been Told When
Troops viii Be Drawn or When
Elections viii occur-rhe pitch.
fork Man Tells of Legal Theft of
STALLION.
tBy Associated Press.)


WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. o.
Inc army appropriation and me-.
mortal exercises for the late Repre-.
sentative Marsh OF Illinois uccupied
practically the entire day in the
Senate today. Discussion OF the
army appropriation bill was unus.
ually interesting for the reason
that It branched on military oc-
cupation of Cuba While the bill
was under consideration pertinent
questions were asked by Mr. Ba.
con, concerning the amount of the
appropriations for the army which
have sbaen swelling by reason of
the present occupation of Cuba, and
MI. Warren said there had been no
estimate from the department for
additional expenses on account of
the Invasion OF Cuba. Tho inquiry
I Led to general discussion of the
subject of Cuban affairs In which
Senator Cullum Chairman OF the
Senate committee on foreign reln.
tl5a8 WAS called upon for, a state.
ment as to how long the United
States Intended to remain In Cuba.
The Senator said he had no In.
formation on Lae subject. In dis
cnssing Cuban affairs Senator he
con said that he had not been
satisfied with the part Congress
had been taking in the govern.
ment's policy in that republic. He
expressed tho opinion that 1t was
Tor the lawmaking and not exc,
cutive department to say what the
course of the United States should
De In CW1n out that ne had felt Il
delicacy in raising the issue.
Who Has the Right?
He said he could not let the SEES.
sion of Congress close without say
ing he was not unmindful of the fact
mat Congress was not exercising the
right 1t should exercise. He thought
1t would have been fatal error for
the session to end without some ex-
preston, raising the question of the
executives power to set up govern
ments on foreign SOIL to dismiss par
liaments or to set up parliaments.
to dismiss or raise foreign armies.
and said further that any acts of this
character should be performed by
Congress and not by the President.
He added that under the present con-
ditions he should not pursue the sub.
iect.
Tillmans Two Questions.
Senator Tillman said that 1t seemed
That the chairman of the committee
on military affairs was not in the
confidence of the War Department
concerning the Cuban occupation and
he wanted to address n speech to the
chairman on the committee on foreign
affairs. Has the chairman of that
committee any information as to
whether we are going 20 get out of
Cuba?"
None whatever" replied Mr.. Cul.
lum.
Can the chairman give us any
information concerning the present
status of our affairs in Cuba?" pur.
sued Mr.. Tillman and Cullum replied
that he could give none Whatever
1T seems little odd that the
committee on foreign relations does
not take steps to get information OF
the anomalous condition of affairs
there" said MIR. Tillman. He then
gave a description of the situation
there as he understood 1t from pub
lished reports. He told of one man.
an American, having stallion stolen
by negro patriot or rebel. and OF an
act of Secretary Taft confirming the
title OF the animal to the negro He
said the owner of the horse could see
the negro riding it every day, but
could not recover It. Now since
Secretary Taft ran Palmas up tree