Show CONGRESS HAS AS NOTHING SAY Roosevelt and Taft Running Over in the he Island 15 of Cuba SE ASK Q QUESTIONS TO S ANSWER S SS S y n to 1 the tho Dorm army tJ n bill the tho g nate t today day questions wore asked by Mr fr Ba Bacon Bacon con the tho amount the arm army ap had 1 en swelled y It df the occupation of Cuba und lt Mr 1 said there hall had b been en no sU esti from the tho department for additional e account of Oc as the bill under provided appropriations for 1 DOS The inquiry led Jell to a general discussion of the status statu of Cuba af pr which Senator Cullom was called upon for p i statement n to how howlong howlong long the States Intended to ye re remain maui main in Cuba The SMa tor said he had no Information on the tho subject Senator Bacon saId lie had not b been n sat satIsfied satisfied with the part congress has been beon playing in shaping the governments CuP Cu Cuban ban policy lie Ho expressed the opinion that it was for tor the lawmaking and not the tho executive department to say what the tho course of the United States should be beIn beIn In Cuba but that he had felt a d delicacy In raising the Issue Tillman Wanted Information Senator Tillman Tiliman Sail said It seemed t the chairman of the committee on military affaIrs was not In the tho confidence of the war var department concerning the Cuban occupation Can Cun the government give us any Information concerning the pres ont status of our n affairs in Cuba asked Mr Tillman Tiliman and Mr Cullom replied that lie ho could give none whatever It seems Booms n a little odd that the commit committee tee on foreign relations does loes not hot take steps to get the conditions of u affairs there said Mr irr Tiliman He then gave a description of oC the situation there thore a as lie understood it from published reports He told of one om man an American having a stallion stolen b by a negro patriot or rel reb rebel el ci and of an act of raft lan con confirming firming the thc title of oC the to the negro Ho He said the owner of the could see seo the riding it van every lay day but could not recover it Nothing to Be Learned Now since Secretary Taft laft ran Palmas government Ul UI a 0 tree treo and licensed horse stealing and has army engineers survey tug lug the tho Islands It seems that we might have a little Information about what Is going on persisted Mr Ir Tiliman Senator Cullom replied that sit nt the ho bo gInning of oC the tho session President velt had J ll sent sont to a message tell teU tellIng Ing just what conditions were In Cuba and expressing the opinion that probably there has been little change I have bovo seen sean nothing about an any recent outbreaks or any bloodshed 1 or In anything thing said Mr What I want to know knowIs Is when un an is going to he be hold held and when we are Aro going to got get out II Yell ell I guess gueaR the senator will find out in due lue said Mid Senator Cullom Yes when the noble lord at the White hit cheeses to tell mp me or some one eIsa ma may tell mo instead that It is none or of orm m my business replied Mr 11 He laughingly Well if I cant get getan an any information ns as to wh why the tho stole the horse I 1 wm will have to subside lie He joIned In a general laugh from the tho Republicans a at hiM |