Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-30 | Page 8 | Panama Canal Zone

PANAMA CANAL ZONM -H Authority of tho Commission fined by Treasury OfflciaLBi WASHINGTON. July :a""Cc0?!jBk of the Treasury Tracewdl. In o;B today, defining the authority ot t ama canal commission nga'B bursements and tho relation of "j sono to tho United Statea. "K while the "general spirit and Ffl?VK; tho Constitution Is applicable to JJmt that domain Is not a part of we B States within tho "fui. pc"rrK. Consilullon and laws of the jki He held that until ConS'jM pross legislation ahnll have PdsiBf form of government of the iF":UtiVl and sound discretion of th? r ffiMi his commission will control, emu (H to tha general spirit and rurj" cKf Constitution and tho loval vlirrt zfne shall bo handled In occorcfT MR such rules aa they may author He holds , It unnecessary sTh whother those revenues art "c.-usvBl, sence monoys of the t'n'.frt cfR cause- they aro not such tB United States as are rcqulrto l"lV)t counted for to the Treasury i Tho Comptroller also holdf l"1 toi,F mission would have no u ""IjiortB . a system of allotlng pay W V. fB tho iBthmus, similar to that in " navy.