IN CUBA, PUERTO RICO, AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, MARCH 29, 1900.-Referred to the Committee on Finance WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1900. O 4-9-24 3,M Reference- Stacks Lowdermilk. 1-24-24 9704 WAR DEPARTMENT, SIR: In response to the resolution of the Senate dated March 22, 1900, directing— That the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, directed to transmit to the Senate complete tariff schedule now in force in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippine Islands, and the island of Guam, together with statements of the amounts of tariff duties collected therein, respectively, since the occupancy of said islands by the Government of the United States of America, and inform the Senate in what manner the money has been disbursed, and whether any portion thereof, and if so, how much, has been covered into the Treasury of the United States, I have the honor to inclose herewith the tariff schedules now in force and effect in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippine Islands, together with statements showing the amount of revenues collected from tariff duties in Cuba from January 1, 1899, to January 31, 1900; in Puerto Rico from date of military occupation to January 31, 1900, and in the Philippine Islands from date of military occupation to December 31, 1899. There is also transmitted herewith a complete itemized statement showing the total revenues collected from customs, postal, internal-revenue, and miscellaneous sources, and the total disbursements made therefrom by the military government in Cuba from January 1, 1899, to January 31, 1900; in Puerto Rico from date of military occupation to January 31, 1900, and in the Philippine Islands from date of military occupation to December 31, 1899, and the purposes for which such expenditures have been made. The government of the island of Guam has been under the jurisdiction of the Navy Department since the date of its occupation by this Government, and the collection of all revenues therein and their expenditure have been administered by that Department. It is therefore impracticable for this Department to furnish a copy of the tariff schedule in force and effect in Guam, or a statement of the amount of revenues collected thereunder and the purposes for which the same have been disbursed. The revenues collected under the military governments in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippine Islands have been kept separate and apart from the revenues of this Government, and no part thereof has been covered into the Treasury of the United States. |