Cabinet.--By a law which came into force on January 19, 1886, in
case of removal, death, resignation or inability of both the President
and Vice-President, the Secretary of State, and after him in the order
of the establishment of their departments, other members of the Cabinet
is removed, or a President elected. On the death of a Vice-President
the duties of the office fall to the President _pro tempore_ of
the Senate, who receives the salary of the Vice-President ($8,000.00.)
California.--Population (1900), 1,485,053.
Call, Dr. Samuel J., thanks of Congress recommended to, 50.
Canada, Dominion of.--Population (1901), 5,369,666.
Commission, Joint High, progress of, discussed, 67.
Canary Islands.--Population (1902), 334,500.
Cape Verd Islands.--Population (1900), 147,424.
Caroline Islands.--Dispute between Germany and Spain relating to
domination of, discussed, 67.
By treaty of February 12, 1899, these islands, with the exception of
Guam, the largest of the Marianne which had been ceded to the United
States in 1898, passed on October 1, 1899, from Spain into the hands of
Germany. The purchase-price paid by Germany was about $4,000,000. They
consist of about five hundred coral islets which are small and sparsely
peopled. The most important product and export is copra.
Census, discussed and recommendations regarding, by President--
McKinley, 86, 151.
Roosevelt, 350.
Referred to, 86, 151, 350.
Centennial Anniversary of Founding of Washington as Capital to be
held in 1900, 46, 101, 153.
Central America, Greater Republic of, establishment of, discussed, 58.
Chile.--Population (1901), 3,128,095.
Boundary question with Argentine Republic, 60.
Commission to settle claims of U.S. against, discussed, 63.
China.--Area of China proper 1,353,350 square miles;
with dependencies 4,234,910 square miles;
population 348,000,000;
of the whole Empire about 399,680,000.
American citizens in, protection for, discussed, 63.
Boxer uprising in, discussed, 114, 352.
Commercial relations with, 63.
Commission to study conditions in, recommended, 63.
Conditions in, discussed, 64.
Disturbances in, discussed, 115, 352.
Subjects of, in United States, outrages committed on, discussed, 116.
Troops sent to protect, 116.
War with Japan; action taken by U.S. regarding, 114.
Citizens of United States:
Interference with rights of naturalized citizens of Australia, 122.
Property of, protected in South Africa, 68.
Civil Service, discussed by President--
McKinley, 12, 37, 102, 152.
Roosevelt, 347, 403.
Colombia.--Population (1900), about 4,500,000.
Civil war in, discussed, and action of U.S. regarding, 61, 123.
Claims of United States against, 61.
Colorado.--Population (1900), 539,700.
Commerce:
Active co-operation of commerce serves in promoting foreign
commerce, 157.
Consular reports, 53, 78, 133, 157.
Discussed by President--
McKinley, 12, 56, 78, 132, 133.
Roosevelt, 319.
Ecuador, 132.
Extension of, with foreign powers, referred to, 29.
Merchant Marine, discussed by President--
McKinley, 56.
Roosevelt, 327.
Nicaragua, 132.
Reciprocal trade relations with foreign countries, commission for, 29.
Santo Domingo, 132.
Trusts discussed, 11, 57, 319.
With foreign powers, China, 64.
Commerce with Foreign Powers:
Consular regulations, 407.
Consular reports on trade and industries,
referred to, 53, 78, 133, 157, 347.
Concord, The, mentioned, 111.
Congress.--Extraordinary session of, convened by proclamation
of President McKinley, 167.
Referred to, 15.
Connecticut.--Population (1900), 908,420.
Consular Reports, on trade and industries of foreign powers,
referred to, 157, 347.
Consuls of the United States, active co-operation in
commerce, 157, 347.
May not act in a fiduciary capacity, 404.
Reports of consular agents, referred to, 19, 42, 53, 157, 347.
Contagious Diseases:
Discussed, 271, 278.
Costa Rica.--Population (1899), 310,000.
Boundary question with Nicaragua, arbitration of award of,
discussed, 124.
Courts, Consular, regulations for, 264.
Creek Indians:
Treaty with, discussed, 399.
Ratified by proclamation, 399.
Crozler, Captain William, Peace Commissioner at The Hague, 80.
Cuba.--Area 35,994 square miles;
population in 1899 by census, 1,572,797.
In 1901 by act of Congress, autonomous government was granted to take
effect in May of that year. It was relinquished by Spain preliminary
to negotiations at Paris, December 10, 1898, and was advanced to the
position of an independent state. The armed interposition of the United
States in its struggle for freedom had the effect of bringing the
island into close communication with the United States government.
A convention met November 5, 1900, to decide upon a constitution and
this was adopted February 21, 1901, according to which the form of
government of the island is Republican, with a President, Señor Estrada
Palma, Vice-President, Senor Estevez, a Senate, and a House of
Representatives. It was upon the adoption of this constitution that the
United States decided to pass over the government to the Island of Cuba
as soon as the government of that island should agree that it would
make no treaty with any foreign power which would endanger its
independence; to contract no debt greater than the current revenue
would suffice to pay; to grant the United States the right of
intervention, and also to give it the right to use its naval stations.
These conditions were accepted by Cuba June 12, 1901, and the President
and Vice-President of the Republic of Cuba were formally elected
February 24, 1902. There are at the present writing some slight
evidences of dissatisfaction with the present administration, but they
are of the ordinary political nature.
Census ordered, 290.
Constitutional Convention assembled, 145
Creation of offices in, 263, 265.