North Carolina Newspapers

THE SITUATIOII IS Gongress to Act Cuban I MTERVENTION MD INDEPENDENCE. Committees of the Two Houses Agree to Immediate Intervention to Es tablish an Independent Government in Cuba. The Resolutions Agreed Upon to be Reported . . . - . . i to so Draft Them as to Secure Unanimous Support of All Parties ?n Both Houses. Quiet 'Reigns in ail the Departments. 1 ftvarngtom April 12. The tourdeji of responsltoijiity for the. next move toj the Spanish, crisis having toeen' shifted by ,: ith president's' (message ' upon the . shoulders of congf e"ss, the capltol -today toecamie the storm center, with, the jfor T eiLgtn affairs- commniitJteles .. of the jWo houses as- the foci. iThe struggle J to adh oomtoite'e rwiia long anld totter, with this I" marked difference toeitwiejem that a't it;he senate wtog and thalt tat Ithe as th4 "house! end! of- the calpitol : in senate, committeer the democrats well as the republtdans parmcupatea, ! whjile at the- hou'se enkl the task jwas to" feecure harmonious action aimonlgj the 1 reputolioamis ! so as to .present, If pot3 j eiibi'e, a solid front 'n-hwt 'Che democrats ! nvn 'fiT.ia.dv Jill ted In for actionl Presi sure- from every quarter (Was toroughit to. 'bear. Radicals land) conservja'tSives r etralmed every .nerve. The vital nc&ol f Of f he contest hinged upon, whether the ithe president inaa gone lami uweu-b fox I the-tode-pond'ence df Cuba from Spon- ' isih domination. . .-'- THE R ESOLUTIONS OF TUB COM- ". 1 CVI'lTTBES. - ! fTlon'ia'ht 3'a' compromiise proposition I &eemB certain to (be repoi'bed ait tooth I ftnifta oif the caoL'tol. The senate om- ( imiitttee's resolution, will ibe the more radiibal of the two. , It Twill surely be immediate 'intetrventi on, a genera re- oogniStton of. 'the "rights of the Oiiiban (" people "to f reedolm and independence j ana will demand the withdrawal i ' of -.Itihe! Spariish forces from the island! h i The repiilplWainis of the 'house jtaim j irtittee', as ja 'result df the'ir labors, (prac I kaHy united upon a resolution wjhioh i I'sb .KJireetis ''ilmimedljaite intervenitioi! (Jn j that re&pec't iffoiing- Ibeyond -the- pfesi- iienlt's pedcinrMTiendaitton) and Car t'h& es I' tablis'hm'ant of 'a "firm and s'taWe" jgov- j. crrnirent 5n Cu'ba. !Ir. Smitth, ox lAXicn ! Se-.a'n. et'ooid mvt t'tubbornly for a. reteog- ii t;ion. cf todependeintee, ibut 'the conilmilt ttj did -rtatj yield. Wen. "the relutioris "wefe suhmpdted to tlhe republican; seer- lo'oi -nimm5ttfi itihp-v insisted tlhiat llMeSa t!h. iwordid "and todepend'enit" (before "JovnTvm&nt"- iwere 'inserted so as to re'ad ftrm, atalbl'et and 'i'nd'e'pemient i gof ernimerti'" they .vJuld deiclinie c ac cept it. iFimxlly assurances that ith'is fwould 'be isoinfeeded 'were .given, ai d If tohos'e worsts go in, pl:a;.n cialiltog' and ttiarmoniouji action serums protoaible to- jnorrow. The demlocrats of the ccartmilt' ' t'&e'' have laigre'eld to-antagonlize thejimia jorfty resolutloil with one d'eclaJrli:nlg for . indteipenn-leiiice and immeda'ate .intteryeri- k mi.i iiM imB N i n niPT.ip,nin,e'nioe ci toe . A v. . I : astand, twltWoit 'tlhe reoog-nition. oi -ttae In , dependence ?t 'Uhe existing loyern m'en't is trie step 'vilh'k'h bofh conimilt- u.ctfs are ilj"v 1 recom m'en d'atiohs. . 1 L I I (A Bi'gTuMtoinTt -feature of 'the j ay- tin tthas'conin'eHttikMi was the deblanatto of ' Geti'eral Gosvemor, df Ohio, the tad minstration's 'spokesman, imalde during f thel debaitfe' lri the house, that the (bresl- i dent's : ref omimend'ations Tnoist f be . tn i iterpretedias a declaration for Itihe jinder "pendencejof tWe Island from Spanl'sh ''domtn'ation, ; 1 U TH'B SITUATION" MORB OJIITIPL. Ij" I-li' ' l THAIN EVDR. v- 1 . (T8iie 4 a Strong tmipressiion to aSgiht fV-hoJi H4 beb'ate 'in the house -will . ibe i t'Vio eirttTiji.i'iistration. tMlany of the 'iniiihH'cafcii-are n favor of no debate ;at saH. contend'iwg- "iihJaJt itihe passage of i: PAo,lmlibn Without deiaate would J fnmnhPin . nnrr nOsiitkm . Jbefoire the ! to-spredlet!ihovv long the debalte j will tub. -There -a gemeral iteeVmg to. i - wi sihiirla-tsoh tomteht aimonsr inubliicj mien li t-hlt: the! action of congress as ifore- i-'-KhSdowed iain the reolu!tont renders : t-onservative leaders Of 'bath parses ; considef kiar InevttabUe ais a result of tthfetr A-diomitiicm unless iSpaln. miaikifs 'a finlal and complete surrender, by giving :-"upj; the Island of Cu'ba. The siiiruation ;ls iregparijed as so critical that lde re- y enfc'es, -have reached an. agreemettt aa ito anTethod of raisMig $100,000,000 jaddl- Jti'inal resvenue latimually and tihe pros-. :' eat'iiJn tf jthe war 'by Increas'togt the Mtafe on beer and tobacco and placing !--a ftai ofi. tea and coffee. Theyj also i arrpl '.'.b authorize the iissue of a pop- i: ular loan f $500,000,000 and the issue of meeft OutsicljB of coin'gres and the Uee dem- rriittii-Qtrii,Vi? 1 .t'h'( cmmirViPire calm ? jvvMch prevailed in all official qu'air'tera as In Btriloinglcontrasit 'wiiitn the 'intense ex- citom'einit, a.n'd rive rapiaity or ciaan, during tJhel last two weeks. The regu lar Tued4y cabinet meiefg w4 'held ait 11 oViock, but the d-elibeitLtionis 'proved to 'be void of slgmifloairtc!, iA!t he ioncluision of the meeting oalblne't inembers summed up What naa occur- rtd by tating that the -meetinig .wis the most 'uneven tful 'in miainy weeks. The 6'ituatio-n, tit Was explained, was fejbso- juitely. uncWang-ed from tihat of yeoter. day. No word came froml Minister lAfoodfdr'd I 'today and there were no ntw pQjases . reparted from Ombai. i : CALM; BEFOKE THE TORiM. The state department officials nad a penod for i comparative rest airoer tne tetrain put upon thiem within) Irecent days. ; . ! . JArmy rajnd navy headquarters! were In a siate; of comparative repose. The preparations already begun progressed Boeaaiiy, - (The Xorflgn em'baissiies and legations were isamewat apathe'tic. Afteir con siderable personal- exchange the rep resenitaitlves of 'tJhe great powers of Europe were satisfied that further ac tion toy the powers 'at Ithis time wou'td tbe Inopportune and tthey so notlifted their governments. ' I . jThel iSpainlidh miiniJater toelievpt it-hiai- the war crisis ihaa 'been averted, (for the present at least, and no further ttiiouehK is toeing -ivein at t'he Spanish tegtatioii to 'th necesslity for departure. The ae E'a'tlon lhas 'been advised that the Snain- iiih consul at Key "West (and a niuniber , 0t Spanl'sh loitlisenis Stihere have removed to Taflmpai. for fear Of their lives which. ' the consul reiporbs, h"e fbeen. seriously anienacea.; , . : . JEiESODUTION FINALLY AGREED ' UPON -BY HOUSffi? CXXUDMITTEE, 'The president is authoriz'edj direct -ted and empowered ito Interveiieiet once f irestore peace on the Sslajnd iTCuha end fcj?ure to the people thereof firm, Jatabfie, tOSt Independent gcAnerninen.t Of itjheir (tmfl.-pnd is authorized to use ithe army land fiVl tardea of the Uuit jed. States' to this end.' i - '- -Thl substantially he resolution IOST WARLIKE. Today Upon the Question. Today. Determined, Efforts r agreed -upon toy the repubLican.1 mem bers of tire foreign affaiiirs commltttee of the'Ihousie toniighu The meeting- was held at he residence of one of itlhe mera .bers and did not adjourn' ftlLl a very late Ihoua". Be-fone fiaiaMy deciding- upon thle wording" of the resolutaxMi as eiven aibove, the connmatttee carefiully -considered Several othesr forms. Informa tion was conveyed to jfche. cominittete, however, tlhat a strong resolution was demandied and several ine mibens head ed by Mr. Smith, of Michigan,' made .the contest for the resolution that was fin ally agreed upon. To all Intents and, purposes It Is the resolution offered by Mr. "Smyth, himsfeflf. It Is the intention' of the republican meniibers, now that an' aigreeiment has been reached,, to -call in the democratic members Of . the committee tomorrow morning and to make a report .toi the house as soon as it convenes at noon. The sing-le resolution agreed upon by the -republican niembexs will be'ilii'tro duced "by a preamble, reciting the icon ditiions exttsitiing on ' yie is'land of Cjuba, tlhe fac'tis as known;- concerning the d'e strutotion of the Maine and lbriefly (mak ing a strong Indictment against Spain for fo'er' conductof affalirson the island. The preamble wiill,! fin an epitomized form, follow very closely the lines of tine president'-s message, but that por tion of , fit referring to the tMaine J dis aster will take stronger, ground, than did the ; message. I . It was stated 'la't'e tonight on high au thority tha't an agreement has baeri practioaly effected: by wihich the rsso-: lutaon may pass Ijoth housias tomorrow. It is understood that the .'foreign affairs committee of ithe house and senate will confer (before the assenJblSng of ocn gresa tomorrow for thle purpose of af- rfec!ting " an , agreement whereiby ; the' Foraker resolutlloni will ibe submitted for ' the ' other resolutions. It will be modified by the' elimination of the second .paragraph, which recognizes Cuban independence, and. other slight changes made to conform to the decis ion reached 'by the committtees. To night the members of the. senate com mlLtttee ibeflieve that the resolution will pass hoh houses (by a practically unan imous vote. It is said that a f necessary a continuous sitting will tbe had in the senate to order to secure a final action during the legislative day of "Wednes day. - : ? ' The Forakeir resolution as- originally in troduced as follows: ' ; Resolved . 'by the senate and house' of representatives fpf the United States of America. . , . 1. That we people or tne isiano oi Cuba are and of flight, ought to ibe free and dndependent. : 2. That the govemmenit of the umit- ed. taltes.. hereby rcognlz the repub lic of Cuba as the true and lawful gov ernment of that island. ,i . 3. That the war Spaim is waging cgalnsit Cuba is so destructive of- the commercial and property toterests of the' United States and so cruel, bar barous, ancL inhuman an its character as to make?it the duty of the United' States to demand that she at once withd.ru m "her land and naval forces from Cuba and Oulban waters. -' i ' 4. That the president of the united Sltates be, and he hereby is, authorized, empowered, and directed to use, If necessary; the entire dano ana navai forces of i the United States to canry these resolu'tions Unto effect. - NO AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE i in CUBA. tWlaishiiniticn, Wpfil 12. Inquiry at thet' s)0alte departlmesnt discloses tlhe aet that the Unted States Has "no repre- 9m datives tin Cuba, upon whom It can depend for official information m re ejard to the progress of even'ts on that Island' tamd that it will :be compelled; to rely; iuniti'1 ;; other arrangements rare ma)de. ufpom the representatives of the Qpiam'iisth governim'enit for information In itHat line, AccoTd Sng to an official at thie depart'mein!t. the British' conisiular' Officers in OiiUa are expected Only to care, 'for itihe arc'hiives nd property of the United j 'States -consulalteai - turn'ed over 'to them on the departure off the American representatives Saturday ,and to' look after interests of Almericans tetlil on the island who may (apply to them for pliatetitloin. or rediress. It is sia'ld to Ibe no part of . ithfeiir duty to "icetep the! United' taite3 stalte depWt- ment informied Of polStical or other de velopment In . Culba- and Ithait the de paritment will not - call wpon them for iany speciial service or mffOrmlalbitonj un less . it . ibecomies absoautely necessiary 'by sitress of c'ircumislJanicieis. ; Tt is more thljin prelba'ble, however, that if any thing iimportanit ' should happen 'in whlich itihe .United IStialtes has a direct Interest that the 'Bnft'ish cohisular offi cers might coms'ider it am act of friend ship or comity to 'bring- St to the ajtlten- tian: of the secreitiaTy of state, either throughi .the Tiondoni forelgni offitee or tho Briti's'hla'm'bass'ador at Washington.' 'Notwiitheifcand'ing tthlis apparent 'lacjk of faeifitiej for -obtaining official informal tlon of affairs on ithe 'is'land, the offl- c'lals of ithfeladm'inliatratoon express con- fidence ii their aoili'ty ito keep proper ly informed of the course of events dn Cuba, especially Wilth relference tol the developments wntion may resu'jit from the praposiilon of. iSpalin (for the cessa tion of hostilities the island. SPAIN BUYING WAR 'MUNITIONS. Tn&rmatlion hlaa relacheld hiere show ing that Ithe 'Spamish! government is making extraoTdiihary efforts to Obtain a;l the.mutoiwolna cf War possible.! She recently gave to one of the mosit prom inent BnglisSi firmts unuimBtJed orders for all - th munlitions of War tt could deliver! up 'to the 1st of May. I CRUISERS SAIL FOR NEW YORSC, IHaTifax, m. S., April It-The United States warshlpsi ; San FranlcLsco land New Orleans sailed at " 9 oclock . (this morning ifor 'Ne'w York. They took oh -board 250 itons of coal ait this port! AT THE SPANISH CAPITAL. How the Message ia Keeelved There and at Other Earojpeaa Cities. j aiadrid', j April 12. ft'ia." m. CVwnplete xranquwity prevails this morning at the Spanish capitai. j : " There were patriotic demkstraUons yesterday: evening ati Barcelona J and V alencla, laoconiupanied by shouts of "Long iive Spain," "Long fliye the army,"5 U6ng live K3uba," etc., tout jthre were no disturbances. . ;' 9:30 a. m:-The Litoeralt this nOrneng puhlishes what appears to toe ; nearly a complete translation!, of . 'Presiden MoKtaey's message to congress on the Oulban question, printing its -salient points In large type. Oommenting on the message. The Liberal ays: i "Although - ite d'lspaitchea are exten eive, they do not suffice for the fbrma tlon of definite conciluaJone. The inls- itranslaitdon of ft wordf . or a -phrase would produce a, complete masunder BfcandiTig and aibsoiLute d'ejpenidence upon the i accuracy ,of the first transmission in sot serixxia &zt affair would' ibe a grave InkMscretSon. iNevertheless. It may Jbe sold that, in a general ense, it affirms and declares In the name of "the nation the right of toterference in CuTba, rwhiether a definite or Indeflnlte period ds meant, end whether it is a simple intlimation. or a. fixed decision regarding comiing events, Spain must protest energetically agatnet the prin ciple prior to -.protesting violently against the actioni No free people can hesitate to (reject toy all the means Ih its power a docfirihe annulling its per sonality and reducing it1. to Ignlomdnous tutelage. Consenitang to submit ito it wouild! ibe equivalent to Spain's, resfg nation of her place among European nations. Aimeflioa clearly indicates her faitentaonv hitherto veiled with hypocrit cal ' ambiguities. lAmerica considers' Spain incapable i Of mainta'ing her sovereignty in Cuha. W have put up with. everything; tout unless we ignore our histtory and consider the peninsular on a level with 'Paraguay , dsoiaited from the rest of the world, we cannot and will nott submit tb this." . iln conclusion', Thte Iiberal says: 1To s.void it,' and to restore the self -respect due to ; ourselves, which is more im portant than Ithe tpossesSion' of Cu'bta, it becomes necessary Jto. unite in one all Spanish arms' and hearts. Let Madrid, let ithe whole of Spain, recall what we have 'been, and What we cannot cease to foe while pih'ysieai and. imorai lawST forfbid the suicide of nla'tions." - ., The Imparcial heads its leading ar ticles: ""A Short Truce The Squadron To Cuiba" and says: There exists to day a complete divorce between ine government end the goverened. This Judgment is formed not on the public dlemonstraitiohs, tout on the general dis-, gust and sadness prevailing. The min isterial (folly cannot go any. further, or the; Spanish arms rusting in Cuba will be freely used In .the Puerta del Sol." Continuing, The" Imparcial urges tlhe people to unite and "demand that- the fleet be sent immediately to Cuban waiters." - ; , ! While thte message of the president is much criticisied toy the general puibljc and 'by a portion of the press as provo cative, It is known 'that the ! members of the government and General ,Wood ford.do not consider it so, tout are con fident of a 'permanent peace. -. The government 'has greatly strengbh- ened it&..posiition' toy .the manner in .which it restored ' order af tar . yester day's events. Today the city of Mad rid ! wears its usual aspect. - j ' -London, April 12 A special dispatch from Madrid today; says that General Bourbon de Castelvi after, his arrest' cn Sunday for the part whiich he -took in 'the disiturbances ;at the Spanfeh cap ital, was ordered into confinement at his; castle, near Santon, sixteen miles from SanCander. - The dispatch - also sajyejthe geneTfl was dispatched there v.nder escort and:' that the crowd which was assemtoled at the various stations between Madrid and Saniton loudly Madrid, Aprill2. 'El Correo, the of -fictltal organ, w$ll : ton'ight give 'its first impressions ince the reception of the ca'bled extraotis; - of President (Mc'Kjn-ley's- mesisage. :Tt will say: . 'presidienlt McICiniley'ls 4ns:ilstenoe pn thei right of American, interference in. Cuba si little agreeaible to Spain, while his I complaints 'agalnlst the 'prolonga tion . of the war r appear, (to dmpartiial minds, eteeped in "bitter irony, in view of America's"' 'assis'tance in pausing the prolongation.'.' :'- ' ;; I 7:40 p. . m. The miinisitiers have -been Ira oaibimet session to examine the ca bled digests of the message, all reserv talg) their opinions except SenOr iMoret, secretary of the colonies, whp Was de-! clfared that t!he document does not shut the; door on his hopes for peace. Senior : Silvela,' leader of the: dissMeint oonserv .altives, characterizes rt als "grave;" Iip-; lomatite circies generally m'ainitain dis creHiion, confining .themselves ito state memts th'at the powers will preserve; peace. Senior Sagasta, the! premlier, said 'that he considered the (message so; far a's lit .was known to him, not hos tile iin (tone toward Spate and thliit he; would continue desirous elf '. peace, 'fori 'obtaining which the armUstliee to Cuiba! afforded tlhe -means., - - London, April 13. The IMadrid cor-1 respondent cf The1 Daily Mail,' tele graphing at '7:30 O'clock Tuesday even ing, says: .- ''fTIhe message hais proidiuoed 'a very deep , and Twitter impression. M'any friends of the .catoiniet share the se-nti-manitis of- general discontent. I am as sured1 on good authority thta't Sieior Sa gaJsta is very mnichi disconcerted wl'Hh the! message,, feeing difficulties ahead as a consequ'ence of it." -; ' , ' The 'BerlSn, Vienna, aladrid and. Rome correspondients of tlhe dlally 'papers here differ In-the'ir views as to the prObable effects of the message. : In a niimtoer .of foreign oirclles itihe situation is regard'ed ais -grave, . ' . " " ' , IN DANGER JPROM SPANISH MOB The Consul and Other Americans Force d i to Flee From HatanzM New York, 'April 12.-Th'e Norwegian steamer IHerman Wedel Jarlsberg arriv ed this afternoon from Matanzas bring-' in thirteen assengei-s who fled from that port to evade the Spanish mob! The passengers were United State 3 Consul. Biilce and his staff arid their families. Consul Urice said that for three days be fore leayjng iiatanzas the people threat ened his life, and at all times his. prop erty was- in dangers His secretary - was obliged to nee for his life as' the mob threatened to drag him through the streets. During this three days the coh-j sul stuck manfu(lly.at his post, distribut-i in- ;suDDlies to thi starvinK econcentra-l dos and relieving .th'eir necessTties. . i AO o clock p. moi ihe 8th irtstant, he received noftice from Havana to with-t draw from his .post. ; The Jarlsberg was the only steamer in f port and Captain Kierlahd agreed $of take 'his. party to New York. Af 10 o'clock p. m. the party embarked on board and the-steamer im- t . . i ' 1 1 -i mi .1 1 i" l . P meaiaieiy sanea. i ne cpiisui ien an ul his baggage, and memhers of the party were unable to brinfe any f their effects; The consul says that the eonmuon- or tne people is terrjMe ana. mai tne auinori-t ties are maKing no'errort xo supply ineiji wants.'- ;f!''--'- i The party is as follows : Alexander ,J. Briee, United States consuu; George C. Brinkerhoff, Vice consul; Mrs. Brinker- hoff, 'Fred Deigado',; secretary; Mrs. Iel gado, Mr. and Mrs.VPresas and twq chil dren, Carlos Tejdor,. George W. ChurcmH- and Clotilde and EmiKa Tejaor. M. Lj Tocum, Cameron, Pa., says "I was a sufferer for ten years, trying most all kinds of pile remedies, but without success. . DeiWitt's Witch Hazel Salve was recommended to me.; used one toox. at has artectea a per-i manent cure." As a permanent oure; for. piles TeWitts Witch Hazel, Salve has no equal, il. K. Bellamy. . -A. Spanish Steamer Sank :lXeW Orleans, April 12. The British steamship PloTidifin, frooni Liverpool Vila (Mexican ports,! reports Ithat atoout Aoril 5th at 10 o'clock a. an., the Span ish . Steiaimer 'Sanlto 0omjingo anKahored Off Progresso, Mexico,- drifted cm top of her anchor, tare fluke of which pierc ed her (bottom, causing her to sink. The . passengers, mfiil and crew1 were all safely landed. TheLganto . Dommrci was to 'have saTl'd Ithe ntext- day for New York via .Havana.' that She Will ibe raisted. 'Bt is toeiieved 1 don' t know, there may toe others,' he said, "but I have used Parker'a Tolu Cough : Syrup to my family for years and would not toe without, tt.' He knew - toetter' than to touy the tn- ferior preparation that was . toes urged upon tolrn." Parkjer'B Tolu' Cough Syrup", has no equals Tt will immedi ately relieve lany Cough or CoDd, Whooping Cough, Sore Throat, Hoarse. ness. Croup, Bronchitis and kindred atl- ments. Contains no Injurious tngredl ents, ' ia pleasant to take and a af e reanei3y Xor ihjlldren. IFor sale toy J. C Shevard, J. H. Hard-n, and H. Xu Fen With His Railway Gom- i missioners. ! OFFIGE MADE VAGANI The Governor Declines to Allow Chair man Caldwell to Withdraw His Of- fer to Resign Accepts His Resig na tion ! Spicy . Correspondence Be tweeni the Governor and the Com missioner. j (Spedal 'to The (Mesenger.) I Raleigh, N. C, April 12.-It will jbe redaled that in his I'etiter dated iM'arch 30th to the governor, Cal'rman Oald well, df : 'the- railway commiission, ten idered' tots res'lgnia'tioin. It will also toe recalled thlat three days later Ca'ldwell 'Sthidrerw that Iterider; tout tthU!s letter wlas miairked "Privaite" JThie governor says itihiat whetiher a public official can officially tender his resignation in jj a pulbbe; fltel titer arid! then wi'titdraw i't M a prlivaJfe letfter, or' indeed Whether he. cains;: withdraw .it at! alfl' iwiithou't ftthe conisenlt jof the public officer 'to whom it -is adressed is a question of law. ; To the letter marked ''private," tout without ;notScdng it was sO marked, the governor sent a "reply dated April 3rd, saying: ";''..':;: ( ; "Yourj speak of the tender Of your reHtgnutionf 'and say linlaisimruch as you have had nb inttimfaltlion from me ate j to my I inten'tlioni le'ilther Ito accept Or die clime yonr, tender, you infer' your ser vices are to toe con'tintied 'and, ithereforer wi'Jh'd'ra'w the tender. I! treated your leltter as a tendier of re'sigrnaitlion,' an!d . so dcJsignated it in .my remiarks ibetfore tlhe ! comimiission 4n your presence,' and you! did ;!ndt demur. 'In your letter yjou treat 'it Hhe same way, and refer to it a ia tender, I do nob t'M'nik St1 if aSr. or proper for . youf 'to chlariige Ithe stlaitjus J youi fixed tin your letter. ; I have not diecided jiwhte'ther to 'acdeip't your resijg nation Or not. 1 difd not Want to toe hateity or trealt you with any harshness, such 'as' miighJt 'have Ibeen involved in ins'tan't ! acceptance. . You certiainly ought nOt to take advantage of my (tol eration, 'and" 'tihe consideration and in dulgence exfend'ed you." I hope you will Withdraw Ithe expressionj j coinltalinied . jfn yfour last letJter tiWat youlhwithdraiw the ? ' 1 IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE DAY. - T" i .'. !.. 'i: ' - I - . , ' '-..-'! 5 !; Washington, D. C., April 12. Prompt arnied intervention to; 5 insiirc a Stable Government in Cuba is certain. C. W. WORTH. Wall street, was rather blue over the prospects-of Peace. S ;; .Consul General tiee reached Washington yesterday afternoon. An immense crowd gave him an enthusiastic 'reception at the station. In the Stajte Building all order was suspended and every one! rushed to the corridor and gave him a might y cheer. . i Our Consul at Matanzas-and other Americans have to flee to save their lives from a Spanish Mob. , ' Spain is rushing the purchase of Munitions of War.: i ; Consul General lee tells the Senate Committee that Spanish Officials blew up the Maine. j j McKinley's. Message is not liked at Berlin: " Senate and .House Coriimittees Decide Upofi- Resolutions re garding Cuba 'which go beyond the rqcommeridation of the President..; .. p- . - : j; :;. . : . . ; Governor Russell declines to allow Commissioner Caldwell to withdraw his Resignation and. notifies him that Officers vacant. Congress will probably vote today upon resolutions directing the President to at once Intervene by Force to Establish an Inde- - . a ... : a. : r P penaeni. voverniueiii. m iuu. (tender and thus nOt disturb the status fixed 'by yourself in the letter which you read to the cotomisSdon. " Your let ter placed your reislgna'tiion alt imy Vlis- posal,- which was a d'istindt pledge j to me! . and Ithe' public ithat you would tehid'er your resignation if- requeslted toy me. i (No amount of pressure will cause miei ito act-in this ijmialtt'er' without due consideratiion or without regard for your feelings, or regJaiTd .to the putolic" inlterestj" ' - . ! '. ; f ' ';' Oaidiwieri made no reply to the aibove letter. . ;The governor then wrote him the ifoilowiing leitlter, dated April 9uhr. ."In, youir letter of IMarch, "30th - you notified: me Of your resign'ation as a railwiay com'miisislioner at my disposal. This was treated by toe and toy you ais i'ain uncohdltionial tender. I' am.. not willing !fo 'a'dmQt you could Withdi'aiw the 'tender Without my consent. I there fore!' noiiify you iyour resignation acoepted amd the ofiice vacant. is It the ought to 'be. immaterial Whether office ts 'or is not vacant in law "because you gave me- amd' the people of the state to your (letter Of 'March 30th dis tinct .assurance 'tihat your -resCginait'ion was at toy disposal. This, if 4t witJh whalt followed," did not amounlt to resig- nation,: was at. least a1 diisitinidt pledge tb the ; public tan dtJhe governiar i that you wouiid formauy . resign at so re- quested toy the goverhor. 1 ; j j ' " 'Reflyin- on thlat pledge, and with out . waiving any right to itiWEthie of- cfiCe asj vacant and to appoint a suc- cessor, j! :aok Dhalt you will amply With your promise to 'good .faith, and send me a formal letter totf; resignation " To the above letter Caldlwell replied April 11th. It was as follows: ; 1-- 'My , resignation has never toeen ' in your hands. The tender thereof rwas not accepted. A ' disigcriib withdrawal of the: same wUs made known to you toy Mtter April list, which withdrawal I had a; right to make, land certainly-1 (Should adhere to .that cotncfluslioriL 'April 8th, in your office, you assured I; tme you would not accept toy resignation if placed upon your itiatole. I deny your right, either legally or morally, to ac cept it now and (therefore decliniel to comply w3tlh( yowr requelst. There is not arid cannot toe a yacalncy In ithe of fice at (pjresemit, and' you. have no fright ito imaSke 'any (appoto'tanent. , I refrain from, discussing the relative poaJtiioins of your excellency amid myself alt pres As to the staltement of iCaldiwell ithat the governor assured him he would not accept the resignation if placed upon his talblei 'the facts are! ihe governor said to him if toe had waived all question as to the' original leluter toeing a resigna tion in law, he would not hiave acoept ed tt nor deolfnied St, tout would! simply 1 1 a. y ixiz IV A V v& vvuawun!d.'UViV, Rousing Reception r. the; People. by. THE HERO OF THE HOUR Immense Crowds. Meet Him at the Station Cheered Alone tne Streets and by Officials in State Depart mint-Ovation. at Night Before the .. Senate Committee Says; Spanish Authorities Wrecked the Maine. '. fWa$hmgton7 'April 12. Consul Gein eral jzhugh , Lee alriryed here jfrom 'Havana at 2 : 30 i'clock thiis . afternoon. A, iaire crowd" o enthuisiasttiic admkirers had gathered at HJhe 'Pennsylvania sita--ition and1 when Jhie-general stepped from the' ifcraSn he "tote's greeitied- with. a tre- inleBais ou tburst of aipplaulse. Womeal waved their1 !handikerchiefs and -men their halts and "aJ'together the demon- stiraMonr w-as 'a notable One. Washing- ton crowds las' a rule are nlot. dermon sitraJt'ive, toultttaisj occasion' Was a oon epicubus' exception. "'.!'.' ''''":' aJong beifore 'th'e "hour set for .the or-" rival, of '.the -train," Ithe crowd' .toegan to gather. It cdtftpletely filled the jslta- tion, Sixth etree't' aid jacelut on 'the eatet and extended- far out in)tk Pensylvania 1 a,veniue. .ThTeigenjeral occupied -thejliaHt o&r ih his ttratnand when It was known 'that j it. had reached the station there: was a ttremehdo&s rush to get; ia look at i him'. By the time he was ready to alight 'the crowd1: was so dense; abo.u't the train itlhat even wiith the ossisitiainlce! of a iplatoon .of police 3!t .wafe with d'iffi-. cuJty h reached the plalUform, Several, personal .frli'en'ds of the' 'geneiral, lamong then! a number of. ladies, pressjed !for ward and final'lv succeeded) in grasping n'im...tt)y tne tnano. njne or .ine .iao.ies presented him with a toouquet of roses Died itOgethieir- iby ri bhons. of the nalton al colors 'and Shearing a tiny confede rate 'bat'Ue flag., Tmmediaitely the, crowd Jbegan to choer, and round af fer rojumd of applause greeted him as he walked slowly and uncovered', down the long platform cf tttestatijon. On rejaKMng the JB street enitrahce Gnieral Lee Jtered a sta'te (deparitmient carriage en- and was driven .tfapidly up the iavehuJe the state . department. ' ,-''?! to The. 'generaif had' not percepitalbly changed in arearanoe since hei jwas last to W'aslhmgton. His eye, was j as 'bright and- .his step as e'las'tic as .ejyer, and nothing lin his 'manner in'cLlioiited 'tihat -there had. been anything unuiual to his experience Idurling; the -last Sev eral months. vlHow long he will remaiin 4 '!':'' rt..' .1 tf -, . .;. . , - - r to Washington s not knOwn. itout it is assumed tha't he" will make hlis Wishes boniform to ; those of the president to 'the lengih. of hlils stay. ' - ' 'r ' News - that .iGeneral Lee was on hCs way' to ithe r state dpartmenlt", spread rapidly and when the carriage drew up ait 'the sou th . front of thle 'buiifldihg ! a (big crowd was? assembled, on the. porti co. A rousing cheer went up as-lGen-eral Lee tltepiped from t;h vehicle' , and, toowing right rand left, hurried-totol the ibu'iadnng. Ttte cjheers had ' apprlised j the clerics and1 ; other " employes- of the . flbtig tou'ildlLng of 5ii3s coming and there 'jtvas! a (wild rush t for the stlalte: department corridor. iCTerksi left their' dieaks- wjth ouft leiave; offioorg of the- array and navy joCned t'he" rUteih, and for the'tlime 'being ithe dli?dipitoe of the touMdtog (tvas relaxed. This' crowd lined' ui in front Thje' crowd Otoed up to ' front I of the eleva'toir . shaft, Heaving ia Dame from the door to the secretary'flf office. As the elevator caime to a stop and! the consul general stepped out a scenei oc curred unprecedented In the hdstOTy of the great touildh?g. Hat to lhanid. Gen eral Lee, pasised into the corrik$or and some tone sa'idi; 'INoW, boys!" and three rousling cheers went efcholing. down lithe long halls. -Th'en tlnere" was anolther outlbu-rst and people poured ifth from" every room. The cheering caused' to-s .tense excijt'eiinien't and was isome tno .rman'ts (before quiet could) 'toe restored. Gtrteiral Lee .(bowed to 'the crowti'jand jas he reaidhiedlthe Kjoor ito Becretary Sher- mail's onie-tur!nied..and' Ibowed, again. throng dispersed. 'ATter a Tew.mi.n'uites the consul gen- eral emerged,- accompanied toyi Secre- alary ftineirman. and Asslislanit Secretary . M . I.. . .. . ..j . . uay. ane 'inree enxerea a carnage and fe were driven to th' Whlite honseL. tkn-t to the Whlite houise,, eral !Lee getting another ovaltionLon IhJS Way OVer. I : Mrs. 'Lee did1 not come to Wlashiinkton wlth the general, leaving him at Quah-Ilish iticoi i -1 v' lAt tlhe White houae "the party. w.asl shown at ante-to the library;, where K Carmna impona o .tne papei nmncw. the chSef.ieviiMw mvrw fc. tkrZ 'Madrid, in which the latter Is instruct tne.cnaer execuitave accorded a Werty, . ftMnmnniet ' 4o the Snanish kov- receptson to 'the -oonteul general.; Whet only person present at the meeting? were the president, Secretary ShernTiamifhcKstinties, which the, pontiff considered Assistant' Bjecrettary Day and' GnralRt,,very expedient to order to avert, the Lee. Secretary Sherman' rfeinia3nfedP8Cure- 51af ,an4 ,'ac.iUtate.- the pacsfi- mTXLXT1 5ff noteiMudes:- "Thank the Span amd then ped to the s'fcate depairtlsh government, in the name of the -pope, imciLu irti'wri-jtFeuig- vvjuii xne presaoent;. vri,i be. good enough to assure it that the fully an. hotfr, x Judge iDay and GenmKi't-Done will not fail to use his influence Lee took .their; departure, the latter go4 insr to iMn ir.irti.4l . '-Ain iimimMnkto itxr aaigmlenlted toy; a numiber of laldies why iVun a. MHmiuM ai.-i'L. ' was on the1 pytSco when the two csaimJe? aown sEairs. w uenerai Uee wa&'Igiv-Jr en . a tremienwbs ovaibion. '. As he ioar-i; rlage Was1 toeing driven away some! onrf iaisktxveu a uuuiUl na lU) nine xronit or the vehicle and this was "thte cause oSf additionall en thusi'a&m LEE B5?TXRB THE S!E5NAIT!E5 COMf Consul General Lee was toefore thif. senate committee on foreign relataonv for an hour late today. He talked free! i ly with the .pfpmmltJbee. with regard -Dd the onditions.;in Cuba and espeicialli j wttn reierenoer to rne. aestructionr oj tWe!!Malne We said that in- tola opint ton there was& no room tb doniht thaj J the desmiotion, of the vessea was due t : . "Do you? mean the Spanish! author ; ties fen Ou'ba,"- Jib was asked ' by memfber of the commdttiee. --"I mean,' the Spanish' officflals.'f ton jieplied, ""tout not'3eneral Blanco. : think somie of Ithe officials were cog Jiizant of the plans to deatroy the ives- pm; lout x do not naeileve that the cap tain general was." t uenerai oee said that ha had no knowledge of the reports that a . mine - had "been discovered toy a diver iinder the (Montgomery, while that vessel 'lay n (Havana hartoor. I The consul general did not arrive at he capStol. until 5 o'clock. He ciame in a street car and was not recognized toy the one or two hundred people who had ngregataa on : the outside of , the ouilding to seeh him, tout in the corri lora at tne (entrance to tne rwm ui ihe commi'ttee on foreign, relations he Was1 recogniaed- and given & hearty mndclapping. Hje .'respond!ed, wiith a yow and a smile and hastened into- the (oramittse' room. ' .' ! ' fiHB DHMONSmATlON 'AT N1CRHT. iThe nlgiht demon's'traitiion was almost as quick and unpremiedi'tated as that ;,tffh!ich had greeted General "Lee at the CTt. OiJU BUCUbC VACtl VliEV-Ai l XUC U U.W ;-jd- States "band had! itoeen secured (from jjie barracks and 'the Seventy-first reg menlt fland. under the leadership of Irofessor Fancieulilil formerly conduc- l -6r of the Marine hand- came over f rom Jew York on an afternoon train. The frowd assetalbled without caQing and yy 8 o'clock was 6,800 strong .in the . jbreeftte atoout (the iShoreham hotel where 'jreneral Lee is tiiaiitieredi, 'Before the )flse ft "fais 'twlice that slize. It was Ijffcer 9 o'clock "before hie lapfpaaned on . lie of the small corner (balconieis, "ac companied toy a commi'ttee of tlhe Un- Ipi Veberams 'Legion and the Contfeder ,3te Veteranis A'SsoedaltiionL whiilcsh were tptotQ.y In charge of itfhe 'affair. TTihe f banner" and there wals a tours t of the Ire works from the neighboring (houses, . IjvhQle mounds of red, white land blue ignis flamed' at" totervals along (the -ftreelt, throwing, Ithe crowd on he Wal jony into teihanp relief against a (back ground of flame. The crowd yelled itself ioarse, calilng for'iLee and delmamding v speech. The speech, wag torief anld eO ijnUich, 'brotoen toy 'aplause (that the crowd iaugh't probably .little more ithian i'ts i general drift. General Lee saffid: : "After all the -speeches I have 'been forced loo make in the , past two days- t-juauii 4a;ixniy' 'nope to 'imaase imyiseii leard over th'is greait gathering. I dan fnly assure ytou that such a great dem- ns-tration seems tp rrue out of all airo- joroion no tne sumpie raot or my hum- .; ile presence here, land I! am fraihk to' i iy 1 don't see riat I deserve it, hav- ng onuy itneai y& o .my duty as an bnerlcan, where circuimsltan'ceis p'lacied tie' . - ..- - ''-, -. ;j -t fThie crowd (broke Out afresh and there f-ega yells: ' '"That's it," , Thalt's Wihat ?KU did." ;'. ':. . I. '"I Wave to tlhan'k you heartily ' f or fiiSTsplendid jendlorsement cf my course. it is a thing tha't cam hardilv mm -tm i man more (than once to a lifetime $nd t moves me more than I cain aut i words." . . .. .- t . .V . "You can aict pretty; quicki" cried a Jian in the crowd, and- then some one elled "War! iFight!" and the cheer--jig drowmed . everything else. v . "i have not come to balk war"' con Inu'ed General Lee, "tout if wr comes, h a few days or to a. few years, ithe reselnit crisis has; 'proved that it will tna us a united (peoplo and the. onlv mtest (Will -toe' as to who can carry the .fag farthest and fastest." .-."-! 1 "There, in one thing In conclusion. I i-arit to thanlk toy .7 good -New York liends who have oomie sO nromnltlv to 4he front tonight. It 'is only another-. jvadence . that iNiewjYork is (ready as! jhe has 'been! in thei ipast to stand Ibv Irginla, and if the 'trial comes, I . can lissure you au. that V irtein'ia iwin toe : bund 'shoulder to shoulder with New i .fvrk."l: ' . . i 4 The speaking asn!d music was (followed y . a very (brief reception, to which a w : score ga'ined adlmittaino lim itW poms elf Representative Connell, k "of ennsylvan'ia; . (frornj -whose toaQcony jfieneiral Lee had made his. address. iiRkshmond, - y-a.. April 12.-Consul Seneral Lee arrived here, alt 11 o'clock ihis momCng. . The itraiin remained a.t Jhe depot about (ten m'inutes. There vere at least. "lO 1. ' -.. ' : i-ww.v, lir"- V-- 11 mill llU'a'in'fiT 'the COVTihor.ainirl ftffm.fP amirl if'iii a 1 fichmiond Light- Inifaratry -.Blues. The fovernor welcomed-the. consul general, f :yho made a torief speech. He said the Inline xor loam was over" and tlhait the smie tor action had come. The Hcwlisz- I Ts "fired a teal'ulbe On the an5"al of the L . : " " 1 " . r . - Lil tXMi 11 'l C f bailed. . " . I 4 The general's wife, -son and daughter iiiecomipawy nim as Har as Quanltllco. I Umporia, Va., April 12. Oen'eral Tiee I-pose at 8 o'dock in iffim'e to catch the vnst glimpse of Virginia soil. (He rest d well during 'the night and whfen' he ramie- out of his room he said: "I feel ?Jke (a differarilt man. If I only had a: food crowd (behind me I could turn ack for Havana." ' : '. L ' I : fef THE PAPAI SPANISH NOTES ; icgardlirg Cessation lor War in Cuba A f Congratulatory Message From Wash ington .'..''". :. ifRome, April 12, Tfie Osservatore Ro .'nano, organ Of the Vatican, published .Vjdday the text of the documents bearine Prisis. They areprefaced by a note say ling the pontiff, "seeing the imminent panger of war "between Spain, and. the JJnited States, interposed his action with the greatest solicitude and entire effica- f y in order to avert It and smooth over f ne oDstacles."' fi Then follows a note dated Anfrl nth i pent bythe Spanish minister for foreign raff airs, Senor GullOri, to Monsignor Mer .;. ry. del Val, - the papeL chamberlain, re questing him to inform the papel secre tary of state. Cardinal Ramnoila. so that lhe latter might communicate it to the jpope, that the Spanish government "in consequence of the ardent, noble and re peated urgings of the pope," had decided ito order Captain General Blanco to con- f ede immediately a suspension of hosfitl ties for the period ' which hi3 prudence imay deem fit. with the view to prepare f jtor and fadlitate peace." !. i . njontinuing, t,ne note .reacts: " While -I iave the pleasure of thus satisfying the Twls,Iiess w "Ie reverenu vwuu, it . aiso iexcellenicy "f;-six great powers, fn a collecxive - visit, made to .me this mornine-. found their as- pirations in harmony' with those of the pope, to whom, on this occasion, we re- - . 1 J 1 1 V, ,Z V- ' 8-11 wr. iums,uiaiu;u,. wam uu hence that he will .watch with care s Gen-gence tnat he will .watch with care so MJr VdrofKH natlfyn. i9'v not ih Uminished." the previous ; dispatch mentioned Ijyatoove. ' 'A third document is a dispatch from imt Katitfaotnn fiwrienned bv rthe pope at the immediate suspension of :where the occasion! offers, in order that the legitimate wishes of the Spanish government', may toe realized and the prestige of the noble Cathftlic nation toe unimpaired. After, this The? Osserva tore Romano prints the dispatch of congratulations sent toy Emperor Francis Joseph to the pope "on rhe nappy issue 01 nis inierven tion," adding:: "I venture to hope that with the help of the Almighty the inter ests of 'humanity will be safeguarded." The Osservatore tKomano concludes the ) publication of its series of documents fjwith a dispatch Bated: April 11th, the ' t source of which is! not indicated, saying: - t "The suspension' 4t hostilities has pro duced an excellent impression. 1 have no doutot of the maintenance of peace, We shall, have bellicose speeches in con gress, tout without results. The Influence of the pope in Obtaining the armistice is fujly recogmized toy the American peo ple; and. is hailed with gratitude.- , - ' It is a great leap from the old fash ioned doses of blue-mass and nauseous physics to the pleasant little pills known "at DeWltt'a IAttle Early Bisera. They jure constipation, sick headache and WHousnees. R. R. Bellamy. WRECK OF THE HHHE THE ISSUE: -""' i '.''. - ' V Senators Make This the Cause of c- i A rr " -a -- 4- - C THE OPENING GUNS OF THE CONTEST Vigorous Speeches by Senators Butler and. Masoft Along' the Line of Avenging the Wreck of tW Maine .and the Murder of Her Crew. ' Messrs. Lent? and Bailey Attest the: President's Ambigu- . ous Recojnmendations"-Def ended by Mr. Gros venor, Who Construes the Meaning to Be u? the Independence of Cuba., SENATE Washington'; April 12. JFtor nearly three hours ,.todia.-v. -t?hs Cuban question in itsseveral phases undeT , discussion.-' .Ifcree resolutions toeartog upon the question! -were intro duced, one "by Senatior -iimjdsav. of Ken tucky, directing that tjxe contemplated operations agatoat ith) Spamish army in Cuba be to concert with General Gomez, the supreme command to toe vested in the commander of the 'United States forces', to : the ' enS . that he Imdepentitence of the . Cutoans toe secur ed. The second was "toy Senator Wil son, of Washington, directing the pres ident at once to take such isteps as iwll secure to the Cuban people an indepen dent, republican' form" of government; -and the third was lby Senator Allen, of Ndbraska, declaring the existence of war in Ouba and directing . the presi id4nt to takesteps to stop it and secure to thte people of ithe Jsiiand a stable and. independent governmen t. Following the to'taotion of .the res olutions, speeches were delivered by Senators. Pettus, of I AJatoama; Mason, Of Ii'lin'oils, asnk BuiUer.of North Carolina.- .. ' v . "' ..: ::' ; Senator Pettus' presented an argu ment .thlfltt irvwimw. rwi:1i . o.fc.ojy n-tiitx-vx iiv L WS1TJ- gate to the president the power to make war either, to a general or in a' special sense,, and declared that the making of any war without an express declaration toy congress would toe a dis grace to the nation.; Senetor 'Mason's speech was largely a legal argument in favor of the lecog nitipn of the todependience of the Cu ban republic and was : delivered wi th characteristic tfire and -vehemence. He declared that he waa for War only as a means: of securing am hotnoratole peace. "I have no devsre," he contin ued," to destroy the Spanish) nation, tout her flag must toe dishonored toy sur rendering her sovereignty over Cuban territory as an atonement, for lowering' . our flag, sinking our "ship and 'miurder- ' tog our men. Intervention toy force of arms, as recommended toy the presi dent, is war. To declare, for intervenC ti'on without dtclartog directly, openly, for war Fcems to lack frankness and savors too much of Spanish diplomacy.' Senator (Mascn then went into the history of what" (had, toeen done toy this country in the. past regarding recogni tion and declared (that the Cubans had formed and maintained a civil govern. memt '"Do we wish," hie. said," to re lieve some American! investors who have . bought Spanish, toorida and who wish to trade theto 'for the bonds of the republic? Do we, worse still, wish to leave the door open to compel those Ibrave men and women' to accept some terms of autonomy 'jot to .pay tolood money to -the Spaniards! or the Shy locks of our own land?" : Senator Butler; of: 'North! Carolna, fallowed Senator Mason. He said that he- belonged to what is! popularly term ed the opposition 00 Mne floor of the senate, tout he mainitamed hat this op positibn had thus far. uptrend ;tihe han'ds of the adminiis'tratfon- as loyaljy as had ' the .best friends of thla president and were ready to continue so tb do, so long aa they could and preserve thear self respect. Hie expressed' ) the: hope that the foreign relation commiittee might toe atole to toring toa iresolution that the senate may support 'unanimously, as it voted for the $50,000,000 emergency appropriation' In the -present oiroum eances We would, in the opinion of Sen ator Butler, toe Justified ami driving every Spaniard from the seas and to lay waste every city and town of Spain. This because of the destruction of ithe Maine one of the. foulest crimes In history. He maintained that the Unit ed States had even more exalted rea etons for itheiestalblishment of Cuban Independence -the reasonsf humanity end Jitoerty. ' , ; .-..;' I - Thiel senator regretted; Ithat the presi--&nt did not tteiiteongressiwhajt hie, meant just what he. want-ed; .He disagreed with the president -concerning ithe re cognition of the Cuban republic, main taining that tb stop ithe war on the is land withou grantijig independence of th'3' CSuiban .rpuibs sittiplly meant the crushing of the CJiibiiij' patriots. "Why is General iieo hurrying to Washington ? inquiid Senator 'But ler. "We wereinforniedthat"h'e would have to get out' Of .Havana toefore the president's message , was - read. Yet here comes the message that causes the Spaniards to touild (bonfires and rejoice arid starts the stocks tjir1rTs nliv. ling mterrily and tafises smiles to spread over the countenances.' of Wall street gamWeTs. Within a. ifew 'hours, I hope we .win .we caiiea upon to vote upon a definite proposition; - . The; last one I vmtfH for. with nleicfsnirA T vrwtol fir. the $50,000,000 emenger4ry appropriation. x aa.11 irecuuy w vuiie.ioj oU,UW,UW of for $ 200.000.000 to averterki the Mln. an to free Cuiba; tout yg not-vote to ex- iic"u. , viuuau Avri iiur? , uvu.uii;iui poiocy and I'll not vote jorJany schemes to protect Cuban fbon 'Iders, 4s against humanity and freed an and indepen dence." Senator Pasco, of ijjsiorida, presented a joint resolution, .directing the presi dent to use not to exceed $3,000 of the fund appropriated by - congress .bo re lieve Amertean citizens in Cuba for the relief of Americata: citizens and others who have recently land'ed in Florida mom' uuDa. me expoasned that, wnue the citizens of 'Florida were doing ..H to -their power to. assist ithe refugees their means were limited. The resblu tion was agreeiu" to. ' j . Csdderaitiot-.of the 'sundry civil .'bill was resumied, tout no progreiss '"n1f1e am extended disousston "being precipi tated over the old question of using steam presses instead of-hand presses in the -bureaus of engravmganaprint ing, which is .a toranch.o&.the treasury department. V ' '"--.,; - 1 ai a:aa oowcm',"'"- . -- ' a3ide for the day and thesenate went ihlul :exwuui . " 4:45 o'cioick p. to- .-; ; v V: ; HDUS OF REJPRES0E2nrri'v1ES. Genera? Grosvenor, of Ohio, now gen- .1.,-. . -MArfy.avviWiH ' sa tt:t n-tali1aic9m.a.n of the presiaent on ho floor of the house, IIVU - M '. w . of the president's message to mean! a request ior- a,u;uaorny o se jure aaw and navy of the Unitied States to es- taaiisn on xne isjana w muma. gwem illTril'L lUUIITUUWL 1,. . - garded as an. exceedingly .important In .the . brief detosifce today the open toff guns of the oorut'9t that begins to morrow were fired, i Broadsides wera exchanged and jbhem. the house 'adjcdinn- drew ie fire of Gemeral Grosvenor last Thursday returned to the assault again today attacking what he termed the - vacillating" policy of the presi dent, t-hfe "midnight conferences" at the White house with Senator Ettkins and John Jj -MtaCbok, and asserting that the president's recommendations-really meant: that the. United' 'States should coerce tne "Cuban- tosiurgents into an ac ceptance of Spain's scheme "of auton- ' omy. He taunted the republicans be- -cause the president had -not declared' for the ; independence of Ouba, which the republican platform had demand - ii .rauaus to vi seem," said he, 'whether the majority of the house can be lined tup and whipped ih." Oongresa he decllared sihoudd act nd could bet- ' ter act than the executive "formula - ' mg his. policy at .midnight (behind clos ed dOOrsi with 'the aid of plutocracy. " "A statole government? What do -you propose now ?.- "Let ''this congress' give to the presl dient the army and;the navy, he says, 'and I will go over; fhere and force the Cuban patriots, force the Cuban heroes to sutomit to a statole government at the" hands of Spain, because ithe queen. regent has already advised the admin istration ithat she has ordered a sus pension, iof hos'biUties.'t She ..'cannot ' order a suspenston as against the in- SUrgen'tS. She IhiaA ninit stsmlnntr aU L buil-flg-hters 'anOj ImUies manhood -. enough to order a suspension of hostil ities on tne insurgent side.' This ad- ministration, with all this "vacillating policy which was criticised-toy the Chi- ' cago Trrbuine, an-administratjon -paiper,-asks us to put the army and navy its hands! to go over and punish .the Cubans ;after three heroic fight for liberty that any peopla i maw on tne race or the earth. , In the nostrils of every decenit Ameri- - can." 1 Mr. Hepbur-. republican, of Iowa, made a spirited and indignant reply, denouncing the intimatati of such a P-Jicy as jittle short of scoundrelism." . General Grosvenor followed- "Ha in part: ! : "I wish simiolv ito av itliin.t ith. tvvi . dent of the United States . has asked of-congress the power to use. the army and the navy for the purpose of estato IMiing in the island of Cuba an inde pendent government.- I tate, that the ' president of the United States has ask ed fOr theyusse of the army and navy to establish on the island of 'Cuba an iridependent government and has said so to the plainest kind of English lan guage (cries of "where" on the demo cratic side.) After a great deal, of (trib ulation I am going to givj -o ' the gentlemen Ion 'the Other side a demon stration of every statement which I made. You will hear this language used toy the president and I will leave it to the tnost, acute analytical mind on the other side to say that if that is " hot a proposition to estatoiish on the Island of Citoa a government indepen dent of Spain: ' .; (' 'In veiwj of these facts and of these considerations. I ask congress to au-" thorize and! empower thie presldenit to take measures to secure "" full and final termination , of hostilities between-; the government' of .Spain and 'the people of Cutoa. and to secure in the island; the establishment of a stable govern ment, capable maintaining order and otoserving' its . -nternaitional obliga, rtions. . i ' ' ,; . 1 . . . j . "The very language of ithe president oa understood toy every tobeHligent man of thought is that the object and pur- " pose of using force is to establish a government' with toternational obliea- tions and with the power to discharge those international Obligations. Sa the .whole appeal of the gentlemen from Ohio is like, the picture of a painted ship upon a; painlted oceian. Laughter on retpuiMdlcan side.) "The time is coming very rapidly," said Mr, Grosvenor to - conclusion. "It will toe here I trust, tomonrOwj when undler. the guidance of the ootrnmlttee on foreign affairs, this house will take action, and t will suggest to the gentle- -men on the other side that there will be a degree; of. patriotism, a degree of unanimity of purpose,' ' a degree of oneness in action that will surprise the gentleman -vyhen he looks over the: votes ' that wifll toe taken here tomorrow" (Great applause ort the- republican side.) 1 t Mr.. Badley,! the demoteratifc. leader, replied to General Grosvenor 8n a torief. speech which aroused intense erathus- somewhat remarkable', he said, that the president to sending ; to oongresa one of the; most important messages upon one of the most .exciting ques- ocmn try in years had concluded with a neorymiTMpml aitioin an ."ajmbiiisrlioua that it could fbe ithe occasiian of controversy. Other portions of the message showed that ithe president was a master" of m1(.m A4 .muAnit - T f tfiLk nroflM&n J- ing his recommendations he had done. of the gentlemen from' Ohio to snake dear what: he meant It the presiden t meant the i freedom and independence of Cuba wfhy had! he not said so? "T An inWt 3 beH-ieve." said Mr. Baiilev. "that the president deiitoerately veiled this meaning, and in saying that' I do him more (credit thanj others-on this -floor. I Believe if the presidlemit had designed the estaWishmeint of a free . and independent- repulblic on- the is'land of Cuba he Would hove said so. 'Why did - he say a etatolei government? A -stable vernment ariS, an, independent .., governmeni are vasxiy ouferemi. 1 aa not doutot that Snato couM etatolisih a tatole government. Iits could make a desert and call 4t peace. No one could deny that ithe -preeidlent had asked for authoriity 0 send the army and navy . to Cutola tb restore peace. When our forces- arrived the Spaniards wiil say; ed: 4t is the insurgents .who are at jwar.' be compelled tinder ithe authority he asks to say to the insurgents:- 'Stack.' . . . . , L - 1 , J 1 your arms, reure iron imis items wuere with fire i and sword to afctain your liberty.' ;- ;; - ' r, '' "Mark my words," eabi aar. .janey in conclusion; with uplifed arm and ominous gesture. "No prtesident that sends the army and navj& of the Unit ed States to force the patriot soldiers of Outoa - lay. down' ih'e'lr orma will live, nor, will his fchlldren 'live, to sur vive the i Odauim. (which? the American: people .will fix upon. him. (Great ap plause on the democratic side and in t'he galteTles.) . : . .. . -T . A few ; minutest ; Qoter, the house at 5:20. odjoyrned. ,;; r tSeveral trifling oases were disposed of to police cour yesterday