The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-24
FROM WASHLN GTON.
Special Despatch TO The Evening Telegraph.
The Cuba Question story Made
Public.


The Cuba Question Another story Made
PubIic1
WASHINGTON, March 24-The presence here
of the envoy from the insurrectionary authori
ties of Cuba is attracting much attention In
Government circles, in view of the fact that
he will probably present his credentials to the
Secretary of State. 1t is understood that the
whole subject was discussed at the Cabinet
meeting yesterday, when the Secretary of State
asked the advice of the President and other
members of the Cabinet.
The Government is disposed to move with
great caution i'd the matter, especially in view
of the fact that, from information IN its posses
sion, the revolutionary party in Cuba is by no
means as formidable as represented, nor is there
much likelihood of the insurgents being able to
either establish Oh sustain provisional govern
ment for any length of time. The Government
is also informed officially that the Spanish
authorities at home are shipping not only large
numbers of troops to Cuba, but abundance of
arms and munitions of war.
Except the insurgents receive substantial aid
from some outside source, it is hardly possible
that they can hold out long against the power
which Spain is bringing to bear upon them.
Our Government sympathizes with the liberal
party in Spain, and many high officials here
think that the efforts of the Cuban insurgents
is calculated to distract and weaken the home
government: and as they believe Cuba will be
ours in good time, they are not disposed to
interfere unnecessarily in the present squabbe.
Modification Of the Tenure.Of. Once Act
The Senate Judiciary Committee made their
report on the Civil Tenure act to the caucus this
morning. The committee strike out the first
and second sections ofthe act and in lieu thereof
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suspend and appoint officers during the recess
of the Senate, and within thirty days of the
meeting of Congress the President is required
TO send all nominations to the Senate.
If said appointments are not confirmed va.
cancy will exist when the Senate adJourns, aud
the President will then make another nomina-
tion. The suspended officer is not reinstated
The committee informed the caucus that the
subcommittee had had conference with
President Grant, and showed hip the bill which
they had agreed upon, and that he expressed
himself as perfectly satisfied with IL, and, further
that he did not desire that the act should be
repealed. The caucus Immediately adopted it,
and it will pass with but little opposition.
Despatch to Associated Press.
Progress of the Pacific Railroad Enter.
prise.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The Post Office De-
partment has been officially informed that on
January l the distance between the termini OF
the Central and Union Pacidc Railroads was
3l9 miles. One of these termini was 955 miles
west of Omaha, and the other at Carlin, 445
miles east of Sacramento.
On the Ist of February the Central Road had
been extended to Echo, z3 miles east OF Cariin ;
| on the 25th of February, extended to Wells. 90
miles east of Elcho; on the oath OF March the
| Union Pacific has been extended to Ogden, west
| Evanston 85 miles, and the Central to Lucca,
| east of Wells "a miles, thus leaving gap of
| only 50 miles TO be filed in order to unite the
| two Pacific roads.