The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-15
THIRD EDITION
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL.
The Presidents Cuban Message.
The Excitement Increasing.
Denial of the Cushing Story.
Persecution of Japanese Christians.
Denial of the Cushing Story.
Persecution of Japanese Christians
IRON WASHINGTON.
The Presidents Cuban BIessage.


WASHINGTON, June 15.-It has been reliably
ascertained that so far from General Cushing
having anything to do with the Presidents
Cuban message, as intimated in the House
yesterday, he was much surprised on hearing
the document had been communicated to Con-
gress. No one on the outside of the executive
department had anything whatever to do with
its preparation, or knew of its existence before
il was submitted TO the members of the Cabinet,
two them, Boutwell, and Belknap, being absent
from Washington. Those who were present
agreed that the condition of affairs in the island
OF Cuba did not Justify declaration of bellige-
rent rights, and il is known the position of the
President is, that while all peoples struggling
for their liberty have his sympathies, and while
he would be glad to see all who live on this
continent in possession of a republican govern
ment, his oath of office requires him to see that
the Constitution and the laws are executed
without regard to his mere individual desires or
sympathy.
Visitors Mt the white House.
Forty-seven members of the Home Circle of
The Brotherhood of the Union, male and female,
of the cities of Washington and Baltimore
visited the Executive Manion this morning to
pay their respects to the President He re-
ceived them in the EastIRoom. 1t was explained
TO him that the organization was for benevolent
as well as patriotic purposes, when the Presi-
dent expressed his thanks for their calling, and
the company were severally presented to him
and shook hands.
The Porter Assault Case.
The Judiciary Committee heard several wit
nesses in the case of Porter vs.. Woods. Porter
testifed-Woods met him on the street ia Rich
mond while Porter was on the way to his house
to proceed thence to Washington; Woods ac-
costed Porter in a friendly manner, asked Porter
TO drink; Porter refused, when Woods struck
Porter, knocking him down, partially senseless.
All this occurred while Porter was absent from
his seat on leave of absence. and five days before
his leave of absence from the House expired.
Mr.. Humphreys corroborated Porter's state
ment and believed Woods used brass knuckles
The committee meets again at half-past to-
night.
Banks and Fitch
Special Despatch to the Euening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-Several members
and Senators called upon the President to-day,
and asked him what he thought of the speeches
of Banks and Fitch? He did not seem inclined
to talk on the subject, but remarked that he
hoped the House would not pass the resolution
reported by the majority of the Foreign Affairs
Committee.
Logan and Fish.
1t understood that Mr.. Logan in his speech
to-day will demand the removal of Secretary
Fish and will charge that he is too big load for
the Republicans to carry into the cam mpaign.
The Cuban Resolutions.
1t is not probable that vote will be taken on
the resolutions. Republicans seem afraid to
vote either for or against them. To vote for
them would, they think, offend the adminlstra-
tion; to vote against them will endanger their
success before the people; SO they propose to
dodge the whole matter.
The Tax on Coal.
The Ways and Means Committee to day re-
ported the free Coal BILL but it was so absurd in
the opinion of gentleman who offered the reso-
luton directing them to report the bill, that he
asked the House to recommit it with instruc-
ton that the committee bring in bill repeating
the import duty coal. The committee do
not want to report any bill.
~ MIR. Garfield's Little BILL
Mr.. Garfield has again occupied the morning
hour with his muddled financial bill. He is
tloundering through piles of figures, but the
House does not seem to be giving him any at
tenton. All the amendments have been voted
down, and there is little prospect of the passage
of the bill
The Christian Converts in Japan.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
The State Department to-day received de-
spatches from Minister Motley, principally in
relation to the prosecutions of converts to Chris
tianity in Japan. The British, French, and
Prussian Governments are in accord with our
own in interposing their good offices for the
protection of those Christians.
They will exert their moral powers to this
end. Force cannot be used, as no treaty obli-
cations are violated. 1t appears the Japanese
opposition is not because the converts are
Christian, but because it is feared the professed
faith will render them disloyal to their Govern
ment.