The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-25
A Washington dispatch of Tucsday nigh

A Washington dispatch Of Tucsday night
says:
After more than months discussion Of the
various phases OF the Cuban question, the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs, at their
meeting this morning, came to an important
conclusion by voting to adopt the following
Joint resolution, and to recommend its passage
by Congress. 1t is entitled "a joint resolution
in relation to the contest between the people
Of Cuba and the Government OF Spain,' and IS
as follows:
resentatiues of the United States in Congress
j. assembled, That the President OF the United
States be, and hereby is, authorized and in
stFcted to declare and maintain &strict and
impartial neutrality on the part OF the govern
ment of the United States In the contest now
existing between the people Of Cuba and the
government Of the Kingdom of Spain.
ssSEC. 2. And be IL further resolved, That oil
acts or parts of acrs, and all provisions ofthc
statutes, approved the 10th Of April 1918, en-
titAed An act in addition to the act for the pun
ishment Of certain crimes against the United
States, and to repeal the acts therein men
toned shall be construedto apply equally to
each ofthe parties in the existing contest be-
tween the people of Cuba and the Government
of SPAIN"
This is substantially resolution Introduced
in the House by General Banks on the 10th OF
February last, except modification OF the
last section. His resolution originally propos-
ed that the act of ISlS-better known as the
neutrality laws-should be imperative and
void so long as tie contest continued, but now
Arhe SUSPENSION is unlimited. ii this joint reso-
luton passes both houses of Congress and is
signed by the President, the people OF Cuba
engaged In the contest against Spain Will DO
which Spain is now entitled from the United
States Government, and can purchase vessels
Of war and do other acts of belligefent in
this country. The action OF the committee to-
day Is o sufficient answer to the stories recent
ly published that the interview OF the Secretary
Of State with the committee had siienced It's
contemplated action on this important ques-
tion.
CoLoRED PRINTERS.
The Columbia Typographical Society of this
city having refused, for nearly year, to ad-
NIT to membership the colored printers en-
ployed in the government printing Office,
member of the House intends to offer reso-
luton prohibiting the government printer
from employing any members OF said society
unless they admit TO full membership the COL
ored printers who work in the public Office.
ST. THOMAS AND BANANA.
The Senate Committee on foreign relations
to-day followed up its vote against the acquisl-
ton OF San Domingo by agreeing to report ad-
yersely on the st. Thomas and Bay Of Samana
treaties The majority Of the committee BE-
lieyed that these attempts to get foothold IN
the West Indies have been badly managed, are
ill-timed, and, II ratified, will prove unproflta-
bic. The two treaties decided against to-day
were negotiated by elast administration.
SOUTHERN GARRIsoNS.
The question of distributing the army in
fragmentary portions throughout the Southern
States Is Inst now subject of consideration by
the President and the Cabinet The President
himself can see no beneficial results which
could arise from such policy, and the bestin-
.dcations point to the truth that IN this respect
Nhe is in agreement with Sherman and Belknap.
The call for troops TO be sent to North Caroli-
ma gave decided impetus to the subject OF dis
tributing the army among the peaceable citi-
zens of the States. The question agitating the
authorities here seems to be how far the troops
can be used, and whether or not there Is any
provision in the laws which will allow the mill
tary to be made subject to the authorities OF
any State calling for them, as seems TO be the
desire of the North Carolina officials. Upon
this there has been considerable discussion,
Without any definite result. The matter has
been referred to the Attorney-Gcneral for his
opinion, though not in direct ofhclai way,
aud he will probably deliver an oral opinion
ARMInG THE SOUTHERN STATES.
The following is the bill which passed the
United States Senate on Monday:
s.Be ii enacted That the quota of arms due
to each of the States of Virginia, North Carroll
ma, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida,
Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas,
under the statute of April %, 1908. be allowed
to the said States in the same manner as ifthe
said act had not been modified; and that the
chief of ordnance shall, upon requisition in
the usual form, deliver TO the said several
States the arms or their equivalent in ord
nance stores from January, 1861, to January,
1861
The newspapers contain the following
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