Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-12

perity has remained UNCHANGED thu
unity and harmony Of the Chureh vas
unchanged and the feeling between the
pastor and church had been strengthened
CHICAGO, Dec. IA Washington
special says it seems probable that the
negotiations of Caleb Cushing have not
peen as successful as had been expected.
he President in his message said the
Government of Spain submitted to Mr.
cushing certain proposals which it is
noped may be found to be the basis il
not actual submission of terms TO meet
the requirements Of the particular priets
Oh winch this Government has felt itself
entitled to complain. It is manifest
from the consideration of the Spanisb
note that the proposals submitted do no,
80 nearly furnish the basis as had been
hoped; it remains to he seen whether the
President in his special message will re.
emphasize these words. Should the
conflict not be brough. to an end by the
act oil the parties themselves other ma
tons will be compelled to assume the
responsibility which devolves upon them
and to seriously consider the only re-
manning measures possible mediation
and Intervention. II ID on this point
that the Spanish note is unsatisfactory
and 1t IS evasive us to the pacifcation of
Cuba. 1t Is understood that at the Cabi-
net meeting yesterday the last Spanish
note was discussed at some length. AL
though this note is conciiatory enough
in tone and is in certain sense salts
factory yet it leaves matters in such q
shape that it il not improbable that the
President will be unable in a special
message which he will shortly send in, to
announce to Congress- a determination
OF any of the important questions which
have been the subject of correspondence
between the two Governments. The
President will Therefore remit the DISPOSE
ton of the matter to Congress, and from
the expressions of the members it NAV be
expected there will be some exceptions
taken to the policy of the administration.
A distinguished member of the House.
who has servedwith distinction onForeign
Affairs Committee. and who will, without
doubt. be again placed on it, stated his
positive disagreement with the interyen.
ton idea enunciated in the annual mes
sage. Said intervention could mean
nothing but war, and there would be no
excuse for that. Belligerent recognition,
he claimed, was the only proper course.
The President, in view of the importance
OF the lnter-Ocean Canal project decided
at the last moment to withhold any allu-
sion to it in his annual message, and he
wrote special message upon the SUBJ
ject. This he expects to send to Con-
gress next week. He will especially urge
an appropriation this Winter for the be-
ginning of the work.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia bill was in.
troduced in the Senate on Thursday to
repeal the twelfth section OF the net or.
ganizing the Court to distribute the Ge-
neva award SO as to allow the insurance
companies to participate. 1t is not in
tended to allow claims of foreign com
panies; one of the reasons urged for
inserting the twelfth section excluding
Insurance companies was that stockhold-
ers in many of our companies were for
eigners, and it would not be proper to
allow them the benefit OF the award.