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AWAIT HIS ACTION.
Cuban Concurrent Resolutions De-
liversd to the President.
Feeling in Spain Regarding Action Of
House-News Is Suppressed
in Havana.

Washington, March 1.-THE concur
rent resolution of congress regarding
Cuba We're delivered at the executive
mansion We're delivered at 0:3O Thurs
day morning by MIR. Platt, the enroll
ing clerk of the senate, being received
by Private Secretary Thurber. The
resolutions We're engrossed in duplicate
and the second copy was delivered to
the department of state for record
and publication with the acts of con-
eress under the provisions of the print
ing law enacted in January, 1895. Prior
to the passage of that act, concurrent
resolutions We're not transmitted to the
department of state. Neither has it
been customary to deliver such resolu-
tions to the president. The only other
case OF record in the 10 years of Mr..
Platt'S service in the senate being the
Armenian resolutions, couple of
months ago. The action taken in those
two instances was because they both
contained provisions for possible act
ion by the president
The president decided not to hold the
regular cabinet meeting Tuesday,
and he and Cecretary Olney spent most
of the morning and part of the after
noon in uninterrupted consultation on
Cuba and other matters. The post
ponement gave rise to an unfounded
ru1nor that the president had left the
city.
Secretary Lamont Tuesday again de-
MED that any army officer or other per-
nj
ment had ben sent by the government
to Cuba for the purpose of ascertain
ing conditions existing there.
The Feeling in Spain.
Madrid, April 1.-THE governments
officials have taken every precaution to
safeguard the United States legation
against attack or insult in view of the
temper of the populace as the result of
the adoption of the Cuban belligerency
resolutions by the United States house
of representatives Monday and similar
measures have been taken for the pro-
lection of the residence of Senior Can
ovas del Castillo, the prime minister.
The governors of the provinces have
been ordered to promptly suppress any
disturbances that may occur, and to
observe such firmness in their action
as will prevent repetition of the dis
order. The city was perfectly. quiet
Tuesday morning. No anti-demon-
STATIONS were made during the night,
nor have any been reported from the
provinces. The tone of the newspa-
pers in commenting upon the action Of
the American house of representatives
is quiet and dignified.
The cabinet at it's meeting Tuesday
considered the matter of asking the
cortes for a credit of $4,000, 900 pesetaa
for the purpose of constructing war
ships.
News Suppressed in Havana.
Havana, April mo news of the
action of the United States house of
representatives in passing the Cuban
resolutions was published here in Mon
day afternoons or Tuesday mornings
papers. and the general public is not
informed as to the action taken. The
result of the vote in the house is known,
however, at the clubs and hotels, the
information having been obtained
through private messages. Sympa-
thizers with the Cubans who are in
formed of the action of congress are
elated over the result, while Spaniards
are indignant.
Havana is quiet and there was no
sign that any public demonstration
of protest will be made.
Delighted at Action of Congress.
New York, April Z. - The Herald's
special cable from Lima, Peru, says:
The sympathizers with the Cuban in
surgents here are greatly delighted at
| the action of the United States con-
gress. Should the congress be sus-
tanned by President Cleveland it is
| probable that all the South American
republics would take action on the
| question of recognition.
Comments of London Daily.
London, April Z. = The Globe, COM
menting on the passage of the Cuban
resolutions by the United States house
of representatives, says: We foresee the
| gravest mischief if President Cleve-
land attempts to bully Spain. Never
| theless the situation in Cuba is desper-
ate. If the war continues much longer
the island will be ruined beyond re-
| demption. The Madrid government
should Immediately give serious con-
| sideration to the question of making
concessions to the Cubans, despite the
loss of national prestige involved.