The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-15
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION NORTH CAROLINA DAILY PAPER

of export bounties on agricultural and
other products of the United States con-
ditoaed upon prices in principal markets,
and: upon their carriage in American and
foreign vessels.
Representative Treloar, of Missouri,
has introduced a resolution to amend the
Constitution so as to lengthen the terms
of Office of the President and Senators
to eight years and of Representatives
to four years.
Aster passing many bills of local inn
portance the House adjourned at 4
O'clock.
NO ACTION ON CUBA.
Washington, D. c., Dec 1.-THE re-
ported assassination Of Maceo has re-
kindled interest in the Cuban question in
the House, although it is hardly likely
tkat;the interest will be productive of any
legislative action. Members are unani-
nous in denouneing the method by which
it is claimed the Cuban leader was en-
trapped to his death, although many of
then. say that the information up to date
is insufficient to justify any assumption
by Congress that Maceo was assassinat-
ed. Several joint resolutions calling for
the recognition of the independence and
the Eelligerency of the reyoutionists have
BEEN referred to the House committee on
Foreign Affairs Chairman Hit, of that
committee, says that a meeting will be
called this week to take up the diplomatic
appropriation bill, and to consider gen
eral business. 1t is probably that the
Cubfn partisans on the Committee viii
endeavor to bring up their projects for re-
cognition and there will be discussion, if
NOT hing moro Of flp uupGfinn
The House leaders are disposed to be
very conservative in their treatment Of
this question, and most of them believe
with president Cleveland that there
should be no intervention by this Con-
gresss This il understood to be the posi-
ton keld by Speaker Reed and Chairman
Hit.
Measrs Hit, Draper and Adams con-
stitute the standing subcommittee on
Cubaa Of the Foreign Affairs committee.
General Draper said to-day that the con-
fiicting reports left him in doubt whether
Macec had been assassinated, or whether
he was really dead. He thought it quite
probable that President Cleveland's asser-
ton that the conflict had become one of
wanton murder on both sides might be
correct. He saw no possible outcome OF
| the revolution, but the final victory of
Spain or Intervention by the United
States: General Draper is still opposed
to intervention as he was in the last Con-
gress.
Representative McCreary, of Kentucky,
formerly chairman of the committee, said
that the killing Of Maceo was great out
| rage is it had been perpetrated as re-
| ported. 4: Such violation of faith had
never occurred during the civil war, he
said.
There: was much talk about the House
that there should be an investigation Of
the circumstances Of Maceos death, but
Congress could hardly conduct safely an
inquiry even if it had the authority for
such proceeding under international
law. It:is quite probable that the State
| Department will be called upon to furnish
| all the Information it has concerning the
affair
WithoGt the action Of the Foreign At
fairs committee, and the committee on
Rules, Cnba cannot be brought forward
in the House, and it is decidedly uncer-
tain whether any rule can be secured
from the latter committee even if the
| formers gets.