Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-21
WASHINGTON NEWS BUDGET
Consul. General Lee Has Been Directed
to Draw to the Amount of $4,000
for the Immediate Relief of
Americans in Cuba.
The OTHER CONSULS WILL COOPERATE
A Denomination Against One of the
American Consulates in Cuba Has
Been Reported - Consulate
Guarded by Order of High
Spanish Officials.

Washington, May 21.-The secretary o
state has directed Consul General Lee a
Havana, to draw for the immediate pur
chase of supplies and medicines for the
relief of American citizens, and trans
portation eor such as are without tn,
means, and WHO desire 20 return to tn;
United States, not to exceed $4,000. H,
is also instructed to furnish United Statei
consuls in Cuba, at his discretion, witt
funds for this purpose. Consul Brice a,
Matapzes, has been instructed to apply te
General Lee for funds, with which to re-
lieve American citizens there.
RELIEF RESOLUTION.
The resolution appropriating $4,000
for the relief of suffering Americans ir
Cuba, was signed yesterday by Speaker
Reed, but owing to the absence of the
vice president, and president pro tenn
Senator Frye of the senate, the resolution
could not receive the signature of either
As the senate has adjourned until Mon.
day, it cannot be signed before that day
SENATOR MORRILL, SERIOUSLY ILL.
Senator Morrill, of Vermont, chairman
OF the finance committee, is seriously ILL
He has been confined to his bed since Sat
urdaY from the effects of a cold. Mrs
Morrill, is also quite ill.
NOT SIGNED.
Owing to hitch at the capital, the
Cuba relief resolution was not signed
yesterday by the vice president and the
speaker. As signatures must be attached
during the sessions, and as both houses
have adjourned until Monday, nothing
can be done until then.
CONGRESSIONAL OUTING.
About 60 members of congress left
Washington this morning for days out
ing at Monticello, the old home OF
Thomas Jefferson. The seargent. alarms
of the senate, Colonel Richard Bright,
was in charge.
CUBAN MATTERS.
The cabinet meeting today was interest
ing, because the principal subject of dis
cussion was in regard to Onba. The action
of the senate yesterday in passing the Nor
gan joint resolution, declaring state of
war In Cuba, was regarded as move
meat, that threatened, if carried out, to
interfere seriously with the efforts of the
executive branch of the government, to
accomplish something substantial for the
Cubsns. Details of the plan which Presi-
dent Mckinley has in mind, have not
yet been disclosed, in. fact, it may
be said, they are aubject to. ar
rangements upon the basis of the
latest official information received
from Cuba, probably from Mr.. Calhoun.
But it was clearly manifested in the cab
met meeting today that the president had
made up his mind to another forward
step, and while up to this time, he has
done as he promised in the beginning OF
his administration, and confined his effort
largely to securing absolute protection
for American citizens in Cuba, he has
now come to determination to use his
powers to stop bloodshed on the island as
far as this can be done, without involving
the United States In war.
There was some talk repecting the ap-
plication for relief measures in favor of
American citizens in Cuba.
A full report of the forestry commission
upon the reservation question was dis
cussed, but no action taken.