The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-13
GENERAL LEES DENIAL.
JT PI4CES sENtTOE.LLErT uONEI
IN Az AHhW1KD POSITfON.
The COMPLETION of the Arbitration Treaty
Has strengthened tbs ~ administration
The Passing OF I;utler.

cial-The cmphatr denial te&sgraphed
b. General Fitzhugh Lee. from Havana.
Of Representative Moneys statement.
that he had been entrusted with a mes
sage By General Ice to Secretary Olney
informing the Secretary that spain
cannot quel the cuban Instruction was
ANTICIPATED in these dispatches yesterday.
It's effect. however. IS TO puace the Sen
a,or-elect from Mississippi in a very
! peculiar position before the country ana
one which he Will have coE1ncraDic
difficulty in explaining.
EXCESSIVE ZEAL.
Mr.. Moneys statements arc generally
attributed by members OF Congress TO
excessive zeal in behalf Of the Cubana.
but there ID little question that MS Nlsit
TO the island Is more apt TO have harm
.nl than beneficial effects 80 FAR as the
IiCubans themselves are concerned.
Secretary Olney Is indignant, ana the
general impression is that he ID JusbIeu-
There has been no apparent increase
in the interest among members OF Con-
|, press since Mr.. Money began his PRINT
ed discussion OF the Cu1an situation.
The debate in the senate yesterday
after MIR. Mills concluded his speech was
OF the tamest character. ana the dlspo-
lsition to rush prccipitateE into some UNI
warranted action Is no longer apparent.
THE AKBFTRATdDN TREATY.
The successful termination OF the ncgo-
tiations between this government ana
that of Great Britain and the agreement
upon the arbitration policy, mas aroused
considerable enthusiasm among mtmbeIa
of Congress- regarding both Nj. Olncy
and President Cleveland ana has nn-
iouostionably increased the supporter OK
1.-THE Presidents foreign policy IN botH
Houses Of Congress.
Secretary Olney has shown such signal
ability i'm negotiating both Lc Ntne]ue-
Ian treaty and the arbitration treaty
ithat IL is felt nosy TO be no more than
an act Of justice 10 permit MN also L"
conduct the Cuban affair.
PASSING or BUTLER.
Since the action Of the Popuiist caucus
I'm North Carolina. and the determine
tion of the boilers to vote for whom they
please for senator. Republican senators
here have little doubt Of the reelection
OF Senator Pritchard.
10 is also thought TO have been shown
by the split in the POpulisst ranks that
Senator Butler has lost his grip upon the
state and has been discredted by his
own party.
Tho very astutc Senator from North
Carolina has devoted too much Of his
time 10 an attempt to carry water Oh
both shoulders.
During the campaign the Democrats
always susI Ncted his hdelsy TO the cause
Of Bryan and silver and since the cleo
ton. many of them have expressed the
opinion that his c%qu~ocal course CON
tributed to cause Bryran's defeat.
At the same time. the middle-of-the-
road Populists look upon Butler as a
traitor to their party. and between Lle
two. he is gradually believed 10 be losing
whatever hold he had upon the politics
of his state.
If ~PRrTCHARD IS ELECTED.
Senator PritchardE reelection viii
be q direct defeat for Butler, and mas
much as there is no possibility OF the
election of a Democrat. u may hc safely
assumed that few members IN either
House will regret such q result.
OTHER NOTES.
judge W. II. White. OF Norfolk. who
was appointed some time ago 10 succeed
Mr.. Lassiter as United States District
Attorney for the Eastern district Of Nir-
GINA, was to-day confirmed by the Sen
otc.
Hon. II. V. Strayer. OF Harrisonhurg.
Va, to-day delivered TO the president of
the Senate the electoral vote of that
State. Mr.. Straycr was presented by SEN
ators Daniel and Martin.
The returns were sealed. and upon the
red sealing wax was the impress OF "a
silver dollar.
Tho bin authorizing tho Secretary of
the Navy 10 contract for the purchase
OF Cedar Grove. and a~pITopriating the
sum OF ono hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. or so much thereof as may be
necessary. was to-day r,portcd favorably
from the House Committee ON Naval
Affairs. This bill was introduced in the
Senate by Senator Daniel. and passed
that body March IS. 1896.
The tract of land referred 90 contains
fifty acres. with % water front of one
thousand six hundred feet pm The Eliza
beth river. Immediately opposite the Cos
port navy-yard.
y. w. Rash has been appointed post
master 40 Lug. Grayson county, Va, vice
W. Farmer. resigned.