The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-17
LA TE:S /
RELIEF
For theAmericanS
in Cuba.
The President Sends a
Message to Congress.
In it He Recommends Appr0-
priatiOn of $4,000
To Be Expended Under Direction of
Secretary of State.
The senate Passes Necessary Resolu-
tion without Division.
In it He Recommends Appro-
priatlOn of $4,000
To BE Expended Under Direction of
Secretary of State.
Tie senate Passes Necessary Resolu.
tion Without a Division.

Washington. May IL. The president to-
day sent the following. message to Con-
gTcsS:
To the Senate and the House OF Repre-
sentatives Of the United States:
Official information from our consuls in
Cuba establishes the fact that large
number Of American citizens in the island
are in state of destitution suffering for
want of food and medicine This spplies
particularly to the rural districts os tho
central and eastern parts The agricul-
turnl classes hav3 been forced FROM their
farms into the nearest towns, where they
arc without work or nionev.
The local authorities of several towns,
however kindly disposed, are unable to
relieve the needs of their own people and
are altogether powerless To help our own
citizens. The iatest rcrors Of Consul
General Lee estimates that six TO eight
hundred are without means of support 1
have assured him that provision will be
made at once 10 relieve them To that
end / recommend that Congress make an
approximation OF not less than 500, 600 to be
used under direction Of the secretary Of
state.
Signed wM. MCKINLEY.
Executive Mansion, May IL, 1897. !:
Cabinet Considered the Message.
A special meeting Of the cabinet was
summoned this morning 10 consider the
Cuban matter and the outline Of tine mes
sage was discussed. Senator Duy is OF the
foreign relations committee called at tho
White House while the meeting was in
progress and was admitted yo the cabinet
room at once. The members of tho cabi-
net present were Secretaries Sherman,
Long, Alger, Gage and McKenra The
president sent out word TO the politicians
and Others waiting to talk with him that
he could see no one.
Senator Davis left early, but refused to
make any statement regarding the mes-
sage. Later Representative Hit of lii
nois, chairman of the House foreign
affairs committee, Of the last Congress,
arrived and was admitted to the cabinot
room.
Passes Senate Without Division.
A Cuban resolution appropriating
$50, 600 for the destitute Americans in
CUBA passed the Senate without division.
Held In I'm the House by MIR. Bailey.
In the House Mr.. Hit of Illinois asked
for the Immediate consideration OF bill
To appropriate SD coo FOR tho relief OF des-
titutc Americans in & uba, but Mr.. Bailey
of Texas said he must cbjcct unless an
amendment ombodying senator Morgan's
resolution iCt tnc recognition OF the In
surgcu,s be added. MIR. Dingley objected
To- the amendment, whercupon Mi. Bailey
objected 10 the bill and the Cuban qucs.
ton was side tracked.
Plan Of House Democrats.
The Democrats OF the House haye
formed a.plan which may force the House
to IA vote ON the question of recognizing
the bellicerency OF the Cubans Ii Mr.
Hits blll for an appropriation of $50, 900
for relief os American citizens js called
up again. MIR. Bailey will offer senator
horgans resolution for she recognition
of bclligereley. If. rs IL reported, the
coRinl6Gce on rCles makes spccia. rule
for tho consideration OF the bill IL will
prevent amendments as was dorc in tho
tariff bill. The Republican leaders say
tiIat the presidents message presents
business question which they do nos wish
to complicate with the question cf recog-
milton.