The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-18
of Texas.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Prcsi-
dent to-day sent the following message
to Congress:
ITO the Senate and House Of Rep
rcsentatives Of tine United States: OH
cial Information from our Consuls III
Cuba establishes the fact that q large
number of American citizens on the ISL
and are in a state OF restitution. suf-
fering for want Of food and medicines.
This applies particularly TO the rura.
districts in the central and eastern
part
The agricultural classes have been
forced from their farms into the near
est towns where they are without work
or money
The local authorities in the several
towns, however kindly disposed, are
unable to relieve the needs of their
own people and are altogether power
less to help our citizens
The latest report from Consul-Gen-
eral Lee estimates from 600 to 500
Americans are without means of sup
port.
I have assured him that provisions
will be made at once to relieve them.
ITO that end | recommend Congress
~ il4ethE on appropriation Oh NOT less
than 500 900 to be Immediately availa-
BILE for use under the direction of the
Secretary of State.
1t is desirable that a part of the
sum which may be appropriated by
Congress should, in the discretion of the
Secretary of State. also be used for the
transportation of American citizens
who. desiring to return to the United
States, are without means to do so.
civilian M'KINLEY
Executive Mansion May II. 1897"
This message was framed at a Cabi-
net meeting held at the White House
early this morning.
Senator Davis of the Foreign Rela-
tons Committee was admitted to the
Cabinet rC N. The members of the
Cabinet present were sherman, Long,
Alger, Gage and McKenna.
Senator Davis left early. but declined
to make any statement Later Repre-
sentative Hit of Illinois. Chairman of
the House Foreign Affairs Committee
in the last Congress. was admitted to
the Cabinet room, while the members
were discussing the message
AS soon as the message reached the
Capitol it was announced that the SEN
ate Committee on Foreign Relations
had decided to report a resolution car
rying it into effect and half an hour
later a resolution appropriating 500
coo for the relief of destitute Ameri-
cans in Cuba passed the Senate with
cut division
1t took exactly eighteen minutes for
the reading of the message. the presen-
tation of the committee report and the
final passage of the resolution.
The scheme of relief did not meet
with equal fortune in the House Hit of
Illinois asked immediate consideration
for a bill appropriating $4,000 for the
relief of destitute Americans in Cuba
but Bailey of Texas said he must OBJ
ject unless an amendment embOdying
Senator MOrgan's resolution for the
recognition of the insurgents be added.
Dingley objected to the amendment,
whereupon Bailey objected to the bill,
and the Cuban question was side
tracked, the House adjournng until
Thursday without any further action.
If Hits bill, apprOpriating $50 1000
for the relief Of American citizens. is
called up again in the House, Bailey
will offer Morgans resolution for the
recognition of belligerency. If the
Committee on Rules reports special
rule for the consideration of the bill
which will prevent amendments, Bal
ley will present a minority report from
the COMMITTEES which will permit
amendments, and insist on vote on
the minority report.