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ernmeut. Senator Hosr's attitude is az much
myatcry 10 his colleagues as is that Of Mr..

eminent. Senator Hoar's attitude n az much
offs mystery to his colleagues as Is that OF Mr..
With regard to Mr.. Sherman. however. there
IL less surprise, because OF his constant incon-
tionnl Importance arising in the Senate. II was
only yesterday that the Senate. Committed on
Chairman. reported tho s%anguily resolution
unanimously, with the. agreement, also unani-
nous, thai, n should he pressed to n vote, M
against all other questions before the SEN
ate. Yet before the resolution was four hours
old, tho Ohio senator. who Q week hence
nents OF the resolution TO sidetrack Il TO make
VA for ,v ihc In, Indian MppsoprlS'ITGn n a bill; When s,,
tempted TO explain IL by rcitcrating his sym.
pathy for Cuba, but stating that hc felt II 70 be
h ns.s a ~ inc :" s s.%nd oy n isG s, Tfs"lsr d SrfSr , 2s d Snsi,
10 hope that AFTER the Ith Of March he socre:
vigorous Anericanism to tho Cuban question
than he IL Il to-day.
used every, possible endeavor to-day 70 bring
about the defeat or abandonment Of the San.
gully resolution: u was represented that there
was no evidence that no was an American citi.
the resolution could be passed. and all other
but thoy had no effect. Indeed, this attempted in.
reference Of the state Department only served to
that wo e"i i bring Spain into to t raTes At The White
House and the State Department during the day
not ono word OF official information could be OBJ
tanned regarding the persistent report that Con-
sulGencral Ice had resigned or had received his
passport. and the secrecy that was placed upon
nation was Indicative OF the feSerish anxiety
Of the President and Secretary Olney to
2 se tht the critical pHsll'G situation isSm sn IN Hsva .Ss fH Il Is
understood. however, that Gen. Lee has OK
pressed. both TO the President and to Secretary
Olney, his unwillinRncss to remain longer In tho
embarrassing situation In, WHICH he Is placed,
because OF the refusal Of. the Administration to
Spain. and that Secretary Olncy is cndcavoring
10 persuade him 10 withhold decisive action for
,ns pr %oals NATURALLY AfSGrdIiIpsh 1E me sn Sp,nI,SSp o. o an fse
subject, 1t Is President Cleveland and not Secre-
tary ,0lney who Is directly responsible for the
continuance OF the un-American Cuban policy.
ng, should be done 20 offend spain Just now.
leagues In the Senate, tho friends Of Cuba In the
House are endeavoring to bring about some ac-
sy%p ,ni, w or t RiacsS BODY sn r Siso w ihs o tha ChSnn n!
saTSents and the imprisoned Americars, It is
tho reoponing OF the Cuban case there, but
PEELED to hold a meeting this morning. for
, %RSa ihS ,h PFfiH %pqi:onm aS5 az 81 A lnseiF%n' III,
liens IN Cuba. Secretary Olney has not yet re-
piled TO a likS, resolution passed by the Senate,
Esssi sSa z chairman ssf aS" Hit ss'R inserted n the S,sG demand M md
with the public interests. This phrase Is al.
why's regarded and intended to DO n loop.
hole through which department officials
who do not wish to be frank with
Congress. can escape, and although Chairman
that may be passed by the Senate will be con.
s4derod by the House committee, he holds out no
hope that the House Itself will be allowed to go
on record once more In behalf OF the Cuban In.
sureents and the protection Of the rights of
American citizens.
In the Senate tomorrow discussion Of tho San.
gully resolution will probably be renewed. Its
opponents declare that they will talk against
lime FROM now until the 4th OF March, II needed
TO defeat II.