Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-08
HE CANNON BILL.
conference at the White House Prior TO
Its Introduction.
NIIDDlDn on
SUPPORT OF GENERAL LEE
universal Commentator and Endorse.
menl Of Our Cuban Representative.
a SILVER COINAGE mE,supp
" ~ introduced by Senator mar,,,
Dep"te In Congress on armxrn
crease bili-Mr. Hay AppIauded--
Washington Personals

"AShlNGTON, d. c.. March 7-(sna.
oial)-The most significant event Of 10.
uay at the national capital was the visit
"iiS morning TO the White House OF three
VI the Republican leaders in the House
| OF Representatives, and the subsacuer,
introduction of bill by Mr.. Cannon. NJ
lliihols' appropriatlng $5O,OOOOOO for tba
deience Of the country, and mal,in, The.
su,' available by the President until July,
1883 Ihe three leaders were Chairman
boutelle, OF the Committee on Naval A.
IaHs' chairman Dingley. OF the Wavs
ana Means Committee, and Chairman
cannon, of the Appropriations Commit.
Zee. They had long conference with tho
President. and gave him every assurance
''at III Whatever action he took Congress
would give him Unanimous support.
Inc president expressed himself yerv
iteely, and with the effect of CONVINCING |
Messrs' Boutelle Dingley, and Cannon
mat the national honor was safe I'm nis |
h"hus' ana that he would be ready for !
any emergency that might confront ne /
II Is understood that it was to place him
IN position to cope with Spain that Mr..
cannon Immediately offered his $50 900 GOO
apr oprlation bill. large portion of this
sum VIII be used in the purchase and
equipment Of eight new battleships.
Following is the Cannon bill:
re II enacted by the Senate and House
Oh representatives, in Congress assem-
Died. That there is hereby appropriated
out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the national
ceience and for each and every purpose
connected herewith to be expended at
the discretion OF the President, and to re-
main available until June 80, 1892 so, Co.,
Co.,"
Senators Allison and Hale and Con-
gresham Grosvenor accompanied The
three House chairmen, and took part in
the White House conference The bill
VIII be reported by the Committee on APP
tomorrow probably, and
viii be passed in regular order.
From o'clock until nearly .l2 to-day !
he throng Of Senators and Representa-
ives Kept streaming in and out Of the :
" hlte House. Consultations were going
m all the time, and there were moments
when the Presidents private office was
70 fun that there was hardly room for =
mother man.
SUPPORT OF LEE.
The visitors, without an exception, con-
ratulated the President in the strongest =
ossible terms upon the stand he mas -
AIKEN in regard to General Fitzhugh Lee, !,
nd in the matter of transporting sup -
lies to the starving reconcentradoes in ~
uba. Nearly every one who spoke with ~
ne President was more or less familiar T.,
18th what General Lee had done and | -
ley heartily approved of and endorsed -,
is every act. He has come to be unlver- o.
Ally recognized by public men in Wash NJ
gtOn as an almost ideal type of true =,
mericansm, bold, firm, and insistent 81
pom full and proper recognition Of the -
ghts of everything American. yet never -,
fensively aggressive, and always cUur- ~
Gus in his official relations with the -
lanish authorities. He has not the art 80
clothing his meaning in tortuous di- ho
omatic phraseology, but employs plain no
nglish to express simple facts, and 10 -
We his views as to what could and should al
Il be done. The administration has -,
oked upon him as the best man avail
lie for the discharge of the peculiarly
sponsible and delicate duties devolving T.,
on the Habana Consul General. and for M
at reason he has received and will con- ~, IN
iue to receive full administration back 10 10
:. oI
LEES INSTRUCTIONS. ,r
ftutid al Lee > llSIuCllODS WHen ne re- | bill
med TO his post i'm Habana last Novem- me
r were 20 be unyielding in his demands \
at the rights Of Americans be given de,
! recognition. He was directed TO make bei
position i'm this regard so plain that bill
could not be misunderstood. He was nal
d that over his consulate hOated the n
lerican flag. and that the full power Of ella
government was behind him i'm every are
ng he might do that was proper for the am,
holding of American honor and the car
hts of American citizens, be they great per
small. bro
eneral Lee was particularly cautioned wa
to give needless offence. but let # IN
understood that he was in Il G
bana TO protect American interests. NJ
this respect General Lee fully carried enc
his instructions. and there is abun- gen
Il testimony that he has borne himself GOO
and in a manner to reflect for
lit upon the people he represents. He sid.
the courage Of a Numidian lion is "a
acious. and is "A gentleman ever enc
view of the assurances which the ga.
sident received that Spain would not sid,
st upon General Lees recall, for the NOR