The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
DELAYING THE REGIMENTS.
ArtIiIery Bill May Not Get
Before the Egouse lust Vet.

VI
WASHINGTON. March 2. 1S9S.-It is not
at all certain that the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs will be able to get the Haw-
ley bill creating two additional regiments
of artillery before the House for the
present at least. Mr.. Hull, Chairman OF
the committee, was very anxious to get
the bill up last week. and when unani-
nous consent for its consideration was re-
fused he introduced d resolution setting
aside a day for its consideration. This
resolution went to the Committee on
Rules, but has not yet been acted upon.
He. has been urging the Committee on
Rules to give Friday for the consideration
of the bill, but the Speaker has not yet
given hrs consent.
Without a special order the bill cannot
be considered as there is a great deal of
opposition to the measure on the Demo-
cratic side. Both Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Nc
MILAN are strongly opposed to it and are
side in opposition to it. But in this they
will not be successful, as a considerable
number Of Democrats. headed by Mr.. Nc
Clellan of New York. are warmly sup
porting it. Nevertheless. unanimous con-
sent for its consideration is out Of the
question and the hope Of the friends OF
the bill centers in a special rule.
Secretary Long has decided to send a
| nava vessel to Cuba at once with 40 or
suffering r-econcentrados. The vessel
will go to Matanzas or Santiago. 1t IS
said an emergency exists that makes it
in order to sateor the starving. The YES
sci to be sentswill be selected this after
noon.
vessels with relief supplies. The Mont
gomery will take supplies to Matanzas
and the Nashville supplies to Sagua la
Grande.
The vessel will not stop in Cuban waters
but will return Immediately after de-
hvering their supplies. which were fur.
Committee.
Both the State Department and the De-
| partment of Justice have received con-
siderable detailed information relative to
the alleged flibustering steamer Daunt-
less. This is accompanied by the ugges
ton that the vessel might be libelled UNI
der the Navigation laws for c~oncealing
her name, and under the Neutrality laws
for carrying war material to the Cubans.
The correspondence began on Jan. II last,
and covers much data of the past record
of the Dauntless.
1t states that in the middle of January
last the Dauntless was lowering between
Florida and Georgian ports for the evil
dent purpose of eluding detection SO as to
get away with a filibustering party for
Cuba. TIL intimation was conveyed to
the Department of Justice that this pur-
pose was SO clear that it would be a wise
precautlon to place a Deputy United
States marshal or Deputy Collector of
Customs on board the ship.
A memorandum recites the basis of sus-
picion of the Dauntless. 1t states hat
in the case of the United States VS.. John
d. Hart, recently approved by the Court
of Appeals, the testimony of one witness
was that the Dauntless had painted out
her name in order to avoid recognition,
while taking supplies for the Cubans from
the Island of Navassa to Cube. The tes-
timony of this witness is given in detail.
He says the supplies were first brought
from the United States to Navassa on
the ship Laura NJ. where they were
transferred to the Dauntless.
He says he noticed that the word
"Dauntless' appeared on the buckets and
axe handles and yawls of the vessel, but
the name on the bow was covered with
a piece of canvas and the name on the
stern was painted out. For this alleged
offense against the navigation laws it is
pointed out the Dauntless has never been
prosecuted. and it is claimed to be a con-
ject to libel. The memorandum also cites
another instance occurring last May,
when it is stated that the United States
cruiser Marblehead overhauled the Daunt-
less.
.Thereupon. it is stated, the Dauntless
threw over her cargo, las witnessed by
stated that the Dauntless has been known
to apply for clearance from Florida ports
when she had on board cargies consigned
ito the President of the Cuban Republic,
This material. already in the hands of
the authorities here, will be supplemented
by additional information bearing upon
| the recent movements of the DauntlesS,
although it is said that the showing al
ready made ~suffices for action against the
vessel
AT the Spanish legation the Maine in
quiry is not the subject of official atten-
ton, and beyond sharing in the general
interest that is felt in the subject the le-
cation officials have no occasion to con-
slider officially any of the phases of the
affair. Mr.. Du Bose feels satisfied. from
all advices he has received, that the in
quiries proceeding at Havana are being
| facilitated by both parties. He says the
Spanish officials CAV the fullest oppor-
~tunities to the American divers in max
ing their Investigations of the wreck, and
thai Captain Sigsbee has shown the same
consideration to the Spanish officials and
their divers.
AS to the press report coming from
Madrid that a mixed commission may ulti-
mately be required, Mr.. Du Bose feels
that this is quite too far off, and that the
first findings willb significantly conclusive
in establishing the accidental cause of
| the disaster