The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-01

compartment or the sessions OF the House
in these exciting days, and today an hour
before the session convened every inch OF
available space was taken. and hundreds
besieged the doors unable to gain admis-
sien.
Mr. Boutelle, chairman Of the naval
COMMITTEES, desired TO 90 ahead with the
naval appropriation bill. desrite the fact
that under the rules th IL was private bill
day. He explained briefly the urgent
necessity OF gettioR the Lill through nc
once. A very significant incident occurred
while an attempt was being made I'D
effect an srraneement to postpone private
bill day until Tuesday. The speaker
himself scanned to hesitate about asking
the consent OF the House. whereupon Mr.
Bromwell Rep, Ohio) asked II Tuesday
was set apart for private bills whether ir
would interfere with report from the
foreign affairs committee.
"lt certainly would, replied the
sperk ksr promptly.
"Inen OBJECT" shouted Mr.. Brozu-
well.
subsequently he withdrew his Gbjec-
iion with tue understanding that Tues
day should te private till day, proviusd
the foreign affairs committees had no re-
PORT to make To the House.
TIE naval bill was then taken up.
Mr.. King Dem, Wash. made a poiut
of oroer against the provision for new
overruled by the chair.
air. Cannon, chairman Of the sppropri-
alton committee, efieftd -Substi4asie for
the paragraph in the bill providing for
three hattleships aud six torpedo hoat
destroyers. The substituts provided for
one battlssbip to cost 81, 600. GOO exclusive
of armament. IL torpedo boot destroyers
ana l2 torpedo boats, to cost not exotet-
ing "a, fOO,00O.
Mr. cannon supported the amend ment.
woODFoRD'S DISPATCH.
The following is an abstract from ths
tele xram Yeeived from General WoOdtor1
on the evening Of March "a. 1895, on the
general situation in Cuba:
He informs the government OF the Unit
ed States that General biaEco has revt ksd
the bando relating to the rsconcsntranoA
In the western provinces Cf Cuba, whicH
are understood to be tie provinces OF
Matsnzas Santa Clara, habana and
Tinsr Del Rio: that the Spanish govern
ment has placed at the disposal OF the
governor general the credit OF 1900 600
pesetas. 5000, OO0, 60 the end that tine
country people may return at once and
with success to their labOrs.
Tho spanish government will accept
whatever assistance TO feed and succUr
the ne,essitous may be sant from the
United States inaccordance with the
conflde the preparation for an honorable
and staple peace TO the insular parlia-
ment, without whose concurrence III
Spanish government would not hs abls to
arrive at the final result, being under
stood that tho powers reserved bv the
constitution 10 the central government
are not lessened or diminished.
As the Cuban chambers will not meet
until the 4th Of May, the spanish govern
ment will not, on its Fart, object to
SUSPENSION OF hostiIities. IL asked for bv
the insurgents from the General-iu- -chief,
10 whom 1t will telonR to determine the
duration ana the condition OF the suspen-
sion.
The president will eonmunicats witt
Congress us soon as Iu can preDAfr
message.
Ihe foregoing, Including the last para
graph, WIS made public Immediately after
the cabinet meeting.
The cabinet will meet again at 8 o'clock.
Msm bers OF the cabinet regard the situ-
alton as Of the very gravest and most
critical character possible.
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