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UNITED IN ACTION.
Significant Step Taken by Caucus Of
Republican Representatives.
BAgE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
Its Report Will Direct the President
TO intervene to Restore Order
and Establish Firm Cow
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Washington, April 13.-By practical-
ly unanimous vote the Cuban confer
ence of republican representatives de-
cided Tuesday night to work in har.
mony with the house of foreign affairs
committee on representations of the
latter's firm position, to be jncorpo.
rated In report to the house, expected
to-day. This Is the most significant
step vet taken by the body of about
threescore aggressive republican mem
berst whose course has been towards
radical action. They We're in session
for$an. hour tuesday at. the adjourn
ment of the house, and after some Wig
orous speeches and the submission OF a
report on how the foreign affairs com,
mittee stood, decided that they would
be satisfied with the report from the
foreign affairs committee if it made no
change in the position 1t announced to
the steering committee, substantially
as follows: Esd 12i531Tof
ittfaf1ne committees Plans.
A preamble reciting the conditions
IN Cuba consisting largely of QUOTA
tions from the presidents message
which constitutes a scathing arraign-
ment of Spanish misrule and the bar
barities of the war, vigorous refer
ence to the blowing up of the Maine and
resolution authorizing, empowering
and directing the president tointervene
at once for thelpurpose Of restoring
peace and order and the establishment
of firm, stable and Independent gov
eminent on the island of Cuba with the
free consent of the people of the island
and empowering the president to en-
ploy the army and navy forces Of the
United States for this purpose. There
were So Representatives. present and
while there We're several who stood out
temporarily for more pronounced ac-
ton on the line of recognition, they
f1nallygagreed@o on the necessity for uni
flying the conclusion finally adopted.
3 NO New Negotiation.
Wellington April ls.-The diplo-
matte phase Of the Spanish situation is
in statu quo. There are no new nego-
tiations and no further developments
in the old ones. 1t Is the expectation
thatthis status will continue for the
present, at least, while congress con-
siders the subject. A definite under
standing has been reached by the rep
resentatives of the six great powers of
Europe that no additional action from
that quarter would be opportune at this
time. This is not the result of any
meeting of the ambassadors and min
listers, Tor they have not met in body
since the presidents message went to
congress, but their personal exchanges
have been productive Of common un-
deratanding, and their advices sent to
the capitals Of Europe are that the
present situation calls for no further
movement by the powers.
Their Attitude Unknown.
The armistice has gone into effect in
Cuba, but up to late hour no word had
come as to the attitude of the insur-
gents. If they accept 1t the solution
appears to be simple. IT they do not
ao6ept 1t the expectation of the Spanish
government is that this will be made
manifest within the next few days by
continued hostilities by the forces Of
Gomez and others. II the Spanish
troops are attacked while In garrison
they will defend themselves, and there
after will feel free to take the agrees
siye. In granting the armistice 1t is
known that the Span1ah military
authorities did SO as tender to the
insurgents for mutual cessation OF
hostilities, but it is viewed as being q
mutual undertaking, so that If the In
surgents do not accept the tender it is
understood that it will not continue to
operate as means of keeping the Span
tsb troops passive while under fire.
In Fear of His Life.
Word reached here Tuesday that the
Spanish consul at Key West had retired
from the consulate there because of
threats said to have been made against
his life. This Is the first removal Of
Spanish official in the United States as
o result of present troubles. The oon-
sui at Key West reported the circum-
stances IN his case to the Spanish min
lister at Washington and said the feel
Ing extended beyond the consul and in
Guided those Spaniards at Key West
who supported the home government.
As result the consul and a number of
spaniards who have been living there
have removed to Tampa, where 1t is
said their safety is better assured.
The Spanish minister, Senior Polo,
feels that his prediction of more hope
full turn in affairs have been verified,
and there are no signs of impending de-
parture of the minister and his staff.
To Raise War Revenues.
Washington, April 13.-The republic
an members Of the ways and means
committee have agreed upon plan for
raising revenue in case of need to carry
on war with Spain. The plan will raise
more than s1oo,ooo,ooO additional rev.
.enue annually, and is thus distributed:
An additional tax on beer of one dollar
per barrel, estimated to yield $s6, ooo.-
600; a bank stamp tax, on the lines of
the law OF 1865, estimated to yield $780,
000,oooi duty of three cents per pound
on coffee and ten cents per pound on
tea, and like amount of internal tax
on stocks Of coffee and tea on hand In
the United States, estimated to Weld
$28,o00,000; additional tax on tobacco,
expected to yield s15,ooo,o0o. The oom-
mittee also agreed to authorize the is
suing of $5oo,ooo,OOo bonds. These
bonds are to be offered for sale at all
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