The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-15
CANNOT ACCEPT THE OFFER
THE CUBAN MILITARY ASSEMBLY, THINK $s,OOO,OOO NOT ENOUGH.
Committee of Three Appointed to Visit President Mckinley and Present the Resolutions Passed at the Meeting "Document of Justification" Ac- cepted by Acciamntion.

Havana, March 14.-At q meeting of
 the military assembly this afternoon
 General Sanguilly introduced motion
 protesting against the acceptance of the i $3, ,000,000 voted by the United States, preceding it with long preamble de- claring that the assembly was ready to
 maintaining order in, Cuba The mo- tion called for the adoption of three resolutions, Fin the name of the armed
 people of Cuba" He first extended the
 thanks of the assembly to the United
 States for aid during the recent war. The second thanked the United States for the offer of $3, 100000, but asserted that owing to the assemblys exact
 knowledge of the needs of the Cuban soldiers it's members considered It's their duty to declare the amount insuffi-
 cient.'
 We cannot honorably accept it as gift, but only as loan, D,"-the resolution
 proceeded-"as President Mckinley's authorization is necessary to raise funds needed to accomplish the disarming of the Cuban troops exclusively used for this purpose" The third resolution ap- pointed a committee of three to present these conclusions to President McKin- ley. General sanguilly's motion was carried by eighteen votes against four.
 The document of justification was then read. It is very long and citen cases to show the disobedience of Gen. eral Gomez to the assembly. declaring that those familiar with the inner his- tory of the war know that strained re- lations always existed between him and the Cuban civil authority It reviews his interview with Robert Porter and lays stress upon the fact that Gomez has virtually ignored the assembly dur ing the last two months. The document is in effect an eulogy of the members of the assembly, a declaration that they have done their duty
 The document of justification was finally accepted by exclamation, the as- sembly deciding to print 10000 copies, after which it went into secret session, presumably to discuss means to obtain funds for meeting the expenses at Washington of the committee appointed to present the resolutions-Senors Villa lon, Hovia and Despagne. If the trav- cling expenses of these men are assured, they will proceed to Washington, nom- inally to hand the resolutions to Presi- dent Mckinley, but really, 1t is said. to negotiate the mysterious loan which has been the subject of the private session. The assembly fatuously fails to recog- nze the possibility that President Mc- Kinley will not recognize it or it's com mittee officially.
 General Mayia Rodriguez will issue a manifesto, recitng the action of the as- semby on Saturday and then address ing the soldiers in the following strain:
 "We would thousand times prefer to march to our homes clad in misery and honor, to staining the last four glorious years by a single act of in- or an acceptance of re- ward unauthorized by the assembly | which is our supreme authority and to | which the army owes obedience, because it's the guardian of our interests and | honor"
 Senor Mola resigned his seat in the assembly at to-day's session.
 This evening q rumor is in circulation | that the Washington government will | dissolve the assembly. It is published | in an extra edition of the La Discus sion The suggestion has frequently been made to General Brooke to take such course but up to this time he has 'ormed no such intention.
 Criticism of Civil Governor Moras and Chief of Police Menocal's action yester- lay, in attempting to prevent the pa 'ade, continues. It is reported that an- other demonstration in favor of Gomez will be held tomorrow.