Free press., 1906-10-06

by the military secretary, Gen. AIMS
worth, indicate that the orders are
being carried into effect.
Lnst of Cuban Congress.
It was in spirit of utter apathy
that joint session of the senate and
house received the designations of the
president, the vice president and the
members of the cabinet Friday after
noon. This attitude was due in
great measure to despair that any ac-
tion. would result in making Ameri-
can intervention less probable. After
a brief but confused debate congress
decided on the final and forlorn hope
of an apeai to Palma to reconsider his
decision 90 retire. Although the ses-
sicn had been called for o'clock, 1t
was nearly 3 before the members be-
gan to arrive, and at that hour the
improvised gallery in the long bare
chamber. formerly a work room in
big tobacco factory, contained only
sprinkling of spectators Over the
presidents rostrum hung the faded
and tatered folds of the original lone
star flag that was first raised by
Carlos Cespedes in the ten years
struggle for independence. 1t was
now a witness to the closing OF the
brief life of the first Cuban republic.
From the broad street upon which the
house is situated small crowd of
loungers and workmen gazed silently
at the windows of the building.
The assembly was called to order by
Senor Dolz at 1920 and a roll call re-
vealed a quorum, IA senators and 46
representatives being present. The
resignations of the members of the
cabinet tc President Palma were then
read. Thereupon Zayas entered pro-
test. declaring that the president had
DO right to accept the designations of
the cabinet without appointing sue
cessors. Representative Manduley de-
clared that the president had acted
entirely within his rights. The resig-
nation of Mendez Capote, the vice
president, was then read without COM
ment Following this, and amid pro-
found silence, the resignation of Pres
ident Palma was read.
After the resignation had been read
it was decided to make an effort to
get President Palma to withdraw his
resignation and congress adjourned
until y . C1OCh IOI II1dL Pun POSO'
A delegation visited the president
Immediately and placed the PROPOSE
ton before him, but he positively and
! firmly declined to consider such ac'
! ton.
The night session was called for
| 9 O'clock, but at 10 only four mem
bers were present. Senor Manduley
demanded a roll call to determine
whether there was a quorum, saying
! if there was not he would move that
| the session adjourn. General Boza,
a loyal liberal, said he was willing to
wait until midnight. However. as
neither President DolZ nor Genera
Freyre Andrade were present to open
the letter notifying the chair of the
action of the moderate caucus. the
session simply dissolved.
At 10:3O the lights were extin
! guished and the small crowd present
was invited to move on" thus prac-
! tically terminating the present gov
| ernment
Disar,nfng the Insurgents
! Havana, Cuba. = The work of dis
! POSING peacefully of the revolutionary
! forces in arms against the Cuban
! government is already practically I'M
der way Brig. Gen. Frederick Funs-
ton, chairman of the disarmament
commission, had Two amicable confer
ences Sunday with Gems. Pine Guerro
and Del Costello and arranged a pro-
! gramme perfectly satisfactory to all
| concerned
| In fact, Gen. Funston said Sunday
evening that the wind-up will be
SO smooth and rapid that it will take
much less time than had been antici-
Pated. The first landing of any coR-
/ siderable number of Americans took
place Sunday night when $50 marines
came ashore from the squadron in the
| harbor. This force proceeded for CT
| enfuegos Sunday evening on a spe-
cial train. II was explained that this
movement was not made on account
| of any actual trouble in Cienfuegos.
but for the purpose Of exerting a
calming influence on the local situa-
tion, which contains some possibility
of conflict by reason of the tense
! feeling existing between the govern
ment volunteers and the insurgents.