Cruiser Garibaldi

alono would demand the action which has been and is about to be taken. The destruction of the Maine, however, is held by those who insist upon making it an issue to have been clearly proved (by the limination of all otter pcssibilitles) to be chargeable to Spanish officials and to have been an act of war. Viewing it in this lipht. +v regard it as the grave cause for action. To avoid this conflict of opinión between the president and congress, it is proposed to adopt no preamble to the resolution, but to simply adopt the resolutions recognizing independence of uCba and directing the use of the army and navy to enforce this recognition. The reason, if this is done, will then be stated in the report of the committee, in which -the views of the committee will flnd full expression. It is almost impossible to secure any official information at the white house or state, navy and war departments. Naval orders and movement of vessels are no longer posted. Judge Day called on the president early in the day; later Secretary Gage was summoned by telephone. At 10 ö'clock Attorney-General Griggs called.