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Show By Tolecrarh. J UK CJKNEVA CO.VFERKNCi:. New York, 20. A Washington special says that general Hanks called on secretary Fish yesterday according to instructions of tho committee on lbrei.tiiatl.Lirs, tocousultlum regarding the proposed action of the house on Peters' resolution advisinc the withdrawal with-drawal of the claims for indirect damages. dama-ges. Fish said that he was not in i favor of modifying the ease, and he knew of no other member of the cabinet cabi-net who was, and that he did not think I it possible to make any modification. At the same time the secretary is s;ild to have admitted that he did no! expect ex-pect a favorable award for indirect damages. At tho cabinet mectiuL which followed, FishcJininunieared the stib.-taiiee of the coulereuce, which met with unqualified approval. A strong lobby reppescntiug the owners of Alula Alu-la una claims has been in Wn.-hing'on the last lew weeks endeavoring to influence in-fluence the administration and congress to withdraw the objectionable portion of our case. Reverdy Johnson has written a letter to Peters declaring his approval of his resolution aud asking permission to address him a moro elaborate elab-orate letter for publication. |