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Show VANIIICiTOX. Co in m II tee Work A 'alt uel .tlt-eiiuc on Cnbii rfsli'-s Lust Wiwhinyton, 21. The cabinet session to-day lasted nenrly two hours. The Cuban tjite.it ion was the subject of discussion, hut iu consideration considera-tion waa not attended by any circumstance circum-stance of unusual importance. The Cuban correspondence shown the last letter of Mr. Fish to Mr. Gushing to he of Xoeiuber 6th. Reviewing the situation he says il is ilie design ot this government to satiatactorily adjust ad-just all questions, and in this desire wo have been patient almost to the limits ol" endurance. He insists that Spain shall bring General liurrie.1 to trial in accordance with the protocol; tiiat in reference to all pending questions the relations with bpaiu are endangered by delay, and that as to all equally the tipuniah government should he informed that the maintenance main-tenance of good relations with this government depend on an early, sut-islactory sut-islactory and conclusive adjustment. A telegram from Curbing November Novem-ber liitli says: "The Spanish government govern-ment repeats the assurance ot the trial ol liurriel." The senate committee on privileges and elections to-d ty considered Morion's Mor-ion's bill U) provide for counting the votes for president and vice-president. No condition was reached, but the opinion of the mjo1 ity of the com mittce seenud to be that tho pending discussion in iho senate ou the abuli-tiunofthe abuli-tiunofthe twenty-second joint rule renders it unnecessary to press Mor-: ton's bill at present, The committee subsequently took up Morton's resolution reso-lution providing lor an investigation of the late Mississippi elections. A long political discussion of general chracter occurred, and considerable opposition to the resolution was developed. de-veloped. The houso committee on appropriations appropri-ations has unanimously decided to report adversely on the bill appropriating appropri-ating $222,71)7 to pay the interest on 'I it:; lliilrift nf Cdnmhhi. bonds. upon tne ground that congress is bound to the extent only tluit interest shall be p'lid, and that as fSOO.000 oi the sum appropriated remains in the district treasury a part of this should be applied to tho payment of intere.-d, and that hercaller the interest should be paid from tho district cum nt receipts. re-ceipts. The committee on tvays and moans gave a nearuig this morning to a deputation from the United Slates Brewers' association in favor of the pafsngeof a bill introduced by Kehr, of Missouri, to abolish tho rule of the internal revenue department fixing two and a hail bushels of malt as the maximum quantity allowed for the production, ot ft thirty-one gallon barrel bar-rel 01 beer or ale, and the brewers' returns show an excess of malt over tho quantity of beer produced. Officers from the internal revenue department present assented to the proposition of the brewers. |