Show GENERAL LEUS SENSIBLE He Declines to Makn a Public Show of Himself Him-self Poolevoto that AU lpl end 1101 to 11 be Irred 10 tore Op Petition Til WDBhlnson April 13At 10 oclack a Joint committee fn V the Union Veteinn League and the Confederate Veteran aenoclallon of the District of Columbia called on Consul General Lee at the Shorham 1ot1 and invited In-vited him to attend a public reception to be given In his honor at 1 early day fIn f-In response the general said that he would rather not have a reception The people of Washington had been very kind to him nnd he appreciated their kindness He was very llre however how-ever and would much prefer to rest a while In Washington I was explained that there would he no handshaking except with the ladies and the only speech that would be permitted would be a brief address of xielvorne by Corporal Cor-poral Tanner The old soldiers In 1 line mould give him the military salute Instead sv > shaking hand und Altogether Alto-gether the cepllon ould be made my easy for him I was slaled further fur-ther that the citizens of Washington Were extremely anxious to meet him and out or deference to their shes the committee thought the general should valve his objections He sold he thought I unwise to an pear In 0 public 1 manner To tin np peal from an old comrade that hs could afford to surrender once In his life cs nerlally to his friends nnd admirers the general finally coanantei lo hcl the mailer In abeyance until 10 3D oclock tomorrow when he would give the committee him unr Several inctnbers of the cmie afterwards expressed the opinion that thi general should not appear In thin public way at this tlm F His rtpp nrin > tncy said might be misinterpreted and give Use I to criticism I Is J altogether probable prob-able that the reception will not beheld During the committees Conference with On le Senor Palma The head of the Cuban junta In New York unit Senor Ouesada their Whlngton rp renttlv were Introduced The general 1 stank hands sitth them In 1 formal way of Paid I I nihm 01 Ie said that as soon an he hd breakfasted he would go to the tat nr und navy departments to call cal upon the omclols Further than that he made no plans Ile did not expect to appear before any or the congre Minuet commll today cangr On Lee was very hearse Owing to the open air speeches lie line ben compelled com-pelled to make during the last rw day At noon On Lee visited the nay department at the Invitation of the tratsc board with ham h 0 con board alted > P ft lie I 115 Was oclock ulth I j Ith 37 = elusion of the meeting It I vas stated by those present that Un Leo and the members at the board had goneover the entire question of Offensive And defensive movements In thont of htltls but no details of course term obtainable |