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Show CHAOS REIGNS IN THE CONGRESS OF THE LITTLE CUBAN REPUBLIC Havana, April 6. Thirty-five republicans repub-licans and moderate liberals sat in the house today, but were unable to assemble as-semble the number necessary to open the session, which is forty-two. The nationalists, including Speaker Torre, continued their conferences in the anterooms. ante-rooms. The nationalists reiterated their proposition to join in opening a session if the members officially declared returned re-turned from Pinar del Rio, Puerto Principe and Santiago provinces, refrained re-frained from taking their seats until the house had decided whether they were lawfully elected. The moderates refused to agree to this proposal, except ex-cept in so far as it concerned the mem-I mem-I bcrs from Pinar del Rio, and insisted that the claimants bringing credentials creden-tials from provincial returning board should occupy, their s.-nts until it be proven that they were properly elected. They were willing to concede, however, that these members should not vote on the question of their own claims to seats. The nationalists are preparing a proposition in which they will concede the probability of the moderates having a majority in any event, but will insist in-sist upon a settlement in accordance with the constitution. The situation was discussed at length in the senate on an informal proposition to adjourn because of the impossibility of enacting legislation at present, but no vote was taken. |