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Show To be or riot to be. Wasiington, March 28. Today has been one of action in every, branch of olirial life action it tho WhiteJIouse, whero the president nnd his cabinet advisors assembled in epecial cabinet session at 10 :'M o'clock; action in both brandies of congus, whero the message of the president on the amino disaster and tho report nnd testimony of the court inquiry yero nceived : action in tho secret conference of state officials an ! diplomntes concerning the latest phases of Spanish-AnH'ricani.egotationf-, and action in the war and navy depait-ments, depait-ments, with the Spanish situation as the common purpose of all the varying aspects of official action. Seldom has a day heon replete with so many diverso and important phases of a single subject. And yet throughout this activity, the pievailing tone, ns removed from administration sources, has been moreaesuringuiore in the line of peace, than ithas been for some days. This was the impression conveyed to cabinet officers after tho special cabinet session. The samesentimentcharacter-ized samesentimentcharacter-ized the diplomatic conference at the state department. But in the congtesi, which nifo'rded tho greatest field for anti-Spanish and warlike expressions, a strain of discontent nnd uneasiness prevailed pre-vailed after the president's messago nnd tho Maine report were submitted especially'on tho house side. |