Mr. Taylor to Mr. Gresham.
Madrid, March 16, 1894. (Received March 30.)
Sir: I have the honor to report that yesterday I received a note from the minister of state, informing me that he would be ready to receive me at 4 o’clock. At the appointed time I met him in the ministry [Page 443] of state and read to him your dispatch No. 95, of the 14th ultimo, touching the proposed convention for the settlement of claims. As he desired a copy of what I read to him, I left with him a copy according to your instructions. I also presented to him a copy of the draft of the proposed convention, together with a copy of the draft of a proposed clause to be added to article 1. The minister expressed the very greatest pleasure at the receipt of the documents, and he assured me that they should receive his immediate personal attention, and that at an early day he would submit them to his colleagues of the cabinet.
I am, etc.,