The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19
ACTON OF THE COMMITTEE.
olney's Advice Not tIceded.
Text Off Br.oiution as Il Will be Re

ported.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. lS-Soc-
retnry olney was before the senatecom-
mittee on foreign relations to-day and
was closctcd with them for consider
able time. The committee was
| prompt In beginning its work at the
| FpecIfcd hour of 1920 O'Clock. all the
members except Senator's Gray and
| Daniel being present. The meeting was
held FOR the express purpose o! con-
| ,inuing the discussion OF policy on
the Cuban question 10 be recommend
| cd by the committee. and Secretary
| Olncy was present GOr the purpose OF
giving advice aud placing before the
committee information in his possess
| ion bearing upon the question. The
meeting was strictly private. Mr. Oh
| ney being tbc only person not 4 mem
| ber OF the committee who WIS admit
| ted 90 the conference.
II was early understood, however.
rEat-the tendGhtg OF The sccrctary's
advice was against preC!pItate action
| by thc committee bu; that she advo-
| Gates or the Cameron resolution were
not displaying any disposition 10
| change thelr determination TO report
Il.
Secretary Olney, It is claimed by the
| members OF the committee who favor
| ed action on Cuba, did no. have any
new Information 10 present and they
say the committee knew rs much
| about the condition OF affairs IN Cuba
as was known by the state department.
| Secretary Oncy urged that no aCsion
be taken at present and point@d out
that there Is no real government. 10
| recognize.
The agreement to report the Gamer.
on resolution Was reached immCt!il te-
| ly after Mr. Olney left the committee
room,a quarter past twelve o'clock and
was arrived ut without division or
expressed difference OF opinion. The
| only division was as to the time TINT
the resolution should be reported to
| the senate. Senator Cameron moved Its
report on Monday next. Senator Shcr-
man suggested that the report should
| not be put in until after the holidays,
| When the question was put to the
committee the Cameron motion pre-
vailed by large majority.
The resolution as modified andaS-eed
upon bv the coumittcc Is us follows:
| "Resolrcd, BY the senate and house
| OF representatives OF the United States
| OF America. In Congress assembled,
that the independence OF the republic
| Of Cuba be. and the sane Is hereby
acknowledged by the United States OF
Americn.
Section THAT the United States
will use It's friendly Offices with the
| government of Spain to bring to close
| the war between Spain and Cuba"
The time OF the committee was taken
up largely with Secretary Olncy's
Etutcmcnt md with reading portions
| Of the report on the resolution as PIE
pared by Senator Cameron. Mr. olney
| refused after leaving the committee
room 10 reveal thc nature OF his COM
munIcatlon TO the committee. MI that
! can say ns to our proceedings" said
n mcmbc- OF the committee. "is that
we adopted II motion to report tho
| Cameron resolution Immediately after
| Mr.. Olncv left"
Another member OF the committee IS
responsible for the statcmCat thattherc
was 10 division on this proposition
DO sou mean" he was asked, that
| the committee vas unanimhuE?'
Yes, Il amounts to that There wns
some difference Of opinion AZ TO the
| time that the rcnoct should be made.
some OF the members holding that the
| the question should not he opened In
the senate until Hfter the holidays"