The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Cameron
to-day presented to the Senate the resolu.
tions adopted Friday by the Senate com.
mttcc on foreign relations respecting
Cuban independence. lie supplemented
the resolutions with Il report OF over four.
teen thousand words. The report is full
of precchents, European and American,
the Greek revolution recognition being
set forth at length, as are other prccc
dents in the cases of Belgium. Poland
and Hungary. These, the report SAYS
make it clear that Europe invariably has
asserted aud practiced the right TO inter
ferc, collectively and separately, amicably
and forcibly, where II European people
has rcSorted to instruction to secure in.
dependence prcccdcnts arising from
uprisngs in Mexico, Venezuela. Chile.
and Argentine are adduced in support of
the same doctrine IA applied to America
The Texas precedent is quoted ut
length as is the recognition of the South
crn Confcderacy by Spain and other ma
tons.
After quoting the Monroe doctrine. the
report says the United States ALWAYS has
regarded Cubn rs within the sphere of its
most active and serious interests and has
asserted and exercised ut every crisis the
right of intervention in its external rela.
tions. The report quotes the Presidents
message regarding the probable Indefinite
prOlongation of the struggle, the useless
sacrifice of human life and the ruin of the
island, including American interests. as
calling, in the committees; opinion, for
Immediate action instead OF delay, as slI..-
gestel by Mr. Cleveland. 1t declares thnt
the Cubans have IL regular civil admins
tration III every province, besides :, mill
t.t.
600 Spanish soldiers.
The next question, il says, is that it ,c.
mains for Congress to consider its steps
after it recognizes the independence of
the island and supports the proposed ten
der of our good offices to end the war Tt
declares the United States has entertained
none bus the friendlieSt feelings toward
Spain. 1t asserts that Europcan practice
regarding intel ventiOn almost invariably
has been harsh and oppressive, while that
of the United States has been mild and
forbearing, and ends with the declaration
that the course recommended is the only
one Congress can adopt consistently.
The galleries were crowded long before
the Senate convened at noon and many
representatives, locked into the Senate
chamber anticipating lively scenes over
Cubnn discussion The attendance of
Senators was unusually large, ana close
attention was given to the report
The presentation of the report was of il
purely formal character and lacked every
acmbance CT interest. The resolution rs
reported follows:
Resolved by the Senatessand House of
Representatives of the United States of
America, in Congress, assembled, That
the Independence of the republic of Cuba
he and the same is hereby acknowledged
by the United States of America
''Be it further resolved, That the United
States will use its friendly offices with
the Government of Spain to bring to IL
close the war between Spain and the re-
public of Cuba
Mr.. Hill who had been seeking to sc.
cure recognition, now asked if either of
the reports by Mr.. Cameron and Mr.. Nor
gan discussed the constitutional power Of
Congress To pass the resolution rs report
Ell, or whether the reports were confined
to the propriety of passing the resolution.
Mr.. Cameron responded that the consti.
tutional power of Congress ought to he
conceded by everybody
From that | judge the constitutional
power is not discussed iii the report, re-
marked Mr. Hill.
turned toward Mr.. Hill and said: TO
discuss that proposition is simply prepos.
ferrous"
such view may he entirely sutsfac..
tory to the Senator from .Alabama,n an.
severed Mr.. Hill
81 simply desired you to understand
that the constitutional question was not
discussed
%Mr. Vest came forward Mt this point in
some pointed remarks which promised to
open the whole Cuban question. He
prefaced them with the presentation of n
resolution reciting the power of recognize
ing Independence does not reside exclu.
sively with the President, but is vested in
Congress and the President Jointly
1t was the first time, Mr.. Vest said,
that Cabinet minister had thus ad-
dressed the public. When the Hawaii
question was under consideration the
Senator had examined the subject of rec
ognition and had reached the conclusion
that the President did not have the ex.
CluSiya DOwar Of rpcOonitiop