The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
1T Is REPORTED THAT THE SEC.
RRTARY ADVISED AGAINST
SUCH ACTION.
SHOULDN'T PASS CONGRESS, WAR WILL FOLLOW.
Several Senators Concede This-Recogni-
ton Of Texas Independence Cited
Az Precedent-The Probable
Advantage to Cuba in Case
of Recognition.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The foreign re-
lations committee of the senate has
agreed to report the Cameron Cuban res
olution after changing its wording to
make it more emphatic. The title was
changed to read: "Joint Resolution
Acknowledging the Independence of the
Republic of Cuba" the words "the re.
public Of" being inserted. Instead of de-
-.claring that the United States "should
use its friendly Offices" it makes it read
the United States "will' do so. The
resolution as modified and agreed upon in
the foreign relations committee is as fol-
lows:
Resolved, BY the senate and the house
of representatives of the United States
Of America in congress assembled. That
the independence of the republic of Cuba
be and the same is hereby acknowledged
by the United States of America
Section 2-That the United States will
use its friendly offices with the govern
ment Of Spain to bring to close the
war between Spain and Cuba.
The agreement to report the Cameron
resolution was reached Immediately after
Mr.. Olney left the committee room,
quarter past IL, and was arrived at with
\ 1t division or expressed difference of
k.'iultiE The only division was as to the
( time that the resolution should be report
ed to the senate.
Senator Cameron moved its report on
Monday next. Senator Sherman sug-
gested that it should not be put in until
after the holiday recess. When the
question was put to the committee the
Cameron motion prevailed by large ma
jority.
"All l can say as to our proceedings"
said member, sis that we adopted q
motion to report the Cameron resolution
after Mr.. Olney left"
Another member of the committee is
responsible for the statement that there
was no division on this proposition.
'Do you mean," he was asked, that
the committee was unanimous?"
"Yes, it amounts to that. There was
some difference of opinion as to the time
the report should be made, some of the
members holding that the question should
not be opened in the senate until after
the holidays"
Senator Cameron's report deals at
length with the question of precedents in
the matter of the recognition of the indie
pendence and intervention of whatever
nature by the United States, beginning
with the Greek revolution and coming
down to the present time. Senators who
heard the report say it is very thorough
in this respect and goes over the entire
ground.
Members of the committee are very re-
ticent as to what Secretary Olney said
or what advice he gave but it is very
certain that he advised against any ac-
tiOn and especially action like that con.
templated, as no doubt was expressed
that such action would involve war with
Spain.
J One member of the committee said:
"Of course Spain will fight. Those
Spaniards do not know any better. But
there is no danger of other countries get
ting in our way. No other European ma
tion wants to fight us, and we would
wind up a war with Spain in short
order"
The. opinion was also expressed that
President Cleveland would veto the joint
resolution when it came to him, which is
taken to mean that Secretary Olney had
taken emphatic opposition against action
by congress. 1t is understood the main
point raised by the secretary is that Gov
cred in the presidents message, viz: mat
there was no actual government in Cuba
to recognize.
Another member of the committee said
he believed, in case the president should
veto the resolution, 1t would pass over
the veto. as he believed there were more
than two-thirds of both house and senate
to favor it. Some point was undoubtedly
made that the present administration ana
not feel like leaving as legacy to the
incoming president war over CUBA, put
it is understood this point was not made |
prominent. but that the main proposition |
was that action was inexpedient,, that
sufficient grounds had not been shown
for Intervention and there was nothing |
but paper government to recognize.