The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-20
He Says that Congress Cannot Recognize the
Independence Of the Patriot Republic.
CLEVEL ALONE HAS POWER,
He Gives Out Statement the Press that Arouses Senate
rial Indignation and Causes Talk of the Irnpeach-
lnen Of the President by the House.

Washington, Dac. 1?.-!;ecretary Olney
being aiksd his opinion a. 10 the nature
ard e.teI, of the proposed resolu ION
zee sn!zing the Independence of the Re-
puSl.c OF Cuba. said , i Southern Asso-
Gated Press reporter to-day:
Il have no objpC ion to stating my
own views of The resOlut>T reipectin;
tEe Independence of the so-called Re-
puD!!c OF Cuba, which. Il !; repor.ed, J.
to oe laid before the Senate Monday
Indeed, as there are likely TO be se..uu.
misQppreheNs!ons regarding such REQ
luton. both in this cou:i:ry and abroad
and as such apprehension; may hav
inju! .ou.5 resu..s Of grave character, /,
J.; pt.h ps my Gu.y to point Out tina;
the resolution, II passed by the Senate.
can pgoOably be regarded only as an ex-
p.ciS.on of opinion by eminent gentle
men who vote for /; in the Senate, and
ii passed by the House pf Representa-
tives, can only be regarded as anothe:
EXPIRE sion of opinion by eminent gen.
tlen!en w!!o vote for /; in the House.
TEE POWER TO RECOGNIZE.
THE power TO recognize the so-caled
Republic of Cuba as an independent
sta.e rest cXciui,velY with the Execu-
tive. a resolution OF the subject by the
Senate or by the House. by both bodies
or by one, whether concurrent or joint.
is imperative as leglsla iion, and L. I'm
por ant only as advice of great weight
vo unit arily rendered the Executive re-
Ga:diug the manner III which he shall
exercise hi; constitutional functions.
The operation and efec; OF :he proposed
resolution. therefore, even II passed by
both houses of Congress by q tHo-thiTds
vote, are perfectly plain. Il may raise
expectations i'll some quarters which
can never be realized. Ii may iniamc
popular passions. both In this country
and elsewhere; may thus put in peril
the l:Ves ana property of American c!ti-
2a... who are resident and travelling
abroad. and will certainly obstruc; and
perhaps defeat ghe best efro:.s of this
Government 10 afford such ci.!zeri due
protection. Eut, except i'll these ways.
and uness the advice embodied in the
resolution shall lead the Executive 10
revise The conclusions alrea ~ cached.
and officially declared. the resolution
will be w!;hou. effect and will leave nm
artcred the attitude of this government
toward: the Two contending parties in
Cuba"
HIS VIEWS NOT "INSPIRED."
Ai.. Olney declined to admit tha. his
announcement Of his views on the qnes-
zion OF Cuban recognition was the result
f.om the President. On the contrary
ne conveyed tho !mpre@ sion that they
were his individual views. arrived at
w!;nOu; any consultation with his Cahi-
net associates In ;hc Presidents ah-
sence. o! Win the President h!hsch'
OPINIONS OF SENATORS.
Dl.cu; sing the s,,temen, Of Secretary
oInay senator. Frvr member of The
C,n,n,nittcn ON Fornicn Rel,tiors said.
..I hava M douht q ma ioritv NJ inc
rnemboss OF ths commi1;ee hal;eyc maj
IL mo rn.niuttnrs mas. Inv yvo.;hriSs
vo,a over he praoidentjs. vatn /, he-
comes 4 law and the Executive would
faE, nm ;hn .t7tu.c hooks think r. is
also thr oplnion of the majority of The
con,n.it.aa that Inc Secretary OF state i.
wronr IN his oninIon tnat .hc rccornj-
lion 0r ,hn Observation-Disclosures Of the Rnn,,h-
lie rests exclusively with The Executive
As one member of the committee I have
been inclined to the beliefCuS'OETAO
boan inclined To think he l. right In nj.
latter p:opo Ition. and have not fully
determined what the effect would be
ir we werri 10 pass tho re olution over
the veto. / am so strongly Impressed
that II is the duty of the United States