The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-12-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.


overlooked in the wrangle that is likely
to fellow the extraordinary position
taken by Secretary Oln"y, that Congress
has nothing to do with the recognition
the President alone. Mr.. Olney first
| took tins position in a discussion with
Z the Senate committee on foreign rela-
tons, before that committee had decid-
! ell TO report the Cameron resolution for
/ the recognition of the independence OIL
Cuba. After the committee had de
, cided to report the resolution today,
/ Mr.. OIney went great deal further, by
making a statement through the press
/ associations, saving in effect that the
/ President would veto the resolution il
/ it was adopted and that even if it We're
/ then readopted by the constitutional
/ twO-throls Of both branches Of Congress
I he would ignore il and treat it simply
as the personal opinions of those who
( voted for it, If it were not that this
1 administration had such a short time to
! run there is reason to believe that if
/ Mr.. Cleveland dared to maintain this
position, the country would see another
/ impeachment trial in the L. : Senate,
/ and even as it is it may lead to serious
! trouble This question is higher than
party politics or than the Cuban ques-
item Ifthe President hIs the con,ti-
tutional right to override two-third5 Of
Congress, which may be considered as
fairly representative of the people, it
is time that the people knew it, in order
that this enormous power, greater than
that possessed by the crowned heads Of
most Of the worlds limited monarchies,
may be curtai,ed by constitutional
amendment before some INSCRIPTIONS
President uses it to destroy our COY
eminent
It's hardly probable, however, that
this question Will get before the I. :.
Supreme Court for settlement in CON
nection with the Cameron resolution,
for the very simple reason that the
Cameron resolution Is not likely TO be
adopted by both branches of Congress,
notwithstanding its having received
the endorsement of the following en-
inent gentlemen, who compose the
Senate Foreign committee: Sherman,
OF Ohio; Frye, Of Me-; Lodge, of Mass. !;
! Cameron, of la; Davis, OF Mimi, Gull
! lom, of H.: Gray, of Del; Turpie, of
/ Ind. Mills. Of Texas; and Morgan, Of
Ala. Daniel, Of Va, is also 4 member
Of the committee, but he was not pres
! cnt at the meeting and says he has not
made up his mind whether he Will sup
port the resolution or not. The resolu-
ton VIII almost certainly be adopted
by the Senate, probably by more than a
two-thlrds vote, II 1t be seriously pushed
that far, but if expressions of leaders of
the house count for anything, it Will
never reach vote III that body. Gen.
Henderson, of Iowa, voiced tins sentl-
ment when he saId: We are not go
ing to have war. The Cameron reso-
luton has not passed, and / don't be-
lleVc in encouraging tins war talk, We
have had enough agitation already, and
we don't want our business interests
again interrupted by talk Of war or by
actual war" 1t is the impression in
Washington that By the time Congress
rcassembIes, the country will have
made il 50 plain that it wants neither
war nor a war scare that the resolution
Will not be pushed.