The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-19
THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA.
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Uses Words.
VOTES TO RECOGNIZE INDEPEN-
DENCE OF THE ISLAND.


enator Frye and Others Say Resolution
| Mean War-seoetary Olney Before the
! Committee-What He Said Matter of
Conjecture-DIinister De Lome Not
Disturbed.
Washington. Decemb her 1s. The Senate
committee on foreign relations met at
| 10. 80 to consider tie Cuban resolutions
now pending before it.
All the members We're present but Mr..
Gray of Delaware and MIR. Daniel Of
Virginia.
s.Secrstary Olney, who was invited by
Senator Sherman to come before the COM
mittee today, appeared at the Capitol be-
fore several mem bers of the committee
arrived.
At 1l.30 the secretary was still in the
committee room and it Is presumed that
he gave the com mmittee such parts of the
report of Consul General Lee as it was
deemeassbest to withhold from the general
public.
The Senate committee on foreign rela-
tions has ordered favorable raport on
Mr.. Cameron resolution recognizing
the independence of the republic of Cuba.
The vote by which the Cuban resolu :
tion was passed was practically unani-
NOUS
1t Is joint resolution and the text is
as follows:
nResolved, BY the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF
America, in Congress- assemb bled, that
| the Independence of the republic Of Cuba
be, and the same is, hereby acknowledged
by the United States of America.
Resolved, That the United States will
ment of Spain to bring to a close the war
between Spain and Cuba.
At 12. 15 Secretary Olney left the COM
mittae room and returned to the state
department..
Secretary Olney laid before the COM
mittee all of the information in the pos
session of the state departments. He
stated to the committee very fully the
policy of the administration and the
reasons that aoutated its present attitude
| towards the insurrection in Cuba.
| No member of the coM Mmittee is willing
to make any statement as to what Mr..
| Il,
statement as confidential matter between
tbs secretary and committee.
| Sufficient is known, however, to show
that Mr.. Olney laid before the committee
the information received from Consul
General Lee and other sources. that, has
been steadfast]y kept from the pnblic.
| MIR. Olney's argument did not appear
| to have much weight rTith the commit
tee, il 1t was against the passage of the
resolution, for immediately upon his
withdrawal the resolution was laid before
| the committee for action.
| There was no yea and nay vote. but the
resolution was agreed to without dis
senting voice.
The only point Of difference was as to
whether the action of the committees
should be made public today or switbheld
until Monday.
One Senator thought action of any sort
should be postponed until after the holi-
| days.
But the will of the majority prevailed
and there was practically unanimity in
| the vote.
| Senators Gray and Daniel were boz th
absent, but 1t is said that both Of them
are favorable to the action taken by the
COMMITTEES.
| Senator Cameron was instructed to
prepare the report that will be submitted
| to the Senate.
| As matter Of fact the report was
| written and was submitted to the COM
mittee this morning. It is looked upon
rs an exceedingly strong document and
goes into the diplomatic history of the
United Stntes very fully 10 show our
policy in the matter of recognizing new
| States.
| Some few additions and alterations
We're suggested by other members of the
% ommittee, but the report as drawn by
the Senator is practically complete.
There is an impression among some of
the memb bers of the committee that the
President will veto the resolutions. it
being Joint in It's character and requiring
the executive approval or diaapproval. If
Mr.. Cleveland should enter his veto, it Is
claimed that Congress would be able to
pass the resolution by the necessary two
thirds votes.
Secretary Olney did not make any
statement regarding the attitude of for
eign governments in cass the United
States took some action in favor of the
Cuban revolutionists. The Secretary did
not proffer very much advice to the COM
mittee, but confined bj1self mainly TO
statement of facts in ..cOssession of the
State Department regarding the condit- |
ions in the island and what this govern
ment had done. These included the in
formation furnished by the American
oonsuls and ngsnts; also information
furnished by Spanish authorities.
The time of the committee WAS taken
UP largely with Secretary Olney' IS state
ment and in reading portions Of the re-
port as prepared by Senator Cameron. !
Mr.. Olney refused, after leaving the COM
mittee room, to reveal the nature of his
communication to the committee.
MEANS WAR SAYS FRYE.