Evening star., 1896-12-18
REPUBLIC OF CUBA
The Cameron Resolution to be Re-
ported Monday.
SENATE FOREIGN COMMITTEE ACTS
Secretary OnIey FINISHES No New
information.
EFFECT OF RECOGNITION

Secretary Olney appeared before the SEN
ate committee on foreign relations today
and was closeted with them for consider
able time. The committee was prompt in
beginning it's work at the specified hour of
1880 o'clock today, all the members except
Senator's Gray and Daniel being present
The meeting was held for the purpose of
continuing the discussion OF policy on
the Cuban question to be recommended by
the committee, and Secretary Olney was
present for the purpose of giving advice
and placing before the committee informa-
tion in his possession bearing upon the
question. The meeting was strictly pri-
vate, Mr.. Olney being the only person not a
member of the committee who was ad-
mftted to the conference.
1t was early understood. however, that
the tendency of the Secretary's advice was
against precipitate action by the commit
tee, but that the advocates of the Cameron
resolution were not displaying any DISPOSE
tion TO change their determination 10 re-
port it.
CamerOn's Former Report.
1t being known that Senator Cameron has
prepared the report which meets with the
approval of the majority of the committee
on resolutions relative to Cuba, interest
attaches to the minority report which he
made the last session of Congress.
At that time the majority of the commit
tee reported a resolution deploring the war,
and asserting that II ii was longer to con-
tinue that the laws of warfare ought to be
recognized: also requesting the President,
if he concurred in the resolution, to use the
friendly offices of the United States 10
cure belligere.it rights.
A substitute resolution was afterward re-
ported, declaring, in the opinion of Con-
gress, a state of war in Cuba, and accord
ing rights of belliSereEcy.
Senator Cameron resolution siI ply re-
quested the President 10 use his friendly
offices with the Spanish governmcn; to
secure the recognition of Cuban iadcpcnd-
eEce. He was the only member o. the COM
mittec favoring the pian and in his report
reviewed the affairs of CuDa since the close
o. the civil war in this country. He cited
the efforts made durIn:, President Grants
administration to secure the independence
of Cuba and declared slat now AS :hen the
true position of the United States aas to
make efforts in that direction by negotia-
tions with Spain. lir. Camerun's views rave
be come more radical during the year. and
he now wants to nave the United Sta.es
recognize the Independence of Cuba. and
then use its friendly offices to bring about
az end of the
Nothing New From OIney.
Secretary Olney, it is claimed by the
embers of the committee who favored ac-
ton on Cuba. did not have any new in
formation to present, and they say the
committee knew as much about the con-
ditiop of affairs in Cuba known by
the State Department. Secretary Olney
urged that no action be taken at present,
and pointed out that there is no real gov
ernment to recognize.
The agreement to report the Cameron
resolution was reached Immediately after
Mr.. Olney left the committee room, at 12:15
O clock, and was arrived at without division
or expressed difference of opinion The
only division was as to the time that the
resolution should be reported to the Sen
ate Senator Cameron moved its report on
Monday next Senator Sherman suggested
that the report should not be put in until
after the holidays. When the question was
put to the committee the Cameron motion
prevailed by large majority.
Attitude of Foreign Governments
Secretary Olney did not make any state
ment rega, ding the attitude of foreign gov
ernments in the United States took
scme action in favor of the Cuban revolu-
honists The Secretary did not proffer very
much advice to the committee, but con-
fined himself mainly to statement Of
facts in possession of the State Depa-t-
ment regarding the conditions OF the island
and What this government had done. These.
Included information furnished by the
American consuls and agents also infor-
nation furnished by the Spanish authorj-
ties.
1he tlne OF the committee was taken up
largely with Secretary Olney's statement
and with reading portions OF the report on
the resolution as prepared by Senator Cam
eron Mr.. Olney refused after leaving the
committee room to reveal the nature of
hiS communication 10 the committee ..AI
That can say as to our proceedings" said
a member of the committee "is that we
adopted a motion to report The Cameron
resolution immedia tely after Mr. 0lnov
left" eS
Another member cf the committee is re-
sponsiole for the statement that there was
no division on this proposition
DC 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
that the report should be made some of
the members holCing that the Question
should not be oper ed in the Senata nnt;
after the holidays"
The Cameron Report and Resolution.
senator Camerons report deals at length
Win 'he question OF precedents in the mat
Ter Oh. the recognition of independence and
IN intervention of whatever nature by the
United States, beginning with the Greek
revolution and coming down to the pres
ent time. Senators Who heard the report
say 1t is very thorough in this respect. and
goes over the entire ground.
Ihe Cameron resolution as modified and
agreed upon by the foreign relations COM
mlttee is as follows: Resolved by the SEN
ate and House of Representatives of the
United states OF America In Congress as
sembled. That the independence Of tha re-
public OF Cuba be and the same is herebv
acknowledged by the United States of
America
section 2 That the United States will
use Its friendly offices with the government
OF spain to bring to close the war he
tween Spain and Cuba"