The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-17
THE SENATE TALKS
ON CUBAN AFFAIRS
Foreign Relations Committee Adjourns
Without Action.
MUST WAIT UNTIL NEXT FRIDAY
Victory for the Conservative Elcmen;
on the eyier's Forces
Are Activc..Pushing Their Advan.
tagc Over the Insurgents in the
Field. Want to Enlist.

Washington. Dec. 16.-The senate
committee ON foreign relations held a
meeting today which was devoted to
consideration of the Cuban resolutions
which have been referred to II. No
action was taken, and the committee
adjourned to meet on Friday. 1t was
said that the sentiment of the COM
mittee was favorable toward reporting
one of the resolutions, though its form
was not determined. The postpone
meut of action until Friday was for
the purpose of securing further infor-
nation from the state department as
to the situation in Cuba, especially as
to the latest developments in the ISL
and. There is also desire on the part
of members of the committee to ascer-
tain exactly what will he reported by
Consul General Lee. Many documents
can be sent to the committe or to in
dividual members of it. which the de-
partment might not wish to be made
public ut this time.
The failure of the committee to act
today. and its adjournment till Friday
is tantamount to victory for the con-
serVative Nen i'm congress. There Is
undoubtedly great sympathy for Cuba
in the senate. but it does not go to the
extent of declaring war against Snain.
very much averse to any action that
might precipitate n crisis on the Cuban
question, and is believed to represent
the views Of the incoming admin!stra-
tiOn. This much is certain, however.
congress will defer any aggressive ac-
tiOn until the whole evidence is OBJ
tanned from both sides as to Maceo's
death.
The committee took no vote on any
proposition. but all the resolutions be-
for the committee Were read and COM
mcnted upon. The simple declaration
for Independence contained in the Cam
prOn joint resolution, which was intro
duced Immediately after the close of
last weeks meeting. was the one most
favorably commented on. All the
members of the committee complain of
the absence of accurate data upon
which to proceed, and some of them
complain that there is tendency to
cXaggera tion on both sides of the Gu
ban controversy, which renders the
problem of what to do all the more
difficult to congress.
The Cameron resolution as intro
duccd is as follows:
Resolved. BY the senate and house Ct
representatives of the United States. in
congress assembled, that the indepenl-
cnCe of the republic of Cuba be, AMI the
same Is hereby, acknowledged by the Unit
ed States of America.
sec, rihat the tnitea otatos shou'u
VS. ~ =, cni rin1, ", "a" t,e O ,n
hetweon Smain and Cnbo
go,
ociialofS ohel man, cameron ana Iur-
Pic were appoil'eu sup-coiiihii''ec 10
go " ,iie State uTIai tiieht anu confer
WIN oecitca,N cineH iol tne purpose
oi seelhS ~ ne I'tu any lurther 'hior-
iliatioi' Nnic' iiiihh' ne piaceu AZ 'ic
u'SpoSai Vi tie committee, ana aiso 10
aSceit t"'h i'io'e pa''lcuiatN e. what ms
views are upon the erect Oh any ueii-
hitc ueciaratioi ny congress. me
question was raised III the committee
that actioh ID! congress might produce
resuls oi Ertat seriousness anu tI'is
had lhe erect Oh postponlhg action TO-
gay Ahother point raiseu was that
II N"ulu pe III Niola'loh ol al preccuent
Tor congress 10 recogliize repupIlc
or an! other form OF a new govern
ineh'' Dut seNcrai iletipers declared
that the 'lihe lor ignoring preceueh's