The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19
MAY RECOGNIZE
THE PATRIOTS
Freedom Of the Cubans to
Be Recommended to
the Senate.
Balligerency of the Insurgents
Recognized by the Foreign
Relations Committee.
But the Measure Will Be Opposed in
the House and Vetoed by
Cleveland if Passed

W @ASAA L-NOA AO1Ns IL. O., Oec. 10 lie
Cuban situation took an unexpected turn
fthls morning when the Senate Committee
Oh Foreign Relations decided without any
9serious opposition to report Senator Cam
'eron's joint resolution recognizing the in
dependence of the republic of Cuba.
This report will be made to the Senate
Monday, but there is no prospect of deci-
sive action in either house of Congress
before the holidays. Meanwhile the stu
alton in Cuba, as it develops during the
holidays, will undoubtedly affect the
formal action of Congress on the resolu-
tions. Only two adverse suggestions were
made in the committee on the Cameron
resolution. Both of these counseled de-
lay until after the holidays. These sug-
gestlons came, 1t is understood, from Sen
ators Hale and Sherman.
The action of the Foreign Relations
Committee created great surprise. The
House was in SESSION and the Cuban SYM
pathizers crowded TO the front. The par
liamentary programme for the Cameron
resolution is 10 pass the Senate and the
House-not until after the holidays. how
ever-and then go the President, where it
is thought veto awaits It. In the Com
mlttee on Foreign Relations the senti-
ment was quite general that the President
would veto the resolution.
1t is believed the Senate and House will
both pass it, if the Cuban discussion could
receive a setback during the holidays.
But it is expected that long debate will
be held on the resolution in both House
and Senate, and the date when the reso-
luton will reach the President for his
action is several weeks ahead.
An amendment was made in the text of
the resolution, and as finally agreed to it
reads as follows:
Resolred, That the independence of the
Republic OF Cuba be and the same is hereby
acknowledged by the United States of America.
Section 2. That the United States viii use
its friendly offices with the Government of
Spain TO bring to a close the war between
Spain and Cuba.
Secretary 0lney, who had been re-
louested 10 appear before the committee
$ by Senator Sherman, was present for one
hour, and laid before the committee all of
The information in the possession of the
State Department He stated to the COM
mittee very fully the policy of the Admin
istration and the reasons that actuated it
in its present attitude toward the insur-
rection in Cuba. No mem Der of the CON-
mittee is willing to make any statement
as to what Mr.. Olney said, each one look
ing upon his statement as confidential
matter between the Secretary and the
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 steadfastly kept from the general
public.
Mr.. Olney's argument did not appear
to have much weight with the committee.
if it was against the passage of the reso-
luton, for Immediately upon his with.
drawal the resolution was laid before the
committee for action. There was no aye
and no vote, but the resolution was
agreed 10 without dissenting voice. The
only point of difference was as to whether
the action of the committee should be
made public to-day or withheld until
Monday.
One Senator thought action of any sort
should be postponed until after the hoIi-
days, bit the will OF the majority pre-
vailed and there was practical unanimlty
in the vote. Senators Gray and Daniel
were both absent, but it is said that neither
of them is favorable to the action taken
by the committee.
Senator Cameron was instructed to pre-
pare the report that will be submitted to
the Senate Monday. As matter of fact,
the report was written and was submitted
TO the committee this morning. 1t is
looked upon as an exceedingly strong
document and goes into the diplomatic
history of the United States very fully to
show our policy in the matter of recog-
n,zlng new States. Some few additional
alterations were suggested by other mem
bers of the committee. but the report as
drawn by the Senator is practically COM
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