The San Francisco call., 1896-12-22
Mills and Morgan Back Up the Foreign Relations
Committee With Some Pointed Facts
and Preeedents.
Statesmen Boldly Declare That Spain Not the Mother Country
Afflicted Island but Cruel Stepmother Whose
Has Caused Endless Robbery and Most
Inhuman Persecution.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 21.-The
general anticipation of an exciting scene
In the Senate Chamber over the Cameron
resolution recognizing the pendence
of the republic of Cuba, and particularly
over the defiant position taken by the
Secretary of State, had not the effect of
bringing a large crowd into the gallery
this morning.
There was no more than a fair mum Der
of spectators. The attendance of Senators,
however, was quite large, including Sena-
tors Sherman of Ohio, Davis of Minnesota
and Cameron of Pennsylvania on the Re-
publican side, and Senators Gray of Della
ware, Hill of New York and VOORHEES, Of
Indiana on the Democratic side.
At 1920 P. NJ, Cameron rose and said
that he was instructed by the Com mittee
on Foreign Relations to report Joint
resolution acknowledging the independ-
ence of Cuba, with a written report
thereon. He moved that the resolution
and report be laid on the table and
printed, and said that the resolution
would not be called up until after the
holidays. A tacit acquiescence was ex-
pressed.
Vest (D.) of Missouri offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That the President is not vested by
the CONSTITUTIONS with the power 20 determine
when the independence of q foreign people,
struggling to establish a Government for
themselves, shall be recognized by the United
States; but this power is vested in Congress
and is TO be exercised in conformity with sec
tion rs, article I, in the constitution.
Senator Vest attempted to precipitate a
debate on the Cuban question by declar-
ing that Secretary Olnsy's position was
preposterous; that it was the first time a
Cabinet officer had communicated his
views on great public question through
the public press He said he was clear in
his opinion that the trainers of the consti-
tuition in committing to Congress the
power of making war also included the
smaller question of the right to recognize
governments.
At this point Hale, who in the absence
of Senator Allison is acting chairman of
the Appropriation Committee, interposed
an objection and the resolution went over
till tomorrow.
Hill Cd of New York then came
into the discussion for the second time
Will q ICoO4hbAOu ACSO5
in Cuba and proclSiming the neutrality of
the United States, the text of which is as
follows:
1t is hereby declared that state OF war ex-
lists in Cuba, and that the Cubans are entitled
to and are hereby accorded belligerent rights
in accordance with the principles of interna-
tional law, and the United States will observe
state of neutrality between the belligerents.
This also went over until tomorrow.
On behalf of himself and Senator Mills
Senator Morgan of Alabama submitted
an elaborate report on the Cuban ques.
ton. 1t takes pronounced grounds and
indorses the action of the committee.
Morgan submits as appendices to this
report the report to the Senate made by
SlideH in 1859; the speech of Senator
Judah P. Benjamin on that report; the
case of Cuba as submitted to the State
Department by Palma, and that part of
Presidents message relating to affairs in
Cuba. The report was ordared to be printed
with the Cameron report.
Cuban resolutions were also offered and
referred as follows:
By Bacon CD of Georgia, that the ques-
ton of the recognition by this Govern
meuI OF any peOpio aS q IieO anu mug
pendent nation is one exclusively for the
determination of Congress in its capacity
as the law-making power; that this pre-
rogative of sovereign power does not ap-
pertain to the executive department OF the
Government except in so far as the Presi-
dent is under the constitution (by the ex-
ercise of the veto power) made a part OF
the law-making power of the Governme mt.
By Chiffon Cd of Texas, that a con-
dit1on of public war exists between the
Government of Spain and the Government
which has been maintained for some time
by force of arms by the people OF Cuba,
and that the people of the United States
shall maintain strict neutrality between
the two powers, extending to each all
rights as belligerents in the United States
and Territories.