The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-19

say it is very thorough in this respect
anu goes over the entire ground.
While the committee will report as
agreed upon Monday, it is not expected
that the question will be pressed until
after the HOLIDAYS
Members of the committee are very ret
iccnt us to what Secretary Olncv said in
detail or what advice he gave, hut it is
very certain that he advises against any
action and especially action like that con
templated, as no doubt was expressed
that such action would involve war with
Spain.
One mcmDer of the committee said:
"Of course Spain will fight. Those
Spanlards do not know any better: but
there is no danger of other countries get.
ting III our way. No other European M.
ton wants to fight us and we would wind
up war with Spain in short order
The opinion was also expressed that
President Cleveland would veto the Joint
resolution when it came to him. A mem
Der of the committee said he believed in
case the President should veto the reso-
luton that it would pass over the veto.
as there were more than two.thirtls of
both the Senate and the House i'm favor
OF it
Recognition would give the Cuban goy-
crnnent the right to enter the American
ports under the Cuban lag and purchase
munitions of war. Cuba could purchase
cruisers ana war vessels, could hire sol.
dlers and horses and in fact would be en-.
Tilted to secure in this country any of the
supplies for carrying OH the war and that
spain can now secure in this country
There seems to he no doubt on this point
and all authorities en- international law
agree on this.
Inc other point. as to whether Congress
or the executive has tine right of rccogni-
ton, seems to be more difficult to deter.
mine. OF course, il the President should
sign the resolution there would be no fur
thcr question except us to when he would
act or take steps to recognize the Cuban
government. If the resolution should he
vetoed and then pass over the veto then Il
very peculiar condition would ensue, es.
pecia.ly If the President should declare
that recognition was power resting with
the executive and not with Congress.
a Senator discussing this matter to-day
instanced case which might arise if
there was = conflict between the executive
and Congress on this. point. 4 Cuban
expedition might be fitted out and would
attempt to sail from IL port of The Unite
States Undct orders of the executive the
revenue cutters would seize the vessel for
'-'A't''Oii vi viz HGulltlItN lttWS. L he case
would then be taken into the courts on
the legality of the joint resolution which
becitn,c II law without the signature of
the President and the issue would be
whether or not Cuba had been recognized
by the action of Congress alone
All these Various questions have been
discussed and it is.believed will be quite
thoroughly gone over when the resolution
comes UP in the Senate
DE LONE NON-COMAlITTAI,
Washington, Dec. 1S.-Sencr Dupuv de
LONE, the Spanish minister, was inform
ed OF the action of the Senate committee
on the Cameron resolution soon after it
TRANSFERRED. He said that rs it was mat.
ter before Congress he must decline to
discuss 1t or comment upon it in any way
Anticipating, however, that statement,
OF various sorts would be attributed tn
nm, by the press, he wished to forestalI
them by saying through the Associated
Press that any alleged interviews with
nm which might appear would be unau-
thorized.