The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-13
talk ON CUBAN Matters
Senator's Discuss President Cleye.
lands Probable Course.
ENTHUSIASM on THE NANE
Further Action on the Recognition OF
cuban Belligerants Will BE Left to
the Presidcut-The Various
Opinions Advanced.

Washington. April IA careful cam
vass OF the house of representatives On
Saturday showed a complete cessatioii
Of excitement over the Cuban situation.
The sympathy of the members Is sun
obviously with the Insurgents, hut some
uneXpected circumstances VIII ne heces-
Sary TO arouse them IN action aSalh'
/The most general expression ol oplilioil
on bo. II sides Of the chamber was that
congress had done its duty in adopting
by an overwhelming vote, the resoiu-
lions declaring that the insurSe nts
were entitled to heliigcrent rights
Having done this and the matter now
being in the hands of the president
il is deemed better to leave II there
While not openly expressed there was
"a tacit admission by many OF the CON
spicuous leaders that the house wouiu
he acting unfairly to the president III
adopting a Joint resolution of beillSef-
ency which would be mandatory upon
him to approve or to veto. Democrats
generally who claim to have famliiar-
lied themselves with the subject as
sert that recognition is purely an eN-
ecutive function and that the mousse
would not be justified in going further
than defining its own position. ii was
not doubted, however. that If joint
resolution came before the house 1t
would pass though by a majority much
less than that which was given to the
senate resolutions week ago. III Is
also believed by members who would
oppose such a measure that ii could he
carried through the house over the
presidents Veto.
There is one gentleman who does not
agree with his associates as to the
presidents probable action. This is
Mr.. Hit, of Illinois, the chairman of
the house foreign affairs committee.
whose prominence in the several cuban
debates gives to his utteranCes an es-
pecial significance. Mr.. Hit regards 1t
as likely that President Cleveland will.
within a reasonable time. issue q
proclamation recognizing the belliger-
ency of the Cubans. He does not base
this upon any information he has re-
ceived nor did he care to predict when
the president might take such action.
The speedily approaching season. end
ing active campaignings for six months,
makes that time fit limit and the last
one for waiting. Mr. Hit referred to
the enormous ma iorites with which the
first resolutions passed the house and
said that after a month. when every
member had an opportunity to hear
from his constituents, the resolutions
again passed the house by practically
the same majority. He believes that if
the president has reasons and facts
fatal to the spirit of the resolutions he
would have communicated them to con-
gress, during this month of interval
while the question had been pending.
. THE PRESIDENT WISE.
The president. he said, in conclusion.
Is a wise and prudent man and the mere
fact that the resolutices were not joint
resolutions, thus requiring his approv-
al, does not affect the case. They re-
ilected public sentiment and the presi-
dent is too sensible not to appreciate
that circumstance.
Mr.. Patterson, of Tennessee, who is
a strong administration man, was sat
isiied that the president and secretary
of state, who are in communication
with our consular representative In Gu
ba have better opportunities for know
ing the facts upon which to predict Il
resolution of belligerency than con-
gress. MY idea" he continued. lis
that the action of congress will result
in the president and secretary moving
forward in the direction of solution
of the problem. and that the president
will issue q proclamation or furnish
reasons for not doing 50 that will be 50
plain that congress and the people will
acquiesce in his opinion."'
Mr.. Draper, of Massachusetts,, one
of the Republican members of the for
eign affairs committee. does not be-
lieve that the president will issue such
proclamation and he does not think
it likely that congress will act further
in the matter If the president allows it
10 remain in allegiance.
Mr.. McCreary, Of Kentucky; Mr..
Money, of Mississippi, and Mr.. Dins-
more. of Arkansas, compose Il trio OF
Democratic members Of the foreign af-
fairs committee and each in turn when
questioned as to what the president
might do or what action the house
would take if the president failed tc
act, replied that they had no informa-
ton upon which to base an answer
and that they, therefore, could not tel
what might happen in either case.
SENATOR Halls OPINION.
II do not think congress will take
any further action on this subject
said Senator Hale. OF Maine who was
one of the most determined opponents
TO the passage of the resolutions in the
senate.
Congress has done all it consistently
can do in the matter. and it now rests
with the president to act as he may
deem proper. OF course, no one cai
prevent the introduction In the Senat Il
Of any or all sorts of resolutions. bu
they would only express their indi
Vidual opinion of the senator who in.
troduced them, and if pushed to a vote
they could not possibly pass. The iu
dicious effect Of deliberatiOn in thi.
body was manifested in the debate OF
the conference report. Originally tn,
senate resolutions passed with an ad
verse vote Of hut six, and yet when thu
conference report was sent back t,
committees we had at least thirty fouI