The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-22

nome INIT the friendliest feelings toward
Spain. Its most anxious wish is tos
avoid even the appearance OF an un-
friendliness which is wholly foreign te
it's thought.
CUBAN RESOLUTIONS GALORE.
Mr Cameron's Followed by Several of g
Milder Nature.
WASHINGTON, December 21.-In the Sen
ate today at H. 30 p. m, MI. Cameron, Re
publican of Pennsylvania, announced
that he was instructed by the commit
teeson foreign relations to report a.joint
resolution acknowledging the indepen.
denoe Of Cuba with the written report
thereon. He moved that the resolution
and report be laid ON the table and
printed, and the resolution would not
be called up until after the holidays.
Mr.. Cameron's motion WAS tacitly agreed
to.
| Mr.. Morgan, member of the commit
tee on foreign relations, submitted an
additional report on the Cuban question,
signed by himself and Mr.. Mills. He said
Uu6y lully COACuliSA la cAAS AoRSAe - sN'S
committee, tut gave some additional
facts which they thought important.
Mr.. Frye Ito Mr.. Morgan)-" Ask that
the additional report be printed with the
other.''
Mr.. Morgan-"I make that request. -
1t was 30 ordered.
Mr.. Hill asked Mr.. Cameron whether
in the report of the committee on foreign
relations, o. in an additional report sub
mitted by Mr.. Morgan, there was any
discussion of the constitutional power OF
Congress to pass such joint resolution
1 an had been reported, or whether the re-
ports were simply confined to the pro-
priety of the action taken
| Mr.. Cameron replied in the negative,
rem marking that calling IN question OF
the right of Congress in the matter had
been considered simply too prsposterous
| forsdiscussisn.
1 seAnd that ia the reason," Mr.. Hill
| said in q sarcastic tone and manner,
''why the question ia not discussed.
"And a very good reason il u.s." Mr.
| Morgan Fejoined.
"That may be satisfactory to the ssna,
| tor from Alabama. ''said Mr. Hill. II
| simply desire information.
MIR. Vest, Democrat Of Missouri, offered
the following: Resolved that the
PresidenG is not vested by the Constitu-
tion with exclusive power to determ inc
| whsa the independence of foreign
people struggling to establish govern D.
msnt for themselves, shall be recognized
by the United States, but this power is
vested In Congress and the President to
be exercised in conformity with
section seven, article one Of the Consti-
ttion.
Mr.. Vest confessed that the statement
son the part of certain eminent gentle.
man," that the joint resolution acknowl.
edsing the independence of Cuba could
not affect the chief executive at all.
coming as that statements did through
an interview in the public press. the
first time he had known q Cabinet officer
so to address the people of t g United
States had excited his great surprise. He
had occasion to examine the question IN
the Venezuelan matter and had come to
the conclusion that the President OF the
United States did not have that power.
1t was to him a MOST astounding propo-
sition that while the war making power
was given Congress, the President of the
United States could bring about war by
execising the high prerogat1ve or declar-
ing whether @ people, struggling to
achieve its liberty was entitled to recog-
milton.
l
a hundred years, the statesmen OF the
country had been in the dark on that
question.
Mr.. Hale interposed an objection te
discussing the subject at this time.
Mr.. Hill offered the following substi.
tute resolution:
, war exists in Cuba and the Cubans are
entitled to andsare hereby accorded pc
ligerent rights in accordance with the
principles of international law and the
United States will preserve state ol
neutrality between the belligerents.
This went over until tomorrow.
The following Cuban resolutions were
also offered and referred to the Judiciary
committee:
Mr. Bacon, Democrat of Georgia,
"That the recognition by this govern
ment Of any people as free and inde'
pendent nation is one for the determine
tion of Congress in its capacity ss the
law making power; that this pTerogatlVf
of sovereign power does not point In tt
the executive departments OF the govern
under the Constitution, by the exercise
of the veto, made part OF the Law
making power of the government.
By Mr.. Chiffon, Democrat OF Texas
"That a condition Of public war exists be
tween the government OF Spain anu tht
government which has been, for some
time, maintained by force OF arms by tn,
people of Cuba; and that the Unitet
States Of America shall maintain "a stlic
neutrality between the, oontendinf
powers, according to each all the rights
OF belligerents in the ports ANA territory
> of the United States.
The Senate after a shofu executive
, session, adjourned.
. IN THE HOUSE.
In the Il iouse today the Speaker lai'
| haf ara tho Honra tha i1nmfgratlOn hill re