Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-13
WITHOUT ACTION
Committee of Three to Examine Re 2 aeuIports From the Little Island.

,l Washington, May 12--The senate com
 mittet on foreign relations did not con- clude it's consideration of the Cuban res- olutioh today. It will meet tomorrow
 morning at 10 o'clock but the sub-com-
 mittee, consisting of Senators Davis, -Fofaker and Morgan, which was given access to the Cuban reports now held at
 the state, department probably will ask
 for further time before submitting their i ideas to the full committee. The sub
 cofnrhlttee, was unable to go through all the repQrts that have been received from Consul General Lee and other consuls r and officers ill Cuba. At the meeting . t6morroW it is possible that Senator
 Morg an will. consent to have the resolu- tion now pending in the senate go over without ,prtjudice until the committee can make it's report. It is intended that all reports of consuls shall be sent to the senate, but the senate committee will select certain documents bearing on the
 condition of affairs in the island and on E these make it's recommendations and re- port. This report will generalize the situation without making public such matters as the state department officials and the committee, think would be preju-
 dicial to persons on the island
 Some question has arisen as to the effect of thf report of the committee or the infprmatiop, at the state department may have upon, the resolution now pend
 ing before the senate Members of the committee do not express an opinion on the spbjeef. but enough is known to jus tffy the 'cohclusion that instead of weak ening the resolution its friends will find cause, for Insisting that there is strong reason ,for, hasSing it. The object of the foreigff relations committee which has deprecated hasty action~and suggested that the resolution be referred to the committee Is that the senate should not ! a cf in 10 nnti1 thpra Is information at hand. The opponents of the re sofutioff, have declared that the lneWspa per, renQrts of the conflict in Cuba are not based on facts and are highly ex- aggerated. Those who have become ac-' quainted with the reports in the'state de- partment are of the opinion that the re- ports in the newspapers have been in the main correct. One member of the ton1thfttee who listened to the summary of fhe reports in the department said that a very serious condition existed in Cuba and that the inquiry now being made By the,., committee would result in 'bffingfng .to light the exact facts.
 Some Strictures were passed upon some members of the foreign relations com rhfttee, who about year ago voted for "a resolution similar to that before the committee, and who now ask for more time to consider the question.
 Speaking of these criticisms, Senator DayiS,, of the foreign relations commit g i"At the time the former resolution was passed Gomez was at the head of large army at the eastern end of Havana and Maoeo in the west They could march from one end of the island to the other. Campos had been defea ted in great ba:- tie and was shut up in Qualifications and was confinedsin a small territory around Havana. Every one knew a state of war existed then. Great changes have since taken place. Maceo is now dead .srf 1 1trt@A -N1 tr- !, heAd of but small force; cer,ainly it is no such armX as was reported then. There are conflicting statements as to the strength of the insurgents and the cofI;roi which Spain has over the island. It is right and proper that the facts department should be laid before the sen- ate and commJ:tee so that intelligent ac- tioh can be had
 Mir. Davis says that the sympathy with the, struggling Cubans is as great as ever
 The republicans of the committee do not feel justified in pushing the admins tra lion until it has had dime to act It has been pointed out that only two mof.dls have elapsed since he adminis- atien came into power, and it has scarcely had dime to take up and consider so important matter as that which had been presented
 Tbeipending resolution, unlike joint resolution, will require the executive to clutI QisapPlONt Ol II. InlS being the case the republican senators feel tha they should act in concert With the president. It is now believed that in cbse the foreign relations committee find upon thorough examin'a ton of the repott}irt tfie state department that the resolution Is justified that no effort will be ,nadepto prevent its passage. Mem- bers Of the conlfllittae on foreign rela ions feel that tnc position that confronts the sena tells serious, ana any action Una, is taken by the senate will have great weight .-Stshe the preSfdent. In case the resolh tson snr,lld pass the sena:e and the Honsa;g 5Cti,ere is,, !ft, reason to believe that 1t we!Fld notfb approved, and the Unfted States goternmeni would here after conduct itself CT iines Ii lays down.
 Tonight g:he ;s,ib b-conlmitiee met Secre- tary SheGman a : }'th e tter's house and hadfa tplfE Uc.5nvrssas sfun with him. The Suaae aes tion ism Ava ficAd t.ha, the president wpI bea inclinsd to osSwait report from MT Calhoun, Sho left Sa tdlday for Ha- vaISas-befere mak.rp Known his views on the subject. Mir Calhoun went to Cubs p,'i1nariy to investigate the cir cumstanees atteJldfuEnle death of Dr. Ruiz. rift it Is thought that he presi- dent will lfeypect him 10 report on affairs gencrallyz op tha island 90 far as his observat ton Eoe$Sand' Mr. Calhoun's con- clusfon will a1n ves solne weighs in determ- ming the pJTsfdent's action. Assistant Secretnrya DaMis6f tlfe state department, wassAt the White House tonight and spent some time with the president.