Show conflict of authority the cuban question is creating considerable excitement at the seat 0 government the senate committee on foreign relations has made a favorable report on senator camerons resolution recognizing the independence of cuba and secretary olney has stated in a newspaper interview that the revolutions if passed would be of no binding force it can probably be regarded only as an expression of ionae days by the eminent gentlemen alio vote for it in he senate and ii passed oy the house of representatives it can only be regarded as another expression of opinion by the eminent gentlemen who voted for it in the souse mr olney saya that the power to recognize the so called republic of Cuba rests exclusively with the five and he plainly tells congress the only light in which their legislative action would be regarded would ba as valuable advice he holds the two thirds rule would make the resolution no more binding there has been a tendency during the present administration to make the executive department of our government almost supreme andthil and this latest doctrine is but a crowning effort on the part of an autocratic president administration began ih ignoring the silver purchasing clause of the sherman act ano carlysle was never castigated ex cepec bya by a few western senators for his violation of the law that Bam autocratic policy was pursued in pother even down to so matter aa opening the indian reservation in utah congress legis of their opening but tha secretary of the interior has ath erwi seand we are no nearer today than when joseph marchis mad chis campaign four years a goon the cry that he had opened the indian reservations to settlement tho enquirer is not learned enough tha arena of law with the attorney general of the united states tons that his position inthe in the cuban matter is unten able the T he two thirds rule holds good ih legislation touch auzira and to commena a foreign power and not be equally binding new republic might properly ques otherwise of the v but to belittle it afas is doing seems to W to be bleahu blea Hy wrong congress best its business and herere men in both houses not afraid tb speak their opinion on the T X m executive of power |