Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-25
WASHINGTON NEWS BUDGET
The Sanguilly Resolution StirS Up
a Warm Debate in the
Senate.
REPRESENTATIVE SULZER TALKS WAR
Allen Of Nebraska Asks the President
to Take Effective Measures to Pro-
tect Americans in Cuba.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Jones
chairman of the Democratic nationa
committee, and Mr.. Bntler, chairman o
the Populist national committee, approv
the course of the silver Republicans IL
organizing an independent party, boil
regarding it as wise and pYoper move
ooRREsPoNDENcE DEMANDED.
The house committee on foreign af
fairs has decided to report the resolu
tion calling on the president for all in
formation concerning the treatment ot
American prisoners in Cuba. The com
mlttee framed substitute for various
resolutions of inquiry before il. Chair
man Hit expects to have it passed today
The resolution is as follows:
"Resolved by the house of representa-
tives, That the president be requested to
transmit to the house of representatives
if not incompatible with the public in
terest, all correspondence filed with the
state department not hereto communi
Gated to congress in regard to the i'm
prisonment of American citizens by
Spanish officials on the island of Cuba.
sANaU1LLY CASE.
At l O'Clock the Sanguilly resolution
was displaced in the senate by the bank
ruptcy bill, although an effort was made
to get further consideration of it. The
bankruptcy bill was laid aside and the
Indian appropriation taken up. Mr..
Daniel was, however, allowed to conclude
hisremarks on the Sanguilly resolution.
1t is believed at the state department
that the withdrawal of the appeal, will be
followed promptly by the pardon of San
gully. 1t is said that arrangements to
this end have been going forward for
some time, and that the withdrawal of the
appeal was indispensable to granting
the request.
sANaUILLY's RELEASE.
The senate committee on foreign rela-
tions met today to consider the request
of the state department that the COM
mittee do not press it's resolution de-
manding the immediate release of Gen.
Julio Sanguilly from the Spanish prison
in Cuba. The committee gave the sub
ject it's careful attention, but declined to
grant the request. 1t appears from the
statement of the secretary of state that the
Spanish governments offer of release
of Sanguilly was with the provision that
he should withdraw his appeal. from the
second sentence of the Cuban court. 1t
was stated that his release conld be se-
cured at any time this condition should
be complied with.
The committee's discussion was on this
point, opinion being generally expressed
that for Sanguilly to pursue this course
would be inadvisable for the reason that
it would amount to plea of guilty, and
be equivalent to abandonment any claims
he might have against the Spanish gov
eminent fer damages. The committee
therefore decided to press the considera-
tion reported yesterday. The senate met
at II O'Clock, and the Cuban matter
promptly came up, Senator Allen, of Ne
brasks, taking the floor on his resolution
of yesterday.
JUSTICE OUTRAGED.
The Cuban resolutions were taken up
promptly 60 the senate today. The first
resolution coming over from yesterday
was that of Allen, asking the president to
uoo SAoouv0 Auo6ouIOS w PEOuOCu hAUE'
ican citizens in Cuba, aud to that end to
send U. =. war ships to Cuban ports.
Allen said that American cltizens were
daily being arrested in Cuba, and thrown
into prison without trial. Senator Nor
gan said the committee on foreign re-
lations brought forward resolution for
immediate release of Sanguilly, as the
facts in this case we're we'll established.
Senator Morgan felt that speedy action
was essential.
Never was there case where there was
less show of reason for conviction. But
the resolution was urged on still higher
grounds, namely that the government of
spain utterly ignored the rights of this
American citizen under our laws. The
Sanguilly resolution was then brought d.
rectly before the senate. Senator Daniel,
of Virginia, member of the committee
on foreign relations, followed Senator
Morgan in support of the resolution.
Few were aware, he said, Of the enormity
Of this case Of Sanguiify, held for two
years. His treatment was disgrace to
civilization. Our representative in Cuba
has been arrogantly insulted by the
Spanish authorities, exclaimed Daniel,
and this country has been insuted by the
81 anish authorities. have been told by
high Spanish authority, the presentation
Of the Sanguilly CASE was disgrace to
the United States and the American flag.
II the feet Of the United States had been
sent to redress that insult, it would have
been sustained by every Citizen iu the
United States.
There was intense interest visible In
the senate and gallery as Senator Daniels
words rang through the chamber. SEN
ator Daniel said that enough diplomatic
red tape had been spun on this case to
build q cable from the United States to
Spain. and enough ink used for an ocean
in which to lay the cable.
sENTIMENr OF SENATE.
To test the sentiment OF the senate on
the Sanguilly Cuban resolution, Senator
Allen moved that the Indian appropria.
tion bill should proceed the Cuban reso.
luton. Hill demanded the yeas and nays,
saying be desired to test the question.
Roll call was followed with intense inter
est. The motion prevailed; yeas 40, nays
"a.
SAID TO BIZ \ rAxn.
At2:40 p. m. Senator Hale received at
tho capitol, . telegram from Secretary
Olney which says Ii effect that Consul.
General Lee never asked for his pass
ports, never asked for warships, and the
whole story Of his rendering his resigna-
tion is fake. A rumor gained wide cur
rency that Consul- General Lee had been
given his passports and that serious