The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
FORCING
OLNEY To
ACTION
Three Cuban Resolutions
Introduced in the
Senate.
DEMAND FOR GENERAL
LEES REPORTS.
The Secretary Called Upon 10
Transmit ALI o fetal
Correspondence.
SPAIN MUST RELEASE JULIO
SANGUILLY.
Foreign Relations Committee Reports
in Favor of Submitting an
Utimatum
SPAIN MUST RELEASE JULIO
sANGUILLY.
Foreign Relations Committee Reports
in Favor of Submitting an
Ultimatum.

| WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. "a. - In
the Senate to-day. Allen (Pop.) of Ne
braska offered the following resolution,
and asked for its immediate considera-
ton:
ResolUed, That It is the sense of the Senate
that the President should speedily and effect
ually protect the lives and liberties OF peace
able American citizens residing or sojourning
in Cuba, and that he should promptly insist
that Spain in her war sgainst her colonists on
the island should conduct the same on princi-
pies OF civilized warfare, eliminating ali un-
usual and unnecessary cruelty and barbarity;
and for the enforcement of the reason able aud
just requirements United States battIe-ships
should be sent without delay to Cuban waters,
Objection 10 the immediate considera-
tion of the resolution was made by Sena-
tors Gray CD of Delaware and Quay (R.l
of Pennsylvania and it went over until to-
morrow.
Hill (D.) of New York offered another
resolution aud it was agreed to without
objection. 1t was as follows:
Resotved, That the Secretary of State be and
| he hereby is requested to transmit to the Sem
ate, either in open or secret session, as he may
prefer, all the correspondence and reports OF
the Consul-General of the United states at Ha-
vana relating to all American citizens now in
| prison in the Island of Cuba, not previously
reported on.
| The third and most important PROPOSE
ton on the snbject OF the war in Cuba was
presented by Morgan Cd of Alabama,
who said that he had been instructed by
the Committee on Foreign Relations to
report joint resolution demanding the
release of Julio Sanguilly, an American
imprisoned in Cuba" As it was in his
his own handwriting he read it to the
Senate. as follows:
Resolued by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiyes. that he Government of the United
| States demands the immediate and uneondi-
| tional release OF Julio Sanguilly, a citizen of
the United States, imprisoned under charges
pending against him in the military and civil
courts OF Cuba on alleged charges of rebellion
and kidnapping, contrary TO the treaty rights
| of each of the said Governments and in viola
| ton OF the law of nations. And the President
| OF the United States Is requested to communi-
cate this resolution 10 the Government of
| Spain, and TO demand of that Government
such compensation as he shall deem Just for
the Imprisonment and sufferings OF Julio
Sanguilly.
''The committee thought" Mr.. Morgan
continued, That 1t was its duty to request
the earliest action on this Joint resolution.
and inasmuch as some mem bers of the
committee were absent at the time. the
resolution was ordered to be reported. I
give notice and call the attention of the
chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Relations 10 it, that will move tomorrow
morning to take up the joint resolution
for action"
Sherman (R. } of Ohio, chairman of the
For 1ign Relations Committee said: 'The
resolution was agreed to unanimously by
the committee. l have no objection what
ever to letting it go over until tomorrow,
and hope that the Senate will then act
upon it."
The joint resolution accordingly went
over until tomorrow.