Evening star., 1897-02-25
SANGUILLYS CASE
The State Department Asks the
Senate to Withhold Action.
THE CUBAN WIFHDRAWS His APPEAL
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Declines to Observe the Request.
HOUSE COMMITTEES ACTION

HAVANA, February l5-Senor Mesa
DOm!nguez. counsel for Julio SansuiIly,
has filed in the Havana court papers re-
firing 'withdrawi1g?) the appeal to the
supreme court of justice of Madri / made
against the sentence of tho Havana Grim
inal court. ConJemning Slngu;ly TO I'M
prisonment for life.
SanSuilly Edving withdrawn his appeal
the sentence imposed upon him remains
in force, and he will be delivered over 10
the military authorities. who may proceed
TO carry out the sentence
The correspondent of the Associated
f1ess understands. however. that nothing
Oh Sahguiilys s application for pardon may
serve 10 postpore his TRANSPORTATION 10
Ceuta, the penal settlement. en- the coast
OF Morocco, until decision is reached 10y
the authorities q Madrid.
1t is believed at the STATE Department
th1t the withdrawal of the appeal in sam
sullE case VIII be followed promptly by
ms pirGCn- 1t is said that arrangements
10 this md have been going forward for
some time, and that a withdrawal of the
appeal was an indispensa BILE prerequisite 10
the granting of pardon, it could not te
cone while an appeal to the highest SPAN
Ism tribunal WAS pending
me senate committee foreign rela-
uohs met today TO consider the request
OF the state Department that the commit
Tee DO not press its resolution demanding
the immediate release of General Julio
sanSuiIly from Spanish prison in Cuba
Inc committee gave the subject careful
attention. but declined 10 grant the re-
quest II appeared from the statement
OF the Secretary of Stace that the Spanish
governments promise 10 release SanguiIly
was coupled with the provision thai ha
should withdraw his appeal from The SEQ
onc sentence of the Cuban court. and il
vas stated that release could he secured
at any time that this CONDITION sbouId he
complied with.
The committees discussion was on this
Pclnt- and the opinion generally OK
pressed that for General SanGuilly 10 pur-
sue this course would he inadvisaDle for
the reason that it would amount to an ac-
knowledgment of guilt and would be ,auiy-
aieut To the abandonment of any claims
that ne might have against the Spanish
government for damages.
The committee therefore decided TO press
the consideration of the resolution reported
yesterday.
The House committee on foreign affairs
decided today 10 report a resolution aIiing
on the President for all information con-
oerning the treatment of American prison.
erS il Cuba.
The committee framed a substitute for
various resolutions of inquiry before it,
and Chairman HIT said Re expected to
have it passed by the House today.
The resolution 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 interest.
partment, not hitherto communicated to
Congress, in regard 20 the Imprisonment of
American citizens by Spanish officials in
the Island of Cuba.
The committee was considerably aroused
over the situation in Cuba, and there was
no opposition whatever TO the adoption OF
the resolution
The other resolutions for which Chair
man Hit drew the substitute adopted by
the committee did not contain the clause
If not Incompatible with the public in
tercst, which makes IL optional with the
President whether or not he gives the
House the desired correspondence.
The case Of Gen. Julio Sanguilly was also
discussed in the committee. Ii was urged
that the House should take immediate ac-
tion on the line of that proposed by the
Senate committee on foreign relations to
secure the release of Sanguilly. Chairman
Hit spoke diplomatically of the case, and
assured the committee that if the Senate
adopted the SdnSUilly resolutions and sent
them to the House Tor dclIon. he would call
a meeting of the committee without delay
10 consider them.