Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-27
DEVOTED TO CUBA
One More Days oratosv in ths
National Senate.
sAIaUnLY CASE now lfo1uuup

~ Slue oUcunon yesterday sUDDuDoun-
pasativel1 spiritless. The gallsries were
pached. however. In anticipation Of IN
terestinG Developments, but there were
NO incidents; during the day that awak-
ened more than passing interest. The
Indian hinf was. cousidered M to 1
O'clock when for three, hours general
dlscuasion OF the. eanguilly cass and
the effect of the pardon occurred Frye
said at the outset that. the 0anguilly
resolution should b retired. ~ Il was
unless to waste powder in making q
noise. Morgan secured the adoption Of
another resolution calling for informa-
ton a. to the imprisonment Of George
Washington Aguirre. Morgan also re-
viewed the =sanguilly case, declaring
that the action Of the senate Thursday
had warned Spain against q collision
with the United States and had moved
the queen regent to the unusual ex-
pedient Of q pardon by cable. The sem
ator severely criticised the president and
the secretary Of state for alleged mac
ton on this case.
Administrator Has Some Friends.
iGray Of Delaware asserted that the
executive branch had been untiring in
urging the rights Of American citizen
ship. He announced. also. the receipt
OF the dispatch from General Lee stat
ipg that Sanguilly was released yester-
day. Lodge Of Massachusetts. and Cali
OF Florida spoke on various phases Of
alleged Cuban atrocity. and Hale Of
Maine, and White Of California, depre.
Gated the Cuban agitation. A resolution
by Call, calling on the president for in
formation ON the death of Ruiz in Cuba
went over. The Sanguilly resolution
went to the calendar by general con-
sent. which disposes Of 1t as a matter
OF present interest. The rest Of the day
was given to the Indian appropriation
bill. At 6 o'clock o recess was taken
until 9. when work on the appropriation
bills was continued and the Indian bill
passed.
Note Of Despair from FRYE.
AZ Frye urged the dropping Of the
Sanguilly matter there was a note of
despair in his tones. He said the tele-
graphic reports brought word that SAM
gully and his attorney had admitted
that the judgment was just. that the
punishment was just, that the appeal
had been Withdrawn. that the queen
regent had pardoned Sanguilly and that
he was free. While the senator regard
ed the course Of procedure unfortunate,
yet II seemed to make unnecessary any
further action on the resolution. II
do not believe" said he, ''in wasting my
powder for the sake, Of. making q noise.
All his sympathies were with the strug-
Cling Cubans. he continued. He utter
~ detested the brutality Of the Span
ish forces. But under the circumstances
he felt It was useless to 60 on with this
resolution.
Morgaa Dlgs Up Another Case.
There was q disposition to lay aside
the resolution, but Morgan presented Q
new resolution. asking the president for
a. to the Imprisonment Of
George Washington Aguirre, an Amer.
lean youth Of 10. who surrendered on
July I last under . Spanish offer of
amnesty. This young man. said the
senator. was one of our American boys
who had gone down to take Q hand
In that scrimmage. There was an Amer
lean ring In his name-George WASH
ington-and q suggestiveness to the
time Of his surrender. July (. It was
appropriate that the senate should know
about this case. and he asked immediate
action on the resolution.
AMENDMENT MORGAN ACCEPrA
Denate Not Ready 70 Resume Responsibfl.
ity for AnytAing.
Gray wanted the Aguirre resolution
amended % that the senate would not
Be put In the attitude Of asserting GER
tain facts to be true.
II accept the change cheerfully." as
sented Morgan. for the United States
senate has reached the point where 1t IL
not ready to assume responsibility for
Lindsay made Q few sarcastic obser-
vations as toAguirre's name. Itappeared
from the resolution, he said. that this
George Warrington had left the Cubans
and surrendered to the Spanish. This
was . very un-George Warrington like
act. and the senator suggested that
Aguirre might well change his name
CAN OF Florida vouched for the
Asuirres.
White (Dem.) OF California then took
the floor on the Eanguilly resolution, He
npcke In satirical vein. Hesaid too much
dependence should not be placed. ON the
name OF George Washington Aguirre."
The senator had at one time defended q
man whose name. translated, was John
Of God" He was convicted ana sent
10 the penitentiaFy. White spoke de-
risively Of the agitation OF Thursday
when the object Of all this solicitude was
pardoned and released. The senator
stated Ironically that he understood an.
other resoluttoo would be introduced
~ tne aroent friends Of Cuba protesting