The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-25
WANT HIN RELEASED
The Senate Takes Up the Cause Of
the American, Sauguilly.
AS TO INDIAN AFFAIRS
Lively Tilt Between Pettlsrew and
Chandler = Ancient History Re-
garding Massachusetts Treat-
ment OF the Poor Red Man.

10 push forward the appropriation bills.
Villas secured the tinal passage Of the
house bill amending the postal laws 50
as To provide an indemnity up To SO for
loss OF registered mail matter. Allen
opened the Cuban subject 10y Offering
the following resolution;
Resolved. That 1t is the sense of the
senate that the president should speed
lily and effectively protect the lives and
liberties of peaceful Americans residing
or sOjourning in Cuba, and that he
should promptly insist that Spain. in
her war against her colonies In that
island. should conduct the same on
principles of civil warfare, eliminating
all unusual and unnecessary cruelty
and harharism, and for the enforce
ment Of these reasonable and just re-
Quirements, United States battleships
should be sent without delay to Cuban
waters"
Gray and Quay suggested that the
resolution should 60 over until to-mor-
row. aud this order was made
Hill offered the following resolution,
which was agreed To without COM
ment:
Resolved. That the secretary OF
state he. and Is, hereby requested 10
transmit To the senate either In open or
secret session. as he may prefer. all
the correspondence and reports Of the
consul general of the United States at
Havana. relating To all American citi-
Gems now In prison at the island uf
Cuba not previously reported.
With the adoption of this resolution
Morgan took the floor and presented.
from the committee on foreign rela-
tions, the following joint resolution:
That the government OF the United
States demands the immediate release
of Julio Sanguilly. citizen Of the
United States. from Imprisonment un-
der the charges that are pending, and
that are being prosecuted against him
In the military and civil courts 0f Cuba
upon the alleged grounds Of rebellion
and kidnapping contrary tn the treaty
rights of each of said governments and
In violation of the laws NJ nations. and
the president of the United States IL re-
quested To communicate this resolution
to the government OF Spain and To de-
mand of that government such COM
pensati tion as he shall deem just for the
Imprisonment and sufferings Of Julio
Sanguilly.'
The reading Of the resolution was fol-
lowed with the closest attention 10y The
senators. Morgan said he would call
II up tomorrow with view tu secur-
ing action.
When the Indian hill was taken up
Quay took the floor in order To discuss
the Duluth bridge hill. II soon led Ia
some spirited comments between Villas
and Nelson. During the consideration
Of the Indian bill Mr.. GallInger took
occasion to comment on the reports OF
alleged abuses Of the Usage Indians.
These reports, II true, constituted a
scandal In our administration and re-
proach to our nation. According tn the
rcports the Indians were feeced AMI
are at the mercy Of the traders.
A long discussion followed as to the
alleged suppression of weekly paper
In the Usage country by Lieutenant
Colonel Freeman. on the alleged ground
that il criticised his official action. AL
len related the results Of his personal
inquiry and Jones of Arkansas resented
the attack ON the name of the worthy
officer. At one point. while Allen was
speaking. there was a stormy incident.
Perkins was temporarily in the chair.
Gallinger endeavored 10 be heard. say
ing he had Yielded To Allen.
For how long does the senator CAL
LEM yield?" asked Perkins.
If do not know" exclaimed Allen.
with savage emphasis, what concern
il is of the presiding officer how long
the senator Yields? | am not here To be
badgered by the presiding officer of this
sessions, and | hope IL will not occur
again"
The presiding officer made no re-
sponse and Allen went on. closing with
sarcastic thanks to the presiding ufii-
Ger for allowing him To speak. Chiffon
made complaint against the committee
amendment for paying the Pawnee In
dians $50. 600 OF the trust funds, but II
was agreed to-3i to l6.
The only controversy of local claims
against the fund of the old settlers and
the Western Cherokees was renewed at
length The committee amendment re-
ferred the claims To the court Of claims.
When Chandler criticised the amend
ment as unfsvorahlc to IN. Indians.
P.ttigrew declared this New England
sullcitude as to the poor Indian was an
atonement for what New England had
done against the Indian. Having made
a martyr OF Miles Standish. the Indians
had been put on an island In Boston
harbor and starved to death. No chap
Ter i'm the history Of the slave trade In
darkest Africa was as black az was
the action OF Massachusetts. DE-, ,larcd
The senator.
Hoar made an earnest protest declar-
ing that pettigrcw had been misled by
false reports. Thercupon. Pettigrew sa-
cured n history and read circumstan-
,isI accounts ~ early atrocities against
the Indians in Massachusetts. Hodr