Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-03-05

Hoar). and to his declaration yesterday
that Sanguily's naturalization papers
were fraudulent. When Mr.. Hoar at
tempted to explain he was stopped i'm
peratively by Mr.. Morgan, who said lie
was not asking him for information. lie
was stating his position from the record
The same angry manner was shown to
MIR. Hale when he some time afterward |
tried to break in with a remark. ~ OBJ
ject to interruptions. Mr.. Morgan ex-
claimed, "and | call the senator to or.
der"
The presiding oflicer-The senator
from Alabama declines to yield.
"And if that was too polite an intima.
ton" Mr.. Morgan exclaimed, 81 call
him to order. He must not interrupt
me, and do not intend that be shall"
Mr.. Morgan quoted Consul General
Lees statement as to Sanguily being a
brave soldier, as to his having served In
the last war in Cuba from 1867 to 1877,
and to his having been wounded several
times, and exclaimed: "Glorious record
of this lover of liberty; glorious example
for us and our children. Yes, for us
who have forgotten how our liberties
were won. Sanguily sets us an example
which | hope the younger men of the
country can feel. Yet | know that
among the elders, who have got to be
either of the class or defenders of the
class called business interests, are many
who have forgotten the last instincts of
patriotism, and are now Just as cOrroded
as were the Tories and Wings in the
days of the revolution"
Mr.. Morgan read with marked empha-
sis from the New Testament the story of
Pau's imprisonment. of the magistrate
offering him pardon on condition that
he would depart privly. which condition
Paul refused, declaring that he was a
Roman citizen, had been arrested and
logged without trial, and refusing to
move until the magistrate came in per-
son and begged him to 90 in peace. He
contrasted in scOrnful tones the respect
accorded to the Roman citizenship of St
Paul to that accorded to the American
citizenship of Sanguily He said the
friends of Cuba, when they began to
discuss this question. knew that Spain
bad not only apologists but direct adyo
Gates on the floor of the senate, but that
made none the less peiemptory the OBJ
legation for them to do their duty.
Referring to the cable despatch that
pardon had been extended to Sanguily
he asked what had brought that about
He said it was because the queen OF
Spain-for whom he had a great respect
could not stand the exposure. If she
could have sustained by any law OF
humanity or Otherwi the action of hel
officers in Cuba, would she not have fell
it her duty to stand by them? But, sale
Mr.. Morgan with bitter sarcasm, thinl
| what Joy this result must bring to tina
statesman in the White House, who fol
two years has been down on his chunk
crs" praying for Sanguily's release anC
1 now finds it brought about by Othe
means. "IIow glad his noble hear
2 must be, he continued, "when he hear:
that, after all the combinations between
| the crown of Spain and the president o
the United States, they have taken thi
1 poor creature out of prison and have, a
last, dragged out of him a condition il
which they can escape punishment anC
p escape paying damages"
Again, he spoke of the president a
"a sluggard sleeping and snoring Will,
Americans suffered" 1.-The president,
he added, escapes two duties, one t
his country and another to his manhood
am willing he may escape both. | all
o willing that Sanguily shall be thus i'm
i moated. But | wash my hands of i
= here, in the presence of the senate of tn
United States. | am not guilty. Thanl
n God of that"
:. SENATOR TlLLMAN DROPS A BOMB.
f In the senate on Monday Senator Till
= man of South Carolina provoked a tur
bulent scene when he char ged that tn
llllOl DldlC luN pan
a agents in that body who were robbinl
= the government.
Il The charge was resented by Senate
: IIawley of Connecticut, whereupon MI
: Tlllman replied that "the CALLED lad
l. wnces," and it looked for a time a
e though a personal conflict was imm
o nent.
S Finally Mr.. Hawley was escorted t
the cloak room. Senators Hawley an
n Squire had spoken against Senate
n Chambers amendment to the naval al
e preparation bill to reduce the price G
l. armUr plate to $500 a ton, and Senate
h Elkins had complained of the lack of il
n formation on the cost of armor plate
7, when Senator Tillman took the floor.
Il WHAT TILLMAN SAID