The Portland daily press., 1897-02-25
MORE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS.
They Poured Into Senate at Yester-
days Session.

One Demands the Immediate Release OF
the Am erican, Julio sanguilly-Treat-
ment of American Prisoners by SPAIN
ards Arouses Just Indignation.
Washington, February 24.-In the Sem
ate today Mr.. sAlien offered the following
resolution and asked for its immediate
consideration:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Senate that the President should spsedi-
~ and etfsctually protect the lives and
liberties Of peaceful American citizens
residing or sojourning In Cuba, and that
he should promptly insist that Spain in
her war against her colonies in the ISL
and, should conduct the same on prinei-
pies Of civilized warfare, eliminating all
unusual and unnecessary cruelty and bar
barity. and for the enforoemenr of these
reasonable and JUST requirements, the
United States battleships should be sent
without delay to Cuban waters.
Objections to the immediate considera-
tion of the resolution was made by Sena-
tors Gray and Quay, and 1t went over
until tomorrow.
Mr.. Hill offered another resolution on
the same subject aud it was agreed too
without question. It is as follows:
Resolved, That the Secretary of State
be and hereby is requested to transmit
to the Senate, either in open or secret
session, as he may prefer, all the o 'ra-
spondence and reports of the consul gem
eral of the Unitod States at Havana re-
lating to all American citizens now in
prison in the island Of Cuba not previ-
ously reported on.
The third and most important propo-
sition on the subject of the war in Cuba
WAS presented by Mr.. Morgan. who said
that he had bean instructed by the oom-
mittee on foreign relations to report a
Joint resolution demanding the rslsaAe
Of Julio sanguilly, an American, :imprls-
handwriting, he read it to the Senate, as
follows:
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives, that the government OF
the United States demand the immedi-
ate and unconditional relense of Julio
Sanguilly, citizen of the United States,
imprisoned under charges. pending
against him in the. military and civil
courts OF Cuba on alleged grounds Of re-
hellion and kidnapping, contrary to the
treaty HriRhts Of each of said governments
and in violation OF the law Of nations.
And the President of the United STATES
is requested to communicate this reso.
luton to the government of Spain and
to demand of that government such com.
pc nsntion as he shall deem just for the
imprisonment and sufferings of julio
2aDRuillo.
ssThe committee thought Mr.. Nor
gan continued, ''that it was Its duty to
request tie earliest action on this joint
resolution. And inasmuch. as some men,
bers Of the committee w3rs bsent at the
time, the reolution was ordered to be re-
ported. l give notice, and call the ntten-
tion Of the ohairman..of the committee ON
foreign relations to 1t. that will move
tomorrow morning to take up the joint
resolution or action.
Mr. Sherman, chairman of the foreign
relations committee, said: "The resolu-
ton was agreed to unanimously by the
committee. have no objection what
ever to letting 1t go over till tomorrow,
and I hope the Senate will then act up
on it,
The joint resolution accordingly went
over till tomorrow. The Indian appro-
priation was then taken UP.
The discussion was carried on by Sem
ato.s GallinQer, Allen and Jones, Demo-
erHt of Arkansas. turning upon the ques :
ton Of over charging the Indians on the
reservations for the goods sold by the
Indian traders. The conduct Of Lieut..
Col. Freeman in supervising newspa-
argued. Mr.. Allen took the ground that
the action was despotic and illegal. Mr..
Jones excusing it for the reason that the
newspaper had been publishing articles
against the Indians schools
The only incident worthy of notice oc-
CURED while the chair was occupied by
MIR, Perkins.
Mr.. Allen had been making long
speech when Mir. Gallinger (interrupt-
irst odarocsod tho chafrs HnOae tno
Senator from Nebraska yield to the Sens-
tor from New Hampshirep' the prssid-
ing officer asked.
lit is the Senator from New Hamp-
shire, !" Mr.. Gsllinger put in, "who has
yielded to the Senator from Nebraska :"
"For how long does the Senator yield?"
the presiding officer asked. with III I'M
lnistakable touch of sarcasm.
IT do not know" Mr.. Allen broke out
angrlly. 'sWhat concern is 1t of the pre-
siding officer how long the Senator
yields2 l am not not here to be badg-
cred by the presiding officer of this Son.
ate. I hope it will not OCCUR again.
The presiding officer took no notice of
this angry outburst. MIR. Allen went
on with his speech which he closed with
the CONTEMPORARY uttered words:
"With my thanks to the chair for the
courtesy have received, I yield the
floor.'
The amendment was severely criticized
by Mr.. Chandler, who was respond ed to
by Mr.. Pettigrew. in charge Of the bill,
who spoke OF New England's solicitude
for the poor Indian as . partial atone
ment for what New England had done in
her early history against the Indians.
The blaokest page inathe history of the
Anglo-Saxon RAGS, he asserted, was the
treatment of the Indiana by the people
of Massachusetts,. In illustration Of this
charge Mr.. Pettigrew quoted LARGELY
from IA bbott's History Of King Phil
lips war;
"Where was the Senator borni" Mr.
Chandler asked in derisive tone.
81 Judge from the Senator'S manner, 3"
Mr.. Pettigrew responded, 'that he can
answer his own question. (The Con-