The Portland daily press., 1897-02-27
"a SLEEPING SLUGGARD. 50
Cleveland Shores While America Is
Suffering.
so MIR. MORGAN TOLD THE SENATE
YESTERDAY.

Sanguilly Still An Issue-senator Hale Con-
tinues to Champion Cause of Spain
Rather Than American Citizens-House
| Passes Timetable Conference Bill.
Washington, February o6.--In the SEN
ate today at II. 15 the Indian appropria-
tion bill was taken up. sThe pending
question was the committee amendment
as to the payment of the large claims
for legal serv ices to the old settlers OF
western Cherokee Indians to which Mr..
Brown offered an amendment to bar
and shut out awards already paid and
accepted.
Mr.. Browns amendment was agreed to
and thsn the committee amendment as
amended, referring the matter to the
court Ut claim was agreed to.
The Cuban resolution was taken up.
MIR. Frye said telegram has been re-
ceived showing that Ssnguiily and his
attorney have both acknowledged that
the Judgment was just, that the punish
ment was just, that they have Withdrawn
the appeal, that the Queen regent has
signed the pardon and that Sanguilly is
| free.
/ "While I regard that as unfortunate
In many respects" said Mr.. Frye, "lt
seems to ms that it leaves the joint reso-
luton without any necessary further
consideration and l hope that the Sen
ate will proceed to the consideration OF
the Indian appropriation BILL
/ MIR. Call offered resolution and asked
Immediate consideration and passage,
calliup upon the President to send TO
1 the Senate all correspondence relative
| to the imprisonment and death in Cuba
of DIR. Ruiz, and to state also what
| efforts If any have been made to obtain
further Information on the subject.
Mr.. White objected to its considera-
tion.
| Mr. Hale urged that the appropria-
tion bill be proceeded with and declared
with some sarcasm that the moot
court was over.
Mr. Morgan scored Mr.. Hale for his
threat to prevent vots on the resolution.
"We have nothing" he said, from the
President to show that Sanguilly has
been pardoned. We are left altogether in
the dark. The relations between the
President and the Congress of the Anne
rican people on this question are so
strained that we are unable to get any
| information out of him.
! With pointed emphasis, Mr.. Morgan
said, the friends of e',iba when they be-
| gan to discuss this questions knew that
| Spain had not only apologists, but di-
rect advocates on the floor of the Senate,
but that made 1T none the less pre-
| = %l,av,, +rl n thsiu
duty. Referring to the cable dispatch b
that pardon had been extended to
Sanguilly, he asked what brought that
abouG. He said it Was because the Queen
OF Spain, for whom he had great re-
spect could not stand the exposure. If
she could have sustained by any law of
humanity or otherwise the action of her
felt it her duty to stand by them?
"But, >" said Mr.. Morgan, with bitter
sarcasm, think what joy this result
must bring to that statesman in the
White House, who for two years has been
down on his hunkers' praying for San
guiily's release, and now finds it brought
about by other means. "
Chow glad his noble heart must be. !"
be continued, "when he hears that after
sll the combinations between the Grown
of Spain and the President of the United
States, they have taken this poor creature
out of prison and have, at last, dragged
out OF him a condition in which they
can escape punishment, ands escape pay
ing damages.
| MIR. Morgan spoke OF the President as
"a sluggard sleeping and snoring while
| America is suffering
The Alabama Senator was in very
| anconciliatory mood. He refused angrily
and with every mark OF disrespect, to
NIT either Senator Hoar or Senator
Hale to interject remark into his
speech.
Mr.. Call read despatch in the New
| York Herald of today to the effect that
Consul General Lee had called upon
Secretary Olney for warship. had in
quired whether there were American
ships of war ready to he ssnt to Havana.
! Mr.. Gray read a p IS despatch saying
that Secretary Olnes had received
cable today from Consul General Lee
stating that Sanguilly had been released.
"That," said Mr.. Gray, chad been ac-
complished by and through the Secre-
tary of State who, thsoughout all this
sad business, has never failed to assert
the power and dignity of his country in
behalf of the Spanish-Amerioan c1ti-
zen."
Mir. Daniel-"We can say at least that
tine joint resolution introduced the day
before Yesterday has not delayed the
|
colloquy with Mr. Gray. Mr.. Daniel
used the word "1nonmmunicado."
Mr.. Gray said that he did not talk
Spanish.
81 beg the Senator's pardon" said
MIR. Daniel with smile, - Thought he
did. | think he is talking very good
Spanish now.'
The witty retort was crested with
laughter on the floor and in the gal
leries. After some further interchange OF
| compliments between the Senators
from Delaware and Virginia, the subject
was dropped.
Mr.. Hill moved to proceed to the con-
sideration of executive business. The
motion was rejected, yeas 20, nays 4s.
Consideration of the II dian appropri-
| alton bill was proceeded With. but no
| appropriation bill was reported and
| placed on the calendar.
AT /. m. the Sanate took recess.