Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-26
SENATE AND HOUSE.
AN EXCITING DEBATE ON THE
CUBAN SITUATION.
DANIEL DISCUSSES SANGUILLY CASE.
Resolution IN Behalf OF the Inn
prisoned American Taken Up by n
Vote Of 10 TO 27-shermnn Defines
His Position.

WASHINGTON. u. c.. February %
With an apparent disregard Of whether
the appropriation bills stu Enacted on
by the Senate are TO be passed at the
present session or are TO be relegated
to the House in extra session, the Senate
to-day, by vote OF 10 20 q, laid
aside the Indian appropriation bill,
which had already occupied three days,
and took up the joint resolution. which
had been reported yesterday from the
Committee on Foreign Relations. de-
handing the immediate and uncondi-
tional release Of Julio Sanguilly from a
Cuban fortress. 1t came UP in the hrst
instance as part Of tho morning busi-
ness. the Vice-President deciding that
under the rule "A motion TO take up
the Indian bill was not in order until
after the morning business was disposed
Of and when. at l i. NJ. the morning
hour did expire. a motion 70 proceed
with the Sanguilly joint resolution was
made by Mr.. Allen PopuisD, OF Ne
braska, and although 1t was re-
sisted by the chairman OF the COM
mittee on Appropriations, MI Alhsoh'
aud was voted against by the chairman
of the Committee on Foreign Relations
Mr.. sherman, il prevailed by the No'o
aforementioned.
The debate from the first was Of
rather exciting character. Mr.. Alien
smoke OF Spain as "a decaylns
monarchy. a blot on the map OF the
world. and disgrace to civilization.
Mr.. Daniel. a member of the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, went over the
story of the case Sanguilly. he SAID
was wounded. sick. and in prison. lie
had been treated vigorously, harsnly,
cruelty. and brutaly-in manner thal
was a disgrace 10 this century anu 10
civilization. -
sui had been treated aTrogantly by the
spanish authorities-not only in his own
uerson. but In his country. lie had
been told by Spanish oihcer,i hlgh III
authority. TO whom he had made most
polite and courteous appeal, that MS
conduct in presenting an intervention IN
favor of Sanguilly. by order Of the state
Department was disgrace 10 the
United States and to the American nag
'If that Consul" Mr.. Daniel declared
had demanded his passport, and II the
Spanish Government had failed 10 apoio-
eize for that insult to our representative
and our flag. and an American fleet had
been sent to Babana to demand II, 90
not believe there is a single citizen OF the
United States who would not have re-
joiced at IL.
MIR. Hale asked Mr.. Daniel whether the
purport OF the joint resolution was the
release of Sanguilly.
THAT is the purport of it," Mr.. Daniel
admitted.
STATUS OF THE CASE.
Mr. Hale: Has not this whole matter
been the subject Of direct diplomatic ne
eot,ation between the State Department
and the Spanish Government for the puf-
pose Of securing the release of Sangullly
IL so. will the Senator state what mas
been the result? Is it not fact that at
the present moment the State Depart
ment has conducted the negotiations 10
the point that it is expecting the release
Of Sanguilly within few daysY
Before Mr.. Daniel had time TO answer
the question, Mr. Lodge crossed the area
and made whispered suggestion to him.
and then Mr.. Daniel replied that he had
no such knowledge.
HAS there been" Mr. Hale persisted,
mo communication from the Secretary OF
State to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, stating that he is expecting that
Sanguilly viii be released, through the
few days?"
'sNot within my knowledge" Mr.. Daniel
replied; and Mr.. Lodge also added his
negative.
Il ask the Senator" Mr.. Hale persever-
ed land | ask the Senator from Ohio
Mr.. Sherman) whether he had not letter
on that subject from the State Depart
ment?"
Il must decline" said Mr.. Daniel, fur
nishing information which can be easily
got at the State Department
But the Senator will recollect," said
Mr.. Hale, in remonstrative tones, that
the Committee on Foreign Relations is
the organ of this body"
Il am not bound TO yield my time on
the floor on that account" Mr.. Daniel
replied Il am the organ Of the State
which l am representing; and when l
get through, l will yield TO any organ
that may desire 10 be heard. whether
II be the organ Of the Captain-General
OF Cuba. or of the Queen of Spain, or
any one else"
When a laugh followed this pointed al
fusion, Mr. Daniel promptly disclaimed
meaning anything offensive
II could say something offensive" Mr..
Hale remarked. IF l wanted to, but /
Will not do So"
Piled, "even If desired to-"
81 hope" said Mr.. Hale, that, be-
fore the discussion ends (and II will not
end in one or two hours, or in one or
two days., the Committee on Foreign
Relations will put the Senate in posses
sion Of what the State Department Is
doing in the way of the release of
Sanguilly, If that be the object of the
joint resolution"
Mr. Daniel: The State Department has
been dealing with this matter diplo-
matically for two years; and two years
IS long enough for this government to get
a United States citizen out of prison.
When Mr. Hale read a telegram from
Habana, stating that Sanguilly's appeal
10 Madrid had been withdrawn, so as to
facilitate his release. his colleague Mr.
Frye) denounced that withdrawal as a
wicked and unjust act on the part Of
Sanguilly's counsel and declared with
an accompaniment Of applause from the
gaileries) that II he had his way ship
OF war would start forthwith for Habana.
THE QUESTION OF WAR.
Mr. Hale regarded that outburst as
telling the whole story. What his col
league and other senators wanted was
war; but the country would not be drawn
into war In the next seven days If he
(,Mr. Hale could help il.
Mr. Hoar showed from the committees
own report that Sanguilly had been
only two months. instead of five years.
In the United States, when he got his
naturalization papers; had then left the
country, and had never returned since
having lived in Cuba for the last eigh-
teen years.; that the naturalization
papers were fraudulent, and that San
gully was no more an American citizen
than Mr.. Daniel was a subject OF
Turkey.
Senators Lodge and Daniel denied the
right OF the Senate TO go behind the
record OF the Superior Court Of New
York. from which the papers had issued.
Mr. Teller characterized the conduct OF
the State Department as ''pusillanimous,"
and said that ne expected nothing
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