Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-03-02
Spain to Officially Investigate the
Death of Ituix-Sennte Again Dis
cusses Cuba-Bimetnllism the
Subject in the House.

grams from Madrid received ut the
Spanish legation regarding the death of
Ruiz show that the government is
aroused to meet energetic action and
that orders have gone forward to Cuba
to have most thorough investigation
into the affair. This is regardless of
the question of Ruiz's nationality for
whether he is an American or not, the
government has determined that II
crime has been committed those guilty
shall be punished. If Gen. Lees charges
are correct that the doctor was killed
or driven to suicide by his jailers, the
seyerest punishment of military law
will be executed on those responsible.
The Senate.
Washington, Feb. 27.-The senate
had the Indian appropriation bill before
1t throughout all the days session; but
that fact did not prevent Cuba and the
eanguilly case from being fought over
oven in more angry and excited man.
ner than it had been on Thursday. At
the very opening Senator Frye (rep.,
Me.) referred to the dispatch announc-
ing Sanguilly's release, and deprecated
further discussion of the matter, say
ing that for his part he did not believe
In wasting powder simply for tho pur-
pose of making noise.
The Sanguilly resolution having been
sent to the calendar, two other resolu-
tions as to victims of Spanish cruelty
were offered, one by Senator Morgan
(dem., Ala.) in the case Of George Wash
lngton Aguirre, and one by Senator
Call (dem., Fla.) in relation to the sui
eide, or murder, of DR.. Ricardo Ruiz.
AZ to Aguirrc there were some COM
ments upon his baptismal name-Sena-
tor Morgan assuming that it gave to
Aguirre an additional claim upon
American sympathy; and Senator
Lindsay (dem., Ky.) insisting that his
surrender, under proclamation Of
amnesty was an un-George Washington
act. A letter from Mr.. Ethan Allen, of
New York, vouching for the young man,
was read, and Senator Hoar was led in
jocose mood, to inquire with an air
of gravity, whether that was the Ethan
ALLEN of the revolution. Senator Nor
gan said that he was the grandson Of
%he revolutionary hero, and another
Was the president of the Cuban junta
of New York.
The storm broke out again through
the Sanguilly matter; and Senators
White (dem., Cal.) and Lodge (rep.,
Mass.) had some delicate sparring, in
which Senator White spoke ironically
Of Senator Lodge as one of the great
men Of the world and as knowing more
about Spanish pronunciation than all
other Spanish scholars known. This
was provoked by Senator Lodges sneer-
Ing at Senator White for pronouncing
"Julio" as "Hulio." Senator Lodge re-
taliated by imputing envy to the Cali
zornia senator because his long speech
on Thursday had not enthused the gal
leries.
When Senator Hale (rep., Me.) APP
pealed to senators to lay aside all ex
traneous discussions and confine them
selves to the business of appropriation
bills for the six remaining days of the
session (saying that he expected the
senate to sit on Sunday he was cruelty
vidiculed by Senator Morgan and told
that he ought to start out on q regular
tour Of lecturing, if he could find lot Of
school children for his audience. The
Alabama senator was in very uncon-
ciliatory mood. He refused angrily
and with every mark of disrespect to
permit either Senator Hoar or Sena-
tor Hale to interject remark into his
speech; but he reserved his bitterest
svords for President Cleveland, who he
described contemptuously as having
been "down on his hunkers" praying
Spain to release Sanguilly, also as "a
sluggard sleeping and snoring while
Americans suffered"
Senator Morgan was on the floor over
an hour. After he resumed his seat the
bitterness faded out of the debate, In
stead OF it there was witty passage
between Senators Daniel (dem., Va.),
and Gray (deln., Del). When the for
mer used the Spanish word "incomuni-
cado" Senator Gray assumed ignorance
of its meaning and said he did not talk
Spanish. With pleasant and gracious
smile, Senator Daniel excused himself,
Ind said that he thought that the SEN
ator from Delaware had just been talk
Ing very good Spanish. This polite re-
Bort with its unexpressed but well un-
neretood meaning) provoked an out
burst of laughter on the floor and in the
galleries, which were crowded all the
Day. In the pleasant turn which the
discussion had thus taken the Cuban
question was permitted to subside; and
ehe actual consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill was resumed. The
bill had not been passed when at six
p. m. recess was taken until 1870 D. m.
Night Session.
The first 20 minutes of the evening
session were devoted to private pension
bills. "a being disposed of-one Of these
granting pension of $50 per month to
Maj Gen. CassiusM. Clay. A resolution
was adopted requesting the house to
return the senate bill donating 10 the
Daughters of the American Revolution
site in the Washington monument
grounds for the erection of memorial
museum. Consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill was then resumed.
and after some discussion the bill was
passed. Senator Quay (rep., Pa.) gave
notice that to-day he would call up the
bill to forbid the sale of liquor in the
capitol, and Senator Hill gave notice
(sotto voce) that lie would oppose it.
At 11:4o the senate adjourned.
House Discusses Bimetallisn.
! Washington, Feb. 27.-The interpre-
tation to be placed urQn the declaration
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