El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-25
The Situation of Affairs In
Cuba Looks Warlike.
ALIENS BITTER WORDS
Spain is "a Decaying Monarchy, Blot
on the Map of the World and a
Disgrace to Civilization are the
Words Spoken by Senator Allen
Today.

WASHINGTON, February 25.-The
senate committee on foreign relations
this morning considered the proposition
proposed yesterday instructing g the pres
ideut to demand the imm ediate release
of Julio Sanguilly, confined in a Cuban
prison, and reached a unanimous con-
clusion that the senate wait no longer
for Spain to keep the promise made to
Secretary Olney for the release of San
gully. 1t was decided to insist upon
the passage of the resolution in opposi-
tion to the appropriation measures and
everything else.
The vice presidentlaid before the sen
ate the Cuban resolutions. Mr. Allen
addressing the senate. denounced Spain
as "decaying monarchy, blot on
the mar. of the world, and a disgrace to
civilization.' Mr.. Morgan spoke on
the joint resolution reported by the
foreign relations committee in refer
ence to Julio Sanguilly, natura lized
Cit zen of the United States. Mr.. Nor
gan made a statement of the facts and
circumstances connected witt Sanguil-
ly's arrest, Imprisonment and trial
Mr.. Aliens resolution was referred to
the committee on foreign relations and
the Joint resolution as to Sauguilly OBJ
tained precedence and was discussed al
length by Senators Morgan and Dan
1els, denouncing Spanish methods Bit
terly.
In the house this morning an inno-
cent little two line paragraph in the
record, stating the fact that during
the reading of certain bill yesterday,
ssMr. Bryan entered the hall and was
loudly applauded by the members OF
the democratic side' evoked from MIR.
Bartlett, of Massach usetts, imm ediate-
ly after the reading of the journal, the
enquiry as to whether or not the truth
of history was correctly represented by
the statement. He moved that it be
stricken out of permanent record.
"The motion is unnecessary,
Speaker Reed stated with emphasis.
The chair will direct the omission ol
the words" The conference report on
the agricultural appropriation bill was
presented and agreed to.
The statement was made on the floor
of the house today on the authority OF
a prominent southern congressman that
Consul General Lee had resigned. The
| congressman stated that he had seen
the dispatch at the state department
and that Secretary Oluey had requested
Lee not to press the resigna tion until
| after thu expiration of the present ad
ministration.
The senate committee on appropria-
tions today finished the sundry civil
appropriation bill. The principal ad
ditfons are as follows: Omaha exposl'
ton, increased from 100000 to S275.'
600; sugar bounty to pay balances Of
claims of sugar producers under the
Mex nley act, S1,0OO.0OO; Nicaragua
canal commission, continuing surveys
and making plans for the work Of con.
struction, 81 500, 900, the president to
appoint three engineers as commits
sion: Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian Islands
Improvement of entrances, $50 900: i'm
proving the harbor at Oakland, Cali
fornia, for continuing the appropria
tion under the present limit. $500, 600
A paragraph as added increasing th'
limit of cost authorizing the contrac
to s666 900 and not more than % pc
cent to be expended any one year. Th
reductions fell the heaviest upon con
tiuuing the river and harbOr improve
ments. Bay Humboldt, California
was reduced from $500. 900 to $500, COZ
A Note From the Powers.