The record-union., 1897-02-26
One Of the Most Memorable in the An
nails Of the Upper House.
Dramatic Personal Exchanges Between
Conspicuous Figures.
Cuba the Theme of Debate, Which
Was Forced to the Front of
Senate Business, the Resolution
Demanding the Immediate and Un-
conditional Release of SanguiIly
Securing the Right of Way.

Securing the Right of Way.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2j.-The Sen
| ate was storm swept to-day by such
passionate debate, such extraordinary
| demonstrations in the crowded gal
| leries, and such dramatic personal ex-
changes between the conspicuous fig
ures OF the Senate as to make the day
one of the most memorable in the an
nails of the upper branch of Congress.
Cuba was the theme, and seemed to
STIR all the pent-up emotions of
months. 1t brought about the COM
plete displacement of appropriation
bills, threatening their failure and the
| advancement of the Cuban question to
the very front of Senate business. 1t
disclosed, also, that the resolution de-
nlanding of Spain the immediate and
unconditional release of Julio San
gully, having on a test vote secured
the right of way, would be resisted by
protracted debate.
The Allen resolution for sending bat
tleships to Cuba came soon after the
Senate opened at II a. M, and Allen
severely arraigned Spain for cruelties
against women and children.
Morgan Dem) of Alabama who re-
ported the resolution for the imme-
diate release of Sanguilly, followed in
a calm speech, reciting the breach of
treaty rights in Sanguilly's case.
Daniel Dem) of Virginia, in a fer
vivid plea for Sanguilly, stirred up all
the latent passion of the Senate. Few
were aware, he said, of the enormity
| of this case Sanguilly had been held
two years since yesterday. Twice he
had been condemned to solitary impris-
onment in chains, on military and un-
sworn testimony. He had been treated
vigorously, harshly, brutally.
! Our representative in Cuba has
been arrogantly insulted by the Span
! ish authorities" exclaimed Daniel,
/ and this country has been insulted by
I the Spanish authorities. l have been
| told by high Spanish authority that
the presentation of the Sangully case
was a disgrace to the United States
and TO Jhe American flag. If the fleet
of the United States had been sent to
! redress that insult it would have been
sustained by every citizen of the
United States"
| There was intense interest through
the Senate and in the galleries as Dam
iel's words rang through the chamber.
Daniel said that enough diplomatic
red tape had been spun on this case
to build a cable from the United States
to Spain, and enough ink spilled for
an ocean in which to lay the cable.
There was a dramatic scene when
Hale (Maine) interrupted Daniel to
inquire if the committee had not re-
ceived communication from the Sec
retary of State giving assurance of the
release of Sanguilly in few days.
Daniel replied No" Hale persisted,
and directed inquiry to the Chairman
of the committee, which he said was
the organ of the Senate. Daniel de-
clined to yield further
Il am the organ of my State he de-
clared. when / get through l will
| yield to some other organ-the organ
of the Captain General of Cuba or the
! Queen of Spain"
Gray announced that he had seen
| dispatch stating that Sanguilly's coun-
/ sci had withdrawn the appeal to facil-
| itate his release.
Daniel retorted. 'If I represented
Sanguilly would telegraph him not to
withdraw his appeal There are
enough people in this country to de-
mand his unconditional release"
Frye said that Sanguilly's counsel
| had done an ineXcusably unjust act.
| He said a ship of war should start for
! Cuba to deliver Sanguilly at once.
| The galleries applauded loudly, dis
| regarding the attempt of the Vice
| President to restore order.
The galleries are filled with Ameri-
can citizens" exclaimed Mills, and
| they have the right to express their
| feelings on this question
| Slowly order was restored. Hale had
again risen and with tinge of bitter
ness said of the sta tatement which had
aroused such an outbreak: The SEN
| ator has told the whole story. 1t is
| not the release of SanguiIly that is
wanted, and l say this country will not
| be driven to war in the next eight
| days"
| AT l O'Clock a conflict arose as to
| precedence of business, the bankruptcy
/ bill being in order. There was a sharp
parliamentary skirmish, which resulted
! in the appropriation bills being made
| the pending question, but Daniel was
| allowed TO continue his remarks. He
| declared the record in the Sanguilly
case showed the Spanish authorities
| had made themselves as isagreeable
| and offensive as possible and that the
exactions made were of a most extraor-
| dinary character.
The smallest tribe in darkest Af-
rica." he said, could never have been
treated as contemptuously by a neigh
! Dor as were the United States author
| tiles by the Spanish officials in Cuba
| in the matter"
| Referring TO Consul General Will
! liamS' account of one of his interviews
| with the Governor General, Daniel ex-
! claimed: II wish that an American
warshp could have been then in the
| harbor of Havana with an American
| Admiral in charge who would have
! turned his guns upon the city and
| taught this arrogant, insolvent nation
the Turk of the west, the unspeaka-
| BILE Spaniard-who is doing the work of
/ hell in this neighboring island. that the
demands OF the United States Govern
ment are to be respected"
| Lodge spoke of the influence of bus
| iness interests against Cuban action.
He believed the best thing for business