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BUTCHERY OF AMERICANS
THEIR BLOOD STAINS CUBAN PRIS.
ONS, SAYS SENATOR CALL.


Lack of Public Spirit, He Says, is Worse
Than the Danger of War-No Danger of
Foreign Intervention in Spain's Behalf.
washington, Jan. Elm the senate.
to-day, Senator Calls resolution call
ing for correspondence in the case Of
Charles Gown, the newspaper corre-
spondent who, the Spaniards say, died
IN tattle was agreed to; and his Joint
resolution demanding Sanguilly's i'm
mediate release was referred to the
committee on foreign relations. San
gully had been sentenced to pepetual
Imprisonment in chains.
Speaking of the alleged confinement
of prisoners Of war in Cuban prisons.
Senator Call exclaimed: "What mat
ters 1T that they were natives Of Cuba?
what matters it that they reside in
Cuba? That is their right. The pris-
ons of Cabanas and Moro castle are
full Of them. These prisons are stain
ed with the blood of American citizens.
1t only requires careful Investigation
OF the facts by the senate in order that
the cover may be taken off this scene
of butchery."
Referring to the objections coming
from commercial bodies that interfer-
ence might lead to war, Mr.. Call asked
whether the god of business was to be
allowed to suppress the demands of hui
manity Lack Of public spirit, he as
serted, was worse than the danger Of
war There could be no prosperity in
a country where there was no sense Of
patriotism and no national honor.
AS to the suggestion that European
powers would interfere on behalf Of
Spain, Mr.. Call declared that there was
no danger of any such combination.
European statesmen would be restrain
ed by a consideration Of the effect
which such a course would have on the
masses of their own people. It was
very easy to perceive that the sympa-
thies of mankind and the sentiments Of
all Christian people would be with the
American republic in such a struggle.
But there was no advocacy of war in
his propositions.
There was no disrespect in them to
| IllC OpdAlSA 5ONSl WuOSS ulGLlt-
DDS in Cuba had marked the long peri
cd of Spanish decadence. But there
could be no respect for a government
which failed to protect the lives and
liberties of its citizens. The spectacle
was one that belittled the people and
the government of the United States in
| the consideration of the nations Of the
world. The people of Florida, Mr.. Call
said, were closely connected with the
people of Cuba, and there was con-
stant intercourse between them. Many
| Of those Cubans were men Of high
order of intelligence, and had been men
of large wealth.
He was informed that there were but
few native Cubans who were not en-
gagged in the rebellion. Sanquilly hap
pened to be one of those who were not.
Sanguilly appealed to the United States
to release him, and let him return to
the protection Of the United States.
Mr.. Call hoped that the question would
not be postponed nor buried, but that
the joint resolution demanding the inn
mediate discharge Of Sanguilly would
be passed without undue delay.
At the close of Mr.. Calls speech,
which occupied over an hour the reso-
luton calling for the correspondence in
the case of Sanguilly was agreed to,and
the joint resolution instructing the
president to demand Sanguilly's imme-
diate release was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations, Mr.. Call
stating that it had been prepared by
an American in Havana, man Of high
character.
After a short executive session legiS-
lative business was resumed.
Senate bill to amend the act repeal
ing the timber culture law was pass
ed. Mr.. Pettigrew, rep, of South Da-
kota, stated that it applied only to the
lands Of the great Sioux reservation.
House bill to provide for the appoints
ment by brevet of active or retired Of
ficers of the United States army was
amended in some slight particulars and
passed.
Senate joint resolution requesting the
government of Great Britain to pardon
Mrs Florence e. Maybrick as an act of
magnimity, which was reported ad-
versely last session, was taken from the
calendar and indefinitely postponed.
The house bill providing for free
homesteads on the public lands in Okla
homa territory was again taken up.
The bill as it passed the house applies
only to public lands in Oklahoma. AS
reported back from the senate COM
mittee on Indian affairs, it also applies
to all public lands acquired from the
various tribes. Another committee
amendment provides that "All sums Of
money so released, which if not releas-
ed would belong to any Indian tribe,
shall be paid to such Indian tribe by
the United States''
Mr. Pettigrew explained the bill, urg-
ing that it was in line with the public
policy of developing the settlement Of
new western states. In the course Of
the discussion letters We're read from
the interior department and from the
government land office stating that the
bill, if restricted to Oklahoma, would
result in a loss to the government of
over fifteen million dollars, and If ap-
piled to all lands acquired from Indians
would result in a loss Of over thirty
five millions.
Mr.. Pettigrew read from the plat
forms of the republican and democratic
parties clauses approving the bill.
Mr.. Carter, rep, of Montana, advo-
Gated the bill.
The bill went over without action and