The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-27
MORE TALK AS TO CUBA
INDIAN BILL NORMALLY PENDING
BUT NEGLECTED FOR THREE
HOURS.
AN APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED
AT the Evening Session, After
General Debate ON the Indian
Question.

yeSIeiudy, the discussion today was
comparatively spiritless. The galleries
were packed, however, in anticipation
OF interesting developments, but there
were no incidents during the day that
awakened more than passing interest.
The Indian bill was considered up to
1 o'clock, when for three hours a gen.
eral discussion Of the Sanguilly case
and the effect of the pardon occurred.
Mr.. Frye said at the outset that the
Sanguilly resolution should be retired,
as II was useless to waste powder in
making a noise. Mr.. Morgan secured
the adoption Of another resolution,
calling for information as to the i'm
prisonment Of George Washington
Aguirre. The Sanguil:y resolution
went to the calendar by general con-
sent. The rest of the day was given
to the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Quay endeavored to take up the
bill for a national commission to in
vestigate labor problems when the SEN
ate convened. but Mr.. Hale promptly
objected to going on with the measure,
remarking that it was a gigantic
scheme to establish a lot of high-priced
oficeholders. The Indian appropria-
tion bill was then taken up, and the
amendment referring attorneys claims
against the old settlers Cherokee fund
agreed to, with an amendment except
ing claims already settled. The amend
ment as a whole was not perfected
when the bill was laid aside ct l
o'clock
This brought the Cuban resolutions
relating to Julio Sanguilly before the
senate. There was a disposition to lay
aside the resolution, but Mr.. Morgan
presented a new resolution asking the
| president for information as to the i'm
prisonment of George Washington Ag-
guirre, an American youth Of nine
| teen, who surrendered on July 4, last,
under a Spanish offer of amnesty. An
understanding was reached that the
resolution would not displace the San
gully case. 1t was then agreed to
without division.
At this point Mr. Pettigrew urge1
the Indian bill be taken up, as a for
| mality, saying that the Cuban debate
! could then proceed. This was done.
and, although no Cuban question was
| before the senate, the debate proceed
| ed.
'Tt took twenty three months for
| diplomatic negotiations exclaimed
Mr. Lodge. land, when the case was
| presented to the senate and to the bar
| OF public opinion, we have a pardon the
| next morning."
Mr.. Call spoke Of the case of DR..
| Ruiz, relating the revolving circum-
! stances of his death. 1t had reached
| the point, Mr.. Call declared. that these
! poor prisoners, deserted by their. own
government, were actually petitioning
! the queen Of Great Britain to pro-
tect them.
Mr.. Call concluded by presenting a
resolution asking the president for
information on the death Of DR.. Ruiz.
| and what steps towards reparation
had been taken. He asked the imme-
date adoption Of the resolution. Mr..
| White objected and the resolution
| went over.
Mr.. Hale secured the floor and said
that only six days remained of the
session. If this time was to be taken
up IN debating dead questions, it would
De impossible to get the appropriation
bills through. He, therefore, moved
that the senate proceed to the consid-
| Grafton of the Indian bill.
Mr.. Morgan said that, If SanguilIv
| had been pardoned, the senate had no
| information, except through the news
| papers. Why, he continued, had the
| queen Of Spain acted so hastily after
| twenty-three months of DELAY? r
| was because she knew she could no.
stand against the action of the SEN
| ate. Spain had shrunk from the col
| lls1on, and the royal hand had hastily
| signed this pardon.
AT 4:3O p. m. the Cuban discussion
closed, and Mr.. Hill moved an execu-
tive session, which was voted down.
| 20 to AZ. Consideration of the Indian
| appropriation bill was then resumed
| Mr. Villas opposed the amendment re-
lat1ng TO the five civilized tribes I'm
!nolan territory as violation of the
treaty rights of the Indians. and an
pealed to the senate to at least mod
iIy II SO as not to make it so sweep
| ing, If it was to be retained
At 5:45 p. m. the senate went into
executive session, and at D. M took
a recess until s o'clock.
The galleries were we'll filed at the
n1gnt session when work was resumed
put only eight senators were on the
moor. The first half hour was given to
| private pension bills. At o'clock the
consideration of the Indian bill con-
i tinued, the amendment relating to the
! five civilized tribes being discussed at
! great length. Mr.. Villas protested
against jamming" through an amend
ment despoiling Indians Of their rights.
The amendment as finally agreed to.
gives the United States courts exclu
s'ive jurisdiction over all civil and
criminal cases, abolishing the native
courts. Two additional Judges are
provided for the territory The Indian
appropriation bill was then passed. The
pCstoffice appropriation bill was taken
| up and at 1875 the senate adjourned.