The record-union., 1897-01-07
Relative to the Imprisonment OF Julio
Sanguilly.
Representative Loud's Bill to Amend
the Law Relative to SecOnd=ClasS
Matter Passed i'm the Householder
the New rIeasure Sample Copies OF
Newspapers and Serial Novel Pub
LEGATIONS Are Denied to the Mails
as Second Glass Matter.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The Cuban
question was under consideration in the
Senate to-day in the form of two reso-
lutionS offered yesterday by Call Cd OF
Florida-the one a simple resolution
calling on the Secretary of State for
copies of the correspondence in the mat
ter of Julio Sanguilly, an American citi-
zen condemned by the Spanish authori-
ties in Cuba to perpetual imprisonment
in chains and the other a joint reSolu-
tion inStructing the President to de-
mand Sanguilly's immediate release.
The first was agreed to, and the second
was referred to the Committee on For
eign Relations.
In a long speech on the subject of
these resolutions the case of Charles
Gown was discussed as much as that of
Sangully. The statements of the
Spanish officials that GOWNS death re-
suited from wounds received in battle
was discredited, and the assertion was
repeated on the authority of a person
whom Mr.. Call did not name but
who, he said, was to be a member of
the next Congress, that GOWN had been
tied to tree and cut to pieces with
machetes by a squad of cavalry riding
past The two cases Mr.. Call said were
types of what was occurring to hun
dredS of American citizens in Cuba and
1t only needed investigation by the Sen
ate to take the cover off the scene of
butchery. AS to combination of
European Powers against the United
States. Mr.. Call declared that there was
no danger of such a thing, in view of
the effect which it would have on the
masses of the people in European
countries, and that the sympathies of
mankind would be with the American
republic in such a struggle.
Senate bill to amend the Act repeating
the timber culture law was passed: also
the House bill for the appointment ov
brevet of active or retired officers of the
army
The Senate joint resolution requiring
the Government of Great Britain to
pardon Mrs. Florence Maybrick. which
was reported adversely last session.
was taken from the calendar and in
definitely postponed.
House bill providing for free home
steads on the public lands in Oklahoma
Terrftory-amended so as to apply to
all lands obtained from Indian tribes
was taken up as the unfinished business.
and was discussed for nearly two hours.
and went over until tomorrow without
action. And then, at p. M, the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-After two
days debate the House this afternoon.
by a vote of IA to 105. passed the bill
introduced by Loud. Chairman of the
Committee on Postoffices and Post
roads, to amend the laws relating to
second-class mail matter The princi-
pal features Of the bill were those deny-
Ing to the mails as second class matter
sample copies of newspapers and serial
novel publications, and withdrawing
from news agents the privilege of re-
turning to their principals at the pound
rate unsold copies Of periodicals.
The general debate was closed by
Loud in half hours speech in favor of
the bill, preceding which Milliken (R.)
OF Missouri, Wander CR.) of Pennsylva-
MIA, Tracey CFo Of Missouri, Morse CR.)
OF Massachusetts. and Bingham (R.) of
Pennsylvania addressed the House in
opposition to the bill
Ihe two hours devoted to a considera-
ton OF the bill under the five-rninute
rule was productive of no change in the
text as referred to the Committee of the
" tiplTs anu at = - CLOCK II WAS rPDOrtq6
to the House for final action.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal GrosvenOr R.) of Ohio ad-
dressed the House on a question of per-
sonal privilege. He called attention to
the fact that a resolution introduced hv
him. and adopted by the House June 18th
last. calling upon the heads of the sev
eral departments for certain inforuna-
tion as to the operation of the civil serv
fee, had as yet no response from any Of
the officers. He felt justified. he said
fin raising the question whether or not
Congress had been properly treated in
this regard. expressing the opinion that
this silence showed that the heads of
the several departments as well as the
executive himself. had begun to ignore
the demands Of Congress. 4 resolution
asking each Cabinet officer to inform
the House why no resopnse had been
made to the original resolution was
agreed to without division
THINNING PITT