The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-02
The Proceedings

after the reading of Fridays journal
in the senate today that body, on
motion of Mr.. Sherman (Rep. o.
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations, went into executive session,
presumably for the presentation of the
report of the committee on foreign re-
lations on the arbitration treaty. The
doors were open at 12:45 and legis-
lative business was proceeded with.
Various petitions in favor of the
ratification of the arbitration treaty
were presented.
Mr. Hill presented a bill granting a
pension of SIS a month to the widow
of General Joseph B. Carr. and ex-
planned that a like bill had previously
passed congress and been sent to the
president, who had not signed it; but
it was claimed at the pension office
that it had failed to become a law
because congress was in recess during
the ten days allowed for the signature
or veto of bills. He doubted the pro-
priety of that ruling, but felt that the
simplest and easiest way was to pass
the bill over again. The bill was
passed, as was also another bill gov
erned by the same facts, increasing
the pension of the widow of General
Hough to $50 a month.
Bills to provide for the revision and
codification of the criminal and penal
laws of the United States. to CONSOLE
date the circuit and district courts Of
the United States, and relating to the
employment of counsel by the attor
ney- general or by district attorneys,
were introduced by Mr.. Hoar (Rep.
Mass.,) and were referred to the jul
dietary committee.
Mr.. Chandler (Rep. n. H. intro
duced a resolution directing the COM
mittee on privileges and elections to
inquire into the recent presidential
and state election in Delaware and
whether that state is in the enjoyment
of a republican form of government.
Referred to the committee on privi-
leges and elections.
\ bill giving certain powers to the
commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia as to the stretching of wires
for Illuminating purposes during in
auguration week was fiercely resisted
by Mr.. Hale (ReD., Me.), who de-
nounced the "obstinacy and wrong
headedness' of the commissioners.
After a long discussion the bill was
passed with an amendment prohibit
ing specifically the construction of I'M
foreground conduits for the purpose.
A message from the president, with
a report from the secretary of state
giving the information called for by a
senate resolution as TO the arrest and
gully, an American citizen, was laid
before the senate and referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
In his report to the president on this
case Mr.. 0lney says:
1T should be added that in view of
all the circumstances in this case.
and especially of the long imprison-
ment already suffered by the accused,
representations have been made to the
Spanish government which, it is be-
Heved, will not be without effect. The
last communication in the correspond
ence, consisting of 316 numbers, is a
letter from Consul General Lee, dated
December 81 last, in which he says he
visited the Cabanas fortress and had
talk with Sanguilly, an American citi-
zen, and formerly general in the in
surgent army. While valiant officer
in the previous war he had taken no
part in this rebellion. He had writes
Mr. Lee, so far as / am informed,
committed no overt act in that direc-
ton (the present insurrection) and was
taken without arms in his hand and
while taking a bath in his house on
February "a, 1895. His second trial
commenced December 81 1896, and
ended by his being again sentenced to
perpetual Imprisonment. From this
second sentence an appeal has been
taken which, whether successful or not,
Will greatly leIS lu0H LIE llIIle he mas
already passed in his cell. The lawyer
who defended this prisoner in his first
trial now looks from the bars of a
cell adjoining. his in the Cabanas fort,
and 1 am informed that the lawyer
who managed his appeal before the
Madrid court has suffered in conse-
quence thereof. so that it may be diff
cult to procure in Madrid another per-
son versed in the law who will con-
sent to manage for Sanguilly the APP
peal proceedings. Only few days af-
ter the arrestiof Sanguilly proclama-
ton was issued offering amnesty to all
persons in arms who would give them
selves up. 1t seems that this ought to
apply to persons who had been ar
rested without arms in hand. Two
other Cuban officers of distinction, Ro-
man Perez Trujillo and Joe Maria Tim
oteo Aguierre were arrested, am told,
at the same time of the arrest of San
gully, and for the same reason,
namely. because it was thought they
would engage in war. After a short
they were liberated. In
view of these facts, and of the addi-
tional reason that Sanguilly had been
in a cell for % months, is not in good
health and is suffering from old
wounds, / respectfully suggest that the
bring these facts to the
notice of the Madrid government and
ask that instructions be wired that he
be released from prison on the condi-
ton that he will leave the island and
not return until the present war has
terminated
The letter of transmittal signed by