The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-26
CUBA in THE SENATE.
Yesterday Great Day For Cause In
Upper House.
SENATOR SHERMAN DENOUNCES
TREATMENT OF AMERICANS.

Interesting Spat Between Senators Frye
Vain for Consideration-Banki Bill
Passes thu House.
Washington, February 25.-The Vice
President laid before the Senate the
resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Allen
in regard to the i'll treatment of Ameri-
can citizens In Cuna. Senator Allen
proceeded to speak upon his resolution.
The story, he said, was long one, and
was full of atrooieus barbarities.
Mr.. Morgan spoke of the joint resolu-
tion reported by him yesterday from the
committee on foreign relations in refer
once to the case OF Julio Sanguilly.
Mr.. Morgan made statement of the
facts and circumstances connected with
Ssnguilly's arrest imprisonment and
trial.
At the close of Mr.. Morgan's remarks,
Mr.. Allen consented to have his own
resolution reported to the committee on
foreign relations, with the assurance
froyn Mr. Morgan that it would be
promptly considered and acted upon.
The joint resolution as to Sanguilly OBJ
tanned precedence and the consideration
Of it WAS continued.
Mr.. Hale read d teleQraphic dispatch of
this date from Havana stating that coun-
sell for Sanguilly had filed in court papers
withdrawing his appeal. So, Mr.. Hale,
commented, the appeal is withdrawn and
Sanguilly stands ready to be pardoned.
AT this point Mr.. Frve, also member
of the committee on foreign relations.
came into the discussion with the i'm
petuons declaration that if Sanguilly's
counsel had done that he had done an ex-
ceedingly wicked and uDJast act toward
his client.
"How does the Senator know thatT
Mr.. Hale asked.
"I know it from this,' Mr.. Frye an
swered, ''that Sansuilly has been con :
victed of crime. the punishment of
which is imprisonment in chains for life.
He has entered an appeal to Madrid. Ii
that appeal Is Withdrawn, it Is con-
fession of the crime, and judgment fol-
lows; and he can only escape by pardon.
He loses for himself and for his family
all claims for damages against Spain.
That is what Spain is contsnding for.
We contend that the man has been ua-
Justly convicted; that he has been treated
against International law, and that Spain
must deliver him up to US. And If l
had my way" Mr.. Frye exclaimed, dra-
matically. ga ship of waz would start
forthwith for Havana"
Applause broke out in the galleries,
and was kept up for some time in Srite
of the efforts of tfle Vice President to
suppress IL.
Mr.. Hale-My colleague has told me
the whole story. 1t is not desire to
have this man released which is at the
bottom Of this matter. What they want
%EnC tor &c
I tell the Senator, and the rest OF the
Senators, that this country will not he
driven to war in the next seven days,
not if can help it.
Mr., Hoar questioned the citizenship Of
Sanguilly, and referred to the onf1icting
statement on the subject in the commit
tees report.
Mr.. Lodge renlied to his colleague and
said il was not for the committee on
foreign relations for the Senate to go be-
hind the record of the Superior court of
the city of New York; until that record
was overthrown. Sdnguilly was o
naturaIized citizen. The committee on
foreign relations, MIR. Lodge said, was
not seeking to pick quarrel with Spain;
1t Thought it was its oy1ty to ask the
action of the Senate upon the resolution.
After contemptuous allusion to the
four great powers in their treatment of
Crete Mr.. Lodge found q parallel for it
in the treatment of Cuba by the United
States. He desired he said to defend
the committee ON foreign relations for
the charge made that they were parcel
of jingoes who were trying to thrust the
country into war. He had no desire to
plunge the country into war. He desired
that American citizens should be pro-
teoted, whether naturalized or native
born. Mr.. Hoar quoted the revissd
statutes, which declared that no alien
shall bs admitted to become citizen who
as for the continuous term of five years
xt preceding reside within the United
states. 1t was clear therefore that the
Sanguilly naturalization papers were
fraudulent. There wash decent pretence
to the contrary.
Mr. Teller declared that nobody, not
even the State Department, had right
to 90 behind the record. He spoke of the
conduct of the State Department. as
pusillan nous, and said he was expecting
nothing better fl ON the next administra.
tion. He prayed and hoped ths Repubil-
can party. when it got into power might
have Il little of its old fire and spirit. He
agreed with Mr.. Frye who said he would
send a ship to Havana.
"Mr President" he exclaimed. 81
would send every ship we have got. 1
would not count dollars by the side of
American manhood and liberty and
TlglVE. j WOultt Ulfhkc 6V6Tt power LII
world respect American citizenship il it
should take all the money and all the
sh ,ps and all the men we have got to do
it,"
When MIR. Teller finished lis remarks,
Mr. Allen alluded to the fact that the
discussion had been going on for the last
hour on the Indian appropriation bill
and be moved that the bill be laid aside
and the Sangnilly resolution be again
taken up. Ths motion was agreed to-
yeas, 40; nays, 81, so the Sanguilly joint
resolution was again take up formally.
Mr.. White addressed the Senate. The
action of the Senate today, he said. had
demonstrated it was not it's purpose to
engage in the business of considering ap-
preparation bills, but it would consider a
JOINT resolution which could not possib bly,
pass or which if passed could not be
effective as it would pot receive exeou-
tive approval.
MIR. II ale said the Senators might as
well understand that II this question
were kept before the Senate it would
fully debated and would substantially
oonfiscate every hour of the session, leav-
ing many appropriation hills unpassed.
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