Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-26
54th CONGRESS-.
SanguiIIy's Case Comes Up
Before the Senate.
Nj. Frye Would See His Wrongs
Rig hied at Any Cost.
Teller Agrees With HIN and sherman Also Ex.
presses His 0pialsn.


met at II O'Clock. an effort was made by
Hoar to have the hour fixed for taking
the vote on the bankruptcy bill but OBJ
Lection lection was s made by Joes. Dem; Of Ar
the Senate the resolution offered. yester-
day. by Alien. in regard to the III treat
ment OF American citizens In Cuba. Al
len proceeded TO speak upon his resOlu-
ton.
The story. he SAID. was a long one, and
was full Of atrocious barbarities. One OF
these was the searching Of an American
lady IN public manner and under cir
cumstances Of extreme cruelty. Another
Infamous act was the gathering up OF
little girls In the island OF Cuba and SELL
ing them for lives OF shame.
X had been reported. Allen said. that
infants had been taken by the heels and
hacked to pieces by Spanish soldiers In
the presence OF their fathers and mothers
he denounced Spain as "a decaying mon
artihy, "A blot on the map OF the world,
and "a disgrace to civilization"
Morgan spoke OF the joint resolution re-
ported by him yesterday. from the COM
mittee on foreign relations In reference
10 the case OF JniiO Sanguilly. whom he
described as regularly naturalized citi-
out his naturalization papers and brought
Them to Cuba in 1878. where they were
registered in the American consulate and
IN the eaptain-seneralcy. and where he
Ken part In the last Cuban revolution.
where he had been grievously wounded,
but had always denied any completely in
the present revolution. I.
Morgan made n statement of the facts
and circumstances connected with San
guiIlyS arrest. Imprisonment and trial.
Morgan declared that on the trial of San
was no evidence duplicating him, and
that much of tne evidence was not sworn
to. u would be asked what right had
the United States to interfere. Would II
he on the general ground that there had
been a false trial? IL the. case were put
on that ground alone. he held that there
would be ample reason in that for the
he put the right and duty of interference
on a higher ground. and that was that all
the rights of this American citizen. under
the treaty had been utterly ignored and
AT the close of Morgan's remarks. Al
len consented to have his own resolution
reported to the committee on foreign re-
that II would be promptly considered and
acted upon.
The joint resolution as to Sanguilly OBJ
tanned precedence and the consideration
Daniel. member of the committee on
foreign relations. went over the history
of the case, Notwithstanding what he
termed. the admirable and clear state
ment." made by the senator from Alaba-
ma. Sanguilly. he said, was wounded.
sick and in prison. He had been treated
vigorously. harshly. cruelty and brutally.
in a manner that was disgrace to this
and TO civilization.
Hale read Geographic dispatch of
this date from Havana stating that coun-
sci for Sanguilly had filed in court papers
his appeal. So. Hale COM
mented. the appeal is withdrawn and
Sanguilly stands ready to be pardoned
AT this point Frye. also a member OF
the committee on foreign relations, came
into the discussion. with the impetuous
xlxrS.la rv4x,fs los hat I~,t- n
had done that he had done an exceeding
client.
How does the senator know that?''
Il know 1t from this" Frye answered.
that Sanguilly has been convicted of
crime. the punishment of which is inn
prisonment in chains for life. He has
appeal is withdrawn. it is a confession Of
the crime, and judgement follows; and
he can only escape by q pardon. He
loses for himself and for his family all
IS what Spain Is contending for. We con-
lend that the man has been unjustly con-
victed: that he has been treated against
International law, and that Spain must |
way" Frye exclaimed. dramatically, "a
ship OF war would start forthwith for |
Havana.
Applause broke out in the galleries, and
was kept up for some time in spite of the |
fort of the Vice President to suppress 1t. |
MIR. Hale-My colleague has told me the
WhOieN story. II is not a desire to have
his man released which Is at the bottom
y this matter. What they want is war.
That is what the senator wants. I tell |
he senator. and the rest of the senator's, |
hat this country will not he driven to |
var In the next seven days. not II I |
AN help 1t.
Hoar questioned the citizenship Of San.
suilly. and referred to the conflicting 1
statements on the subject In the COM
nittee's report.
iOar said. s'in half dozen places, that |
lis naturalization papers were taken out |
n the superior court of New York In Au-
rust, 1873. and that Sanguilly was en-,
aged In the Cuban insurrection up toll
SIS. So it Is absolutely clear that his,I
papers are fraudulent.
is no more an American citizen
han the senator from Virginia Is a SUBJ
ect of Turkey
Lodge replied to his colleague, and said
was not for the committee on foreign
Citations or the Senate to go behind the
ecord OF the superior court OF New York.
was u naturalixed citizen.
The committee on foreign relations,
lodge said, was not seeking to pick l
uarrel with Spain: but 1t thought it was
pom the resolution. After a contemptu-
us allusion to the four great Powers In
heir treatment OF Crete. Lodge found Il
arailel for It In the treatment OF Cuba
Y the United States. He desired he said
. defend the committee on foreign rela-
ions from the charge that they were a
arcei OF jfngoes who were trying to
hrust the country into war. He had no
esire to plunge the country into war.
lie desired that American citizens should
e protected. whether naturalixed or ma.
ve-born.
Hoar quoted the Revised Statutes,
Thich declare that no alien shall be adj
lifted to become a citizen, who has not
)r the continuous term Of fivc years next
receding. resided within the United
tatcs. 1t was clear. therefore. that San
uilly's naturalization papers were
fraudulent. There was no decent pre-
.nce to the contrary.
Teller declared that nobody. not even
ehind the records. He spoke 81 the con-
lct of the state department as pusillan-
nous and said he expected nothing bet
sr from the next administration. He
rayed and hoped that the Republican
arty. when It got Into power, might have
little of its old fire and spirit He
greed with Mr.. FRYE. who said he would !.
md o ship to Havana.
Mr.. President" he exclaimed. 81
ouId send every ship we have got. / !;
ould not count dollars by the side Of
merican manhood and liberty and
ehts. would make every Power In the
iould take ell the money ana an the
(coutinued ON pass ~