The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-25
SENATE AGAIN AFTER SPAIN.
ALLEN WANTS BATTLEsHIPs SENT
TO CUBA.

He Thinks Spain should BE Com
PEELED to stick TO Civilized Meth
Ods of WnrfRre-SenatOr Hill Calls
For OmciaI COrrespOndcnce-Sen
tor Morgan Demands the Immedi-
ate Release OF Julio Sanguiily.
Two Occupants OF the Chair Re
ceive Singing ReprOofs.
Washington, Feb. 24-The Senate met at
II O'clock this morning and will continue
to meet at that hour during the rest of
the session.
An effort was made by Mr.. Nelson. rep,
of Minnesota, to have a time fixed for
taking a vote on the bankruptcy bill,
but unanimous consent was necessary and
that could not be had.
Cuba came TO the front at the outset OF
the days business. Mr.. Allen, pop, of
Nebraska, offered the following resolution
and asked for its immediate consdera-
ton:
Resolved that IL is the sense of the
Senate that the President should speedily
and effectually protect the lives and liber-
ties of peaceable American citizens resld-
ing or sojournlng in Cuba, and that he
should promptly insist that Spain, in her
war against her colonsts in the island,
should conduct the same on principles of
civilized warfare, eliminating all unusual
and unnecessary cruelty and barbarity;
and for the enforcement of these reasona-
bic and just requirements, United States
battleships should be sent without delay
to Cuban waters"
Collection to the immediate consldera-
ton of the resolution was made by SEN
ators Gray, dem, of Delaware. and Quay,
rep, Of Pennsylvania, and it went over
till tomorrow.
Mr.. Hill offered another resolution on
the same general subject, and 1t was
agreed TO without question. IL is as fol-
lows:
Resolved That the Secretary of State
be, and he hereby is requested to trans
nit to the Senate. either in open or Sc
cret session, as he may prefer, all the
correspondence and reports of the consul
general of the United States at Havana
relating to all American citizens now in
prison in the island of Cuba, not previ-
ously reported on.
The third and most important PROPOSE
ton on the subject of the war in Cuba
was presented by Mr.. Morgan, who said
mttee on foreign relations to report a
joint resolution demanding the release Of
Julio Sanguilly an American, imprisoned
In Cuba" AS It was in his own handwrit-
ing, he read it to the Senate as follows:
Resolved, by the Senate and House of
Representatives, That the government Of
the United States demand the immediate
and unconditional release of Julio San
gully, a citizen of the United States inn
prisoned under charges pending against
him. in the military and civil courts of
Cuba, on alleged grounds of rebellion and
kidnapping, contrary to the treaty rights
of each of the governments, and in viola
ton of the laws Of nations. And the
President of the United States is request
ed to communicate this resolution to the
government of Spain and to demand of
that government such compensation as he
shall deem just. for the Imprisonment and
sufferings of Julio Sanguilly."
THE committee thought" Mr.. Morgan
continued, that it was It's duty to request
the earliest action on this joint resolu-
ton. And, inasmuch as some members
of the committee were absent at the time
the resolution was ordered to be reported.
| give notice. and call the attention Of
the chairman of the committee on foreign
relations to it, that will tomorrow morn
ing move to take up the joint resolution
for action"
Mr.. Sherman, chairman of the foreign
relations committee, said: "The resolution
was agreed to unanimously by the COM
mittee. | have no objection whatever to
letting II go over till tomorrow and
hope that the Senate will then act upon
it,"
The joint resolution accordingly went
over till tomorrow.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
taken up, and two or three of the commit
tee amendments to it provoked long and
rather angry discussions
Remarkably enough, two of the tempo
rary occupants Of the chair received
singing rebuffs from senators-frst Mr..
Perkins, rep, Of California, from Mr. AL
len, pop, of Nebraska and afterwards
MIR. Hill, dem, of New York, from Mr.
Pettigrew, silverite, OF South Dakota.
But the scene which attracted most at
tention was one In which Senators Petit
grew and Hoar were the chief actors. Mr.
Pettigrew had met an attack of Mr.. Chan
dler's on a committee amendment as TO
the large claim for legal services rendered
to the Cherokees, by attempting to turn
into ridicule the New England sympathy
for the Indians, and recalling the cruelties
lpracticed in King Phillips war and by
Miles Standish.
Mr.. Chandler retaliated by inqulring
from Mr.. Pettigrew where he was born
a question which Mr.. Pettigrew declined
TO answer, and concerning which his con-
hict with Senator Hill 0n the chain took
place. And Senator Hoar INDUCED IN
some very scatmng comments on Mr..
Pettigrew as one who went "mousing"
in ancient history to meet an argument;
as having studied more history for the
purpose Of the speech than he had ever
done before; and as belonging TO that
species Of birds which foul their own
nests"
Mr. Morrill, withdrew the notice which
he had given for a speech tomorrow on
the Cuban question, his reason being an
unWillngness to occupy the time which
should be given TO appropriation bills. and
Mr.. Allison, chairman OF the committee
on appropriations, remarked upon the
backward condition of the appropriation
bills and gave notice that from tomorrow
on late night sessions would be absolutely
necessary.
At $3.50 o'clock the Senate adjourned.
The postofice appropriation bill was re-
ported 90 the Senate during the afternoon
and placed on the calendar
SHOT A RIVAL IN BUSINESS.
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