The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

Washington, Feb. 25.-With an ap-
parent disregard of whether the ap-
preparation bills still unacted on by the
senate are to be passed at the present
session, or are to be relegated to the
house in extra session, the senate to-
day, by vote of 40 to 81 laid aside the
Indian appropriation bill, which had
already occupied three days, and took
up the joint resolution which had been
reported yesterday from the committee
on foreign relations for the immediate
and unconditional release of Julio San
gully from a Cuban fortress. 1t came
up, in the first instance, as part of the
morning business, the vice-president
deciding that under the rule a motion
to take uD the Indian bill was not
in order until after the morning busi-
ness was disposed of, and when, at l
p. M, the morning hour did expire,
motion to proceed with the Sanguilly
joint resolution was made by Mr.. Allen
Pop, Neb), and although it was re-
sisted by the chairman of the commit
tee on appropriations (Mr. Allison) and
was voted against by the chairman on
foreign relations (Mr. Sherman), it pre-
vailed by the vote above mentioned.
The debate from the first was of
spoke of Spain as "a decaying mon
archy. a blot on the face of the world
and a disgrace to civilization
CRUELTY AND BRUTALLY.
Mr.. Daniel Oem.. Va.) said that San
gully had been treated vigorously,
harshly. cruelty and brutally-in a
manner that was a disgrace to this
country and to civilization He spoke
of an insult having been offered by a
Spanish officer high in authority to
the American republic. and if a fleet
had been sent to Havana to deme nd an
apology, every American citizen would
have rejoiced at it..
When Mr. Hale (Rep., Me) read a
te'egram from Havana stating that
Sanguiily's appeal to Madrid had been
withdrawn, so as to facilitate his re-
lease, his colleague (Mr. Frye de-
nounced that withdrawal as a-wieked
and unjust action on the part of SAM
guilly's counsel and declared with an
accomDaniment of applause from the
galleries). that if he had his way a
ship of war would start for Havana.
Mr.. Hale regarded that outbuiat as
telling the whole story. What mis- col
league and other senators wanted was
war. but the country would not be
drawn into war in the next seven days
if he (AIr. Haie) could help it.
THERE'S A QUESTION.
Mr.. Hear (Rep., Mass.) showed from
the committees own report that San
gully had been only two months, in
stead of five years, in the United
States when he got his naturalization
papers; had then left the country and
had never returned since (having lived
in Cuba for the last Is years.; that the
naturalization papers were fraudulent.
and that Sanguilly was no more an
American citizen than Mr.. Daniel was
a subject Of Turkey.
Senators Lodge and Daniel denied
the right of the senate to go beyond
the records of the superior court of
New York, from which the papers had
issued.
Mr.. Teller (Sil., Colo.) characterized
the conduct of the state department as
'pusillanimous and said he expected
better from the next admins
tration. He declared he would make
any power in the world respect Amer
lean citizens, even if it should take all
the money, all the ships and all the
men the country had.
SHERMAN'S INCONSISTENCY.
Allusions by Senators Hill Dem-, n. !
" and White (Dem., CALI to the in
of Mr.. Sherman (Rep., o. |
in having the joint resolution reported |
yesterday, ard expressing the hope |
that the senate would pass it today, |
and then voting today against taking |
it up, brought Mr.. Sherman to his
feet. He defended his vote today on
the ground of the necessity of passing
the appropriations bills; still he ex-
pressed the hope that after the debate
had gone on for some time, the vote
should be taken on the resolution.
At o'clock a recess was taken I'M