The evening times., 1897-02-24
.AREQUEsT Upon Mr.. .OLNEY
The Senate Inquiries as to Amer
leans in Cuba's Prisons.
SENDS FOR GEN. LEES LETTERS
The Foreign Relations Committee
Has Prepared a Resolution De-
manding the Immediate Release of
Julio Sangutlly-Mr. Sherman's
Explanation.

be the daily hour of meeting fer the rest
OF the session, or until otherwise ordered.
The House bill to amend the postal laws
by providing limited indemnity 10) for
loss of registered mail matter, was passed
without amendment.
An effort was made by Mr.. Nelson to
have time fixed for taking the vote ON
the bankruptcy bill, but unanimous con
sent was necessary and objection was made
by several Senators.
Mr.. Quay asked unanimous consent 10
take up the Duluth bridge bin, but objec-
tion was made by MI Villas, and Iemons-
trance was also made by Mr.. Petttgrew,
who urged the necessity Of proceeding
with the Indian appropriation bill There
upol the formal motion to take up the
bridge bIl was made by Mr.. Quay, and
was dcfeated-17 to %
Mr.. Allen Offered the following Tesolu-
ton, and asked for its immediate consider
tion:
kes olved, That it is the sense Of the Son
ate that the President should speedily
and effectually protect the lives and
liberties of peaceable American citizens
residing or soJourning in Cuba, and that
he sh ould promptly insist that Spalnin her
waragainst her Colonistsin theisland, should
conduct the same on principles of civilized
warfare, eliminating all unusual and un-
necessary cruelty and baTbarity and for the
enforcement Of these reasonable and just
requirements, United states battleships
should be sent without delay to Cuban
waters.
Objection to the Immediate consideration
OF the resolution was made by Senators
Gray and Quay, and it went over till to-
morrow.
Mr.. Hill offered another resolution on
the same genera subject, andit was agreed
to without question. 1t is as follows:
Resolved, That the Secretary OF state
he and he is hereby requested to transmit
to the Senate, either i'll open or secret ses-
sion, as he may prefer, all the corresponds
ence 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 previously reported
on"
The third and most important proposition
on the subject OF the war in Cuba vas
presented by Mr., Morgan, who said that he
had been instructed by the Committee on
Foreign Relations to report Joint resOlu-
ton. demanding the release 0f Julio
Sanguilly, an American, imprisoned in
Cuba AS it was in his own handwriting
he read it to the Senate. as follows:
Resolved. by the Senate and the House
OF Representatives, that the government
OF the United States demand the imme-
date and unconditional release OF Julio
Sanguilly, the citizen of the United
States imprisoned 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 said governments
and in violation of the law of nations. And
the PresldentHpf the United states is re-
quested 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 aud
sufferings of Julio sanguilly.
The committee thought Mr.. Morgan
continued, THAT 1t was its duty to request
the earliest action on this Joint resolution.
And dinasmuchas some members of the com
mittec were absent at the time, the resolu-
ton was ordered to be reported. l give
notice and call the attention Of the chair
man of the Committee on Foreign RelaIions
to it, that 1 will move tomorrow morning
to take up the joint resolution for action. =
Mr. sherman, chairman of the Foreign
Relations Colnnittce said: THE resolu-
ton was agreed tounanimously by the COM
mittee l have no objection whatever to
letting it go over till tomorrow; and l
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. but Mr.. Quay renewed his propo-
sition in relation to the Duluth bridge
bill
Mr.. Villas opposed the bill, but it was
strenuously advocated by Mr.. Nelson as
merely proposing an extension for three
months OF the time for completing the
bridge,
The bridge matter then went over,
and the consideration of the Indian ap-
propriatIon bill was resumed.