The herald., 1897-02-27

cable. Che senator severely criticized
| the President and the secretary of state
for alleged inaction in this case.
! Lodge and Call spoke on various phas-
es of Cuban atrocity. and Hale and
| White deprecated the Cuban agitation.
A resolution by Call, calling on the
president for information on behalf of
Mr.. Ruiz in Cuba, went over until to-
morrow. The Sanguilly resolution went
| to the calendar by general consent,
which disposed of it as matter of inter-
est. The rest of the day was given to
| the Indian appropriation bill.
| AT o'clock recess was taken until
| o'clock, when work on the appropriation
| bill continued.
The serenity of the senate when 1t
opened today gave little evidence of the
exciting scenes of yesterday. The gal
lerie1 were we'll filled in anticipation of
| a renewal of hostilities, but business
/ was soon directed into routine channels.
with the understanding that the San
gully Cuban resolution would come up
as soon as business was finished.
| The telegraphic reports brought word
/, iis1t Sanguilly ard his attorney had ad-
mitted that the judgment was just, that
! the punishment was just, that the ap-
| peal had been withdrawn, that the queen
regent had pardoned Sanguilly and that
| he was free While Senator Frye re-
fortunate, it seemed to make unneces-
sary any further action on the question.
II do not believe in wasting any pow
der for the sake of making a noise"
There was a disposition to lay aside
the resolution, but Morgan presented
resolution asking the president for in
formation as to the Imprisonment Of
George w. Aguirre, an American youth
of 10, who surrendered on July 4th last
under Spanish offer of amnesty.-scsThe
young man, said the senator. was one of
our American boys who had gone down
to take hand in the scrimmage. There
was an American ring in his name
George Washington-and suggestive
ness in the time of his surrender-July
4th. 1t was appropriate that the sem
ate should know the case, and he asked
immediate action on the resolution.
Gray wanted the resolution amended so
that the senate would not be put in the
attitude of asserting certain facts to be
true.
Il accept the change cheerfully,' as
sented Mr.. Morgan. "for the senate has
reached the point where it is not ready
to assume responsibility for anything"
Mr.. Call gave his personal information
as to Aguirre, his worthy antecedents
his visit to Washington just before
leaving for Cuba, where he went to all
in the struggle for freedom.
An understanding was reached that
the resolution would not displace the
Sanguilly case. 1t was then agreed to
without division.
Mr. White of California, Democrat,
then took the floor on the Sanguilly res
olution. He spoke in satirical vein. He
said too much dependence should not
be placed on the name of George Wash
ington Aguirre He had at one time
defended a man whose name translated
was John of God" He was convicted
and sent to the penitentiary.
Mr.. White spoke derisively of the agi-
tation of yesterday. of the applause of
the galleries, when the object of all this
solicitude was pardoned and set at lih
erty. He stated that he understood an
other resolution would be introduced by
the ardent friends of Cuba, protesting
against Sanguilly's pardon. He hoped
the next resolution would at least deal
with a live situation so that if the sem
ate demanded the release of anyone it
would not be gentleman who had al
ready been released.
At this point Mr.. Pettgrew urged tina
the Indian bill be taken up as a for
mality, saying the Cuban debate could
then be proceeded with. This was done.
and although NO Cuban question was
before the senate the debate proceeded.
Mr.. Lodge, answering Mr.. White, said
this question was not to be settled by
sneers not by joking the names of
George Washington and Julio Sanguilly.
This Sanguilly case was but one Of
many. There were others withheld by
the state department from the public
involving the same brutal conditions.
These would all come to the surface in
time, the public would know all the
facts.
TT took twenty three months for dip
lomatic negotiations" he said, 'and
when the case was presented to the sem
ate and to the bar of public opinion we
have a pardon the next morning"
Mr.. Call spoke of the case of DR. Ruiz
relating to the revolving circumstances
of his death. There were other cases
still more startling in the records of the
state department.. Mr.. Call concluded
by presenting a resolution asking the
president for information as to the death
of Ruiz, and what steps toward repara-
ton had been taken He asked the I'M
mediate adoption Of the resolution.
Mr.. White objected and the resolution
went over.
Mr.. White then replied to Mr.. Lodges
comments on him. He referred sarcas-
tically to Mr. Lodge as the 'infallible
authority of the senate" who undertook
to tell senators how they should pro-
nounce Spanish names He also re-
er on the subject of Cuba"
Mr.. Morgan reviewed the prison case
of General Sanguilly. Speaking of his
pardon Mr.. Morgan asserted that II
could not be possible the president knew
of it. If he did he would be quick to no
tify the senate of that momentous re-
suit But no, the executive branch re-
garded senators merely as set of emf
nent gentlemen whose conclusions
amounted to nothing. This was the
view, openly stated by the secretary of
state. and whispered into the ear CT
the Spanish minister. These eminent
gentlemen might discuss affairs in their
debating societies, but when it came to
action Il am the great | am
This was the executive view.
Mr. Morgan declared that the Sanguii-
ly resolution was urged, well knowing
that Spain has her advocates OF this
floor" prepared to defend her in an emer-
gency. They were the first to learn by
cable that Sanguilly was pardoned. a
pardon by cable-why had the queen OF
Spain acted so hastily after twenty
three months of delay? 1t was because
she knew she could not stand against the
action of the senate. Spain had shrunk
from the collision and the royal hanG
had hastily signed this pardon.
Referring to the president Mr.. Nor
gan continued: ooh what welcome news
was that pardon to this president in our
White House, who has been down upon
his hunkers now for two years pray
ing with Spain to release him. How joy
Gus his noble American heart must beat
and in what wild transports of JOY must