The Saint Paul globe., 1897-01-07

fortress. The writer described him
as an old man whose hair had turned
gray and who appeared to be over
sixty years old. Sanguilly told a, pa
thetlc story to the visitors as to the in
Justice Of his trial and conviction. ana
begged that the United States investi-
gate the case with view of establish
ing that he was prosecuted for what he
might have done and not what he
had done
Mr.. Call again stated that this letter
came from a prominent public man Of
the United States, a Northern man
and Republican, who had been high
ly honored in this country, and woul1
soon return to a high public place.
AFTER reading other letters reciting
the cruel methods employed in Span
1sh prisons. Mr.. Call declared that
tnese prisons were stained with the
Dlood OF American citizens. It needed
but an investigation to
UNMASK THE BUTCHERY.
he said. The senator asserted that a
nation which failed to protect its citf-
zens justly deserved the execration Of
the civilized world Mr. Call smoke OF
the reports that the powers of E3urona
would coerce the United States. What
erect, he asked, would such a concert
or European nations have when the
sympathy Of mankind and the senti-
ment OF the Christian world was with
the struggling patriots Of Cuba? II
would be futile Intervention, even If
attempted, for no statesman of Europe
could successfully appeal to the masses
OF his people to strike at those engaged
In a struggle for independence and lib
erty.
If the United States remained passive
while such outrages as those on Gown
and Sanguilly proceeded there could
be DrOGnPritU for
no respect for it, declared Mr. Call.
It was spectacle which belittled the
United States in the eyes Of the world
The senator spoke bitterly against the
delay in the senate, the idle assertions
that trade and commerce would be
Jeopardized by action and the con-
certed movement emanating from
some central source to have chambers
of commerce and boards of trade urge
delay. Mr.. Call declared that the
whole force of the United States was
being used to protect and continue
that condition. The senator closed
with an appeal that the American flag
be made the symbol of power and Of
protection to American citizens
throughout the world
AT the close of the speech the SEN
ate agreed to Mr.. Calls resolution re-
questing the secretary of state for all
correspondence relating to the case Of
demanding Sanguilly's immediate re-
lease was referred to the committee
on foreign rela tiOnS.
The bill providing free homesteads
for bona fide settlers on public lands,
acquired from the Indians, was then
taken up and debated at length AS
1t passed the house the bill applied only
to Oklahoma and exempted settlers
there from the payment of the govern
ment price heretofore fixed. AS amend
ed in the senate, the bill extended the
measure to embrace all public lands
acquired from Indians.
Mr.. Petttgrew, in charge of the meas
ure, urged that the bill was in line with
the government policy of encoura ging
and developing the settlement of the
far West. To compel the settlers on
Indian lands to pay the government
rates meant ruin to the settlers, their
enforced abandonment of the lands and
the swelling of the idle population Of
the country. Mr.. Pettigrew read the
platforms of the political parties ia
vorable to free homesteads.
(Which platform does the senator
like the best?" asked Mr.. Chandler.
Il must say that l like the Democrat
ic platform much the best responded
Mr. Pettigrew, who is one Of the silver
senators who bolted the st. Louis con-
vention. The New England senators
do not seem to be able to stand on any
PLATFORM added Mr.. Pettigrew.
Mr.. Carter Rep., Mont) supported
the bill, arguing that the policy of the
government was to make patriots rath-
er than profit out Of the settlers Of the
far West. No final action on the bill
had been taken when, at 4 o'clock, the
senate adjourned.