Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-25
FIFTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, February %.
GFNATE
SENATE.

An effort was made by MT. doar W
have an hour fixed for taking the vote on
the bankruptcy bill; but objection was
made by Mr.. Jones. Then MIR. Hill ask,
ed unanimous consent to have the bill
for bridge across the St. Lawrence
river passed. Objection was made,
however, by Mr.. Pettierew, who then
moved to take up the Indian appropri-
alton bill. MIR. Hill retaliated on MIR.
Pettigrew by raising point of order.
The Vice-President sustained the
point of order and laid before the Sem
ate the resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Allen in regard to the ill-treatment
of American citizens In Cuba.
q Mr.. Allen proceeded to speak on his
resolution. The story, he said, was a
long one and was full of atrocious bar.
barities. One of these was the search
ing of an American lady in public
m amer and under circumstances OF ex-
treme cruelty Another Infamous act
was the gathering up of little girls in
the island of Cuba by the military au-
thorities and selling them into the worst
species ofslavery-selling them for lives
of shame. 1t had been reported, MIR.
Allen said, that infants had been taken
by the heels and hacked to pieces by
Spanish soldiers in the presence of their
fathers and mothers, who were then
massacred. He denounced Spain as
"a decaying monarchy; blot on the
map of the world, and disgrace to
civilization"
Mr.. Morgan spoke on the joint reso-
luton reported by him yesterday from
the committee on foreign relations in
reference to the case of Julio Sanguilly,
whom he described as regularly natu
rallied American citizen. SaDguilly had
taken part in the last Cuban revolu
ton, where he had been previously
wounded, but had always denied any
completely in the present. revolution.
It would be asked what right the
United States had to interfere. Would
it be on the general ground that there
had been false trial? 1.-THE case were
put on that ground alone he held there
would be ample reason in that for the
Joint resolution reported yesterday.
Bit he put the right and duty of inter
ference on higher ground, and that
was that all the rights fthis American
citizen under the treaty had been ut
terly ignored and repudiated.
At the close of Mr.. Morgan's re-
marks, Mr.. Allen consented to nave
his own resolution referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations, with the
assurance from Mr. Morgan that it
would be promptly considered and
acted upon.
The Joint resolution as to Sanguilly
, obtained precedence and the considera-
ton of it was continued.
Mr.. Daniel, member of the commit
tee on foreign relations, went over the
case, Notwithstanding what he termed
'sthe admirable and clear statement"
made by the Senator from Alabama.
Sanguilly, he said, was wounded, sick
and in prison. He had been treated
vigorously, harshly, cruelty and bru-
tally-in manner that was disgrace
to this century and to civilization.
Not only that, but the American con-
sui had been treated arrogantly by the
Spanish authorities-not only in his
own person but in his country. He
had been told by a Spanish officer, high
in authority, to whom he had made a
most polite and courteous appeal, that
his conduct in presenting an interven-
ton in favor of Ssnguilly, by order of
the State Department, was disgrace
to the United States and to the Ameri-
can flag. "If that consul" Mr.. Daniel
declared, chad demanded his passport,
and if the Spanish government had
failed to apologize for that insult to our
representative and to our flag, and an
American feet had been sent to Havana
to demand it, do not believe that there
is single citizen of the United States
who would not have rejoiced at it,"
Mr.. Hale asked Mr.. Daniel whether
the purport of the joint resolution was
the release of Sanguilly.
THAT is the purport of it" Mr..
Daniel admitted.
Mr.. Hale-Has not this whole matter
been the subject of direct diplomatic
negotiations between the State Depart
ment and the Spanish government for
the purpose of securing the release of
Sanguilly? Is ii not fact that at the
present moment the State Department
has conducted the negotiation to the
point that it is expecting the release of
Sanguilly within few days?
"Has there been" Mr.. Hale persisted,
"no communication from the Secretary
of State to the committee on foreign
relations stating that he is expecting
that Sanguilly will be released, through
the ordinary efforts of diplomacy, with
in few days?
"Not within my knowledge" Mr..
Daniel replied and Mr.. Lodge also
added his negation.
81 ask the Senator" Mr.. Hale per-
severed, land / ask the Senator from
Ohio (Mr. Sherman) whether he has
not a letter on that subject from the
State Department.
II must Decline" said Mr.. Daniel,
furnishing information which can be
easily got at the State Department.
''But the Senator will recollect," said
Mr.. Hale in remonstrative tones, "that
the committee on foreign relations is
the organ of this body.
81 am not bound to yield my time on
the floor on that account" MIR. Daniel
replied, 81 am the organ of the State
which 1 am representing, and when 1
get through 1 will yield to any organ
that may desire to be heard, whether it
be the organ of the Captain General OF
Cuba, or OF the Queen of Spain, or any
one else.'
When laugh followed this pointed
allusion Mr. Daniel promptly dis. |