The National tribune., 1897-03-04

questing the President to transmit to the House
all correspondence on file at the State Depart
ment relative to the Imprisonment of Ameri-
can citizens in Cuba
FRIDAY, FEB. 26.
In the Senate, there were still some ex-
hibtions of impetuous temper, of sarcasm, and
of irritable spirit. 1t was impossible for the
Cuban question TO be entirely relegated to the
back ground. The pardon and subsequent re-
lease of Sanguilly by the Spanish Government
had the effect of casing the situation, and of
eventually displacing the resolution demand
ing his release. The Senate agreed with Mr..
Frye, when he said that there was no sense in
firing powder simply to make noise. Without
objection, therefore, the resolution went to the
calendar. and the way would have been clear
for the Indian appropriation bill, save for Sem
ator White, of California.
He snee-ed at the oratory which had been
expended in behalf OF Sanguilly, he spoke in
most satrical strain of the Foreign Affairs Conn.,
mittee, he derided the agitation for Cuba, and
| he played with sarcastic emphasis upon the
| name of the American prisoner, and the Spanish
| words, which have entered into the coEsidera-
ton of this case. The Senate" he said, Ought
to place itself incommuncado, and the Senators
| become pacifcos."
| All this bitterly sarcastic talk aroused the
| righteous Indignation of Senator Lodge. who
replied by kindly calling attention to the fact
that the crowds in the galleries had not APP
pauded when Mr.. White spoke. although he
| had occupied the floor for four hours. This
/ question is not to be settled by sneers," said
Mr.. Lodge and then he took occasion to strongly
| impress upon the Senate and upon the country
| the fact that the State Department had been
| dawdling along for % months, during which
| Sanguily remained In prison, while the pardon
| followed in "a hours after the Senate Com 4
mittee Foreign Relations had acted with
decision and frmness. This led him into a
| controversy with Senator Gray, and was fol-
lowed by speech from Senator Call. in which
the latter detailed the terrible circumstances
| under which DR.. Ruiz died in Cuban dungeon.
| Senator Morgan. who made quite lengthy
speech, had several tits with Senators. display
| ing considerable spirit. This especially
| noticeable when Senator Hoar- and Senator
Hale endeavored to interrupt him.
Mr.. Morgan's speech abounded in strong
| statements. The President, he said, had sent
| to Congress no comm unication the pardon
of Sanguily because he evidently wished to
conceal his policy from the American people.
In contrast with the Presidents position he
cited the action of Consul-Gen. Lee, whom he
characterized as man of courage and honor.
He charged that the brutal treatment which
Sanguilly had received was due to the fact that
| he was an American citizen, and added that
when the Senate had expressed its determine
tion to secure his release, the Queen of Spain
had signed hasty pardon and transmitted it
by cable for fear of a collision with this
country.
The Indian appropriation bill was then con-
sidered, and finally passed.
In the House, the Senate international
Monetary Conference bill was passed after a
lively debate of two hours by vote OF 279 to 3.
1t was supported alike by Republicans. Silver
Republicans, Gold Democrats and Silver Demo.
Gratis. The Silver Democrats and Silver Re-
| publicans disclaimcd any faith in this attempt
to secure bimetallism by an international agree
ment, but they expressed themselves as willing
and anxious to see the test made
Mr.. Quigg IN. Y, r. and Mr.. johnson lind,
r. both made vigorous speeches in opposition
to the bill. Those who spoke for the bill were
Messrs. c. w. Stone PA, R. Grow PA, B.
Watson (Ohio. r. J. McCreary Ky, d., Spark
man Ola, d., Hartman Mont, b.. McRae
ARK, d., Cooper (Tcx., d., Cox (Tenn., d.,
and McMillin Tenn, d.
Mr. Daniel declared the record showed that
the Spanish authorities had made themselves
as disagreesble and as offensive as possible, and
that the exactions made were of most extra
ordinary character. Referring to Consul-Gen-
| eral Wlliamss account of one of his interviews
with the Governor-G General, Mr.. Daniel said
II wish that an American warship could
have been in the harbor of Havana with an
American Admiral in charge who would have
turned his guns upon that city, and taught this
arrogant, insoent nation-the Turk of the
West the unspeakable Spaniard, who is doing
: the work of hell in this neighboring island
that the demands of the United States Govern
ment are to be respected"
Ii seemed that something was going on be.
tween this country and SPAIN and poor San
: gully had withdrawn his appeal, doubtless on
the assurance that if he would plead guilty and
L.. ,r.1f flx q ha rfn ~f
prison. The Senator earnestly hoped this re-
port was not true The humiliation of a
citizen of this country is the humiliation of
every citizen in it," exclaimed Mr.. Daniel.
I Mr. Daniels peroration was a feryid plea for
: a demand for an unconditional surrender oil
our compatriot back to us.
Senator Hoar made an interesting contribu.
ton in the argument made to prove that San
S gully was not American citizen. He
claimed that he had not lived in the United
. States five years prior to his admission as q
I citizen.
Mr.. Hoar said that there we're 60. 600 naturali.
a cation papers issued by the New York court
, | and that most of them were fraudulent, and he
S asked whether the United States was TO be re.
d sponsible for the acts of all these alleged cti
b zens. This led Mr.. Lodge to reply that the
n Foreign Relations Committee could not 90 back
Of the court record, beside which the citizen.
s ship of Sanguilly had been admitted by the
c | Spanish Government.
y Mr. Teller took the floor for passionate
r speech fayoring the resolution. This technica
bubble over naturalization, he said, was with
n ont parallel. The facts were ample to require
n immediate action. Such action might be futile
q The Senate had passed resolution as to Greece
e and the Secretary Of State had refused to trans
Il nit it to Greece. 1t is part of the pusllani
nous conduct of the State Department durini
e the last two years." exclaimed he. :" wouit
r. send every ship We could get to wherever Their
r. are American citizens whose rights were beini
Of tempered with, or we're being infringed upon.
IN motion by Mr.. Allen to lay aside the In
at dian bill which had been laid before the Senate
is was adopted 40 to "a.
Or Mr. White Gal. d. took the floor in opposi
lY ton. From what had incurred to-day. b