The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
AMERICAN SENTIMENT.

Debate In the Senate on the Ssnguilly
Resolution Develops the Fact that While
the Administration Stands by Spain the
People are Ready to Stand Up for .hs
Rights and Protection of American Citi-
sens.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2a.-With an ap-
parent disregard of whether the appro-
priation bills, still Enacted on by the
senate, are to be passed at the present
session OF are to be relegated to the
house in extra session, the senate to-
day by a vote of 40 to % laid aside the
Indian appropriation which had already
occupied three days, and took up the
joint resolution which had been re-
ported yesterday by the committee on
foreign relations demanding the imme-
date and unconditional release of
Julio Sanguilly from a Cuban fort
ress. 1t came up in the first instance,
as part of the morning business, the vice
president deciding that under the rule
a motion to take up the Indian bill was
not in order until after the morning
business was disposed of, and when at
l p. m. the morning hour did expire, a
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joint resolution was made by Mr.. Al
len rep, Neb.), and although it was
resisted by the chairman of the COM
mittee on appropriations, Mr.. Allison,
and was voted against by the chairman
of the committee on foreign relations,
Nj. Sherman, it prevailed by the vote
above mentioned. The debate from
the first was of a rather exciting char
acter.
Mr.. Allen spoke of Spain as "a de-
caying monarchy, a blot on the map of
the world and a disgrace to civiliza-
ton"
Mr.. Daniel dem, Va said that San
gully had been treated vigorously,
harshly, cruelty and Drutally-in a
manner that was a disgrace to this
country and to civilization" He spoke
of IN insult having been offered by a
Spanish officer high in authority to
the American representative and flag,
and said if 4 feet had been sent to Ha-
vana to demand an apology every
American citizen would have rejoiced
at it.
When Mr.. Hale rep, Me- read a
telegram from Havana stating that
S~anguilly's appeal to Madrid had been
withdrawn so as to facilitate his re-
lease, his colleague (Mr. Frye de-
nounced hat withdrawal as a wicked
and unjust act on the part of San
guilly's counsel and declared with an
accompaniment of applause from the
galleries. that if he had his way a ship
of-:rar would start forthwith for Ha-
vana.
Mr.. Hale regarded hat outburst as
telling the whole story.
What his colleague and other sena-
tors wanted was war; but the country
would not be drawn into war in the
next seven days if he CIr. Hale) could
help it.
Mr.. HOar rep, Mass showed from
the committees own report that San
GULLY had been only two months in
stead of five years in the United States
when he got his naturalization papers;
had then left the country, and had
never returned since (having lived in
Cuba for the last IS years., thatth nat
uralization papers were fraudulent,
and that Sanguilly was no more an
American citizen than Mr.. Daniel was
a subject of Turkey.
Senator'S Lodge and Daniel denied
the right of the senate to go behind the
record of the superior court of New
York, from which the papers had been
issued.
Mr.. Teller (sil., Coll characterized
the conduct of the state department as
"pusilanimOus," and said he expected
nothing better from the next admins
tration. lie declared he would make
any power in the world respect Ameri-
citizens, if it should take all the
money, all the ships and all the men
that the country had.
AllusiOns by senators Hill dem, N.
Y and White dem, Call to the in
consistency of Mr.. Sherman rep, o.
having the joint resolution reported
yesterday and expressing the hope that
the senate would pass to-day, and
then voting to-day against taking it
up, brought Mr.. Sherman to his feet.
He defended his vote to-day on the
ground of the necessity of passing the
appropriation bills, but still he ex-
pressed the hope that after the debate
had gone on for some time the vote
should be taken on the resolution.
At six o'clock a recess was taken