Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-07
HOUSE GETTING ID WORK A Number of Bills and ReSoIu-
 tiOns Introduced. WHEELER HEVDS THE LIST Speaker Reed Answers Question Propouuded
 by Mir. Crisp. THE MILEAGE S,aMITTEE APPOINTED MT. Walker, : solution in Regard to the Arment' s9rouble Was Objected to
 by : Turner of Ofeeorgia-Ad-
 7 lrned Until Monday.
WHEELER HEVDS THE LIST
THE MILEAGE saMlTTEE APPOINTED

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 Wy SS lgton, Dec 6.-The new printing law wt>S the occasion of recession by the house today of it's action on Tuesday with regard to the presidents message MT. Payne, republican, of New York, stated that when the message was read he had moved that there be printed 500 copies for the use of the house. He had since learned that the new printing law provided for the printing of 10, 900 copies for the house. His motion therefore was unnecessary and he moved that the vote by which 1t was adopted be reconsidered, Agreed to.
 Speaker Reed announced the appoint ment of the following committee on mile age: Messrs. A. B. Wright of Massa- chusetts, chairman;J J. B. Barham of Cali fornia, Orlando Burrell of Illinois and George c. Pendleton, democrat, of Texas.
 Various executive documents and rep resentations from offices were laid before the house by Speaker Reed and appropri- ately referred.
 Mir. Baker, republican, of New Hamp- shlre, oHered resolution, asking consid- eraton therefor, calling upon the secre- tary of agriculture to report to the house his action in regard to the expenditure of the appropriation made in the agricul- tural act for the purchase and distribu- tion of seeds and the printing and publi- cation of farmers bulletins.
 The resolution was referred to the com- mittee on agriculture when appointed
 MT. Walker, republican, of Massachu- setts asked permission to have read a resolution to be printed in the Record. This occasioned colloquy between Mr. Crisp and the speaker over a question of procedure. MT. Crisp said that such re- quests would constantly be made, and asked the speaker whether or not the reading of the resolution, or whatever the document was, would insure 1t a place In the Record after ob- lection had been made to it's considera- tion.
 The speaker replied that circumstances would have to determine the matter. In some cases the printing of the document might be necessary to explain the action of the house. In this, as the request was for reading and printing, an objection would keep it out of the Record
 The resolution was as follows:
 Whereas, There are many naturalized American citizens of Armenian birth now residing in the United States; and
 Whereas, The Turkish government continues unjustly and forcibly to col lect personal taxes of such naturalized American citizens by expressing their relatives; and,
 neither permits such naturalized Ameri- can citizens to re-enter its territory to visit their families nor on the other hand to allow these families to come to this country; and
 Whereas, Such wives and children. having the rights of American citizens by virtue of the naturalization of the head of the family, have been and are exposed to outrage and destruction in the cities which have been lately given over to massacre and plunder; therefore be it
 Resolved That the people of the United States, through their representatives In congress assembled, hereby express their deepest abhorrence and condemnation of the outrages thus committed on their American fellow-citizens, as well as on the other Christian subjects of Turkey
 Resolved further, That this house, composed of the immediate representa- tives of the people, pledge it's hearty sup port to the executive branch of the gov to vindicate the rights of our fellow citizens and of their fam flies in Turkey, and to hinder and prevent as far as practicable the continuance of the outrages and massa- creS in that land.
 MT. Turner of Georgia expressed the opinion that such a resolution should not be presented to the house in it's pres- ent condition, and he therefore objected.
 On motion of MT. Cannon, republican, of Illinois, the house, at 12;30, adjourned until Monday next.
 Among the bills and resolutions intro- duced and referred were the following:
 By MT. Wheeler, democrat, of Ala bama--Providing for the purchase of gold and silver bullion and its free coin age; giving to the stat9o of Alabama the proceeds of the sale of certain public lands to increase the school fund of the state; to establish port of delivery at Florence, Ala; creating a tariff statisti- cal bureau in the treasury department; to dispense with the proof of loyalty in pension cases; appropriatin $25.000 for @ marine hospital at Florence, Ala; ap- propriating $40,000 for public building at Decatur. Ala; admitting Oklahoma to statehood; providing for a civil gov ernment for Alaska.
 By MT. Little, democrat. of Arkansas, and MT. Hartman, republican, of Mon- tana-Blls for the free coinage of gold and silver.
 Mir Miller republican. of Kansas, in- troduced a resolution requesting the president, if in his opinion it is not in- compatible with the public interest, to communicate to the house all informa- ton received by him or the state depart ment in regard to the arrest and trial of John l.. Waller a United States citizen, by the French authorities in the island of Madagascar and his imprisonment In France. including all correspondence be- tween Edward Telfair Wetter, United States consul at Madagascar, and Edwin F. Uhl of the department of state, and all records, documents and evidence in any way touching the matter In his posses sion or in the possession of the state de- partment.
 MT Russell, republican. of Connscti- cut presented a resolution of the Con- necticut legislature calling on its dele- ga ton in congress to invest and urge legislation which will guarantee all local- tiles the rights of liberty and trial by due process of law. and which will check mob violence.