The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-07
Delegate Murphy Renews the
Effort Made at the Last
Session.
A RESOLUTION ON ARMENIA
Objection Made to an Urgent AP.
peal in the Interests of
Humanity.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 6.-The
House remained in session to-day half an
hour and then adjourned to Monday next.
Terry CD of Arkansas, and Boatner Cd
of Louisiana, appeared and took the oath.
Speaker Reed announced his first COM
mittee, that on mileage, consisting OF
Wright of Massachusetts, Barnham OF
California and Burrell of Illinois, Repub-
licans, ana Pendleton OF Texas, Demo-
crat.
A joint resolution, introduced by Long
ley (R.) of Maine, was agreed to, author
izing the printing OF $500 additional copies
of the monthly statistical abstract, pub
lished by the Treasury Department.
Delegate Murphy of Arizona introduced
bill granting statehood to the Territory
he represented. The measure is similar to
that passed by the House last Congress.
Dingley (R. of Maine presented joint
resolution providing for the printing of
$500 copies OF the monthly summary of
imports and exports and other statistics
prepared by the Treasury Department for
the use of Congress and for distribution
abroad. He spoke of the important char
acter of this publication and the urgent
necessity for these additional numbers.
After a suggestion by Cannon (R.) of
Illinois that the printing law be over
hauled by some one, the joint resolution
was agreed to.
Baker (R.) OF New Hampshire offered
resolution asking immediate consideration
thereof, and calling upon the Secretary OF
Agriculture to report to the House his
action in regard to the expenditure of the
appropriation made in the agricultural act
for the purchase and distribution of seeds
and the printing and publication of farm
ers' bulletins. Also, if seeds had not, in
accordance with the statutes, been pur-
chased. The Secretary is also asked to
transmit copy of each hid made for seeds,
bulbs, cuttings, ETC., IN response to the.de
partment's circular of April 81 last, to-
gether with any correspondence thereon.
McMillin (D.) of Tennessee suggested
that inasmuch as the resolution was not
in the usual form of resolutions OF in
quiry, it be referred to an appropriate COM
mittee to put into proper shape.
Baker-Will the gentleman please state
in what respect it is not in form?
McMillin-I do not think it is the Gus
tomary thing to criticize an officers action
in resolution of this kind.
Baker, understand the resolution is
exactly in the usual form.
The Speaker-The gentleman from
Tennessee (McMillin) objects and the reso-
luton Will be referred to the Committee
on Agriculture when appointed.
Walker (R.) of Massachusetts, asked per-
mission to have read a resolution to be
printed in the Record.
This occasioned colloquy between
Crisp 3D. of Georgia and the Speaker over
a question of procedure. Crisp said that
such requests would constantly be
made and asked the Speaker whether or
not the reading of the resolution, or what
ever the document was, would insure it
place in the Record, after an objection had
been made to its introduction.
The Speaker replied that circumstances
won Id 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 case, 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 eiti-
zens of Armenian birth now resident
in the United States; and whereas, the
Turkish Government neither permits such
naturalized citizens to re-enter its terri
tory to visit their families, nor, on the other
hand, allows these families to come to this
country; and whereas, such wives and chill
dren having the rights of American citizens by
virtue of naturalization OF the head of the
family, have been and are exposed to outrage
and destruction in the cities which have lately
been given over TO massacre, and plundered.
Therefore be it
ResoIued, That the people of the United States,
through their representatives in Congress as
sembled, hereby express their deepest abhor-
renee and condemnation of the outrages thus
committed on their American fellow-citizens
as well as upon other Christian residents of
Turkey.
RESOLVED, Further, that this House, composed
Of the immediate representatives of the people,
pledges its hearty support to the executive
branch of the Government in every measure JUS
titled by international law and a common
humanity to vindicate the rights of our fellow
citizens and of their families in Turkey and to
hinder and prevent, as far as practicable, the
continuance of the outrages and massacres in
that land.
Turner 3D. of Georgia expressed the
opinion that such a resolution should not
be presented to the House in its present
condition and be therefore objected
On motion of Cannon (R. of Illinois the
House at 1890 o'clock adjourned until
Mond ay next.