Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-07
IN THE HOUSE.
Mileage Committee Appointed Resolutions
Condemning Armenian Outrages.

| Washington Dec. EN- the House. to
| ment of the following committee on mile
age: Wright of Massachusetts chairman
| Barham of California, Burrcll of Illinois
and Pendleton of Texas.
Various executive documents and re
ports from officers were laid before the
House by Speaker Reed and referred.
Dingley Of Maine, presented joint
| resolution providing for the printing OF
| 800 copies Of the monthly summary of i'm
| ports and exports and other statistics pre-
pared by the treasury department for the
| use of Congress and for distribution
abroad. He spoke of the important
| character of this publication and the ur
gent necessity for these additional mum
bers. After a suggestion by Cannon, Rep
of Illinois, that the printing law be over
hauled by some one the Joint resolution
was agreed to.
Baker, Rep, of New Hampshire offered
a resolution, asking immediate considera
tion therefor, calling upon the secretary OF
agriculture to report to the House his &C
ton 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
farmers bulletins.
Mcmillan, Dem, OF Tennessee, sug-
gested that inasmuch as the resolution
was not in the usual form of resolution
of inquiry, it be referred to an appropriate
committee to be put in proper shape
The Speaker said that the resolution
would be referred TO the committee on
agriculture when appointed.
Walker, Rep, of Massachusetts, asked
permission to have read resolution to be
printed in the Record.
This occasioned colloquy between Crisp,
Dem, of Georgia, and the Speaker, over a
question of procedure Crisp said that
such requests would constantly he made
and asked the Speaker whether or not the
reading of the resolution. or whatever the
document was, would ensure it place in
the Record, after objection had been made
to its consideration.
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 rs follows:
Whereas, There are many naturalized
American citizens of Armenian birth now
residents of the United States, and
Whereas, The Turkish government
continues unjustly and forcibly to collect
personal taxes of such naturalized Ameri-
can citizens, by imprisoning and other-
wise depressing their relatives; and
Whereas, The Turkish government
neither permits such naturalized Ameri-
can citizens to re-enter its territory TO
visit their families, nor on the other hand
allows their families to come to this coun.
try and
Whereas, Such wives and children
having the rights of American citizens by
virtue of naturalization of the head of the
family, have been and are exposed to out
rage and destruction In the cities which
have lately been given over to massacre
and plumber, therefore
Resolved, That the people of the
United States. through their representa-
tives in Congress assembled, hereby ex-
press their deepest adherence and COZ
demnation of the outrages thus com
mitted on American fellow citizens, as
well as on our Christian subjects Of Tur
key.
Resolved, further, that this House,