Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-05
TIE SENATE PROCEEDINGS Mr. Chandler Presented Peti-
 tionS From Alabama ALLEGING ELECTION FRAUDS MT. Hoar Calls Upon the Senate to Support
 the President IN A VIGOROUS TURKISH POLICY MT. Allen of Nebraska Addressed the Sem ate in Favor of His Resolution for
 the Recognition of the Cu-
 ban Revolutionists.
IN A VIGOROUS TURKISH POLIO

Washington, Dec 4-Immediately after the reading of the journal of yes- terday MT. Mitchell, republican, of Ore gon, presented the claim of Henry A. Dupont to be admitted as a senator from the state of Delaware under an election by the legislature May 9, 1895, together with evidence in support of the claim, and the matter was referred to the com mittee on privileges and elections, after the reading of a certificate signed by the speaker of the Delaware house of rep resentatives, attested by the clerk of the house.
 On motion of Mir Gray the privilege of the floor was extended to MT. Dupont, pending the execution and decision of his claim to a seat in the senate.
 Mr. Chandler presented petitions from various counties in Alabama alleging the commission of election frauds and asking that congress shall secure to that state a republican form of government. They were referred to the committee on privileges and elections.
 MT. sherman presented petition from citizens of Ohio for recognition of the independence of Cuba. Referred to com mlttee on foreign relations. Like peti- tions were presented from Florida by MT. Call.
 MT. Squire. republican, of Washington, in Introducing bill to provide for forti- ieations and other coast defenses, allud- ed 1sarcastically to patriotic speeches to be delivered to the senate in favor of Gu ban independence and other subjects "as if we are able" he said, "to carry chip on our shoulder. The fact being," he added, that of the etwenty-eight coast cities of the United States only one of them New York, had any adequate de- fense, and even New York had only one tenth of the means of defense that she ought to have"
 MT. Hoar offered the following resolu- tion which was referred to the commit tee on foreign relations:
 Resolvea, That the senate will support the president in the most vigorous action he may deem fit to take in the protection aDdssecurity of the American citizens in Turkey and to obtain redress for inju- ries committed upon such citizens there.
 Resolved, That the president be desired 10 make known to the government of Turkey the strong feeling of regret and indignation with which the people of America have heard of the injuries in- fiicted upon persons of Christian faith in Turkey, and that the American people cannot be expected to view with indiffer- ence any repetition or continuance of such wrongs.
 MT Hoar also offered a resolution, which was agreed to, requesting the president to communicate to the senate all informa ton received by him or the state department in reference to injuries inflicted upon the persons or property of American citizens in Turkey, and in ref erence to the condition of affairs there as to oppression or crueltieS practiced on the Armenian subjects of the Turkish government; also to inform the senate whether all the American consuS in the Turkish empire are at their posts of duty and if not to state any circumstances that have interfered with the perform ance of their duties.
 The resolution offered yesterday by MT. Allen, populist, of Nebraska, for the recognition of the Cuban revolutionists was taken up and MT. Allen adressed the senate in support of it. He spoke of the independence of the island both from a strategic and commercial point of view and declared his belief in the propriety of promptly recognizing the revolutionists of Cuba and assisting them in all lawful ways to secure their independence and to establish a repub- lie. He would not have the United States government plunge headlong into a needless quarrel with the Spanish gov ernment, but he believed it to be the true policy and doctrine of this government that wherever a people showed them selves desirous of establishing repub- lican form of government upon adjacent territory they should receive American encouragement and support. He be- lieved that the time was speedily coming when not only the people of Cuba would be free. but when the people of all ad- jacent isla nds would have established republican form of government, or would have become integral parts of the United States He did not favor greed of ater- r1tory or the glories of contest, but he didl believe the sober and thinking pa- triottc people of the United States fully realized the necessity of promptly talk ing steps in that direction to secure their country against foreign invasion and to extend the interests of their commerce. He also believed in the Monroe doctrine and thought that the people were dissat- isHed with the foreign policy pursued for the last twenty-five years. He thought it had been dilatory, if not ab solutely trivial and contempiible. If had been miss and byword among the peo- pie of the United States In this con nection MT. Allen referred to the case of Mrs Maybrick, charging that she had not been given fair trial in England and to that of Ex-Consul Waller Han gu1sning In a French prison for the al- leged crime Of treason to a government which he owed no allegiance" He did not believe in a brilliant foreipn mol icy,' but in sensible and efficient one that would command the respect of inc entire civilized world and would draw 10 us support American citizens regard less of political alignment.
 No action was taken on the resolu- ton, which thereupon went to the cal endar, and as MT. Call who was to sneak on. the same subject. preferred to host pone his speech till tomorrow. the sen sate then proceeded to executive session and at 1;3o D. m. adjourned until to. morrow.
 The senate in executive session 5id nothing but refer to the proper commit- tee the batch of recess appointments sent in today. r MT. Squires' coast fortificatfon h;yJ an propriates ss7,o0o.oo0. to be expended un- 'aer the direction of the secretary of war the board of Notifications in fortifyine