Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-12-12
CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS.
Deliberations of the House of Represen-
tatiyes,
Washin gton, Dec. 6.

Washington, Dec 6.
Speaker Reed announced the
appointment of the following
committee of mileage: Messrs.
A. B Wright, of Massachusetts,
chairman; j. A. Barham, of Cal
ifornia, Orlando Burrell, Of Hi
nois, and Geo. G. Pendletou,
Democrat, Of Texas.
Various executive documents
and reports from officers were
laid before the House by Speak :
er Reed and appropriately re
ferred.
Mr.. Walker, Republican, of
Massachusetts,, asked permission
to have read a resolution to be
printed in the Record,
This occasioned a colloquy te-
tween Mr.. Crisp and the Speaker
over a question Of procedure.
Mr.. Crisp said that such re-,
quests would constantly be made
and asked the Speaker whether
or not the reading Of the Iesolu-
ton, or whatever the document
was, would ensure it place in
the Record. after objections had
been made to its consideration
The Speaker replied that cir
cumstances would have to deter
mine the matter. In some cases
the printing of the document
was necessary to explain the ac-
ton of the House.
The resolution was as fellows !:
WHEREAS, There are many
naturalized American citizens Of
Armenian birth now resident in
the United States, and
WHEREAS, The Turkish Gov
ernment continues unjustly and
forcibly to collect personal taxes
of such naturalized American
citizens by imprisoning and
otherwise depressing their rela
tives, and
WHEREAS, The Turkish Gov
ernment neither permits such
natvralized American citizens to
re-enter it's territory to visit
their families, nor, on the other
hand, allows these families to
come to this country, and
WHEREAS, Such wives and
children. having the rights of
American citizens by vlrture of
the naturalization of the head of
the family, have been and are
exposed to outrage and destruc-
tion IN the cities which have
lately been given over to mas
sacre and plunder, therefore,
Resolved, That the people Of
the United States, through their
Representatives in Congress as
sembled, hereby express their
deepest adherence and condem-
nation of the outrages thus com~
miuted on their Ameri can fellow
citizens. as we'll as on other
Christian subjects Of Turkey.
Resolved, That this House,
composed Of the immediate re
preventative of the people,
pledge it's hearty support to the
executive branch of the Govern
men in every measure justified
by international law and commor
humanity to vindicate the rights
of our fellow citizens and Of then
families in Turkey, and to hinder
and prevent, as far as practi-
cable, the continuance Of the out
RACES and massacres in that land
Mr.. Turner. expressed the
opinion that such resolution
should not be presented to the
House in it's present condition
and he therefore objected.
On motion of Mr.. Cannon, tht
House at 1890 o'clock adjourned
until Monday next.
Among the bills and resolu
tions introduced and referred
were the following:
By Mr.. Wheeler, Of Alabama
providing for the purchase o
gold and silver bullion and it
free coinage; creating tari1
statistical bureau in the Treas
ury Department; to dispens
with the proof Of loyalty in pen
sion cases; admitting Oklahom
to Statehood: providing for
civil government for Alaska.
By Mr.. Little, Democrat, c
Arkansas, and Mr.. Hartman. Re
publican, of Montana. bills fo
the free coinage of gold and ST
yer.
By Mr.. Miller, Republican. c
Kansas. resolution requestin
the President if. in his opinion
it is not incompatible with th
public interests, to communicat
to the House all information re
ceived by him or the State De
partment in regard to the arres
and trial of John L. Walter,
United States citizen, by th
French authorities in the Islam
of Madagascar and his imprison
ment in France.
By Mr.. Russell, Republican
of Connecticut, resolutions of th
Connecticut State Legislature
calling on its delegation in Coz
gress to urge legislation whic
will guarantee negroes in SON
localities the rights Of libert
and trial by the process of la
and which will check violent
and give the rights guarantee
by the Constitution.
By Delegate Murphy, of Ar
zona, a bill granting Statehoe
to the Territory he represent