The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-13
ance OF such wrongs.


Mr. Hoar also offered n resolution, which
was agreed 10, requesting the President to
communicate to tho Senate all informationl
received by nim or the State Department in
reference to injuries inflicted on the persons
or property of American citizens in Turkey,
and In rofcrcnce to the condition OF affairs
there, as to oppression or cruelties practiced
on tho Armenian subjects OF the Turkish
government
Also to inform the Senate whether all the
American consuls in the Turksh Empire arc
ut their posts Of duty; aul, il not, to state
any circumstances that have interferred with
tho performances Of their duties.
Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, then addressed tho
Senate in behalf Of the Cuban Belligerents
In the Senate on Thursday bills were in-
troduced to provide for the coinage OF the
silvor in tho Treasury; by ms. Cssandler to
provide, in connection with other nations,
for tho unlimited coinage of gold and silver
at u ratio of to 15l3, u resolution was intro
duced by Mr.. Galnger, OF New Hampshire,
declaring it to be "unwse and inexpedient to
retire the greenbacks. Mr. Call OF Florida.
addressed the Senate in behalf of tho Cubans.
lie says Spain's warfare is disgraceful. at
is mercileSs and in Disregard OF age sex and
condition. Spain and England recognized
tho Confcderacy as a belligerent power, and
why should not tho United States recognizes
tho Cubans entitled to the rights of strug-
CLING pa.riots?" Tho Senate then adjourned
until Monday.
The Senate held n session of Il few minutes
Saturday, but the House did not meet. Many
members of both bodies went home to stay
until Monday. When the Sn a.o de- led
10 adjourn to Monday it was with tho under
standing that the House could do likewise.
Tho House refused TO adjourn at first. but,
after learning OF the Sonatc's a, ton. recon
sidercd the motion. The Senate also re-
considered and decided to meet when tho
news that tho house would TO In session
was received. Neither body learned OF tho
final decision of the other until the adjourn
mcnt for tho day was taken.
THE HOUSE.
In tho House OF Representatives tho
changes were still more marked. One OF the
features which provoked comment from tho
galleries was the youthful appearance OF
many OF the new members. Several States
havo sent as representatives men who arc
still in their twenties. Probably two score
OF others are - under forty. In point OF ago,
tue present House is the youngest known to
tho history OF American legislation. These
boyish appearing members, bright faced in-
teiliSent looking, we'll groomed. well man
nered and well dressed. college men most OF
them, presented u striking contrast In their
youthful appearance to their veteran associ-
atce such ns GroSvenor of Ohio, whose flow
ing white beard gives him u venerable ap-
pearance diSpropOrtionatc to his age; to ex-
Speaker Gausha Grow, of Pa, hale, hearty
and vigorous, despite his seventy and odd
years; to Cubcrson, OF Texas, now entering
upon his eleventh term and other of the
HOUSE veterans, whose pOlltlcal prospects
were not temporarily submerged in the No
vember elections of "a. MIR. Reid, of Maine.
III pursuance to tho unanimous decision OF
the Republican caucus. was elected Speaker
by II vote OF 234 against 95 for MIR. Crisp, OF
Georgia. The rules OF tho Fiity-irst Con-
gress-popuarly known as the Reed rules
were adoI ted for the government in the
House for the present.
In tho House on Tuesday no business WAS
transacted except tho reading of the Pres-
dents message and tho referring of it to tho
committee of the whole. The House ad-
lourned until Friday.
In the House on Friday Speaker Reed an
nouncod tho following committee on Mileage:
Mcssrs. A. B. Wright. of MASSACHUSETTS,
chairman; j. Ii. Il B,rham. OF Cailurnin;
Orlando Burre!l. Of Illinois, and George g.
Pcndeton, Democrat, of Texas. Quite IL nj, M
Der OF bills and resoutions-one calling upon
the Secretary Of Agriculture to report to tho
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 farmers
bulletins; and one signifying American in
.dignation over Turkish oppression OF
American citizens in Armenia-were intro
duced and referred to tho proper committees.
There was coloquy between the Speaker
and the EX-Speaker.