Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-23
TIM CAMPBELL NOI IN II The Committee Refused to Give
 Him Miners Seat. SENATOR PUGH DOOMED UP His Silver Resolution Was Taken Up and Dis
 cussed With Warmth. SENATOR WALCOTT DREW A FULL HOUSE In Brilliant Speech He Condemned the Proposed Extension of the Monroe
 Doctrine and Patted Great
 Britain on the Back.
SENATOR PUGH DOOMED UP
SENATOR wALCoIT DREW A FULL HOUSE

Washington, Jan. 22-Two-thirds of the three hours session of the house today was occupied in the consideration of a senate jeint resolution authorizing the expenditure of $55,000, all told, for the em- ployment of outside assistance to the su- pervising architect of the treasury in the preparation of plans and specified tions and supervision of the Chicago public building. In the course of the de- bate the conduct of. the architects office was the subject of considerable criti- cism. The joint resolution was passed.
 The unanimous report of elections com- mittee No. that H. c. Miner was enti- tied to the seat now occupied by him as representative from the Ninth New York district, and that Timothy J. Campbell contestant, was not entitled thereto, was agreed to without discussion.
 The house at 3:03 p. m. adjourned until tomorrow.
 The Senate.
 After the routine morning business the presentations of petitions and the in troduction and reference of bills--Mr Calls resolution directing the secretary of state to send to the senate the dis patches of United States consuls relating to the war now carried on in Cuba was reported adversely from the committee on foreign relations by MT. Sherman, re- publican, of Ohio, it's chairman, and was, at the request of MT. Call, democrat, of Florida, placed on the calendar.
 MT. Cullom, republican, of Illinois, from the committed on foreign relations, re- ported a preamble and concurrent reso- lution in regard to the Armenian out rages in Turkey. At the request of MT. Gray the report was laid aside for future action.
 Following is the text of the preamble and resolutions:
 Whereas, The supplementary treaty of Berlin of July 13. 1878, between the Otto man empire and Great Britain, Germany, Austria, France, Italy and Russia con- tains the following provisions:
 61. The sublime porte undertakes to carry out. without further delay the ameliorations and reforms demanded by local requirements in the provinces in- habitated by the Armenians, and to guar antee their security against Circassians and Kurds It will periodically make known these steps taken to this effect to the powers. and will superintend their ap- plicatiOn. il g62. The sublime porte having expressed the wish to maintain the principle of re- ligious liberty, to give it the widest scope, the contracting parties take note Of this spontaneous declaration. In no part of the Ottoman empire shall differences of religion be alleged against an indivtd- ual as ground for exclusion or incapac- ity as regard the discharge of civil and political rights, admission to the public service, functions and honors and the exercise of the different professions and industries.
 All persons shall be admitted without distinction of religion to give evidence before the tribunals. Liberty and the outward exercise of all forms of worship are assured to all, and no hindrance shall be offered either to the hierarchical or of PnnlmllntOnS or to their relations with their spiritual chiefs. The right of official protection by the diplomatic and consular agents of the powers in Turkey is recognized both as regards the above mentioned persons and their religious, charitable and other establishments in the holy places; and
 Whereas, The extent and object of the above cited provisions of the treaty are to place the Christian subjects of the porte under the protection of the other sgnatories thereto and to secure to such Christian subjects full liberty of religious worship and belief, equal benefit of the laws and all the privileges and immuni- ties belonging to any subjects of the Turkish empire; and
 Whereas, By said treaty the Christian powers. parties thereto. having estab- lished, under the consent of Turkey, their right to accomplish and secure the above cited objects; and
 WneT6dS, lHe AlHcIlCcn PCOPiC III common with all Christian people everywhere, have beheld with horror the recent appalling Outrages and massacres of which the Christian population of Turkey has been made the victims.
 Resolved by the senate of the United States, the house of representatives con- curing, That 1t is an imperative duty in the interests of humanity to express the earnest hope that the European con- cert, brought about by the treaty referr- ed to, may speedily be given it's just eff fects in such decisive measures as shall stay the hand of fanaticism and lawless violence, and as shall secure to the un- offending Christians of the Turkish em- pire all the rights belonging to them, both as men and as Christians and as beneficiaries of the explicit provisions of the treaty above recited.
 Resolved, That the president be re- quested to communicate these resolu- tions to the governments of Great Brit ain, Germany, Austria, France, Italy and Russia.
 Resolved further, That the senate of the United States, the house of repre- sentatives concurring, will support the president in the most vigorous action he may take for the protection and security of American citizens in Turkey, and to obtain redress for injuries committed on the persons or property of such citizens.
 MT. Pugh's resolution for the payment of government obligations in standard silver dollars having been laid before the senate, MT. Hill suggested that, as it would lead to considerable debate, 1t should go to the calendar. where 1t could be brought up at any time by a majority vote. Would not that. he ask ed, be agreeable to the senator from Ala bama?
 NO, sir," said MT. Pugh, "I object to itesgoing to the calendar and insist up, on its immediate consideration. I would nave vote upon 1t without debate if I could obtain it Es
 -aThat is hardly possible, ' MT. HUI re- piled fin the present status of affairs. speech possessed 30 eminently by the senator from New York said Mir. Pugh.
 ''Then suggest" said Mr. Hill. "as a