The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-24

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cupied by Russia, England would assist Turkey
in defending them by force OF arms, ana that
In return for this engagement on the part OF
England the Sultan would surely reform the
local administration /. those other provinces
and would fully protect his CHRISTIAN ana
other subjects there. and would assign 70
England he island Of Cyprus. TO be occupied
and administered by England To the end that
she might be In a position 10 perform her en-
gagement and prevent by force ot arms the
Christian provinces OF the Ottoman porte from
passing into tile hands 81 the Christian govern
mcnt Oh Russia. and.
Whereas. q appears that the said improve
ments and reforms have not been cerrled OUT,
and that the Armenian subjects 81 his porte
have not been secured against Circasstars and
Kufds, and that the free exercise OF rchfion Is
not permitted ia many places within The DO
minions of the porte, aud that, under color OF
supprossing and Furnishing political disorder
outrages have been pcrpetrated upon the Ar
menian Christians of "A most cruel ana hhhiig'
nant character therefore. he 10
Resolved. BY the senate and house OF repre-
sentatiyes i'm congress assembled, that the
president be, and j. hereby requested, 90 com
municato 90 the governments signatory 10 the
treaty OF Berlin, i'm profound regret of Amcri'
can people ana their government. that the en-
gagcmcnts made in the convention for the SO
Guilty Of Armenian Christians have not been
performed; and. be il further
Resolved. That the government OF thu
Unit a States expresses its sympathy for the
Armenian people, and iis hope that the gov
. eminent OF the sultan will at once extend To
them full and adequate protection for the
preservation OF life, the security of property
and the free exercise o. religion.
A Busy hay.
The three subjects most prominently be-
fore the public - tho Monroe doctrine,
finance and rarif-each came in for con.
sideration I'm the senate yesterday. Mr..
Daniel (Va.) speaking for two hours In
support of n vigorous UNFOLDING OF the
Monroe doctrine, rs applicable To Ncnc-
Zuela; Mr.. Dubois Qda.) dealing with tho
silver phase Of tho financial question,
and Mr.. Warren (Wy.) pointing out the
disastrous effects of the tariff legislation
OF the last congress on farm products.
The house resumed the consideration OF
the rules, and disposed OF tho last amend
ment offered 10y the committee. IL sub
stituted for the quorum counting rule or
the Fifty-first congress the methods OF
compelling the attendance of n quorum
proposed i'm the Forty sixth congress by
j. Randolph Tucker, with some modiflca'
tions. 1t was not until the rules of the
Fifty-frst congress stood adopted. with the
few notifications reported from tho con-
mittec, that something like exciteinent
was e~ngendercd by an eloquent speech
from Mr.. Dolliycr (Rep., Ia.). He tainted
the Democrats with at least acquiescing
In the adoption OF all the principles EN-
bodied I'm the rules of the Fifty first con
gross. against which they had raised their
voices in 1880. This speech drew forth an
indignant reply from cx.Speakcr Crisp.
All Well Treated.
In responso to an inquiry from Secre-
taiy Olney as to the measures taken to
protect the Americans arrested in the
Transvaal in connection with The late up
rising, Ambassador Dayard has cabled
that, according to his present information.
uniform, humane md indulgent personal
treatment is being extended to all persons,
including Americans, by tho Boer govern
ment.
This information has been communi-
Gated to members OF the California delega-
ton i'm congress-, who are being Hooded
with kilograms urging them to have the
state department do something for the re-
lief of Hammond, the American mining
engineer imprisoned as one OF the ring
leaders Of the attempt at revolution in
Johannesburg. 1t is taken to mean that
the American prisoners will be treated
precisely ms those of other nationality.
without fear o, favor.