Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-31
SENATE.

vash,neton. Jan. 27-Senators Frank
cannon ana Arthur Brown OK the
nav state of Utah took the oath OF OIL
Acc In the senate today, the former
Ara ,ving the term ending March 8. lsss
80 the latter the term ending March
> 1907 with the exception Of the con-
1000 delaware case this establishes
az POLITICAL division Of the upper branch
- ,,e,,oress until March 1897 as follows:
pennblicans "A; Democrats 80; Popu-
lists 6. Total SO.
Necessary for majority 40.
should Mr.. Dupont pc seateu ,sv.
Delaware the Republican vote Wouiu De
increased to As, but at tne same unie
the number necessary Tor naJoAi's
| would be Increased TO 40.
| Aside from this event the session was
| given to further speeches on the SILVER
bond bill. two of the new members Oh
| the body. Mr.. Nelson, (Repuohcan, OF
| Minn.) and Mr.. Bacon, democrat oi
| Ceorgia.) making speeches the former
! agsinst the free coinage OF silver ana
Mr. BACON urging the evils OF goio
standard. Mr.. Hansbrough, On. DID,
severely. criticised the secretary OF ag-
r,c,,lture for the alleged failure to DIS
trihute seeds in accordance with the
law Mr.. George CMiss) defended Sec
ra,srv Morton's action. The debate VIII
nroceed tomorrow. Mr.. Lodge onereo
en- amendment to the bond silver biii,
nrovid,net for a bond issue Of one hun
dred million dollars, the proceeds to De
used for coast defenses-,
i HOUSE
The house today, after an interesting
four hours debate, adopted the resoiu-
tions uassed by the senate last week
calling or the powers signatory to tns
treaty. of Berlin, to enforce the reforms
n, turkey guaranteed to the Christian
. Ar-menians and pledging the support o.
congress to the president in the mos
vigorous action he might take for TIT
nrotection and security Of American
: citizens in Turkey. The house commit
taa has prepared some resolutions OF
the same subject, but X was deemed ad
v,sable. after the senate resolution
reached the house today. to substitut
them for these prepared by the com
mfttee. Mr. Quigg of New York, who ha'
charge of the bill, made an able presen
tation of the case. but there was dis
! nosition on the part of some OF tn
members to go further than the resolu
tons did and Mr.. Hepburn. OF Iowa
: proposed to give the Turkish ministe
his passports and sever all diplomats
y relations with Turkey. His remark
= denouncing the Turkish outrages an
!, charging that the powers signatory
the treaty of Berlin were actuated frol
, political and other considerations
" maintaining the balance OF power
= Europe. were received with great Ell
thusiasm and at one time IT looked
II the house might be carried to his wa
= of thinking; but the council OF MI hi
= not to take any rash action, In u
y course of which he pointed out the di
consequences that might result from
severance OF Diplomatic relations WI
:. a friendly power that had fulhlled n
y treaty obligations to US. prevailed al
tie Hepburn proposition was owe
! whelmingiy defeated.
n Mr.. Bailey opposed this resolution I
the ground that It. would be improp
for us to Insult the parties to Z
lef treaty Of Berlin by intimating In
", they had not carried out their oblig
on tions. Mr.. Turner. OF Georgia. took
an similar view and Mr.. Grosvenor.
ng Ohio. chaacterized the resolutions
m Incomplete. inefficient and unworth
he ana requested the COMMITTEES to wit
III draw them. They were finally pass
In however by a vote Of 143 to rs, after
ID motion of Mr.. Bailey to send them
re- the COMMITTEES had been defeated o