The Portland daily press., 1896-01-28
NEWS OF THE CAPITOL.
The Armenian Resolutions in the
House Yesterday.
THE SCHEME FOR ESTABLISHING
AN INTERNATIONAL BANK.

Nelson Pleads for Honest Money-Frye for
President Pro-Tem of the Senate-Little
Hope OF the Tariff Bill in the Senate
Diplomatic Agent for the TransvaaI
Suggested-Capitol GIeanings.
Washington, january 27-Among the
petitions presented and referred to COM
mittees was one from the wife of John L.
Waller. held in prison by the French
authorities, in which she declares that
such imprisonment is "a crime against
Justice, y and that if her husband had
been British subject he wouldlhave been
re. eased long since. She prays Congress
that some suitable and immediate action
be taken for his release.
The drawing between the two Utah
Senators to determine their relative terms
of service resulted in choice of long term
by Mr.. Cannon and short term by Mr..
Brown.
Mr.. Hansbrough, Republican of North
Dakota, took the floor and proceeded
with speech relative to mattesr pertain
| ing to the department. of agriculture.
Among the bills introduced in the Sem
| ate today was one by Mr.. Hale, Republi-
can of Maine, to establish /. military post
on the Penobscob river, near the oity of
Bangor, Maine.
Mr.. George, Democrat OF Mississippi,
made argument against the pending joint
resolution which directs the Secretary
| of Agriculture to carry into effect the
| provisions of an act of Congress. He
said Congress could not order an executive
officer to carry d law into effect At
2 pm. the Vice President interrupted Mr..
| Georges speech and laid before the Sem
ate the House bond bill with free silver
substitute.
| Mr.. Nelson, Republican of Minnesota,
addressed. He SAID that the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
of l6 to / by the United States alone at
this time and under existing conditions
would destroy the last yestige and hope
of genuine bi-metallisln and would
reduce us to pure state of silver mon-
ometailism with Mexico, China, Japan
as our chief metallic money associates
Mr.. Bacon, Democrat of Georgia, adj
dressed the Senate, strongly favoring
the restoration of silver to the general
currency on the same terms as gold.
AT the close of Mr.. Bacons speech MIR
CLARK, Republican, of Wyoming, obtained
the floor. Mr.. Lodge. Republican, of
MaSSdGuus6btS, gave HOble0 Ol HIS dln60Q :
ment to the bond bill providing for the
issue of s100. 0oo 600 in B per cent bonds
| to provide for coast defences.
| Ihe Senate after an executi We session
adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
The concurrent resolution relating to
Armenian outrages agreed to by the SEN
ate, was received and Mr.. Quigg, Repub-
lican of New York, asked its immediate
| consideration which WAS granted. He
| stated th at the House committee on for
eign affairs has reported a practically
similar resolution
| Mr.. Quigg urged the adoption of the
Seante resolution. He thought the time
had now come when the people of the
| United States should express their senti-
me nts on the crimes and atrocities COM
mitted against the Armenians. Our in
terest in the situation was chiefly
humane and but slightly political The
newspapers, he said, had mentioned the
murder in these raids of citizens of
| United States but official reports received
at the State Department showed tina
such was not the case and the committee
were unable to find that any Ameri can
the bicyolist, Lenze.
Mr.. Ouigg was followed by Mr.. Nc
Creary, Democrat of Kentucky, who
warmly supported the resolution.
Mr.. Bailey. Democrat of Texas. would
cheerfully support the resolution but pre-
ferred that all reference to treaty obliga-
tioas be stricken out from it and it be
confined to simple den nunoiation Of the
outrages.
Mr.. Hempburn, Republican of Iowa,
th ought the resolution did not go far
enough and proposed to offer an amend
ment that would mean something.
Mr.. Hit, Republican Of Illinois, sup
3>ported the resolution and advised against
anything more drastic. as such would
only oxasperate the Turks to further out
| raeas.
/ This resolution was further supported
by 4Mr Morse, Republican Of Massachu-
setts and Mr.. Adams, Republican Of
Michigan, and was opposed by Mr..
| Adams. Republican Of PENNSYLVANIA, as
| being qualification OF the recent
declarations of the Monroe doctrine.
Mr.. Hepburn, Republican of Iowa,
offered an amendment direcUng the
President to return to the Turkish
minister his passports, and to terminate
diplomatic relations with the government
of Turkey. This was deferred
| A message was received from the Presi-
dent asking an appropriation for the
transportation Of the negro colonists who
went to Mexico
Mr.ETaft offered an amendment ar
raigning the six Christian powers which
signed the treaty of Berlin for permit
ting tho murder of Christians.
Messrs Grosvenor, Republican of Ohio
and Walsh, Democrat Of New York, de :
clared the Senate resolutions did not 80
far enough.
Mr.. Sperry, Republican of Connecticut,
said the people of his district were ready
to take any steps that would result in
the stoppage of these atrocities npon
the Armenians. Several others spoke.
Mr.. Tafts' amendment was disagreed
to.
A motion of Mr.. Bailey, Democrat of
Texas. to omit the resolutions to the
committe on foreign affairs with instruc-
tlons to report a substitute expressing
horror Of the outrages, was referred.
Mr.. Bailey was opposed to the Senate
resolution because he did not think the
| United States should insist on the en-
forcement of a treaty in which 1t declined
be party. The original resolution
WAS agreed to.
The diplomatic and consular appro-
priarion for the coming fiscal year was
reported
The House at d 5S al inurnod