The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-28

Frank j! Cannon and Arthur Brown, OF
the new State Of Utah, took the oath OF
Office in the Senate to-dsy, the former
drawing the term ending March 8, 1899.
aud the latter the term ending March 8,
1897. With the exception of the con-
tested Delaware case, this establishes
the political division OF the upper
branch Of Congress until March 4. 1897,
as follows: Republicans. a; Demo-
Gratis. 80; Populists, 6; total, 80. Neces-
sary for majority As.
'eeShould Mr.. Dupont be seated from
Delaware the Republican vote would
be increased to forty five but at the
same time the number necessary for q
majority would be increased TO fortyn
sig. Aside from this event the session
was given to further speeches on the
silver bond bill, two Of the new mem
bers Of the body, Mr.. NELSON, (Rep..
MIMI and Mr.. Bacon. (Dem., Ga.)
making speeches, the former against
the free coinage of silver and Mr.. Bacon
urging the evils OF gold standard.
Mr.. Hansbrough (Rep., N. d.
severely criticised the secretary OF
agriculture for the alleged failure to
distribute seeds In accordance with the
law. Mr.. George (Dem., Miss defended
Mr.. Morton's action. The debate will
proceed tomorrow.
Mr.. Lodge offered an amendment to
the bond silver bill providing for bond
issue OF S10o,000,000. the proceeds to be
used for coast defences.
There was sharp colloquy between
Mr.. Bacon, Mr.. Hill, Mr.. Lindsay and
Mr. Stewart "a to whether the demand
for gold was caused by the desire to
maintain gold payments or the redemp.
ton of greenbacks. It developed that
the new Senator from Georgia was TO be
an active and skillful debater. Mr..
Bacon showed cost of four million dol
lars annually to the State of Georgia in
meeting tts share of bond obligations
incurred by the governments. Mr.. TILL.
man (Dem., 8. CO. gave notice OF q
financial speech on Wednesday.
At $50 the Senate went into execu-
tive session and ut o'clock adjourned
until tomorrow.
Mrs. walters Petition.
In the Senate to- day Mr.. Baker, crop
Kss.) presented petition from Mrs.
Waller, wife of the ex- United States
consul In Madagascar, reciting the cir
cumstances OF tho arrest Of her husband
by the French military authorities, his
trial by drum head court and his
transportation in chains to French
prison. Mrs. Walters petition recites
by these acts France has held my hus-
band, an American citizen, as an inn
prisoned felon for the past ten months,
and believe and am sure that had nv
husband been q subj=cs OF Great Britain
he would have long since been released"
As an American woman Mrs. Waller
askc the American Congress to take
suitable action.
House Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The house to
day, after an Interesting four hours
debate, adopted the resolutions passed
by the Senate last week calling on the
powers sIgnasory to the treaty 20 Berlin
to enforce the reforms in Turkey guar
anteed to the Christian Armenians and
piedging the support OF Congress- to the
President in the most vigorous action
he might take for the protection and
security OF American cttizens in Turkey.
The House committee had prepared
some resolutions on tho same subisc5
but it was deemed advisable when the
Senate resolution reached the House to-
day TO substitute them for those pre-.
pared by the com mittee.
mr. Quigg, of New York. who had
charge OF tho bills, made an able pre-
sentation of the case, but there was a
disposition on the part of some OF the
members to go further than the resolu.
tion did. and Mr.. Hepburn. of Iowa,
proposed to give the Turkish minister
his passports and sever diplomatic
relations with Turkey. His remarks
denounciDg the Turkish outrages and
charging that the powers sipnatorv to
the treaty Of Berlin were actusted
from political and other considerations
In maintaining the "balance OF power"
IN Eastern Europe, were received with
great enthusiasm, and as one time is
looked as II the House might be carried
to his way OF thinking, but tha nnnnsal