The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28
Proposition by MIR. Hepburn to Give
the Turkish Minister His Passports
Voted Down by the House.
FIERY AND WARLIKE DEBATE
TEMPER OF MEMBERS COOLED By
MIR. HITS CALM UTTERANCEs.
Rev. III. 8. Bnrnum Not Permitted to
visit Armenia. ON the Ground that
Our Missionaries Are Agitntors-

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.--The House to-
day. after an interesting four-hour debate.
adopted the resolutions passed by the Sen
ate last week calling on the powers sigma
tory to the treaty of Berlin 10 enforce the
reforms in Turkey guaranteed 10 the Chris
tian Armenians, and pledging the support
OF Congress TO the President In the most
vigorous action he might take for the pro-
lection and security OF American citizens
in Turkey. The House committee had pre-
pared some resolutions on the same sub
ject, but il was deemed advisable. after the
Senate resolutions reached the House to-
day, to substitute them for those prepared
by the committee. Mr.. Qugg. of New
York, who had charge OF the bill, made
an able presentation OF the case. but there
was a disposition on the part or some or
the members TO go further than the resoiu-
tions did. and Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa. pro-
posed to give the Turkish minister his
passports and sever all diplomatic reia-
tions with Turkey. His remarks denounc-
ing the Turkish outrages and charging that
the powers signatory 10 the treaty OF Ber-
lin were actuated from political or other
considerations in maintaining the balance
Of power in eastern Europe were received
with great enthusiasm. and at one time IL
looked as If the House might be carried
to his way of thinking. But the counsel
OF AR. Hit not to take rash action. in the
course of which he rointed out the dire
consequences that might result from a sew
erance of diplomatic relations with a
friendly power that had fulfilled her treaty
obligations to US, prevailed. and the Hep
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opposed this resolution on the ground that
II would be improper for 10 insult the
parties to the treaty or Berlin by intimat-
ing that they had not carried out their
obligations. Mr.. Turner. OF Georgia, took
similar view, and Mr.. Grosvenor. OF
Ohio, characterized the resolutions Sin
complete, inefficient and unworthy" and
requested the committee to withdraw them.
They were finally passed. however, by q
vote Of 143 TO Is, after a motion OF Mr..
Bailey to send them to the committee had
been defeated So to 100.
Soon after the House convened a bill was
passed. on motion OF Mr.. Towne. to amend
the act of 1889 for the relief and civilization
of the Chippewa Indians. SO as TO permit
the Secretary OF the Interior In his discre-
ton TO sell the lands in their reservations
in blocks Of 10000 acres or less. Some four
million acres are to be sold under the act
OF 1889.
MIR. QUIGGs SPEECH.
When the passing of the Armenian reso-
luton was announced. Mr.. Qulgg. a member
of the foreign affairs committee. moved that
the Senate resolution be substituted for that
Of the House. He explained that the DIFF
ference between the resolutions was so
slight that it was not advisable, In view
of the passage OF the Senate resolution,
to pass the one prepared by the House COM
m!ttee He made q brief statement Of the
facts which called on Congress to express
its Indignation at the situation In Asia
Minor. Our interest was purely humane.
Although the newspaper accounts OCCASION
ally reported atrocities on American ycisi-
zens, there was assurance from the State
Department that American citizen had
suffered in their persons. Our duty wss.
therefore, one OF humanity, and IL was a
matter Of profound grief. he said. that the
test to those who had gwen bonds for the
good behavior of the Turk. IL was not nee
essary for the United States. he said. 10
European power which decried the outrages
in Turkey With one hand, and uphold the
Sultan with the other-with the Jealous'es
and political Vaccinations or Europe We
were not interested But. since European
powers, ir the name of government and hu-
n,anity. had pledged the Sultan. and he had
acknowledged the pledge, that liberty ana
conscience and freedom OF worship should
exist in every part OF the Ottoman empirss
and that Christians should be protected
from the Kurds. we had the right to sum
mon those powers before the high court
Of good faith TO explain why they rest idly
and snpinely inactive. Sai while ten Inoussnd thou ana
women murdered, women dishonored ana
children sold into bondage, because they re-
fused to cry out that Mahomet was the
great prophet. He characterized the Ar
menans as a noble and intelligent race. who
had for three hundred years preserved their
had resisted the effort 10 Russlanize them.
Mr.. OuiRg intirnated a belief that the main
responsibility lay with Great Britain. ana
! SAID he wanted the European powers 70
know we were watching with horror the
hopeless struggle OF people who had for
ten centuries retained their rehgion ana
were suffering not for what they did. but
| for what they thought. The offense against
! them, he declared was an offense against
concluded Mr.. QuIgg, whose duty il is TO
| stop these outrages. But I submit TO the
| serious judgment OF the American people
| that the time has gone by when one Chris
| tian country can close its eyes 10 such out
| RACES and solennly aver. i am not my
| brothers keeper tApplause) These reso-
| lutons will probably be inadequate. but X
| they have the effect Of showing 10 the par
| ties TO the treaty OF Berlin that the Amer
lean people are watching their dereiiction.
the protest and warning IL conveys may
serve.
BICYcLIsT LENTZs MURDER.
In r>pfy - = question from Mr.. Mahon.
! Mr.. Qulgg said that no American citizen
| had suffered personal injury. The death OF
the bicyclist Lentz. who was murdered. was
| not the result OF religious fanaticism- As
| for the property OF the American College
that had been destroyed. Mr. Quigg said.
Turkey fully recognized her obligations.
Mr.. Sayres asked whether there had been
any neglect on the part Of the American
minister, 10 which Mr.. Quigg replied that
| the information from the State Department
was TO the effect tilat Mr.. Terrell had per-
formed his duty with great intelligence and
zeal and from other sources 0f Information
he believed ne was able 10 say that be had
1 done his duty with signal ability.
| .sfas the committee on foreign affairs"
| asked Mr.. Bailey. considered the propri-
ety OF requesting the enforcement OF q
treaty to which the United states is not
s:Tae committee" replied Mr.. ouiss. 'con-