The sun., 1896-01-28
WAR TALK In THE HOUSE.
SENATE ARMENIAN RESOLUTIONS
ADOPTED WITHOUT CHANGE.

SENATE ARMENIAN REVOLUTIONS
ADOPTED WITHOUT CHANGE.
Some Thought They Didnt Go Far Enough, |,
Others that They Went Too Far-Mr
| Hepburn Favored tho Terminating or
Diplomatic Rcinttoas with Turkey,
wAsHISGroN. Jan. 2T.-The concurrent reso-
| luton relating to Armenian outrages agreed to
| by the Senate was received In the House this
morning. and Mr.. Qugg REP, N. W asked its
| immediate confederation, which was granted.
| He said that the House Committee on Foreign
| Affairs had reported practically similar reso.
| luton. but he urged the adoption Of the Senate
resolution. Mr.. QuigV referred to the treaty be-
tween England and Turkey in which the Sultan
| agreed to carry out certain reforms In the con.
| dition Of affairs in Armenia. and England agreed
to protect Turkey bv force Of arms II necessary.
and he wished to place the responsibility for tho
| failure to carry out those reforms where II be-
| longed. AS assurance had been given the Chris
tian world that the\ e\Armenians would be pro-
tected and reforms Instituted in the provinces
in which they resided, and these promises had
| not been carried out, the American Government
had the right to summon the delinquent before
the court of high honor and good faith and ask
why they stood by with idle hands while 10000
Christians were being murdered, or worse, SIM
ply because they would not acknowledge Mo-
hammed rs the prophet.
Mr.. Bailey (Dem., Tex, doubted the pro-
prety Of this Government undertaking to ques-
tion the failure to enforce treaty to which 1t
was not party, and especially at a time when
we were denying to European powers the right
to interfere with the affairs OF nations on this
continent. He would eliminate from the reso-
luton all reference 70 the treaty and con6ne 1t
to denuncation Of the .outrages.
r Mri 70 hpu flua apIN
the resolution The The Civil evliasd f Woeld eap0.sss w"s
astounded at the outrases and crimes commit
| reported that at Harpoot colleges owned BY
| Americans had been burned and American cit
this should s use ali ts ss power %ea:
ships and soldiers II neSsessSry to obtain m
Jury inflicted on American property Or citizens.
I'M Mr. II, Hepburn Sksp Ia:l criticised cd the rssSu. @
far ,so p m
the passports Of the Turkish Minister to tho
United States and terminate diplomatic rela-
! not want friendly relations with these murder
Mr. HIT 1Rep., ILL.,, said that a drastic re.olu-
ton would only exasperate the Turks to greater
atrocities. and he urged the adoption Of the Sem
ate resolution as the best that could be done
Mr.. Hepburn wanted the protest to mean some.
ears. % What did England care care Tor for such sue IN utter
ances? II we could startle public opinion there
soMWethhinS h5na might g. come IN Of it. .,
luton on the ground that 1t would be a stultf-
cation OF the recent declaration Of the Monroe
Mr.. Hepburn's amendment was rejected-12l
to le-and the author could secure but fourteen
members. an insufficient number, to support his
request for vote by yeas and nays.
Mr.. Turner dem, Ga.) made an earnest and
resolations He said th", they inv1ved ~ radi. d.
cal departure from the previous constitutional
% the ghs Of
To attempt to interfere therein involved both
an sSa an snsnFpE
to make, through the usual DIPLOMATIC chan
nels, the protest against the attacks upon the
MI; Tai, REP, o. offered the following
RssO,ssd Taa! the conscience o, humanity fas.en.
spensSi,y ontlnusnre Of The % Hasehers cry Of Of
Ssssss a!:s5sds the Christian 10 f reisiSa Sss
wsn A., .aEss sS5Sa
o e T on HH
lied world. VI '"e F"''' '''f
mittee on Foreign Affairs for putting the reso-
should make a definite charge that somebody
has been outraged, abused. or killed. in order to
protest to Turkey direct Tor n cessation OF the
ontraGes II they are OF such a serious nature as
to enforce the provisions Of the Berlin treaty?
II there had been a single American citizen In
jured in his person or despoed Of lis property.
that was reason sufficient for the United States
To demand reparation and demand 1t at once;
demand IL as promptly from nation like Tur-
kcy as from Chill. to which sent war ship
or two
Mr.. Cox tDem.. TennJ-Amen.
Mr.. Grosrenor-The gentleman says Amen"
but there's no Amen" in this (referrne to the
resolutions which he held In his hand. There's
not even Lord. be merciful to us. miserable
sinners" tLRuEhter.l I denounce II as an In
complete and unworthy declaration on behalf
OF the American people.
After further dispute the amendment offered
by Mr.. Taft was disagreed to.
Mr.. Bailey dem. Tex.) moved to commit the
resolutions to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
lost. 55 to 1O3. He then moved 10 commit
them with instructions to report a substitute
the following:
Whsrea'. The American people, In common with NIL
the appalling outraxes and masSacrrs wnicn
the Christian IOpu laton OF Turkey have been made
the Victims; therefore.
Res1irei That II is Imperative duty in the inter
est OF humanity to express the earnest hope that the
Europfan concert brought about by the treaty
errrd to speedily he given Its Just effect In
and iawless olrncr, and shall the unof
tending Christians OF the Turkish empire all the
and as tcrefcarrs Of the explicit provisions OF the
treaty above rcctcd.
Frsoirsd. That the President be requested to con
muni ate these resoiution, to tho Governments Of
Russia
The substitute was defeated. Al to 40, and
the original resolutions were agreed to, l43
to 20.
Tho House then adjourned until tomorrow.