Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-28
FIFTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.

the Arm eQlaDS, A1C. LIZ PIC ePOoS
the recent outrages upon them and said
that the only charge against them
their ONLY crime-was being Christians.
The time had come. he said, when an
offic;aI notification should be given to
Turkey apd to the Mohamedan Cnurcn
that thew must cease to proselynze
by the sword. The sway OF the Iurk'
he said. was only endured and support,
ed on accounted of those internatlonsi
;aalousies that clustered around the
transatlantic segment of the Medl'er.
ranean. called the "balance OF power
in Europe. The Turks ought to De
notified that they must erase from tner
book of discipline thatl practice, OF tne
Mabomedan Church which makes use
OF arson and murder TO suppress tie
Christian faith. And he would have
that notification followed by q shot
which would 90 crashing through the
Ground seraslio. He was in favor OF CIV
ing the sick man Of the Bosphorus the
coup de grace and of ending his life and
system by dissolution and destruction;
Il was time that those murderers ana
sssassins should know who He was
that was born to the world at Bethle-
hem and was raised at Nazareth and
that when He comes again to punlsn
such 1retches as those, He brings with
MIN not peace but sword.
Mr.. Turpie spoke with intense We
hemence and bitterness and his speech
attracted marked attention.
Mr.. Allen gave notice Of an amend,
meut to the bond and free coinage bill
-depriving the Secretary of the Treas
ury of the power to issue ponds or
other interest bearing obligations OF the
government unless Congress shall hrst
declare necessity therefor.
Mr.. Kyle offered resolution, which
went over until to. morrow, instructing
the postofice committee TO inquire into
charges as to the mail bag repair di-
vision of the Postoffce Department.
Mr.. Lodge offered resolution call
ing on the civil service commission for
correspondence respecting the civil ser
vice law between the public printer
and the commission from July i, 1895,
to November l, 1895. The resolution
heretofore offered by Mr.. Call for q
special committee to Investigate the
case of the imprisonment of Eugene V.
Debs Oabor leader for contempt Of
court was laid before the Senate and
Mr.. Call said that he had offered the
resolution at the request OF a labor as
ISOLATION.
Mr.. Hill said that, ordinarily, be
had very great respect for the laboring
people Of the United States: but that be
was not aware that any Communication
from the laboring people asked the
Senate for the proposed Investigation.
If it was to be made he thought it
should be by one of the standing COM
mittees of the Senate. He therefore
offered an amendment instructipg the
judiciary committee to investigate the
whole subject OF contempt OF court as
enforced by federal courts.
Mr.. Call opposed the amendment and
spoke of the standing committees of the
Senate as the ''sspulchres of popular
for reform," and Of Eugene
Y. Debs as "a great leader, man of
power, and representative man."
Mr.. Hill argued that, as the question
involved was a judicial one, it should
be referred to the judiciary committee.
Besides, he said, the Debs case had been
already decided in the Supreme Court
to the effect that his imprisonment
was legal.
Mr.. Allen asserted that the Supreme
Court had done nothing of the kind.
It bad merely decided that the writ of
habeas corpus did not apply to the case.
He added that, if the Senator from
New York knew anything ''sbout this
man Woods" (the United States Circuit
Judge who had imprisoned Debs); if he
knew the stain that hung upon him
when he was appointed as reward for
political trickery the Senator would not
give much for his decision.
Mr.. Hill said that he was not called
upon to criticise Judge Woods's de-
cisiou. 1t was enough for him that
Debs had appealed TO the highest court
OF the United States and had obtained
no relief.
In the course of further discussion
Mr.. Allen said that he could not help
being impressed with the thought that
the Senate was organized "not to do
business"
Mr.. Gordon reminded the Senators
that the hour had arrived when the
Senator from Nebraska, Mr.. Thurston,
was to address the Senate.
The Call resolution was thereupon
laid aside and Mr.. Thurston addressed
the Senate on the question of the Nor
roe doctrine.
AT > O'Clock the Vice President laid
before the Senate the House bond bill
and the free coinage substitute.
Mr.. Jones tried to have an under
standing arrived at by which the bill
should be voted on next Thursday, but
objection was interposed by Mr.. Hill.
Mr.. Jones then gave notice that he
you'd ask the Senate to remain in
session next Thursday until vote was
-eached.
Mr.: Wolcott expressed the hope that
he physical test would not be applied.
lie had heard it said, again and again,
hat it was the silver people $50 called) |
Sho were endeavoring to stave of a
'ote on the bond question but now it |
vas seen that it was Senator'S from the |
asst VINO were procrastinsting, and |
Fho were willing to postpone the vote. |
HOUSE.
Joint resolution was passed author !
zing officers and enlisted men of the
rmy, who are members of the Sons of
Ieterans, to wear the badge of that or