Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-29
senate Proceedings.


mutce on Finance Two were in favor oil
the substitute. and one against TO- the
f,,,o,r were made by Senator Clark u'e-
,anlic.n and voorhees, Democau. ana
Oh. latter by Senator Gray Democrat.
Notice Of an amendment was given 10y
Air Teller Republicam. Of colorado re-
curing the payment of nauonai-o""N
notes in coin when presented for reds"p-
zion at the bank Of issue.
An Intellectual effort was male Co nave
unanimous consent given 10 nave '"e
bIl voted on next Thursday. Ihe ooJec-
ton came from Mr. Hill
Mr.. Tupie. in presenting a memorial
1n the subject o. the Armenian hoIioIS'
INDUCED in a fierce invective against the
sultan and Mahometanism.
THE only charge against the Aiiie-
mans" he said. "iho only crime Is be-
.ue christians" The time bad come
no said. when au official notification
.hoild be- given tO turkey and TO the
Mohammedsn Church that they must
ease 10 proseJtIze ~ the sword
The SWAY of thc Turk. he said, was
only endured and supported on account
20 those international iealousies u@it
UIUlfTTN u NInNiIA MAAHA ~ 'ritNN INV 'ef
snce o. power" IN Europe. The Turks
ought 20 DO notified that they must
erase from their book of discipline that
rrsctice 81 The Mohammedau Church
which makes use OF arson and murder
Co suppress the Christian faith. And
bo would have that notification fol-
lowed by a shot which would 20 crash
fnc through the Grand Seragie lie
was in favor Of giving the sick Man
of the Bosporus" the coup de grace.
and Of ending his hfe and system by
dissolution and destruction.
Mr. Turpie spoke with intense We
Iemence and bitterness. and his speech
~ marked by close attention.
NJ Allen gave notice OF an amendment
e. the bond and free-cOinage bill. de-
priving the Secretary Of the Treasury Of
.ho power to issue bonds or other interest
Gearing obligations Of the government
utl- Congress shall first declare ne
csslty therefor
IMPRISONMENT OF DEBS
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
-an for a special committee 10 investi-
cate the case Of the imprisonment Of
eugene V. Debs dhe labor leader for
contempt Of court was laid before the
senate and Mr.. call said that he had
1Tcrcd the resolution at the request Of
abor association.
Nr. Hi said that. ordinarily he had
-orv great respect FOR the lahOring people
.r the United States. bat ne was rot
tvare that any communication rom he
aborinc people expected the same for the
proposed Investigation. II 10 was 90 be
rlde. ho thought IL should be maze by
,ua % the standing committees 81 the
senate. lie. therefore offered an amend
vent instructinc the Judiciary Committee
n Investigate the whole subject OF con-
ompt Of court. as enforced by Federal
courts
NJ. Can opposed the amendment. and
snoke of the standing committees OF the
senate as the "sepulChres Of popular
movements fOr reform" and Of Eugene
g. Debs as "a great leader. man OF
70wer and representative man.
Mr. hin argued that 40 the question
involved was a judicial one. IL should be
-af.rred 10 the judiciary Committee Be
Sides he said. the Debs case had teen
already decided ir the Supreme Court
% the effect that he imprisonment was
.eg3l
Afr. Allen asserted that the Supreme
Court had done nothing OF the kind.
'ad merely decided that the writ OF IA
neas corpus did not apply 10 the case lie
added that II the Senator from New YORK
knew anything about this man Woods
who imprisoned Deb9 If he knew the
stain that hung upon him when he was
a appointed as reward for political
trickery, the senator would not give a
rap for his decision
Mr.. Hin said that he was not called
upon 10 criucise Judge Woodss decision
10 was enough Tor him that Debs had APP
poaled 10 the highest court OF the United
States and had obtained no relief
said that ne could not help being inn
pressed with the thought that ihe Senate
was organized mot 20 do business"
Mr. Gordon reminded the senators that
the hour had arrived when the Senator
from Nebraska. Mr.. Thurston was 10
address the Senate
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
The can resolution was thereupon laid
aside. and Mr.. 1hurston (Republican).
a. Nebraska. addressed the Senate on
the question Of the Monroe doctrine.
Zee took strong ground IN favor OF the
maintenance OF that doctrine. The chal-
lcnEe thrown dove by Great Britain, he
said. must be taken up by the Govern
meut of the United States. or else the
Monroe doctrine would be thing OF the
rast The world was waiting to know
whether the Monroe doctrine WAS living
1r dead-Rhether 10 was TO be maintained
and enforced. or 10 be abandoned and
Impressed. ~ the people Of the United
States became so senile and degraded az
to look to Wal street for political
guidance. ~ would be time 20 turn the
rorirait-face OF Washington 10 the wall
and 90 case the sword OF Grant into the
sea. Nothing out sclhshness and cow
afoice would ever induce the United
states go abandon that great position Of
leadership in the affairs Of the New
World which 10 was her manifest destiny
90 enjoy
As Great Britain had mistaken the
temper Of This country in the past. 80
ne appeared 10 mistake n now. There
was no division Of sentiment in the
nlted States on This subject Let but
single drum-bcat bc heard on our
coast De exclaimed announcing the
approach Of "A foreign Zoe. ana there will
pfng 10 arms. in North and South. the
sfdndcst army the world has ever known.
animated by loyalty 10 their country's
Tag and marching ON TO mingled and IN
.piinl strains OF our TWO national airs.
iHNic and Yankee Doodle / would
Noie Tor The pending resolution although
i might presage the coming Of mighty
conflict whose consequences should
lave me without son. AZ the last great
'"iliiel icft me without a sire
AR IhurstOns speech. although pre-
5aIed ana In type. was delivered without
,ifi'nce 10 the print or to notes. The
oiesr ringing tones IN which II was de-