Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-13

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nth the silver amendment which pas
ID the senate on Saturday.
~ THE SENATE.
~. TURKISH PETITIONS.
In the senate Mr.. Turpie, Democrat,
n Indiana, in presenting a petition
concerning Turkish massacres said the
Irmenians were only charged with be.
mo Christians. Their only crime was
that they exercised the right to wor-
ship the divine Creator. The time had
come when there should be an official
ratification to Turkey and the Moham-
median church that there had been a
decadence in their power to p~roselyte
nth the sword. We have already sent
message, said the senator, referring
In the concurrent resolution, but q
blow should follow. The message
should he followed by q shot which
would 20 crashing through the grand
sAralgio. The senator urged that the
Christian world might be called
on to take up another crusade driving
Mohemn. edanism and establishing
e. LU6 ICkIklOA Va
THE DEBs INVESTIGATION.
MI. Calls resolution for the investi-
eation of the arrest Of Mr.. Debs, came
mn and Mr.. Call urged immediate &C.
ton in accordance with the wish Of
the laborlng interests. MI. Hill of
New York said that ordinarily he had
great respect for the laboring people
Of the country, but pointed out that
NO petitions bad come from repre-
sentatives of these people. He has
never heard that they desired this in
yestigation. It might be desirable.
II SO it should be conducted by the
regular instead of q special committee.
He offered an amendment that the
whole subject of contempt of court as
enforced by the federal judiciary be in
yestigated by the committee on judici-
sry. Mr. Call said the regular commit
tees were the %sepulchers Of legislation.
The inquiry needed could not be Sc
cured through that channel.
MIR. Hill said the United States court
had passed on it and congress was not
likely to override the supreme court.
Mr.. Allen said the court merely ruled
that it had no jurisdiction to give the
relief asked for. It did not pass On
the merits of the case. MIR. Hill paid
4 high tribute to Mr.. Debs and said
the action he urged was with the view
Of securing appropriate legisla.
ton. The resolution finally went
over.
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE.
Mogran of Alabama, reported from
the committee of foreign relations a
resolution for the recognition of the
belligerent rights of the Cuban insur-
gents. He said that q majority favored
the substitute resolution as follows:
Resolved, by the senate, the house
OF representatives concurring, that
the present deplorable war in the
island has reached q magnitude that
concerns all civilized nations to the
extent that 10 should be conducted, If
unhappily Il - longer to continue, on
those PRINCIPLES and laws CT warfare
acknowledged by and obligatory on
civilized n1ttona, including the treat
ment of captives and other military
purposes; tFuCss and flags of truce;
provisions fpr proper hospitals and
hospital suppljos, services to the SICK
and wounded Of either army; resolved
that the ropfoeentation of the views
Of congreae b sent to the president;
II he concufs therein that he will in q
friendly spirit use the good offices OF
this government to the end that Spain
be requested to accord the armies
With which It is engaged In war, the
rights Of pelligerents al the same are
recognized under the law Of nations.
Followi9e y To text Of the resolu-
ton repo4ted ~ the committee:
Resolvo4, Ihe president Is hereby
requestsdl - interpose his friendly
offices With the Spanish government
Tor the rt0oGnltion Of the independ-
ence Of Chba
Ttn leONRoE DOCTRINE.
On the IadoDtion Of the report Of the
committdSo % foreign affairs, Mr..
Thurstol I'D in part as follows:
~fhe adoption Of the resolution re-
portad b5 the committee OF foreign
att <irs VIII present q grand fnterna.
TIC ial iAg1no which may hold much OF
~, sace u the worlds peace; an issue
~ oh sincerely hope and profoundly
beaisvs tFtll be resolved to the abiding
peace, hbnor and permanency OF this
republic but which Is useless to deny
may pr&cipitate on our beloved coun-
Try all 4he disasters, horrors and sac
ridces which would inevitably follow
should The two great English speak
Ing nations OF the globe remit their
diferedc es to the arbitrament Of arms.
cannolt assume these responsibilities
! dars not vote for tho pending reso-
luton without FIRST submitting to q
1udgeme nt Of mankind and the dis
passion kte criticism Of posterity some
reasonsj which seem to make my path
OF duty plain. !.
sWer$ thero nothing at stake but
the melfe adjustment Of : boundary
line betiveen VeneEuela and British
Guiana q should hesitate long and ser-
sously Hetora .vtting to commit this
goyer1. any interference. y =
dih1cu1 1eve, impossible to dem
onstr1e four honor II involved,
our pH hrsethsnsd. our tran
quilitf "a ~ my disposition
which 6ibly b made q dis-
tant buth American marsh
and o.! l1 ~ But the prssent que.
ttonISl ! shove nv vsnssuelan