Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-30
new UTAH Senators
Cannon Wins the Draw for
the Long Term.
Thoir Entrance into the Senate
Swclls the List of Members to
Eighty-ninc-Both Classed as Re-
Coinage--One Vacancy Still Exists.

Washington, Jan. 2s.-The United
States senate now consists of eighty
nine members, the swearing in yester-
day of the two new Utah senators
swelling the list to that number and
there is still one vacancy, that from
Delaware. Both of the Utah members
are classed as republicans and as favor
ing free coinage. Lots were drawn to
decide which was to fill the long term,
closing March 3, 1899, and which was
to fill the short term, closing March 3,
1897. Mr.. Cannon was fortunate enough
to win the long term, his colleague, Mr..
Brown, having to take the short one.
The joint resolution reported from the
committee on agriculture directing the
secretary of agriculture to comply with
the law requiring the purchase and dis
tribution of seeds was debated in the
senate. Mr. Hansbrough, rep, N. d.,
arguing in favor of it, and Mr.. George,
dem, Miss, against it. No action was
taken, and then the house bond bill
with the free coinage substitute, was
laid before the senate as unfinished
on the bill-one against free coinage
by Mr.. Nelson, rep, Minn,, and one in
favor of bimetalism and free coinage
by Mr.. Bacon, dem, Ga. The bill went
over without action, Mr.. Lodge, rep,
Mass, giving notice of an amendment
for the issue of 100 millions of per
cent. bonds for coast defenses. In the
t,,fr tl,n 70 oh, YNln IN,
made an impassioned invocation in be-
half of the people Of Armenia, praying
that the powers and people of Christen-
dom may be aroused and united to
force the sultan to "sheathe his bloody
sword and to stay the frenzied rage
and cruelty of his fanatical soldiery
and subjects"
House of Representatives.
House yesterday discussed for four
hours and passed, by vote of 143 to
&c, the senate concurrent resolution
declaring it to be an imperative duty,
in the interest of humanity, to express
the earnest hope that the European
concert brought about by the Berlin
treaty may be speedily given its just
effect In such decisive measures as shall
stay the hand of fanaticism and law
less violence, and as shall secure to the
unoffending Christians of the Turkish
empire all the rights belonging to
them as men and Christians and as
beneficiaries of the explicit provisions
of that treaty; requesting the presi-
dent to communicate these resolutions
to the five signatory powers thereof,
and declaring that congress will sup
port the president in the most vigorous
action he may take for the protection
and security of American citizens in
Turkey, and to obtain redress for in
juries committed upon the persons and
property of such citizens Various
amendments were offered to the reso-
luton, on the ground that it did not go
far enough-one by Mr.. Hepburn,
rep, Iowa, calling for the dismissal of
diplomatic relations with Turkey, but
they were all rejected. Messrs. Tur-
ner, dem, Ga; Grosvenor, rep, Ohio;
Walsh, dem, n, Y. Adams, rep, Pa. /;
Johnson, rep, Cal, and Bailey, dem,
Texas, argued against the resolution.
The diplomatic and consular appropri-
Itions for the coming fiscal year were
then reported.