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lives. Would Great Britain have stood

idly by7
Mills answered that the senator
(Frye) meant war. and he did not know
but it would be best to send our ships
abroad and. like Jefferson, batter down
the castles OF the pirates.
Frye proceeded with much vigor and
earnestness to say that IL necessary. in
order to protect American citizens. he
would order the American ships to sail
up the Dardanelles, regardless of the
European alliance, and when In front
of Constantinople demand, as we then
might, the protection of our people
within the sultans dominions. Frye
proceeded to show that the United
States was strong enough and quite as
willing as England to protect it's citi-
zens whose lives and property were i'm
perilled abroad. All he asked, he said.
was that we should make England our
model in this one respect, and then
American citizens would be safe in
Turkey or elsewhere.
Call followed, commenting the utter
ances of Frye. and saying that, COM
pared with these. the senate resolutions
were emasculated and feeble. He con-
tended for a stronger expression and
urged that we should fight our battles
abroad when a display of our force was
needed, and not in the senate.
Jones of Arkansas, in charge of the
free coinage substitute for the bond
bill, asked unanimous consent that a
vote be taken at 4 o'clock on Thursday
next. Allen interposed an objection.
Call offered an amendment to the
Armenian resolution, to the effect that
humanity and religion and the prin-
ciples on which all civilization rests
demand that civilized governments
shall, by peaceful negotiations, or IL
necessary by force of arms. prevent
and suppress the cruelties and massa-
cres inflicted on Armenian subjects of
Turkey by the establishment of a gov
ernment of their own people, with such
guarantees of the civilized people of its
authority and permanence as shall be
adequate to that end" Calls motion
was laid on the table and the original
resolutions were then agreed to without
division.
On Jones' motion IL was then agreed
that when the senate adjourn to-day IL
be to meet on Monday. He also gave
notice that on Thursday next he would
ask the senate to remain in session un-
til a vote was had on the silver bond
bill.
Thurston gave notice that he would
address the senate on the Monroe doc
trine on Tuesday next.
The free coinage bill was then laid
before the senate and Baker addressed
the senate in support of an amend
ment offered by him to confine the coin
age of silver to the American product.
Baker divided the money ranks INTO
gold monometalllsm, silver monometal-
lists and bimetallists. He belonged, he
said, to the last class, and declared IL
to be his opinion that the question OF
tariff and finance would be settled un-
aided and alone by the republican par
ty. Concerning the coinage of Ameri-
can silver. the senator said, 1t would
give employment to idle laborers and
would lead to the general healthful ex-
pansion OF our primary or redemption
money.
A bill was passed disposing of the
abandoned land of the Fort Assiniboine
military reservation, Montana, and for
the relief of settlers thereon.
The senate, after a brief executive
session. adjourned at AIS o'clock p.
m. until Monday.