The record-union., 1896-01-25

tee to the Judiciary Committee, and
made a statement explanatory of the
questions in dispute
The concurrent resolution reported
last Wednesday from the Committee on
Foreign Relations on the subject of out
RACES on the Armenians was laid be-
fcre the Senate and Cullom, member
of that committee, addressed the Sen
ate. He said that the English Govern
ment had a direct obligation resting on
it to protect the Armenians. but moth
ing had been done by it, or by any of the
other Powers looking to the enforce
ment OF their treaty obligations beyond
mere diplomatic correspondence be-
tween them and the Sultan. It had,
therefore, seemed to the Committee on
Foreign Relations that it should do
nothing less than appeal to the Powers
to carry out their pledges, as it did in
the concurrent resolution. AS to the
right of the United States 10 protect its
own citizens everywhere, no orders were
asked from any nation on earth. He
knew nothing which had happened in
the world for centuries that more called
for interference than these slaughters
of Armenian Christians.
Frye Rep) of Maine made a fierce
and patriotic speech, in which he laud-
ed the British Government for its pro-
lection of British subjects in every
part of the globe
The Senate then agreed to the Ar
menian resolution as reported from the
committee by Cullom.
Jones (Dem.) of Arkansas then gave
notice that he would, on Thursday
next, ask the Senate to remain in ses-
sion until vote was taken on the free
silver substitute to the House bond bill.
Thurston (Rep) of Nebraska gave
notice that on Tuesday he would ad-
dress the Senate on the Monroe doc
trine resolutions.
Baker (Rep) OF Kansas offered an
amendment to the free coinage substi-
tute, limiting its operations to the
American product alone and addressed
the Senate in advocacy of it. He was a
bimetalIist, and believed the silver of
the United States alone should be
opened to our mints. He declared it to
he his opinion that the Republican
party, unaided and alone, would settle
the question of tariff and finance. The
recent elections demonstrated that the
people desired as speedily as possible
to place the entire control Of the Gov
eminent in the hands of the Repub-
lican party. That party would, he be-
Heved, establish and maintain the
equality and parity between gold and
silver at the ratio of 16 to / to the en-
tire satisfaction of the people. The
greatest benefit to be derived from the
coinage of the American product would
be to give employment to a few thou
sand idle laborers, the investment of
more capital, and a slow, gradual and
healthful expansion of the primary or
redemption money. The imitation of the
currency caused by the coinage of the
American product would, he thought,
be beneficial not injurious.
A Senate bill providing for disposal
of lands on abandoned portions of the
Fort Assiniboine military reservation,
in Montana, was passed, after which
the Senate held a short executive ses-
SIGN, and at 4:15 p. m. adjourned till
Monday.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-There was
a fair attendance of members when, at
S D. m, the House met for the first pen
sion session of the Fifty-fourth Con-
gress. Among the thirteen bills which
received favorable consideration was
the Senate bill granting a pension of S1o
per month to the widow of the late
Brigadier- General and Representative
William Coggswell of Massachusetts,
and House bill increasing to S72 a
month the pension of the widow of the
late Colonel William Dulaney.
At 1870 the House adjourned till
Monday