Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-06
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ss VA interest in them owing to their
aua on the silver bond bill in which
,Ser will participate.
SENATOR Baker, (rep., Kan.) presented
Satition from Mrs. Waller, wife of
ay-IInited States consul to NADIA
" asking action relative to his
case.
when the passage of the senate
..n,anian resolution was announced in
,ha house, Mr.. Quigg, rep, N. ", a
.or,ber of the foreign affairs commit
IA moved that the senate resolution
y substituted for that OF the house.
~ explained that the difference be-
.n,sen the resolution was so slight that
!, TAI not advisable, in view Of the
nassage of the senate resolution, to
MSS the one prepared by the house
Committee. He made brief state
rent of the facts which called upon
oongress to express it's indignation
i The situation in Asia Minor. Our
dnty. he said. was before all one
~ humanity and It was matter of
rrofound grief that the American peo-
NE were now forced to protest to those
who had given bonds for the good be-
bayior of the Turk, Mr.. Quigg init
mated belief that the only RESPONSE
nifty lay with Great Britain and said
he wanted the European powers to
tnow we we're watching with horror
the helpless struggle of a people who
had for ten centuries retained their re-
ugon and who were suffering not for
what they did, but for what they
thought.
Mr.. Hepburn, rep, Iowa., gave no
tice of an amendment to the Armenian
resolution, instructing the president to
give the Turkish minister his pass
ports ard end all diplomatic relations
with Turkey.
Mr.. Hit, chairman of the foreign at
fairs, rebuked Mr.. Hepburn for his ex-
traordinary proposal. I'VE want no
relations with that murderer" replied
Mr. Hepburn.
Mr., Hepburn's amendment was de-
feated and the committees resolutions
we're adopted.
A bill was passed on motion of Mr..
Towne. rep, Mimi, to amend the act
Of 1889 for the relief and civilization
Of the Chippewas so as to permit the
secretary of the interior in his discre-
ton to sell the pine lands in their res
ervation in blocks of 100000 acres or
less. Some 100000 acres are to be
sold under the act of 1889.
Washington, Jan. 2S. Senator
Thurston addressed the senate on
the Monroe doctrine. He said that
he would vote for the Monroe doc
trine resolution If war were right at
hand Il shall vote for it," said he,
mot as an effront to any other ma
ton, but to uphold the dignity of my
own shall vote for 1t in this time Of
profound tranquility, convinced that
peace with honor can be preserved;
but | would vote for it just as surely
were we already standing in the awful
shadow of declared war. | would vote
for it were the naives of all Europe
laundering at our harbors. | would
vote for it were shells of British battle
ships bursting above the dome of the
nations capital / would vote for it
and maintain it at all hazards and at
any cost with the last dollar, with the
last man, yea, though 1t might presage
the coming of a mighty conflict whose
conclusion should leave me without a
son as the last great contest left me
without sire"
Mr.. Turpie, of Indiana, presented a
| petition concerning Turkish massacres.
The time has come, said the senator,
that there should be an official notifi-
cation to Turkey and to the Moham-
medan church that there has been a
decadence in their power to proselyte
with The sword. We has already sent
message, but the blow should follow.
The message should be followed by a
slo which would go crashing through
lhe grand seraglio." The senator
urged that it would be a glorious day
when The destruction of this Turkish
powell vas brought about, The senator
urged that the Christian world might
bow be called upon to take up another
sIeat crusade, driving back the rule of
aohammedanism and establishing the
glle II Christianity.
Nr Halls resolution for an investi-
sa'leh 81 an arrest of Eugene ". Debs
sane up and Mr. Hall urged immedi-
ae aetion Mr. Hill said that ordin-
"AA ae had great respect for the labor
ivy sple Of the country He had
ls.et heard that they desired this in
M istaion. 1t might be that such in
9"tF @as desirable; but If so, it
.l'0.t be conducted by one of the reg
VIM. instituted committees, and not
I. z necial committee. To that end,
N' y gu offered an amendment direct
~ aai the whole subject of contempt
oAH as enforced by the federal
.1.'eI41g be investigated by the COM
A.',e9 "a judiciary.
1Aa lalomatic and consular bill was
s "a. = 2 the house 1t carries 81, 637,-
20 7zIng 100000 in excess of the ap-
carnations for the present fiscal