Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL.

Jan. z4.-After brief and stirring debate
the Senate agreed to che concurrent resolution
urging decisive action by the European powers
against Turkey, and pledging to the President
the support of Congress in the most vigorous
action hs may take for the protection of Amer
leans In Turkey and the redress for in ;uries fo
American persons and property Mr. Cullom
OF Illinois, who reported the resolution
urged Its adoption in a speech which set
forth the startling extent of the massa-
cres, the greatest in the history of
the world, the Senator said. Mr.. Blanchard OF
Louisiana spoke in the same line. The climax
OF the debate was reached when Mr. FRYE of
Maine supported the resolution in a speech
winch aroused great enthusiasm from the gal
lerles Tor its expressions of sympathy with the
Armenians and for its bitter arraienment Of
TREAT Britain's course toward Amsri,a. The
free coinage amendment to the bond bill wa.
then laid before the Senate and Mr.. Baker, Re-
/ publican or Kansas add ressed the Senate in
support OF an amendment offered by him tocon.
nne the coinage of silver to the American pro-
duct Mr.. Baker divided the money ranks into
gold mono-metallists,s silver mono-metalIists and
pimetalllsts lie belonged. he said, to the last
class, and declared it to be his opinion that
the questions of tariff and finance would be
settled unaided and alone by the Republican
party. Concerning the coinage of American
silver, the senator said it would give employ
ment to idle laborers and would lead to the
general healthful expansion of our primary or
redemption money. The Senate, after brief
executive session, at ID D. m. adjourned until
Monday.
Jan. 21-Senators Frank j. Cannon and Ar
thur Brown, of the new State of Utah took the
oath of Office Cannon drawing the long term
With the exception of the contested Delaware
case this establishes the political division of
the upper branch of Congress until March 7.
1897, as follows: Republicans. "A; Demo-
Gratis 20; Populists, G. Total, SO. Necessary
for majority, 45. Should Mr.. Dupont be
seated from Delaware the Republican
vote would be increased to A., but at
hn arno fivVon
jority would increase to Is. Mr.. Baker of Kan
sas presented a petition from Mrs. Waller vito
OF the x-United States consul in madagascar.
recitlng her husbands arrest, his trial by
9rumhead court, and his transportation in
chains to French prison. Mrs. Walters
| petition recites: By these acts France has
| held my husband, an American citizen as
an imprisoned felon for the past ten
months and L believe and am sure
that had my husband been subject of
| treat Britain he would have long since been
| released As an American woman Mrs. Waller
asks the American Congress to take action. At
o'clock the silver bond bill was taken up two
| OF the new members of the body Mr.. Nelson
! Republican, of Minnesota, and Mr., Bacon.
Democrat, of Georgia, making speeches. the
| former against the free coinage of silver and
MIR. Bacon urging the evils of gold standard
Mr.. Lodge offered an amendment to the bond
| silver bill providing for bond issue of $780,
100000, the proceeds to be used for coast de-
| lenses.
The house after an interesting four hour de-
| bate, adopted the resolutions passed by the
| senate, calling upon the powers signatory to
| the treaty of Berlin, to enforce the reforms in
Turkey guarants ed to tn, Christian Armenians.
and piedging the support of congress to
| the president in the most vigorous &C.
ton he might take for the prote, ton
| and security of Americans in Turkey. Mr.
| Hepburn of Iowa, proposed to give the Turkish
| minister his passports and sever all diplomatic
relations with Turkey. His remarks denounc-
| ing the Turkish outrages and charging that
! the powers signatory to the treaty of Ber-
| lin were actuated from political and
| other considerations in maintaining the "bal.
ance of power in Eastern Europe. were re-
| celved with great enthusiasm and at one time
| it looked as if the House might be carried to
| his way of thinking. But the counsel of Mr.
HIT not to take rash action prevailed. He
| pointed out the consequences that nigh result
! from the severance of diplomatic relations with
friendly power that had fulfilled her treaty
obligations to us, and the Hepburn proposition
was overwhelmingly defeated.
Jan 2S-Foreign affairs and finance occu.
pied the attention of the Senate. Mr. Thurs
ton of Nebraska vigorously upheld a strong
application OF the Monroe doctrine, and was
attlmes warmly applauded for the patriotic
| ring of his sentiments. Senator Turpie of In
| diam, touched on the Turkish atrocities in a
brief butyery energetic speech, in which he de-
| clared that the resolu ton just passed
| by Congress should be followed bv
blow, shot, which should crash through the
Sultans seralgio, sweeping back Mohamme-
| danism and advancing Christianity. Mr.. Voor-
| hees of Indiana, who until recently chair
man OF the finance committee, spoke in alyo-
cacy OF the reconciliation of silver and sharply
arra1gned those responsible for the elimination
of silver from the coinage. Mr.. Gray of Della
ware urged the advantage of gold standard
His speech was notable in its presentation
| of the fluctuations of pricss, showing them
! to result from natural causes and not from
| silver demonetization. Mr.. Clark of Wyoming
| spoke in favor of silver coinage Another effort
| was made by Mr.. Jones of Arkansas in charge of
| the silver bond bill to have the vote fixed for
| Thursday. Mr.. Hill objected however. and
| Mr. Jones notified Senators to prepare for a
test of endurance Thursday, as he would
ask them to sit until a vote was taken. A fruit
less discussion OF the resolution to inquire into
| the arrest of Eugene V. Debs occurred during
| the day, but action deferred until to-mor-
| row.
The session of the House was brief. Con-
| trary to general expectation, the diplomatic
| and consular appropriation bill precipitated
| no discussion whatever. None of the foreign
complications were even mentioned, and the
bill was passed in less than hour. The APP
| preparations carried by the bill are 1887 ,O5s
| about 100000 in excess of those appropriated
for the curren fiscal year.
| JAN 30.-After the transaction of routine bus
mess Senator Mitchell of Oregon addres. ed
the Senate in opposition to the House gold
| bond bill and in favor of the free coinage of
silver. very animated discussion then took
place on the question of bringing the bill
to vote. 1t had been expected that Mr.. Jones
OF Arkansas, In charge of tho measure would
hold the Senate in session until vote was
forced. He had given notice of this purpose
and Sen ators were prepared for it. But at is,
when Mr.. Villas secured thu floor for a speech,
he yielded for motion to go into execu-
tive session. Mr.. Jones explained that it was
proposed to take recess until tomorrow. He
! felt satisfied no said. that a vote could be
taken in the future. This led to much
discussion. Mr. Chandler was sarcastic at the
abandonment of plan for vote. Mr. Stew
art declared it made no difference when vote
was taken, or whether a vote was taken 1t
was all dress parade" and "buncomb" He
added the significant statement that the pend
| ing silver amendment would be germane as a n
amendment to thu tariff bill, and that when
the latter measure came before the Senate he
| would offer silver amendment to test Sem
ators on their choice between silver and tariff.
| After lengthy discussion the Senate went into
| executive session and then took a recess until
tomorrow without an exact understanding as
to the vote, although the talk had shown a pur-
pose to secure a vote on Saturday
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