The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-29

WASHINGTON, Jan 22s,--Foreign at
fairs and finance occupied the attention
q, the senate to-day, Mr.. Thnrston, Of
Nebraska, vigorously upheld q strong
application of the Monroe doctrine and
mas Mt times warmly appfauded for the
nStriotIc ring Of his sentiments. Sena-
tcr TurpIe. OF Indiana, touched npon the
TS,rkish atrocities In d brief but very
energetic speech IN which he declared
should be followed by a blow, a shot,
,rbich would crash through the sliltan's
seragllo, sweeping back Mohammedism
and advancing Christianity.
The prayer OF the. senate chaplain re-
fsrred to the appeoriince OF another star
and invoked the knitting together OF
tbe hearts ~ MI the people OF the Union
for the r1vnnesment and Gleiy OF cur
beloved country.
Mr.. Turpie, Dem. lndl, IN present-
Ing petition concerning Turkish mas
sacres, said In the recent ealamities the
Arnenlans were charged with no re-
.yott They were charged only with be-
inc Christians. Their only CRIME was
that they claimed and exercised the
right 10 worship the Divine Creator of
tie inverse.
The time has come. said the SENATOR
,hat there should be an official potthoa-
Hon to Turkey and to the Mohammedan
church that there has been a decadence
IN their mower 10 tproselyte with the
sword 1--WE have already sent q mes
SAGE +" said the senator, referring TO the
concurrent resolution, but the blow
should follow. The message should be
followed by u shot which would 80
crashing through the grand seragiio."
The senator urged that y would be
glorious day when the destruction OF
th!s Turkish power was brought about.
He would have the messages ana De
raands sent not only to the sultan. put
echoed through the mosques ana NINA
.rets II should thunder until these
murderers learned the power and adj
vance OF Christianity. The senator
urged that the Christian world might
now be called upon TO take up another.
great crusade. driving back the rule OF
MohammedenIsrn and establishing the
rule Of Christianity.
Mr. TurpIe spoke with great earnest
ness and yigor, and his remarks at
tracted much attention.
The Debs Resolution. S.
Mr.. Calls resolution for an investiga-
ton of an arrest of Eugene v. Debs
came up and Mr., callurged immediate
action, saying that the laboring inter
ests Of the country desired the INQUIRY.
Mr.. HlIi, (Deui., n, W, said that ordt--
narily he had great respect Tor tne
laboring people Of the country. But ne
pointed out that no petitions had come
from the representatives of these peo-
pie. He had never heard that they de-
sired this Investigation. II Inight be
that such an inquiry was desira bic, out
Il so It should be conducted by one OF tAe
regularly constituted committees, and
not by O special committee. TO tnat
end sfr. Hin offered an amendment al-
recting that the whole subject OF con-
tempt OF court, as enforced oy the req e,l-
eral judiciary. be investigatea. py sne
Committee on judiciary and that a re-
port be made as to what II any iesisia-
ton was necessary.
Mr.. Call diBsented to the amendment
Was II intended TO suppress this IN
GnIry, he asked. These regular COM
inlttees were 'ttfie eepufchers' OF legis-
latlon. Iftaction was to be taken q
special meeting was the only means Of
Mr. HiIl urged that this was a judi
cIal question and hence proper 70 be
considered by the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Allen interposed with a dissent TO
Mr. Hills statement OF the supreme
court decision. &c said the court leld ,ti
II had no Jurisdiction 70 give the reiiet
asked. It did not rule on the merits. l
Mr.. Allen severely CRITICISED 9uuse
Woods who committed Deps.
MI HiIl said he would not be put into
the attitude OF opposing an inquiry.
He paid a high tribute 70 Mr. Debs and
said the action he urged was with q
view Of securing appropriate legislative
action.
Mr.. Allen created fiutter OF excite
ment by asserting that In his opinion
We express purpose Of referring the res
olutiOn TO n standing committee was 70
suppress and kill II.
The resolution finally went over, TO al
low Mr.. Thurston (Rep, Neb.t, 70 az
dress the senate on the Monroe doctrlIle.
Except for q brief pension speech II was
his first speech since entering the sem
ate and he was accorded close attentlon'
Mr.. Thnrston's Speech.
Senator Thurston said in part:
The adoption OF the resolution report
ed by the committed on foreign AFFAIRS
will present a grand international IS
sue which may hold much Of menace TO
the worlds peace; an issue Naniicn sln, .,,,
eerely hope and profoundly Delieve VIII y
be resolved TO the abiding peace gno IN
honor and perinanency OF this repuollc.
but whiohg It IS useless 70 deny, mAy
precinltata upon our beloved country
all the disasters and horrors anu Snc[i- ,,..Il.
ghoHii the two great English h-spea King
nations OF rhe globe remit their diner
oncrs 70 the arbitration Of arms. I can
not assume these respuusibilltles:l dare
NOT vote for the pending resOIuu,g,,h'
without first submitting TO me leilb-
rrdte judgment OF mankind ana the
disN1sslonate criticism OF postGrIty,
ZONE Of the ralsons which seem 10
make my path OF duty plain.
We're there nothing at stake but a
mere adjustment OF n boundary line PEE
tween Venezuela and British Guiana,
should hesitate long ana aeriously pc.
fore voting 10 commit THIS government ! !
to any Interference. But the present
question rises high above any Nenezu-
elan dispute. The British prime rllniH-
ter the accredited month-plece OF IDe
strongest empire OF christend0m, nus
seen III to officially decl1re and 80 nd
ylsc this govcrnmrnt. thnt the Monroe
doctrine has no place IN tho law OF
nations and Is not accepted or recogni-
2cA by any European power,
Mr.. President, the British position
hluntly, almost lnsolontlH stated ~
lorl Salisbury, iids been rcrnHshrtG'i
from this noor; clothed 10 stioit spien-
DID rhetoric. nn1 presented with suen
forvld eloquenco az even 10 win Aineri-
naH applause. I unheaita iIHi;iy nig!nlnc
mat the npplnuse was fOt tho inntohleas
ability OF tho orator and not fpr Tho
sentiment OF his address, nnniipt be-
utya uipt tho Views Of the fenutpr from
Golornlo win comuaud illDmsolvel %
lilo deliberate Judgment OF the Aricri-