The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-29
Congressional Proceedings.

WEDNESDAY, January 22.-In the senate
the resolution introduced by Mr.. Call of
Florida, directing the secretary OF state to
read TO the senate the dispatches of United
states consuls relating to the war in Cuba
was reported adversely from the committee
on foreign affairs. Mr.. Cullom of Illinois
introduced a resolution declaring IL to be
an Imperative duty, in the interest Of hui
manity, to express the earnest hope that the
European concert brought about by the
treaty of Berlin be speedily given its Just
effect in such decisive measures as shall
stay the hand of fanaticism and lawless vio-
lence, and as shall assure to the unoffend-
ing Christians of the Turkish empire all the
rights belonging to them, both as men and
as Christians, and as benefciaries Of the
treaty OF Berlin; that the president be re-
quested to communicate the resolution to
the governments of Great Britain, Ger
many, Austria, France, Italy and Russia,
and that congress will support the president
in the most vigorous action he shall take in
the protection and security of American
citizens in Turkey. - The house com.
mittee on elections, No. 2, reported that
candidate for congress from the ninth dis.
trict of New York city, was duly elected
and entitled to the seat now occupied by
him, and that Timothy j. Campbell, the in
dependent democratic candidate, was not
elected. The report showed that Camp
bell had produced no evidence to sustain
the allegations made by him in his notice Of
contest. The report was the unanimous
voice of the committee. The resolutions
were agreed to without discussion. On
motion of Mr.. Payne of New York a resolu.
ton was agreed to directing the secretary
of the treasury to furnish the house the re-
port made in 1890 to the treasury depart
ment by Henry w. Elliott upon the condi-
ton of the fur seal industry.
THURsDAY.-Mr. Perkins of California
offered resolution in the senate, which
was agreed to, calling on the secretary Of the
interior for information as to the violations
of the law in Alaska that forbids the i'm
portation, manufacture and sale of intoxi-
eating liquors there. Mr.. Call of Florida
offered resolution calling for the appoint.
ment OF select committee to ina uire into
the imprisonment of Eugene V. Debs, in
connection with the great railroad strike.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
Warren of Wyoming, directing the atten-
| ton of the committee on agriculture to the
late unprecedented shrinkage in numbers
| and values of farm animals throughout the
| United States was laid before the senate.
Mr.. Warren addressed the senate at length
on the resolution. His speech was an argu-
ment in favor of high protective duties de-
nouncing the Wilson tariff bill as " an EN-.
blem Of benefcence to foreign interests and
OF disaster to our own" He denied the
claim made in the recent speech Of Mr..
Vest of Missouri that the wool growing and
the wooden manufacturing interests had
alike profted under the Wilson bill. -
The house considered several private PEN
sion bills and adjourned till Monday.
FRIDAY. In the senate Mr.. Frye OF
Maine, speaking on the Armenian question,
made fiery and patriotic speech, in which
he lauded the English government for it's
protection of English subjects in every part
OF the GLOBE described eloquently the expe.
dition of Lord Napier to Abyssinia, the
storming of Magdala and the rescue and re.
turn to his home Of the Scotchman Camp.
bell, held in dungeon there, and declared
that if he had his will congress would have
memorialzed Russia to take possession OF
Armenia and that the United States would
have stood at Russia's back in doing 80. Mr.
Fryes speech commanded the closest at
tention, and was loudly applauded. -
| The house was not in session.