The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-30
MONROE DOCTRINE UPHELD.
IN A VIGOROUS AND PATRIOTIC
SPEECH BY SENATOR THURS
TON OF NEBRASKA.
VOORHEES, CHAMPIONS D|METALuSM
While Mr.. Gray Brought Out the Beau
ties of the Gold tandard-Caustic
Coments on Turkey by Senator
Turpie-The House.

washington, Jan. ZS.-fOrelSn aHalrS
and finance occupied the attention of the
senate today.
Senator Thurston of Nebraska vigor-
ously upheld strong application of the
Monroe doctrine and was at times
warmly applauded for the patriotic ring
of his sentiments.
Senator Turpie of Indiana touched on
the Turkish atrocities in n brief but
energetic speech, in which he declared
that the resolution just passed by con-
gress should be followed by blow, n
shot, which would crash through the sui
tan's seragio, sweeping back Mohamme-
danism and advancing Christianity.
Mr.. Voorhees, of Indiana, who was
until recently chairman of the finance
committee, spoke in advocacy of the re-
monetization of silver and sharply ar
raigned those responsible for the elimi-
nation of silver from the coinage.
Mr.. Gray of Delaware urged the ad-
vantage of gold standard. His speech
was notable in its presentation of the
fluctuations of prices, 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 n
| test of endurance on Thursday, as he
would ask them to sit until vote was
taken.
A fruitless discussion Of the resolution
| to inquire into the arrest of Eugene Debs
came up during the day, but action was
| deferred.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, Jan. 2S-The prayer of
the appearance of another star-Utah-in
| the constellation of States, and invoked
| the knitting together of the hearts of the
people of the Union for our advance
| ment and glory.
Mr.. Turpie of Indiana, in presenting a
petition concerning Turkish massacres,
said in the recent calamities the Arme-
mans were charged with no revolt. They
! were charged only with being Christians.
Their only crime was that they claimed
! and exercised the right to worship the
| divine Creator of the Universe
The time has come, said the senator,
when there should be an official notifica-
| ton to Turkey and to the MOhammedan
| church. that there has been decadence
in their power to proselyte with the
| sword.
"We have already sent message "
| said the senator, referring to the concur
! rent resolution, "but the blow should fol
low. The message should be followed
| by a shot which would go crashing
through the grand seraglio."
The senator urged that it would be a
| glorious day when the destruction of
| this Turkish power was brought about
He would have the messages and de-
mands sent not only to the sultan, but
| echoed through the mosques and nina
rets. 1t should thunder until these mur.
derers learned the power and advance 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 Mahomet and
establishing the rule of Christianity.
Mr.. Turpie spoke with great earnest.
ness and vigor, and his remarks attracted
much attention.
Mr.. Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska gave no
| tice of an amendment to the pending sill
yer bond bill, depriving the secretary of
| the treasury of the power to issue bonds
unless the authority is granted by con-
| gress. Mr.. Calls resolution for an in
vestigation of the arrest of E. V. Debs,
came up and Mr.. Call urged immediate
action.
Mr.. Hill Dem.) of New York said that
ordinarily he had great respect for the
| laboring people of the country, but he
pointed out that no petition should come
| from the representatives of these peo-
pie. He had never heard that they de-
sired this investigation.
| 1t might be that such an inquiry was
desirable, but if so it should be conducted
/ by one of the regularly constituted COM
mittees and not by special committee.
To that end Mr.. Hill offered and amend
| ment directing that the whole subject of
| contempt of court as enforced by the
| Federal judiciary be investigated by the
committee on judiciary and that report
be made as to what, if any, legislation
was necessary.
Mr.. Call dissented to the amendment.
Was it intended to suppress this inquiry,
he asked. These regular committees
the sepulchres of legislation. If action
was to be taken q special committee was
the only means of accomplishing it.
Mr.. Call spoke vigorously upon the in
dignities and wrongs against Il. V. Debs
because he had ventured to express opin-
ions contrary to those entertained by a
court.
The senator said this inquiry was vital