Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-28

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cvarruled rba Doin- of order.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Tart CRep. C1t1) as follows
Resolved T53- the conscience of
human:tv fas-ans uD7n the six Chris
,tqn movers abova named the responsi-
b.i.fv for The con-;nuarce Of thp hutch
erv of Armenian c...zss That The
sncer9cle cf -besa six leading Dowers
M. rftt:ro t5s murder of Christians.
Who. by treaty. s-iDulat.ons. were placed
under their special care is humiliating
t0 the las degree and d:scraiit the
Christian religion throughout the world
Resolved. That one of The signaJory
powers Which first takes action under
the Berlin treaty to prevent The further
butclarv OF dare1seless Armenian
Christians will receive the grateful rec
cgrttion not only of the American peo-
ple brit the entire civilized world
Mr.. Herburn's amendment failed by
a vote Of 1921.
Mr.. Taft Rep, Ohio, then offered ms
amendment TO the main resolution ana
il was entertained. Mr.. OrosYenor
Rep.. Ohio declared that the resoiu-
tions reported by the Committee on
Foreign Affairs doogeu every point
th might offend the Iurklsh govern
IN nr and therefore placed the House
II dopJed, in a position OF shuuoerlng,
shiyering cowardlce. Ihey ana not
speak the sentiments Oh tne CIiilS.lln
people against the unspeahaDle crime
OF Turkey. When 1t was pfoposeu %
sever diplomatic felauonS WI.n VI,
KY lhe committee iepllea lN.'o IT. NoUiU
no' 40 TO 40 JhdI, leSJ uiNey inls-IC
re,alate by numbering some OI our
citizens he chaIacJefileu inns aIsu-
menJ as not only c0Wdiuly Out IluIcu-
lous.
We should demand reparauOn, sald
Mr. Gr0syenOr, as we dld IN the case or
Chilli There was one characterlstIc OF
the British government referred 10 IN
Jhe senate rev days ago, WhlcH ousuI
TO be ours, and that Is the one Whlch
follows with gun, ship and declaration
O. war, every British subject in every
corner Of the world and yindicates him
I'm the possession of his life and prop
erty. He denounced the resolution of
the committee as an inefficient, incOm-
plete and
UNWORTHY UTTFRANCE.
He asked that they be Withdrawn and
s'mejnlns Oh a more vigorous character
Sd.9'i,u1eI'
AIR. bI IuNiin ll0ep, feHh.) 'nousAD 10
Sd'A Teso Iu'Ioh "ouIu nave Deeh nece9-
saiy hda lne executive Deen more Amer
IC'u. III James u. BIdlhe nau Deen dl
ILe Aedu Oh Jhe ol'Je department. Con-
sI.7S "ouio ho- ne caIeu upon 10 dcJ.
Ai1ef some remarks Irom Ar. Sperry
li.tp, CoLh.l MT. IalLS amendment
was lost without DIVISION.
Mr.. BAILEY uDem, IeNas) tnen moved
10 refer the resolution TO the Commit
uoAS. rms motion was defeated 90
w.. ne 1Aeh Alo'eu 10 IeIer II Win
J.. 'uC.IoAs 10 report OacK the IesoIt-
90" "'oenoeu 50 as TO s1ilhe Out all
references 10 me request 10 the powers
10 me treaty OF b1rlin TO enforce the
PROVISIONS OF thaJ treaty. Lost, 4l-lV9.
me- CoI.illI,,ee ,., resolutions were IAen
a"op-e'-Ii i'--o.
Al1eI 'IoASdc'lis some MINOR ousl-
ness IeIaliH$ TO Jhe DlSLl'1 oil 90
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DULL AND QUIET SENATE.
Washington January 27-Canqtors
Frank 7 canaan arj Ar-bur Rr.2.n of
of -3e DaR crata of man to7l, rba o,,b
of Office In tbs Senate c5-.l3v rb, "a .ner
drawing the term ending Nar.I s.
1899. and the later thar term ending
March 3. 1897 With the execution Of
the c5r es.ed Delaware case. this estab-
I.1es The political division of the urDsr
branch Of Congress un.I March 4. 1897.
as follows.
Republicans A. Democrats 80, Pop
r'.s.s g; total 50; necessary for majority
IS.
Should Mr. Dupont be seated from
Delaware the Republican vote would be
increased to A., but at ,he same '.me
the number necessary for a majority