Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1896, Page 13

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Siccardi, 7 NTH next to Palals Royal. % : Z my4-208 = 3 : For the face and hands C ] 4 this trying weather will ECOOLIME prevent trecktes ani ry that 7 TOILET we prepare. thing nicer. } y conn TR GIST, J. W. Jennings, Cases" it42 CONN. AVE. ‘Phone 1623. my18-204 R LITTLE BABIES Mr. Herbert Miles, special representa- tive of the Intetstate Savings, Lean and Trust Corporation, having main offices 901 ard 4 eave bldg., Clncin- nati, Ohio, sends, under date of September 3, 1895, a testimonial from bis barber, Harry 211 West 6th street: “T want to say,” writes Harry, “that for eight months I have taken three Ripans Tebules a day, and have not been to see a doctor on since I commenced to toke them. Before I would have to bave a big tube put down my throat and have my stomach flushed (I believe that Is what they call it) three times every week by a doctor that charged me 50 cents for every time. Of course, that always gave me relief, but {t always came back again, and I can tell you, it was no fun to be pumped out about every two days. ‘The doctor said I had catarrh of th stomach; but whatever It was, It don't bether me now, but I still take one of Ripens after etch meal,eus I am afraid to quit. Iam a barber, and for four y(ars I was troubled, so that I used to love about three days out of every month. I wieh you would have your ‘Tebules kept iu more stores in Clncinnath, as there are only two places were I ean get them. My attention was first celled to your remedy by asking what the street car sign meant. (Signed) “HARRY SCHEID. ht oot as TALCUM | | Ripans Tabutes are sold by druggists, or by mati fare red, itching akin, chafing and Se Log Bites (Go cents as boa) Fe Sent to The Ripans Plain 01 . *. box. Sam- emical Company, ruce st., New York. ; Pinta or perfumed. “0c. box. “Sam. | Chemical Company, IS us. Wholesale Evans’ Drug Store, 938 F St. Ytaisle my13-3d PEPER OL LE DO ILO HE DODO SES YO TOEH EH OSG H eh OOO { THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 14, UNCLE SAM’S SHARE The Nation’s Obligations to the Federal City. EQUITY OF THE DISTRICTS CLAIM The Commissioners Make a Report on the De Armond Bill. AN INTERESTING SHOWING _——— ee The District Commissioners do not ap- prove of the De Armond bill—H. R., 4448— which proposes to repeal all provisions of law whereby the United States pays one- half of all District expenses. They have returned the bill to the House District com- mittee with a long report, in which they set forth in detail their objections to a legal separation of the nation and its capital. In their report to Chairman Bab- ck they say: “The circumstances under which the na- tional capital was founded by the national government for its own use, created an equitable obligation on the part of the na- tional government to share the expenses of its maintenance and development. “The District of Columbia asks from Con- gress only justice, not favors. Its people make no appeal to sympathy, nor to pride, but, strong In the equity of their case, they invoke for it the Impartial judgment of an enlightened Congress. If it is said that no other city has half its expense paid by ex- traneous aid, it is answered that no other city has tu maintain a magnificent capital, fit to be the political metropolis of 70,(00,- 000 of people. If its finagcial system is anomalous, its situation and its obligations are equally anomalous. ‘The only child of tha nation,’ as Senator Southard styled it sixty years ago, it was never so Worthy as now, of its iliustrious parentage. “The ‘exclusive legislation’ of the Ameri- can Congress surely entails upon that body a grave responsibility, and all that is asked is that the relative rights and obligations of the District and the government may be discussed and decided in the forum of rea- son, and by the well-settled principles of constitutional law.” A Constitutional Basis, The Commisstoners cite that use in the Censtitution which provides that Congr shall have power “to evercise exclusive slation in all whatsoever over District, not exceeding ten miles square, as may, by cession of particular 's and the acceptance of Congress, b me the seat of government of the United States.” and this power, they say, was con- ferred upon Congress for its own protection, and so that the legislative and executive functions of the government could be car- ried on without molestation. During the revolution Congress was re- peatedly compelled to change Its place of Meeting by the approach of the British troops. In June, 1783, it was obliged to leave Philadelphia by a demonstration of a body of the dissatistied soldiers of the revo- lution, and as the city and state authorities acknowledged their inability to afford th Necessary protection, the framers of the Constitution saw the necessity for givin to Congress absolute control of the future capital, wherever It might be located. President Washington entered into a bar- gain with the nineteen owners of the land mostly covered with forest trees, and with but few residents, by which they deeded their lands in trust to two trustees, with an agreement that he should select so much as. he saw fit, should lay it out as he chose, that all land taken for stfeets, avenues and alleys should be a free gift to the United States government; that the land selected for public reservations, for publle buildings, parks, etc., should be paid for at $66.66 per acre; that the balance should be laid out into squares and lots, to be divided equally between the original proprietors and the government. Dividing the Land. The land taken and its apportionment was: Total number of acres for the city, 6,111; donated to the United States for ave- hues, streets and all 3,006 acres; do- nated to the United States, 10,136 building lots, or 983 acres; bought by the United States for public buildings and use, 541 total number of acres taken by the J d States, 20; 10,1 c to former owners; in acres, As the $41 acres for public buildings and reserva- tions were required to be paid for out of the first proceeds of the lots donated to the government, it will be seen thatof the 6,111 acres, 5,129, or five-sixths of the whole, were a gift to the ernment, and that consequently th ground upon which the Capitol, cutive Mansion and all the original tment buildings did not cost the government a farthing. The city was des as the great nation—one in which ¢ of the nation was to have an in in whieh all would With that idea it w nificent plan and seale. Of the 6,111 acr pied by its streets, avenue: and alleys, or more than M4 per cent of its entire area. There is no city in the world in which anywhere near so large a propor- tion of its area is thus occupied. A National Plan. Senator Southard, in a report, said that the District was “the creation of the Union for its own purposes,” the plan of which “was formed by the public author- ities; the dimensions of the streets deter- mined by them without interference by the inhabitants or regard to their particu- lar interest or convenien-e, a plan calcu- lated for the magnificent capital of a great nation, bat oppressive from its very dimen- sions and arrangements to the inhabitants, if its execution to a considerable extent to be thrown upon them. The official records show beyond question that the government understood clearly that it, and not the citizens, of whom at that time there were but a few hundred, was to open the streets and make the im- provements. It was always spoken of by the authorities as “The Federal City"— the “seat of the national government.” The commissioner always spoke of {it as “be- longing to the United States government,” and in their accounts they universally spoke of the funds recelved and disbursed as the “city funds. Both Washington and Jefferson so under- stood it. In a letter to the commissioners, December 14, 1795, Washington say: President Washington's View. “When you are In a situation to begin the opening of the avenues, it is presumed those which will be more immediately use- ful will be first cleared.” In a letter to the commissioners, dated August 29, 1801, Jefferson says: “I consider the erection of the repre- sentatives’ chamber, and the making of a good gravel road from the new bridge on the Rock creek along Pennsylvania and New Jersey avenues to the Eastern branch, as the most in:portant objects for tnsur- ing the destinies of the city which can be undertaken.” It was so understood at home and abroad. The first two sales of lots were exten- sively advertised In England, and Thomas Law and other Englishmen were among the purchasers The general belief was that the United States wouid bear all the expenses of the new city. In speaking of the grants made by the citizens to the general government, the Supreme Court says: “The grants were made for the foun- dation of a federal city, and the public faith was necessarily pledged, when the grants were accepted, to found such a city. The very agreement to found a city was of itself a most valuable considera- tion for these grants. On the other hand it must have been obvious that Congress must forever have an interest to protect and aid tho city. The city was designed to last in perpetvily, capitola immovile sax- (Van Ness et ux. va. the city and the , 4 Peters, 62.) An Obligation Violated. The obligation thus created, owing to the condition of the government at that time, waz not carried out by the govern? ment as agreed. As the government had not the means to push the work, and as the city fund had bezn used up or lost, the citizens, of their own accord, under authority of Congress, rest, and ave a national pride, id out on a 1896—SIXTEEN PAGES. began to improve the streets and avenues; and for that purpose not only taxed them- selves, but the city also borrowed money from foreign capitalists, which it was un- able to pay, and in 1885 appealed to Con- gress for relief. The Senate report on this subject says: “The committee are of the opinion that the govenment was bound by every prin- ciple of equity, right and justice, to pay a proportion of ‘the expanse incurred upon this subject, equal to the amount of the property which is held, and which was to be increased in value-and benefited by it, and this would have been greatly more than one-half. If the streets are its prop- erty, and to be regarded as altogether un- der its control, it is not easy to perceive why {t should call upon or permit others to keep that property in order; and if the streets are to be regarded as the joint con- venience of the government and the in- habitants, the expense of maintaining them should be joint, and in proportion to their respective interests.” Amounts Expended That this was not done ts shown by the records. In their first report to Congress for 1872 the board of public works say: “The total amount expended by the gen- eral government for the Improvement of our streets and avenues since 1802 is $1,- 421,288.31. During this period the amount expended by the c of Washington for this purpose was $ 767.15, showing -an excess in favor of the city government and citizens of $12,500), 84. In other words, up to this time (1872) the citizens have paid 9 per cent and the government 10 per cent. If we add the amount paid by the city of Georgetown and of the county of Washington (which Congress has since combined with the city under one govern- ment) for the improvement of streets and roadways during the past seventy years, it will aggregate about $2,000,000 more.” It was in view of the foregoing facts, about which there is not and cannot be any question, that Congress in 18’ after a thorough investigation of the whole sub- ject, adopted the present law, by which it agreed that: ‘© the extent to which Congress shall approve of said estimates, Congress shall propriate the amownt of %# per centum eof; and the remaining 50 per centum of such approved estimates shall be levied and assessed upon the taxable property and privileges in said District other than the property of the United States and of the District of Columbia.” (U, S. Statutes at Large, vol. 20, page 104.) A Fair Adjastment. “This, in view of the circumstances, was considered a fair adjustment, and espe- cially Hberal to the Untted States govern- ment, in view of the fact that the un- property of the United States in the District, exclusive of streets, avenues and alleys, amounts to $198,058, while that of the citizens is Lut $191,417.04. In ad- dition to this, there is of 1D nt of Co- lumbia property Gwhich ri belongs to the United States), and is also exempt, $,- and of other property exempt, $9, 5: thus making a total of untaxed property of $211,157.88. An excess of non- taxable property of 319,740,184, “And this excess of non-taxable property is being constantly increased by the pur- chase and condemnation of taxable prop- erty for the use of the general and Dis- trict governments, and the dedication of property to religious, ritable and re- formatory “If the U 1 States pafd taxes on tts property at the same rate that citizens do on theirs, as is done by the Gerinan gov- ernment in its national capital, it. would amount to considerably more than it, now appropriates. To be strictly just the gov- ernment ought to pay its half from the be- xinning, and, if it were to do that, it would xtinguish the present District debt, nearly all of which was created by officers of the United States government, ‘acting under au- thority of Congress, and’ not by the clti- zens of the District. The fact that the nation, which at the beginning took ttle by gift to tlve-sixths of the area of the na- Uonal capital, still owns mere than half in value of the real estate of the District, irrespective of the streets of which It holds the absolute fee, and the fact that Congress still exercises the power of exclusive legis- lation over the entire District. conferred upon it by the Constitution, combine to raise a fresh and present obligation on tho part of the nation in respect of its capital, independent of, and in addition to, the equity arising from national acts and rep- Tesentations in the creation of the city and District. To change the act of 1878, as proposed by this bill, would be a clear re- pudiation of both the equitable and legal cbligauons assumed by the nation in re- gard to its national capital. This we can- not believe Congress will do. Results of Repudiation. “A repudiation of the national obligations in respect to the nation’s city would re- sult either in a discreditaple capital, poor- ly sustained by reasonable taxation upon local resources, or in the virtual confisca- tion of local property through excessive taxation. he six millions expended annually upon the capital are not enough to meet the current reasonable and iner ing munici- pal need: The three millions contributed would be inadequate is national capital as it now 8, or to keep it in line of natural de- opment. One million of the three would by the local taxpay: to be absorbed in interest and sivking fund upon the heavy debt; the greater. part of another million pmanded for — the schools, the Distriet having no public land grant to help it ti yyed by many of the sti The remaining million would have to meet such expenses as maintenance of the police, tire and health departme the construction and maintenance of mu nicipal public works, the suppert and main- tenance of charitable and reformatory in- stitutions, the cleani stree and the ral cost of admin ‘ayd how would be met may is remembered that ned, when 1,000 are ts, and that it now expended upon the: the present appropriations are fnadequate in respect to many of them. The District as Taxpayer. “The District in tional tax and undergone special national has. share every na- burdens. Since the enactment of the in- ternal revenue law in 1862 the District has paid to the United States government under such law duties to the amount of $7.81 $30.80, and of customs duties during the last ten rs $ . “The latter figures, it should be added, represented only the actual amount 1 ed from duties at the custom house | Georgetown, the port of entry of the Dis- trict of Columbia. It is estimated that only about 5 per cent of the < im- ported into the District pass t the town custom house, the maining per cent coming through other ports, at which, of course, the duties are levied. The Commissioners show that sixteen sin 1M paid less internal revenue taxes than the District, and that the per capita contribution of the District of Columbia !s greater than that of Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, D aware, Georgia, Idaho, lowa, Kansas Maine, Moniana, Mississipol, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, ‘ah, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming (twen- ty-two states), New Mexico, Arizona, In- dian Territory, New Mexico and Okla- homa (live territories). “The records show that for the war of 1812 the citizens of the District paid a direct tax of $20,000, in common with the states—raised a voluntary fund of $5, and gave it to the President to defend the capital—fitted up a building for Congress when the Capitol was burned—and tendered a loan of $500,000) to rebuild the public buildings, which Congress authorized the President to accept. The Burden of War. “The District furnished its full share of volunteers for the Mexican war, and the gallant deeds of some of her sons rendered their names household words. “In the late war the District paid $50,000 special tax, In common with the states, and while but seven of the loyal states even filled thelr quotas the District filled hers, and 18% per cent more, thus excelling every state in the Union but one, and had the District's ‘home guard’ been included, as it was there, we would have excelled even that one. The first volunteers sworn into the United States service in the late war were citizens of the District, and to this day thcy haye not been paid for their equipments, furnished at their own cost. No bounty for volunteers was ever paid here. “Though sharing all the national burdens the District has not adequately shared in the distribution of national land and mon- ey among the states for educational and other purposes, but supports its school sys- tem out of the annual revenues. . “While the general government has given to the states $28,000,000 surplus cash from the treasury, and for public schools, uni- vers‘ties, agricultural colleges, railroads = end other internal improvements 350,000,000 acres of the public lands, its financial aid to the District schools has been compara- tively inconsiderable, and it has never given to the District an acre of the public lands for these purposes. “In 1890 Congress provided for an annual appropriation of $25,000 for agricultural and mechanical schools for each state and territory, but excluded the District from any share therein. “A large number of the pupils in the pub- Me schools of the District reside in the states and territories. All government em- ployes and officials, including Senators and Representatives, may send their children 1o the District schools, and many avail them- selves of this advantage. Congress has en- acted a compulsory law imposing a fine of $20 on each parent or guardian for failure to send each child of school age to school twelve weeks each year. The Commirsioners append to their re- port many quotations from the recorded utterances of distinguished public men, from the days of President Washington down to the present time, showing, as they say, with cumulative weight “the justice of the claim that the city of Washington, as a permanent seat of a great and powerful government, is entitled to the care and ald of that government _— HANCOCK AT GETTYSBURG. ‘The R ollee Served W Capt. George C. Lewis of Springfield, Mass., who Is now in Washington was at the time of the battle of Spottsylvania Court House a lieutenant in company M.first Vermont cavalry. With his company he was signed to Gen. Hancock's headquarters for escort and provost guard duty. Today he related to a Star reperter some inter- esting Incidents connected with the battle which resulted in giving to Gen. Hancock imperishable renown, The attack was made,” sald Capt. Lewis, “on the confederate lines very early in the morning, and was directed by Gen. Hancock in person. The confederates were not expecting to be moi at such an heur, and many of them were still asleep. “The fact that Gen, Johnson's entire di- vision was captured has been already pub- lished, but nothing has been printed, so far as I know, about Gen. Hancock's conduct toward the two generals, Johnson and George H. Steuart, who were taken with the men, 8 soon as possible Johnson and Stewart were taken to Gen, Hancock's headquart and the fact of their p: reported to the Union commander. Hancock at once recognized the names as those of former classm at West Point. ‘How are you, Johnson’ sald he to that officer. ohnson repl in a pleasant mani tended his ook warmly. turning toward Steuart, Gen. Han- ail, ‘How are you, Steuart?” “Tama general, if you pleas Steuart and ex nd, which Gen. Han © replied aid nothing Capt. Ha Vermont ¢ ‘ nt Gen. John: » honors of wa the ore to Steu- so of he on, to pro- ling first uny M, directed that off on hot the h back, with rmy. m the captured confederates In line, put Gen. Steuart at the head of the column, and deliver the entire party to Gen, Patrick, There were so many prisoners that it took two hours to form them in Itne.” Capt. Lewls said, further, that in his entire perience he never witnessed such axe as took place at the “Bloody Angle.” “Here the fight id he ged furiously all day, with the combatants within a few feet of each other, and only a low, thin between. It was imposs for either to give up their position, because had this occurred the other would have rushed over the wall and attacked the other in the rear, which would have undoubtedly produced @ rout, “Hancock,” he said, Ss a man who gained the love of his ‘soldiers more by his utter fearlessness in battle than by his for their personal welfare. I remem! on one occasion, when rullery fi the confederates seeniad to be so « its infliction of loss on the Union General Hancock would not y 2 with orders. He Went to where the guns were located and took command in person, and, pulling off his cont, fought side by side with his men until the battle resulted in victory.” ae eee Leaves at the Government Printing ONice. To the Eliter of The Eventug Star: The emplo: of the government printing. office are granted by law an annual leave ef absence of thirty days, with pay. A definite sum ts annually voted for the pur- pese of paying for this leave. For some reason, however, almost each year it Is | found that the sum granted to pay for leaves is not quite sufficient, and those who defer applying until late in the fi are apt to be told that the mone is exhausted, and they have absolutely no if they still persist in taking a they must do so without for it, notwithstanding the law them thirty days’ leave with pay. clearly a hardship, and sh al yea available being p: grants This is fed by Congress. There ar worthy men and women, who lost r positions in the government service, to whom the payment of leave money, due | under the circumstances stated, ¥ dsend. I observe that Senate gh, himself an old printer, hi of an amendment to the de which will pay the amounts leave that could not be paid for becaus »propriation was insufliclent. As it is y an honest obligation, due from the government to people who need it, I hope no deadly “point of order” will be thrust through the Senator's righteous proj tien. Of course, you understand that do not write this to eriticise the present nor any public printer. The fault seems to be with the manner of appropriating for thes leaves. It would be better, I think, if the amount nec ry for the payment of wages at the government printing office, leave money and all, were appropriated in bulk. Employes could then ask for their dit, one day or thirty a time, just as it is done in th partments. The is never there to pay for leaves authorized by law. Av TH. A Dangerous Pastime. ‘To the Faitor of The ing Star: I desire to call attention to the very dan--| erous practice that exists in some parts of the city among children—both white and colored—and which appears to be spreading. It is the desire of a few “smart” boys and girls to harass persons riding bicycles by throwing sticks and stones at passing wheelmen. I have noticed during the past few weeks several narrow escapes, oth to the rider and the thrower of the | files, and on one occ¢ ed a girl, probabil run out into the street and throw a stick under a wheel ridden by a woman, when the child's parents were seated on their doorstep enjoying the amusement of the child. It is too late to remonstrate with such children after a rider has been thrown off and Injured, and if @ rider should dis- mount and justly proceed to spank the boy who throws suck missiles, the chances are the rider would be a guest of Judge Miller the next morning to answer a charge of as- sault. But, in all seriousness, something should be done by parents and the police to stop this growing evil. A great many ac- cidents happen where the “reckless bicycle rider” is perfectly blameless, and yet it is very rarely that the blame is not heaped: upon him. It can be easily understood, I think, even by persons who do not ride bicycles, that a stick thrown at one of the wheels may lodge bety the spokes, and even if the rider were p eding at a lawful rate of speed he would doubtless be thrown, sion recently I ten years of age, | or the machine rendered so unmanageable | | as to make colllsion with other vehicles, or with pedestrians, most likely. If parents allow their children to participate in the sport of purposely interfering with bicycle riders who are pursuing their course that part of the public highwz to promptly enforce the regulations relating to the throwing of missiles in the streets, apprehend the offenders and give the par- ents an opportunity to pay a Police Court fine for their children’s amusement. R. —.,. Getting “Even” With the Road. Reinholt Dunsey and Michael Reider have been arrested at Racine, Wis., charged with placing ties on the track of the “Chicago and Northwestern road for the Uda of wrecking a train Sunday night. | ‘he reason the men give for their conduct is that they narrowly escaped from being | run down by a train on the road some time ago, and then swore to get even with the company. j the President to enter y trouble } in} ys devoted | to vehicles, the police should be instructed | GAS BILL GOES OVER Was Urged in the Senate by Mr. Faulkner, but Objection Was Made. Other Local Bills Favorably Acted on After the River and Harbor . Bill Passed. The Senate passed the river and harbor hill yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, after a debate lasting many days. The yeas and nays were demanded on the passage of the Dill, a very unusual proceeding In finally dis- posing of an appropriation bill, and the vote resulted: Yeas, 57; nays, { The negative vot were cast by Senators Bate, Chilton, Harris, Hill, Smith and Vilas, democrats; Brown, repub- Mean, and Allen and Kyle, populists. The Senate then devoted itself to the considera- tion of bills on the calendar, and several measures were finally disposed of, including a number relating to the District of Colum- bia. The House bill 6833, defining the stand- and shape and size for dry measure, was passed, after being amended so as to provide that the penalty for short weights on po- tatoes shall only apply “when potatoes are sold by weight.” This was done at the in- of Mr. Kyle, who at first ob- to the bill, because without such a provision, the measure will prohibit country people from selling potatoes upon the street. The House bill to establish harbor regula- tions in the District was passed just as it ame to the Senate from the House, and now oes to the President. Water Main Renssessme The Senate bill to authorize t ssess- ment of water main ta in the District was pas: with the amendments adopted by the District committee. As it was passed it provides that the Commissioners be au- thorized to reassess property for water main taxes in all cases where the original assessments have been quashed or set aside because they are authenticated by the wrong officials. This includes the large number of cases that fall upder what i) Known as the Burgderf decision, which quashed assess- ments, because they were approved by the cting, as they supposed, as the legal successor an official whose functions were supe eral years ago. The bill, originally drawn and introduc Comm authority to rea: that may hereafter be decide Was recently amended by the Distr mittee so as to giv roactive in the premises. The bill as it pass s the main pur- e§ on agricultural land or unsubdivided ed as it was d, gave the land in the suburbs net held for business purp The House bill to permit the Pintsch ssing Company to lay 1 this city, and House | viding - drainage of lots in the Dis- trict, Were also read in the form in which they came from the House aS Was the House tnil rejating to the sale of unclaimed Rage, ete. House bill GI7z, au- ale of the tile of th | are 1113, in this city, to to which Mr. Allen ‘ob- olher day, wus passed without ent and without a division, ~ Over. ulating the price of gas in the R. 604, was reached in its objection was promptly made by Mr t to its present consideration. Mr. Faulkner appealed to have this bill immed considered and declared that the “citizens® peiations,” through their offi had called on him earlier in the day and appealed to him to try and get the bill through. Mr. George asked if this was not the bill to which Mr. Call and Mr. Faulkner admitted that had obje to the bill when ne, Mr. Faulk- Ler, Was absent. id that citizens of the District who have been fighting the gas company for years had only a few hours ago urged him to get the bill through the about Mr. Dodge?” asked Mr, 1 have heard of Mr. Dodge on the gas subject for eight years,” said Mr. Faulk- ner. He sent me some very important sta- tistic replied Mr. Georg: which I should like to spread before the Senate.” “Of course,” responded Mr. Faulkner, “it Senators think they are representing the citizens and do not want the bill to pass I will not insist. ainly be a great deal of d to the bill,” interjected “The people of the District of Columbia want $1 gas. This bill provides for gas the first year at $1.15 and then a fall to $1.10 and $1.05, covering a period of five years.”* closed the discussion, as Mr. Platt d upon his objection’ and the bill Went over. e+ —_____ ARMENIAN OUTRAGES, Subject of a Re iu dist € The Methodist was opened yeste! with Bishop Vincent in the chair. The devotion- al cises were conducted by the Re R. E. Gillum, a colored minister from ce} tral Missouri. The first resolution cffered denounced in the strongest terms the Armenian outrag and ma eres, and referred to the ath of the Christian goverrments of Euro) and America. It closed by calling on Con- ercss to poss a joint resolution authorizing into negot ons with the European powers most directly interested with the view of Interfering and m1 enting further massacre. ‘ ed that a copy sent to both ion in the Metho- ference. rene! con! at Cleveland s houses of Congress. It was referred to the of the church without discussion. 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