The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-04-20

a dignified silence as to
it's reasons and intentions. Senators
are as rule reluctant to express an
opinion on the subject When Sen
ator Lodge offered resolution call
ing upon the Secretary of State to
inform the Senate by whose authority
the American flag was hauled down,
it was quickly proposed by Senator
Butler that it be amended by adding
the words "and also by whose au-
thority the same was hoisted y The
position of these two Senators may
be said to represent the positions OF
their respective parties, although 1t
is difficult to understand what part1-
san politics can have to do with the
matter. There is no question about
it's having required courage OF high
order to direct that flag taken
down. 1t was taking risk OF MAX
ing the administration unpopular
that few Prcidents would have will
ingly taken, and the result will be IN
doubt until the Hawaiian question IS
definitely settled. If it be settled
satisfactorily the adage "Alls well
that ends we'll" will soon cause the
lowering of the flag to be forgotten,
but should there be agravatlng com
n]ications or an unsatisfactory dispo-
sition of the question, the lowering
of that flag will be continually rising
up to plague the administration.
I have not talked with a single Scna-
tor or man of prominence who has
any doubt of the patriotism OF Pres
idcnt Cleveland, or of his good IN
tensions, but many of them, not few
members of his own party, express
apprehension of the result OF lowering
ifthe flag after it was once holsted, even
it's hosting were in sense both illegal
and irregular. These men know the
sensitivcness of the people about our
flag.
Your correspondent has been
watching and writing about Congress
for number of years, but has never
vet been able to understand why 1t is
that when questions said to be pure
lv constitutional in their nature come
I'M in either the House or the Senate
the division is invariably partisan
political lines. The proposition to
investigate Senator Roach, at the cX-
ira session of the Senate uSt closed,
was a case in point The democrats
interpreted the constitution to mean
that the Senate had no right to IN
yestiyate the attcndcnts of its mem
bcrs, while the republicans took the
contrary view. The popuIists kept
ont of the middle. TO man up a
tree it looks like it is ma. ority, and
not constitution, that settles Con-
gressional disputes.
For the first time since the rcsump-
ton of specie payment the Treasury
has suspended the issue of gold GER
tifcateS, and it is generally believed
that bonds will be issued at once, in
order to meet the renewed demand
for gold for shipment abroad. In
suspending the issue Of gold certifi-
Gates Sec. Carlisle anticipated the
law, which says they shall be sus-
pended when the gold falls below
$100,OO0,0 900.
Considerable speculation has been
INDUCED in as to the errand of the
quartette of distinguished Canadians,
-ex-Premier Mcrcier, Hons. 2. E.
Leblanc, Z. Farrcr, and j. G. Lang
elier-who have been in Washington
several days. They say their visit
is merely for recreation, but inasmuch
as they have had private interviews
with President Cleveland and Sec
rotary Gresham l have the impress
sion that they are here to further the
growth of annexation sentiment.
tits not regarded as certain that
the delegation of Cherokee Indians
will succeed i'll getting its bond
scheme endorsed by the government.
In fact, it is claimed that the admin
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