The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-11-16
ALL MIXED Up.
The Election Has Its Effect on tho
Ways and Means Committee.
Stormy Meeting OF Four OF tho Melrhers
at the Arlington-Poor Prospects OF u
ETis Being Reported Before the
Tirst Day OF January Next.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1s.--Thc big four
OF the democratic ma ority on the ways,
and means committee held long an6
exciting session Friday night at the
Arlington hotel IN the room OF one O..
the quartet. Chsirlnan Wilson, of WesH
Virginia; Clifton r. Breckenridge, o.
Arkansas, VIM. D. Bynum, of Indiana
and Moses T. Stevens, Of Massachu.
sets were the four TO put their head;
together and try to straighten out tn
difficulties that have arisen in the patti
way Of the committee in the prepare
ton Of their new tariff bill
The four members remained at tn.
Arlington until late hour Saturde-
morning, and so great We're the prot
LENS they tried TO solve that they wcr
finally obliged TO give them up and az
joirn until another date
III" trouble IS that the elections hav
had their effect upon the Democrat
,ncln 0ors Of the ways and means coln
mittoc aud they are all torn up end
var with each other In regard to tn
revision Of tho tariff.
II oan &c stated on the authority
one Of tho big four that the coinmitte,
will rot have the tariff bill read,
by the ist Of December, as ex
pected, and that congress will be i,
session many days again before tn,
ways and means committee will b
ready TO report In fact, It is said tina :,
January VIII come und 90 before thr
democratic tariff bill is In shape to D.,
presented to the country. Chairma:
Wilson before the elections though,
his committee in full accord with hif
en3 the bill drawn rp and presented b.,
the administration.
Indeed. so great wos the disoonten /,
end positive refusal to accept the ultr Z.
bill that the big four came together
great Aus.e Friday night to Try ala .
smooth oUt things but even In tn :
quartet there was difference Of opinioI.
and little progress was made. 1t SEEM
to be the Intention Of Chairman Wilso-.
now to prepare an ultra bill which WI,
be forced through the house If pos
sito and go to the senate for hnsl re
vision. It is acknowledged that whc:l
the tariff bill reaches the senate l.:
will be 20 changed and altered thaa
no one Of It's creators In the house viii
recognize it. This point IS being us"i
by the free trade mem bers Of the com
mitsee to p1acato their opponents ano
get them to egree TO the administra'
ton bill.
There is q great doubt IN tho mind
of the democratic members Of the way
and means committee as ia the fate
the bill in the house. A few member.
OF congress who have returned to Wash
ington are talking in an entirely differ
cnt strain IN regard to the tariff from
what they did before the elections
The revolt of some OF the stronges.
tariff rcvisors is making the COMMITTEES
exceedingly uneasy, and what Is fur
thermore strengthening the kickers is
the appearance here just now OF large
delegations representing interests at
fectcl ty the proposed bill They are
here protesting and fighting agains:
any reduction whatever. Each da.
brings new delegations and new com
plicat!ons. Senator Frye, of Maine
who is one of the oldest and usMtcs,
statesmen In congress. does not be-
lieve that the repeal OF the sill
ver-purchasing law will lastinglr
benefit the financial conditions o.
tho country He says tho silver Law
was q scarecrow and only frightened
people, while in fact the commercial
disturbances lie deeper and are inbed
ded In our economic policies The sen
ator believes that within very fc1
years England will be driven to ncgo
tiatc with US for universal free coinaE'
of silver upon ratio which will insure
n rarity between the TWO metals. IL
says We have now put England on TIL
defensive end that she must take tllA
initiative in sclf-preservation
The senator declares that If ahou
the tine President Cleveland was 1nau
guratel he had announced his deter
limitation to maintain the parity be
tween all lnonoys and fulfill our re
demption pledges, even If 1t became
necessary TO sell bonds authority To
which lie possesses there would have
been no panic The Maine statesman
believes that Secretary Carlisle's vacAl,
la,:ng policies Will prove him to be ak
o1;icfel disappointment to the country
The senator says there will undoubteG
" be some financial legislation 1t tht
approaching session OF congress intend
ed 10 Guard against q stringency and tC
meet the treasury deficiency. but he
will not venture to deScritc IT.