The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-21

Post Regular Correspondent
WAsulyGrox, Dec. IS, 1873.
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Editor Post:
Congress, like tie average boy, has
cot Christmas in its bones. There
is scarcely quorum Of the House in
town today, and long before Thurs
day, when the adjournment is ex-
pected to take place, it will be i'm
possible to transact any important
business because there will be nc
ouorum. If the resolution of thc
WAYS and Means committee is car
ricd out the new tariff bill will be
reported it is now certain that the
debate will not begin until January
when the internal revenue bill vii
also be ready.
1t seems probable that the general
debate upon President Cleveland''
special message on Hawaii, and the
accompanying documents will also sc
over until after thc recess. The he-
puJlicans have, OF course, had then
minds made up from the first and are
prepared to begin the debate, but tho
Democrats wish to malsa a careful
study Of the vo!uminous document
before beginning the defense OF the
administration policy that they arc
expected to make.
The Republicans of the House
have decided not to assist the Dem
ocrats vino are opposed to various
sections Of the tariff bill. Their rea-
son is politics pure and simple. Ihcy
believe that failure to secure these
amendments will result i'll making
many districts nov represented by
Democrats send Republicans to the
next House.
Very few have been the adjourn
ments of Congress for the Christmas
recess without providing at public
expense pleasant trip for some OF
the Senators and Representatives,.
This session is not to be one Of the
exceptions, unless Congress refuses
to pass the resolution reported by the
House Committee on Commerce, pro
yiding for the appointment of Sc
lect committee Of three Senators and
six Representatives to visit and make
personal inspection Of the work done
on the Nicaragua Canal, and report
whether the material and political
affairs Of Nicaragua and Costa Blca
are such as to cndanSer the interests
of the canal. so far as practical re-
suits are concerned Il Congressional
committee would do as well if author
lied to visit the planet Mars and
make report upon its canal system.
Silver, first, last and all the time,
is tie corner stone of tie platform
adopted by tic secret conference OF
the Executive committee Of the BIZ
metallic League just held at the
League headquarters in this city.
The League proposes to go into cy-
cry Congressional district where
there is the remotest chance Of elect
ing silver man and to support only
those candidates who pledge them
selves not to enter any party caucus
on financial matters OF for the nomi
nation Of Speaker, il elected to Con
gress. If the League program be
carried out there will be a silver man
for Speaker Of the next
House and if the sentiment Of the
Districts has been correctly repre-
scented and the alliance with the abor
organizations shall be faithfully car
ricd out, he will stand a good chance
Of being elected
Senator Voorhees, seems to have
pleased nobody with his financial bill,
which provides for the coinage Of the
seigniorage now in the Treasury sat
the rate Of 100000 a month and
that after it shall have been coined
81, coo, 900 of silver bullion shall be
purchased and coined each month.
Ii he had confined it to authorizing
the coinage Of the seigniorage now
in the Treasury Secretary Carlisle
would have supported it, but he will
not support it nov because ofsthe sill
yer purchasing clause. Tho silver
men are cutspoken in their oppasi-
lion to the bill, and if anybody ex-3
,ept Mr. Voorhees,, favoroit he hassI
Kept it very quiet.
There has been some very inter
,sting gossip floating around con-
,erning the reason for the rapidity
Nth which the House has passed
he bills for the admission Of Utah,