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

+ WASHINGTON, Dec AA-SETATE--Monday
4 the political debate on The federal eiectionHlaw
repeal was averted by Ar Ein. On. " ncqEies.
ing 10 the suggestion CT Mr.. Hoar that the bin
should be referred 10 the committee on rriv.
fleges and elections. Mr. Hear (rep, Mass)
! offered resolution attacking By I'M
/ plicatior lhe presidents Hawaiian policy and
! asking for information on the Hawaiian matter.
! Mr. Gray dem, DeL) spoke in opposition to
| the resolution and said he thought 1t would
| have been better taste al round II the senator
| from Massachusetts hid waited until tho OF.
/ cial information asked for few days ago had
come 10 the senate. After some further discus
sion ths resolution went over until Tuesday.
! After an executive session the senate adjourn
| ed until Tuesday.
HousE-1he session OF the house was brief
and uninteres,ing Monday. Several bills OF
! minor importance wero passed during the
morning hour, and an agreement was reached
J by which Tuesday and Wednesday will be de-
voted to the consideration OF the bill for the
/ admission OF the territory Of Utah The bill to
review the claims arising out OF the captured
and abandoned property act aroused the parti-
san opposition Of the republicans, and notice
was served On the democratic side by Mr. Reed
! that this bill could only be considered tho
stress Of special order from the COM
mittee On rules. The remainder OF the ses-
sion after the eYpirat ton Of the morning hour
F.! was devoted 10 OIStTlCC OIL COluElDla matters.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-SENATE-In the sen.
ate Tuesday MI Cu!lum rep, Ill) indicated o
desire to address the senate on the bill TO re-
peal the federal election laws, but, as the Ia
|. waiian resolution offered Monday by Mr.. Hoar
and resolution offered Monday by Mr.. PETER
had precedence in the morning, unanimous con-
sent was given that those resolutions should
remain on the table and should be presented at
late hour Wednesday Mr. Cullom thereupon
addressed the senate. Mr. Stewart (rep, New
then addressed the senate in favor OF the repeal
OF the federal election laws.
HoGsE--Mr. Wheeler (dcm.. Ala.) called up
the bill for the admission OF Utah as q state
Mr. Kilgore (dem., Tex) spoke in favor OF the
admission OF Utah. It mad the requisite popu
lation and wealth. Mr.. kilgore believed that
polygamy was dead and the chief objection oil
the admission Of the territory was thus re-
moved. He was followed by Mr.. Morse rep,
Mass.) The latter was opposed to the adulis
sion OF the territory, on the ground that the
character end practices OF the Mormon church,
TO which O majority Of its citizens belonged I'M
fitted thatterritory and the people to become
members OF the federal union Mr.. Morse was
followed by 1Ir Rawlins, CT Utah. who deliver
ed On earnestand eloquent speech in favor of
the bill. The bin was discussed in an informal
way for some time by. Mr. Harter, Mr Power
and Others and at $50 the house adjourned.
waiian question was aga1n the. subject of ami.
mated discussion in the senate Wednesday.
Mr. Blount's report wus characterized az con.
tanning mot one line OF unvarnished truth by
Mr. Frye (Me), while Mr.. Vest (Afo.) declared
that, while re was opposed to the annexation
of the islands, the restoration OF the queen by
force would be IAN act oc war" The rcsolu-
ton offered on Monday BIZ Mr. Hoar calling up
on the presidentfor further information in the
Hor tfoy r. or IyCc fua 1lv rnfa IN tbo
committee on foreign Affairs. The senate also
listened, with fhe attention. always accorded
the venera bic senator, TO a5tariG speech !rom
Morrill,, .of Vernon e the close Of his speech,
the senate at 4: 81 went into executive session,
otter which II adjourned
sHoUsa-In the house The resolutions OF Mr..
Hitt, as reported by the foreign affairs commit
tee and amended so as to include informal ion
OF Hawaiian matters during the Harrison sd,
rinistra Non-these resolutions requested II.
formation from the president about Hawaii
were edonted after Mr. Hit had scored the nd
,ninistraiion. The bill for the admission Of
Utah to- statehood was passed without
division at tho conclusion OF the debate the
only amendments Of importance incorporated in
the Grabbing act being one by Mr.. Powers. pro.
hihiting polygamy forever, and aaoiher by tir
Wheeler, reducing one-half the land granted to
tho 9tato for common school purposes.
WAsH1NGToN, Dec. 15.-SENATE-The house
bill repeating the federal election laws was re-
ported back tavorebly Thursday from the com.
1nittee on privileges and elections, ana placed
on the calendar. Senator Voorhees, introduced
4 bill providing for the courage % the segnor-
age II the tncasury 10 the amount CT 100000
per north, end whom that is exhaustcd for the
purchase ord coinage of a2sirni,ar amount OF
silver monthly. house bill providing fer two
additional associate justices of the supreme
court Ct Oklahoma Territory vas passed.
resolution for The appointment Of a select COM
mittoe or the Fords thoater disaster was
taken up discussed, and passed Senate bill 10
repeal clause in the last pension appropriation
bill, which prohibited the payment OF pensions
to persons residing in foreign countries WAS
taken from the calendsr and passed. The sep
ate, then, at 4:l5 went into executive session,
and soon afierward adiournod Until Monday at
II o'clock.
EousE-The house was deadlocked for two
hours Thursday b. the refusal Of the repub.
leans TO vote on the motion to go into commit
tee Of the whole for the consideration of the
Arizona statehood bill. Mr.. Doclsery, from the
joint commission on expenditures in tho eHecu-
tive departments, called up he till introduced
by him a few days ago to improve tho methods
Of accounting in the post Office department
Without debate the bill was passed. Under the
call OF committees, Cen CatchingS, from the
committee on rules, presented the report of The
committee, making the bills for the admission
OF Arizona and New Mexico O special order
after the morning hour until disposed Of. With
out division tho report was adopted and the
order made Adjourned
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-SENATE Not in ses.
sion
EoUsE-The courae Of events in tho house
Friday resembled the halcyon days of the Reed
congress, when legislation was rushed through
at Calloping speed. Tie bill for the GdIliS
sion Of Arizona was put through under whip
and spur by a vote OF 1855 yeas 10 80 NAYS, ard
the bill for the admission OF New Mexico was
well under way when wranGle over what WAS
to be done with Oklahoma interviewed and the
debate prccipitated lasted until az journment
The house committee on appropriations report
! ed the urgency deficiency oil Friday morning.
The bill carries 81, 65l, sa3 The house commit
tee on interstate and foreign commerce, after
listening 10 arguments By Senators Morgan
(Aa) and Frye (Mel, reported Iavorahly the
joint resolution Of Representative Doolittle, OF
Washington, for the appointment OF q joint
commission, consisting CT throe senators and
six members, to investigate the present status
Of the Nicaragua canal project
WASHINGTON Dec. 10 -SENATE-Not in;ses.;
sion SATURDAY.. ssgssss
HoUsE-ch he pension debate In house
Saturday was lively and interes ting: The de-
bate came up over clause in the deficiency
bill Ore member stated that $4,000 had been
spent in Investigation OF pension frauds,
and so far 10000 in alleged frauds had
been discovered, none OF them proven
aud nearly al involving pension agents aad not
pensioners themselves Fe did not think the
Investigation business paid Mr.. Cannon, OF
Illinois, represented the republican side and
MR. Livingston OF Georgia, the dcm ocratic
eide II ,YaS n long ayld lively deuce Mr.