The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-08-30
CONGRESS.
G0cOnn Sess!cn.


| "AsH1sGToN, Aug .l-sKNATs.-Nothing Of
Importance, 40 transpircd In the senate Monday.
NO quorum present
AousE-A bill, passed aporopclatine 5000 for
auoielonoi cierlonl force In the bureau of inter-
~. avenue and 5000 for the expenses OF the
commission 10 determine the amount OF the
c!oim OF tho Venezuela Steam TRANSPORTATION
No.' OK New York against Venezuela. A bill
%aa alec PASSED to incorporate the So
clety or American Florists also q Joint
resolution directing the secretary OF wor to
return to Massachusetts the flags OF the
futeenth, Nineteenth, l'wenty-thtrd and
rtty-clvhh regiments OF Massachusetts vol
unteera Mr.. Tarsnay's blu to amend tao lead
ore schedule. as agreed upon by the committee
Oh ways and means. was reported and placed
on the calendar. Hr. McCreary dem, Ey.) en-
ceaVorea to secure consideration for the sub
s1'sute for Mr Bcutelio's resolution recognize
1Hs the ha"aiicn republic. reported from tho
committee on foreign affairs. but Mr.. Payne
trep. ~ ~ objected ca the ground that
minority members OF the committee not pres
ent desired to discuss the natter
WAsEINcroH. avg. 2c-sE.ATE-No I'M
pcftant transacted business Tuesday.
EoCsE-A brief session OF the house Tues-
Cay eneDlei Congressman Warner. OF New
OK. to object to the consideration Of tho bill
passed By tie senate TO provide for the cxclu-
sion ana deportation Of allen anarchists The In
nuonce OF the treasury department. however,
Is being cxecteA To secure tie passage Of Sena-
tor Hilis bill whtch crrries with 1t the crea-
tlon OF twelve now officials az $1,000 per annuul
each 1t Is hardly probable that the house
VIII consider the bill at this session.
WAsHINcToN Aug. 23-SEHATK-Tt took an
hour nnd ten minutes Wednesday for the SEN
ate to secure u quorum. after which il went
INTO executive session. and then finally ad-
journed until Thursday. The only business
transacted was the approval Of the general
deficiency bill by Vice President Stevenson
HoUsE-No business transacted Wcdnes-
DAY.
WA5HINoToH, Aug. 24.-SENArE-The sos
sion Of the senate Thursday was nothing less
than farcical. Mr.. henderson called attention
to the nbaence OF quorum, but both he and
Senator Quny. although present, declined to
answer TO thor names when tao roll wns called
Only tAirty-six senators could be mustered,
and In accordance with motion made BY Mr..
Harris, tho cergeart-ct-nrrns wGs instructed to
, compel tho attendance OF abscntcos. Tho
emptiness Of this form was shown by
the contioucd physical presence in the senate
chamber OF four republican sonGtors. Mapdor
son. Potti2rew. Quay and Shoup. although
they were Theoretically absent and could not
be counted In this helpless condition the SEN
alto remained FOX exactly ono hour and twenty
minutes. when hir Eerrts abandoned tho fight
for the Gay and consented tc an adjourn
men.
HousE-.<o quorum.
WAeHINGToE. Avg 2o.-SENATR-The ses-
sion OF the senate Friday lasted Until rs y IT,.
end then Gn adjournment until Monday next
took place. The general public was excluded
from the chamber during ali but four minutes
OF the scSbion--thc remainder OF tie ttno BE-
ing sreat behind closed doors. There was no
test as to whether or not Z quorum OK senators
was actually present; and. in fact, matters
we're go arranged iu advance, By mutual a1rec-
mont that the question did not arise A reso-
luton to adjourn sino die Tuesday was
adopted.
HoUSE-The house passed Joint resolution
Friday providing for adjournment. Of the pres
eat session OF congress- OF o'clock on the oft
erDoon OF Tuesday. August e. Another effort
vas made, clso unsuccessful. TO consider the
Hill bill for the exclusion and deportation Of
ellen anarchists. An amendment had been
agreed upon by the advocates Of the measure
and those members who hod previously an
tagonized IT, defining an anarchist to be per-
son who cGvooates the destruction by fofco OF
all government on OF the government Of the
United States. This satisfied tho objections
heretofore made. but Mr.. English dom, \. J.)
entered an objection. ard the bill sgain wont
over-th1s time probably finally for this ses-
sion. Two or three uniuportant measures
were passed. and after session OF an hour, the
house adjourned until Monday next