The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-01-04

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WASHINGTON LETTER.
POSTS Regular Correspondent
WAsuISGToN, JAN ], 1894.
Editor Post:
"Peare on earth, good will to men,
is, of course, the proper sentiment to
express upon Christmas day, but II
there is either peace or good will
among he politicians it is rot risi-
bic to the naked eye at Washington.
The angry passions stirred up by the
debate just previous to the adjourn
ment for the recess are still very
much i'll evidence, elthongh probably
four-tifths Of both Senate and House
are absent from Washington. 1t is
difficult for man to feel peace and
good will in bis heart, when he Is
making preparations to enFer one nne OF
the bitteTesl partisan fights ever en-
gagged in by CoDgrass, and that IS
just what every Senator and liepro-
sentative is doing to day. The tariff
will come up in the House on the
very hrsi Day e the session, and al
though it is expected by all shaE the
administra will be strong enough
to put the bill through, practically as
it was reported froM the committee,
it will not be done without some hard
fighting. There is an clement Of i'm
certainty about the visits Of the Rep
resentatives to their homes just now
that is exciting much interest.
Whetl:sr il viii change the senti-
mcnts of any of them towards The
tariff biz remains to be seen.
Somebody IS going to be made
ridiculous through the nonsensical
crank fright which has recently made
its appearance in Washington. They
will not allow u stranger to carry a
bundle or package into the Capitol
building for fear it might contain
dynamite. detectives iii citizens
clothes constantly watch tho White
House and follow President Cleveland
wherever he goes outside Of the build
ing, and a foolish telegram printed
several days ago about an alleged
plot to Eidnap the Cleveland children
is seriously discussed by men who
ought to have better sense, Senator
Mills has been receiving some
threatening letters ever since he
voted for the silver repeal bill, and
the other day his son allowed him
self to be so badly scared as to ap-
ply for and receive q permit from the
police authorities to carry a
revolver TO protect bis faith
er from murderously inclined cranks;
he came to his senses later and asked
that the permit be cancelled. All
of which is calculated to increase the
Of cranks who write threat
cning letters, and the pay of private
detectives, some Of whom probably
could tell the source Of many of the
letters, and to disgust other people.
A mcmbcr of the committee Of tho
Bimetallic league, which re-
Gently held long secret conference
here, says the League will take no
steps toward trying to get either of
the several silver bills that have been
in both House and Senate
passed at the present session. He
THINKS that The well-known hos
tally of President Cleveland to such
legislation and the certainty that the
bill will be vetoed, if it were passed,
make it useless to do anything in
that direction. The League will
it's efforts upon the elec-
ton of members of the next House.
The urgency deficiency bill, which
became law on the day that Con-
5ress tooklts holiday recess. contain
I'd g clause declaring 2 pension to be !
a vested right that cannot be taken
away from a man without notice, but
hat did not detract from the interest
'elt in the ease of Judge Long, of
Michigan, who is suing to have his
name restored to the pension roll
rom which it was dropped by Com
missioner Lochren. The case was
argued az length on Friday and Sat
lrday and a decision is expected this
geek From several questions ask
ID by the Judges during the argu-
nent it has been inferred by many
hat the decision will be in favor oil
Judge Long,
The latest revised estimate of the |
Treasury officials is that tile defcien-
u under the new tariff bill, if it bcsI
anne a Law as It now stands, wonlli
il Se5 40! so That's the amount
hat will have TO 6eraised by inIer.|
lal taxation Of some sort.
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