The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-01-25
FIFTY-THiR;} CONGRESS-.
Gecont Sessj1n.

bate Under the fve-rninu;c rule on the taril!
/ bill From the beginning OF the session, at II
O'Clock Monday, with the exception or the tine
consumed in reading the bill, until ii endcd at
T.! quarter after ), ne sparks were Tying ana
, there were flashes Of light as the wit and feel
! ings OF the various participants IN tne debate
clashed together The galleries OF the house
were crowded al afternoon IN expectation OF
music on tho floor, and those vho waited
throughout the dry were not disappointed in
seeing the house IN an urroar 1T tines AID the
! giants OF both sides battling with cacn other.
WAsUINGToN, Jan. rs Er7ATE-Jae HaSa-
Han controversy YES ogain brought 70 the at
teHtion OF the senate Tuesday. and there was
half hours spirited discussion between Sen
! ators Hear Cray ard Daniel TIE presidents
message communicating The recent 7'orIatic
1 corrcsp ndcncc afforded Senator Eoar or op'
! portInity 10 speak on the matter. aEd be
showed, b; quoting from The Hawaiian ocns;i-
tuition, that the queen, in her recent pro
: test that sho could not promise amnesty 10
me members CT TIE provisional government
waS only cCpfning herself 10 tlc llnitatiou2 o.
! the constitution, when Goes- rot confer on the
! crown such absolute rights Of granting am
! nesty
HoUsE--Very litlio progress was made wish
/ the amendments 10 ;Ea tariff till Il esGcy. The
Republicans, u.der the leadership o. Mr.. Bur
roughs made another struggle 10 secure the
right 10 Offer amendments altcrIate !y with Mr.
Wilson, but as on Monday. The chairman holj
! i'll view OF Tie precedent OF procedure when tie
! Mckinley bin WIS under consideration, that
/ AR. Wilson, Dsn2if thc majority OF the Core
riittcc was cni,icd TO perfect tie oil before ii
was thrown open 20 miscellaneous amendment
! Several minor amendments were agreed to- The
most inr0rlan, being that TO Increase the duty
| on condensed milk 10 two cents gouad.
/ WASIINGTcN. Jan. l8.-S,I.ATE-No bus
! ,>~1V
+ HorsE-- Boure Cochran Wednesday spoke
! for some ;i.ne on The isriT BIZ. Wne1 his time
had expired Mr.. Reed good-ra;rrediy granted
! him part OF what Was allotted 10 The republican
side MI Cochran thought t2at MS was x
trernclv courteous, and lGEEcl ri Reed .orit
I in stiltcd language and tie man from -Ia.nc
/ simply smiled, but that smile was Il kno''in6
! enc. TIE amendment for lrc .1nS irio eject
/ OF the free wool business vas under coz
Iteration, and thcro was to ii an amend
mcnt b? Nh. Pane setting Ire Ga.c
/ forward 10 1888, and substitute by dr.
Johnson provid.ng thGt free wool sho2ld go
INFO cree; lima diatc.1 on tic paSsIcc o. the
bill. Nj: P&ync's amendment VS. defeated by
vote OF 10 10 c6. ne question tuTrcd 10
Johnson's substitute, ami 'c!lcrs hcin, demand
cd, ii vas adopted h. I vote cf H., 10 10. a;
the nirl. session Mr. Spcrrv CdcCl.. CD made
Vicious assault on the Wilson hll on tho
GROUND that n re face Of Certain deficit in
ire treasury of s7003n0G0 by Jauc % next; in
the face Ct the appeal Of secretary OF the treas
ury for a bond issue the democratic we.ys and
means committee had brough. ii y bill oScn-
! s!hiy 10 raise revenues which ! passed, would
increase tho present estimated deicit 10 49,
C00G)) TIE oihe. spcaers were Messrs.
Bower (dein., y. c., Hunter (lenl., Ill, HUI
icl. (ren, o., ana Pest rep, III
! WHsEi;CTOE. Jan. 19-SEEATE-Tho rcsig-
raliGn Of Senator Nalthall Ciiss J, which was
announced from the vce-presidents Desk
Thursday afternoon, vas in Ice nature OF a sur
rrisc ]: WAS Il letter 10 the vice. president, III
which he told The senate, th~0ug:, ~ presiding
officer that he had mailed bis resignation to
the governor Of Mississippi IN his personal
explanation 70 he senate Mr. Wethal said
that his health was such that 1t would be i'm
possible for h.rn u attend to lis ofllcial duties
as senator for several months &c thought lie
honorable WAY cut was 10 resis-i ! he senate
! adjourned aLoci O'Clock Thursday afternoon
until Norlay ncx, OF course 10 appointments
can lie announced Until EeNt week
ftoUSE-Ab0ct tire crt.rc day ii he house
was srert in The continuation of tie debate on
Mr. Burrows amendment to restore the exist
irg duties OF wool win The result Of its defeat
by STRIFE; rarty yo;e. Abcut Gn hour before
the recess, Ilr Johnson the ONO free trader
and single t.Xur. offered his aracn&neEt to
place rails on TIE .rce liz. This lcd TO what
,eresrirg discussions OF The present tariff dc
bate Mr. Johnson Ne:n Gh,o) was recognized
10 offer his amendment placing On tie free list
railway bars, made IL part Of siCol. rails and
girtors, stree; rails ana punched iron or steel
Ia; rails, which in Tic bill axe daiab!e a.
| twenty-five per ceat
WAsHiSGroN. Jan. @o-S.NAvE-Not In ses-
| sion
HorsG-At ll:iJ Friday TIE house went into
committee OF the whole to consider the tar Il
bill, wiki Mr. Richardson Dem, Tenn IN the
chair An agreement vas entered into whereby
three hours after tie house goes intc committee
OF the whole next Monday will be gwen 10 de-
cate on the sugar schedule, and The vote Will
then be taken on an amendments whioi i>ght
be offered. Mr.. johnson am c0cmcni to pace
steel on The free list after long discussion,
was defeated BY vote OF 10 10 ~ ashc rest
Of the afternoon WIS consumed IL further
discussion OF the Henderson amendment
Those who tool: par. Nwcre MrSsrs. Nc
! riiilin, Springer, Bowers, Hayes Hall (AinlA),
hiEsley and Clark (io.) Recess wGs thcn
taken until o'clock. TAerc was good attend
| ance in the galleries and q noticeable lack ol
| attendance on the floor when TIC house met Ill
tie riglt session Mr. Bell cop, Cold, was
the frs: speaker who addressed tie committed
The Ne kinney bill Was infamous, according 10
/ Mr. Bells ropulistic ideas. while Tie Wilson
bill IVES 'rottenn JCst what Kind OF q Dill
would meet with his approval VAS not 50 easy
! to discover. Bgef remarks were made by hLr
Shaw trep WIS., NJ. Morgan td.m, Mo),
and Mr.. ChilGs rep, III J, and III l0:io tNel house
adjourned
WAs.1Ncro:s, Jan. aa-SES ArE,-Not IN ses.
! sion.
HorsF-The tariff question WAS debated.
Saturday by Mcssrs. Walker CIass.), lsrock-
! inridgc (lrl,) Grain (rex). Only cce 2lncrd-
rlent to The tariff bill Was argued .~;surdar, re-