The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-06-21
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,nittee brought OF the fact iha1
Senator Ransom's son hat oeell slest
I,iatina II the stock Of sugar trust
Iei.re the testimony Of the Have
meyers aud other sugar trnst mag
stes was taken it world haze crea-
I'D 4 sensation but, after the
statements Of the sugar kings con
corning he method Of smoothing
their legislative pain by making llo =,
eral contributions to both the old
political parties and Of coming TO
Washington TO get. the trust taken 8
care Of in the sugar schedule. OF the
tariff bill, it could not be expected
tnat the had taste-not to give II u
worse namc-of young MIR. Ransom.
in using a part Of the money he re-
ccivel from his SIS a day sinacure, as
clerk to his fathers committee IN
speculating ina stock The value OF
which would be affected by his fatll-
er's vote, would create q sensation.
| 1t was but the splash of nlinnow
after the Lowing of whales. There Is
general feeling Of sympathy Tor
| Senator Ransom.
Senator Quay's cool confession OF
specializing in sugar stock and his
Tmeedly manner Of saying in effect
to the Senate swhat are yon going
to do about ito" together with the
Ransom episode were about the only
interesting things brought out by
the committee s adoption of Senator
Hills suggestion, to swear all of the
Senators, although all Of them, ex
cept two or three abscntees, have been
asked series of eight questions COW
cring any possible connection OF
knowledge they might have Of speeu-
lation in sugar stock. Among the
absentees is Senator German, who
has been on the sick list ever since
directly after the sugar schedule OF
the tariff bill was reported to the Sen
ate.
The suicide Saturday morning at
his residence here, of eX-lseprescnta-
tive Thomas NJ. Baync, ofPennsylva-
MIA, was as about as unexpected a
thing as could have happened. Since
voluntarily retiring from Congress
Mr.. Bayne has lived here in hand.
some style, devoting his time to social
enjoyment and study, and few men
have made more friends, or, as ex,
Speaker Reed aptly put it, "deserv.
ed more His health had been bad
for some time and in fit Of despon-
dency following hcmorrhage of the
lungs he shot himself.
The Coxey bill providing for the
building of roads by theissue Of non
interest bearing bonds by the gov
ernment has been introduced in botl
branches Of Congress-in the Senate
be Mr.. PETER, of Kansas, and in the
House by Mr.. Geary, of California
and Coxey and Carl Browne have
been granted bearings by the Senate
committee en- Education and La5o.'
But their arguments made SO little
impression on the Senators that they
now speak ofthe Senate as the Twelfth
! Juror does of the obstinate eleven. The
supply Of food at the camp Of the
Coxeyites is once more short-very
short-and appeals to the public fol
contributions are being made. These
appeals bring in less and less every
time, and it requires no prophet tt
predict that the time will soon come
when they will bring in nothing, ant
| the men will he compelled to scatter
in order to obtain sustenance. Ever
those who are in sympathy with the
objects sought now say that nothing
can be gained by keeping several
hundred idle men camped in the
suburbs Of Washington. If any
thing can he accomplished anywhere
it is in the Congressional campaign
and elections, and not in Washing
ton, that it can be done. Calvin IS
men have made leisurely start on
foot for the Pacific coast.