The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-20
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der Harpers JVeekig.
n ASH e ON LETT TER EIRl.
WASHINGTON. Dec. II, 1894.

w AsHfSGToS, Dec. ~, 1874.
The House will. unless something
/ not nowexpected occurs to upset the
/ programme, pass the currency bill
this week, although it is matter Of
/ oubtswhethcr there are as many as
fifty members Of the House who really
favor tie plan embraced in the bill.
That may appear to be a STANCE state
fment, but it is none the less true.
The bill is going to be passed by the
House, not because those who will
vote for it have any faith in it as a
reform in present currency laws. but
because they as rule are willing to
|accept it as an experiment, on the
| word of Secretary Carlisle that it
4 will, if ever it becomes law, prevent
further issue of bonds, if it does moth
ling else.
1t seems little queer that Of all
the letters received by the House
committee on Banking and Currency
ON the subject Of the currency bill,
land hundreds were received, there
was only one-.-from the president Of a
National bark at York, Nebraska
THAT endorsed the proposed plan.
The gold men and the silver men
were united in their opposition to the
proposed plan, if they never are
again, although their reasons for
opposing it were not the same.
The condition of the gold reserve
in the Treasury is playing an impor-
tant part in the consideration of the
currency bill by the House. 1t is
down to 500, 100000, and tile opinion
| is heard on all sides that another is
sue of bonds will be necessary before
the final adjournment of Congress,
if there isn't some legislation to pre-
vent. But, allowing that the curren-
cy bill would stop further issue Of
bonds if it were law, its passage by
the House will not make it a law; and
it is as certain as any future legisla
tive event can possibly be that it can
not pass the Senate at. this session
That's why the present rush in the
House is difficult to understand.
Senator HIPS bill for the excl
sion and dissertation of alien anarch-
lists, which was passed by the Senate
at the last session, and is now III the
hands of the House Judiciary Com,
mittee, is likely to be much amended
before it gets through the House, if it
ever does. The committee has al
ready agreed to amendments confn
ing the power of deportation to o. S.
Courts, and striking out the provision
for the appointment of emigration III
spectors at foreign ports and provid-
ing that the inspection shall be done
by U. S. Consuls.
Senator Proctor, Of Vermont, is
usually classed as millionaire. Fol
that reason the filing of a mortgage
given by him on his Washington real
estate, to secure the payment of S22
I. 900, loanedhim for five years at pei
cent interest, has caused more orless
| talk.
The lobby for the Nicaragua canal
bill is concentrating it's efforts upon
the House---the Senate is regarded as
Having put itself on record too often
4 lin favor of the idea toback out now
] and it is clear that it is gaining sup
porters fol the bill, although it is not
4 yet certain thatit has gained enough
4 to get the bill through. It was said a
4 week ago that the House committee on
Rules had promised to bring in a rule
i setting a time for the consideration OF
the BILL but up to this time it has
not done so.
Every year abont this time an ele-
ment in the House makes great pre-
s tense Of wishing to work right along
through the holidays, instead Of TAX
ing the usual two weeks recess, and
j every year the resolution for therecess
goes through both House and Senate
s as soon as the proper time arrives
4 Everybody knows the singers who
b profess not to sing merely that they
may be opportuned to do so. while
{ they are in reality Just bubbling over
j with desire tossing. They are coun-
4 terparts of the Congressman who dc
r|not want to take the Christmas recess
q A delegationsof United Friends Of
4 Armenia called at5the White House
j to see the President about the posi-
ton of this country towards the re.
Ecent outrages committed upon Chris,
Z tian Aimenians BY Turks, but they
4 did not see Mr.. Cleveland. Private
j Secretary Thprber referred them t.
/. Secretary Gresham. The action O
Turkish government in refusing to
allow us. Consul to accompany
s the international commission which
. is charged with the investigation q
i the Armenian atrocities, has occas.
{ Toned much talk here, butsno one has
4 succeeded in ascertaining what Secre-
y tary Greshamthinks of it.
THE PRESS.
4 ('HarpANooeA TnEss ASKING