The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-08-02

ordinary circumstances have been
only too glad to vote for them: . as.
ternined to take advantage OF tine
opportunity to "get even BY joining
hands with the Gorman-Brice COM
bination to prevent changes in those
schedules Of the bill.
Senator Aanderson's remarks on
the power Of the sugar trust IN the
the Senete were straight shots at the
bulls eve and some of his colleagues
who voted in favor of tho trust when
sugar NAV be hear from them again.
He said among other things: Ii is
claimed, in this chamber and outside
that that great and powerful combi-
nstion has tremendous powor over
legislation, and it looks to me as
though it has. For no matter now ,:e
near we come to the defeat OF the DIT
ferential one-eighth, no matter now
eonfiden. we may be that at least we
have tho sugar trust under our feet,
there is always found the one vote to
prevent this differential duty being
stricken from the bill; and / appre-
bend it will be found to day. There
is always some man in ambush who
comes to the front for the purpose OF
/ ~
saving the life of this iniq"lty.'
When tho vote Of Senator Quay say
ed the amendment while tho Senate
was considering the tariff bill the
statement was made that other Sens.
tors would have helped the trust IN had
their hslp been necessary. That
statement is now reiterated and
made to apply t. the last escape OF
the trust by reason of Senator Stew
arts not voting.
Tho administration doesn't like
the bill providing for the inspection
of immigrants by United States
Counsuls, which was put through the
House by the smart parliamentary
tactics Of its author, Representative
Stone, of Pennaylyania, and which
| is now before the Senate committee
on immigration. The opposition OF
the administration was voiced by
Commissioner of immigration Stump,
who, in an argument before
the committee, said that II tho bill
became a law it would stop immIgra-
ton entirely. The chairman of the
House committee ON immigration and
an attorney representing tho steam
ship companies also made arguments
against the bill. No action has yet
been taken on the bill by the Senate
committee.
Representative Springer. Of Illinois,
is happy. One of the numerous bills
he has introduced is to be favorably
reported 10 Tbs House, with excellent
prospects Of eventually bssSomipg :
isw9that providing for the d" 'eis'fab:.:
lishment of national board Of arbi-
tration, in accordance with recon-
menaaiiops made BY President Cleye-
land in 1887.
Hon. Carroll D, Wright, United
States Commissioner of Labor, pre-
sided over the preliminary meeting
of the strike commission, which is to
inventigatc-not arbitrate--the caus-
es of the recent railroad strike, for the
information of the executive and leg
islative branches of the government.
The commission has not mapped out
it's program, but will do 40 at once, as
President Cleveland has told Mr..
Wright that he wishes the commits
sion to- complete its work at the car
Hest possible moment. Mr.. Wright's
associates on the commission
siesars. Herman, of New York, and
Washington, of Illinois,-are not ex-
tsnsively known in Congress, bit the
impression they have 80 far made Is
entirely con6rmatory Of tho good
things said of them by those who did
know them. There seems to be .
probability, daily growing stronger,
that the House will not order sep
arate Investigation of strikes, the OK
cuse being that confusion might re-
suit by reason of clashing with the
Presidential appointed Investigators,
The question of adjournment de-
ponds entirely upon the disposition
of the. tariff bill.