The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-02-22
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS-.
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wxgsY.orog, Feb 12-s.kArE-1he Id
waiian matter was br0uyf.s up 10 the senate
tocday,by Ssasser Cr4y, eho maec az anMlnr
-;stratfon speecfr Senator Cocxreu presented
rns.porta, OF dis ST Lofts tfcvchants' exchange,
declaring shat Tie PRESENT ssegnau on q sea
country Is duo 10 tbs uncertainty Oh congress
slonul action on ths tariff qaes ion, anu PRAYING
skat the mstter r1s5 DO settled as spesShS ns
possitie a substitute for the " uson tario
bill vas presented by Senator GalEger. 1t Do
c,aces that, In view Of the widespread Industrial
depression existing Ia cur lend, bringing deas-
tar % tne manufacturing interests ana loss OF
emplovrnen. and suffering TO tho WaSeeefnin3
c!esses IL IS unUtso to make any changes Ia The
tSrf lew during TIE present ADMINS ,Eat'cn- "a
nlessago vas received from tho house, annodnc'
ing tae dea ID OF Congressman EcaG. OF Chio.
HoUsE-Consdetat; Of the Blano senierege
bill In tic house was deferred Until Tuesdsy.
and the ce,o:aittce on the District Of Columbia
he'd the right CT way for the disposition of local
measures THO urgency deficiency btu, carry
ins Scas. 9.8, was pesaed Anons the items np-
no,ntcd BIZ too bill ere $50 0S0 &c afd in carrying
into eHeo. tie pro7is;cne OF the Chinese exciu.
sion oct; BLESS TO repair Foras theefer ana
$1,000 10 be expended by tie secretary OF tas
navy In repairtng the gunbcas Casino ard
Machias- A special order providing lcr eo.o-
ries upon the llte Senator Stanford, OF Callfor-
d,
dresses the house. as further mark OF respect
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-SENArE.- Senator
Shoup IDA gavo noAre Tuesday OF number
Of amendments he intends to Pr pose TO the
Wilson bill These amendments mako grapos
duttaD.e at sixty cents per barrel OF .freo Cubic
feet capacity or fractional cart thereon, piums
nnd prunes ct two cents per Pouno, leed ores
md lead dro5s ut one and onc-haR cents, silver
a oil r,I,,
one and one af cents Per pound ON the ieeo
contained therein: molten and oid refuse leac,
run in to blocks and bars and old scrap lced, IL
only to be manufactured at Two cents insteaa
OF one cen: por pound, ard LEAD IN sneeL Pre-.
shot ard lead wire dutiaGlc Ct t"o emo one-tdi1
cents instead OF one and IeQuarler cents per
pound.
HOUsE-1he debate on the Bland sciGnor15e
bill -Sas continued Tuesday, but it lacked IN
terest and there was 3 very small attendance
of members 7 lie speeches wero fer the most
part the tnreshing CT straw VII ch had been
threshcd In 30 debate On the repeG! OF the
Sherman law Mr. Cul5crsou sad tie genera
object OF the Bland bill wos to get tlie silver
bullion now In tho Treasury n circulation M
rapidly o. possible About s5', cooUo1 o. IL
would be pure addition TO the currency,
would appreciate any class OF money nor carry
o faint OF depreciation IL tho currency. Ee
was q free coinage adyoc1 &c, and In entire &C
cord with the purpose OF the bill lit became
the lGw, it would save the isspo OK s5aOG0,cGo Of
IN :ereSt.beaciug b0nd5.
WAsTIrGToN, Feb i6.-S73NiTE- Tao ontire
time Of the senate "Wednesday was consumed
in tho discussion OF the house bill compelling
the Rock Island Railroad CO. 20 stop it5 tre,nS.
a. the new towns Of Eiid anu Round Pond. IN
tie Indian Territory. Tho measure Is ESPECIAL
II champicned by Senator Berry, Of Ar!hnsas.
No action was reached OF thc bill but vote
will probably be taken Thursday. Senator
FRYE presented q circumstances from tho Ma
tjonal ". c. r. q. against q tax on whisky.
This rcnonsiranoe IL signed by officers CT INC
". c. Il. u. in forty-four States ana tnrcc ter'
ritories and thesc excellent women do rot be-
lcve that the United States ought 10 enter ito
copar,nerebip In either Inc n2nufacturo or sole
Of intoxicating liquors.
nousE-All efforts TO agree upon time fer
closing the debate uron the Eland bill have 20
far failed, ard debate is sill proceeding With
OFT q LIMIT Mr. Bland VII! probably per!nl.
this to go on until Thursday nign!, and there
ere Quito O plumber CT gen,le,Geu WHO in51st
upon their right 10 ho heard. Tho opponents %
the measure have decided nat thoy will insist
uron quorum OF The advocates OF the measure
icing present at every stags OF The PARIS
rnentary procedure hereafter, SO that motion
to close the debate VIII require Il quorum OF
those who arc in fsvoT &C II.
NAsEISGTcN, Feb lC -SENAre-Thc SEN
ale spen. ,E.ec iours Thursday afternoon IN
CONSIDERING tho Pcc,,harn waiter. Senator
Pub s,oke for an hour Sr;d s. haf, and iande
vigorous attack Gu PccKh1nl lie *as fo.lo"cd
by Senator's Lindsay ard Harris rho spoke
for cont. .raation After having sp:at .talr t'ina
in speaking. ti!e stlA.te aG;nGT,cc Without
action ana it IS eXrec'cd tbG: tcs1it III! re
reached Friday and thas pocfham will he &C.
yii-rv from
Representatives Q. be i s'dcs Of tho coa:ro-
ycr5y aeser. tNet the adjournment IS without
any sig: i:i23nce y tever
IIorep--Tf.e lcpr:c On :hc Dland s"irn7ioT-
are bill il TIE house THURSDAY was c0.1Tlc.e;-
t2sd ty several s:ycrI democratic Speeches
against the roasu.c. itr B.aed has given up
hore OF reaching G.E agreement "a clos" dctote
by unanimous consent Gn'i Friday he " III move
to close tic debate AS TIE cpp1aon.a CT 'so
bill Will decline to vote, 1t VII! REQUIRE 4 qaotu:n
of TIE advocates CT tie lreisIle 70 carry this
motion. FIR. Band Goes no. cxpec, IA scc@re
quorum FRIDAY, b: az socn IS THIS lack OF a
urcrrm g demonstrated slcrs will be tciien 10
cc.nra, tee attendance CT absun:cc3
WAfnIycwoH Feb. t. -SES ATD-Jha run,ic
PROD ea.ings >. Ire sa:,c;a TriIGv only c:cGr.cd
half on hours time. and ;SeIc mainly couiincd
to the presentation! OF roaoEs'Tar2cs acAliis.
the Wilson tariff Dill. he only pcn. outside
resolution ny Mr. Eo3r rep, .dasS} REFRESHING
the president 10 transmit 70 thc scaata all re.
por,s an6 dispatches from ;Ir. Wills, and cs.
reciall7 ,hc dispatch communicating letter
from President Dcle SPECIFYING certain cllnrTcS
arsirs: tie conGuc; ~ Mr. Wills. n eGecytvo
soas:cn tie nomination OF Wheeler Il Fcckhaln
TO ia associated justice In the snHrer1e cour,,
was rejected by n VOC ofH 10 g.
HOUsE-In tho morning hour, Mr.. Bouts,leS
resolution cal!aS crnn ina secretary OF tie
navy fcr cipea OF al criers isslc. 10 The com
uander OF the nayAl forces 1t Eonolulu since
March 4, 1876 YVES repor.1d from ;he committee
or naval cifai.s, with 81 amendment changing
tho date 10 ~ncf tile Inquiry was limited 10
Mnrch 4 1902, and passed. Only forty.one
members we're present. Eridar n.ght whcn tno
houso met. an attempt wGs made 10 Pit
|. through some pension oilis but or accc1n! OF
TIE small attendance hr. Martin moved that
the rouse adicGrn, and Il WAS so ordered at
8:ol.
WAsIt,yoeoH. Feb 49, T;e senate sla-oorl
mittac OIL tirir sat cs suca IL Senator Vests
room untilll c'clcck Saturday night, and then
reIc rel TO Die reoin OF Vie senate committee
on finance shore no sitting Vas continued
with all TIE dew ocra tic III r.itcrs q the COM
mitioc, e3cepr Scraior Vance, present. Secrc-
tary Carlisle pc: with the members ii The sub
committee thr All hcrr SATURDAY morning. dis
GUESSING II tte main The administrative ioa lures
CT tho bill. ana comparing Ggyres with tscro as
to tho cInouut OF rercn0e necessary AID the
REST means OF rnisng II The committee is Of
tho opinion tha.if the b.il cai be made TO IN.
sire si5o,c02 go per a2Dura ct present iEat SUN
/! can 30 maize to serve tho purpose
EoUsE-Thc proceedings IN the hose Sata:-
! day were unirnpor.a;t hir iilord VS. a2Gsn
unable TO Gecure 2 1uc-;.:n 70 ciose the debate
( CT the silyer se.grioraya hiil end at 2 c'clock
by special cr1or, the, rosio OF The day vas de-
! voted to e,l,o2tos or the iate Representative