The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-02-01
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
gecond Session.

WASHINGTON, Jan 23.-SEEATE--S3natcr
Calls resolution directing the civil service cefn-
miltee 10 ino uire into-the condition OF the civil
service OF tie United States, and the exped1-
ency OF It's retrenchment or increase came up
for consdern ton, and Senator Berry (dem.,
Ark) presented an amendment directing the
committee also to report the number OF per-
aons EMPLOYED in the classified service from
each state and territory and so far ns they can
ascertain the number belonging to each politi-
cal party and whether the public service would
be benefited by the repeal Of the civl service
Law. Adopted
HoUsE-The fight to amend the sugar sched-
ule OF the Wilson bill was made IT the house
Monday. The first amendment was ofereo by
Mr. McRae (dem.. Arknnsas), to abolished en-
tirely the sugar bounty In support OF his
amendment, Mr. McRae said that it proposed
to abolish entirely the sugar bounty and leave
sugar on the free list, where 1t was placed BY
the Mckinley law. The matter ives discussed
at length, and at 4;2o the voting began. The
frs. vote was taken upon Mr. Meikeljohn's
amendment to substitute Mr.. McRae's amend
ment to abolish the sugar bounty, the prov1s-
ions Of the Mckinley law relating to the boun'
ty. This was defeated by strict party vote
WAsHIEGToN Jan. Observation-Disclosures
Senator Cullom made fierce attack on the
Hawaiian episode Tuesday, in which he treated
Queen Lii as Mrs. Dominis and Willis as spy,
the general fusillade will come Wednesday or
next day. In order to intercept aay further
movement. on the presidents part the commit
Zee on foreign relations directed Senator Tur-
pic as its mouthpiecc 10 report resolution de-
claring under existing conditions annexation
inexpedcnt, and rs the provisional governments
had been duly recognized the highest interna-
tional interests require that il shall pursue It's
own line Of policy: foreign Intervention in the
political affairs Of the islands will be regarded
as an act unfricndly to the government Oh the
United States.
HoUsE-Thc radical free traders In the house
arc in command. This force has oTerridden
the ways and means committee as TO WOOL
Tuesday they carried the day for free sugar.
the abolition OF the sugar bounty and for free
coal When the house adjourned Monday night
it was in peTpleying wrangle. There was
doub: as to just what 1t had done, because OF
the intermixing Of amendments. When 1t met
Tuesday 1t was still dazcd, and for more than
two hours there was an argument 10 MAKE clear
the action Of the previous day. The chairman,
who was himself more tran ratified, rcsuO-
mittcd the vital amendment OF Monday, and By
q vote vociferously In the Affirmative 1t VAS de-
cidcd to make all grades Of sugar free anu abol'
ish all existing bounlics upon the passage OF
the bill
waiian question came prominently before the
senate again Wednesday, and after an hours
brisk discussion went over until Thursday The
result OF The debate was to show that there is
division both in the democratic md republican
ranks as to the wisdom OF adopting the reSolu-
ton reported b. tho foreign ro!etion commit.
teo Various amendments were sutml ted TO
tho Hawaiian resolution, ard ~ agreement 1t
went over until Thursday when Senator Teller
will take the floor.
EousE-Possibly the most important phase
in the tariff fight was developed wednesday
night when the income tay bill ves brought into
the house. Before tho bill was reported to the
house by Mr. MciLillin in the morning there
had been a continue ton OF tho fight in the ways
and means committee against the measure, and
finally, after q prolonGCS struggle. end with
Cochran and Stevens voting against and the re-
pubican3 voting with them, the bill was re-
ported In the consideration OF The tariff Dill
iron ore was placed on the free list
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-SENATE-The Ha.
Taitan resolutions were considered Thursday.
They were presented IL the morning hour, but
laid aside in order TO give 10 Mr.. Alien, the Ne
braska populst and opportunity to denver
legal argument against the authority OF the Sec
rotary OF the treasury 70 issue i've per cent
bonds His argument was to the effect that the
Isle claims authority for the issue ard sale OF
bonds, ceased to be operative as soon as Its pur-
pose-the redemption Of outstanding legal ter
der notes-was accomplished. and thht IT has
TO more efficacy nov than piece OF blank Pa
per
EOCSE-The nearest approach to ANYTHING or
interest in the house ThursdaY was the repeat
ed attempts Of The democrats of the New York
delegation 10 tilibuster against the possible in
PRODUCTION of an income tax amendment to the
tariff till. There were q good many amend
mepts offered, but only ore OF imporiance-that
CT taking crude opium of tho free list and i'm
posing duty Of 81 per pound. This like ali tic
other amendments approved by the ways ana
means committee, was adopted. AT 4:lo the
house took e. recess i'll order TO permit me hoiu-
ing OF democratic caucus to consider tie IN
come tax bill BY vote OF 50 to II the demo
Gratis Of the house of representatives, in the
caucus voted to make the internal revenue bill.
including the income tax, an amendment TO The
customs revenue bill before the house
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2I-SENATE-Thc se5-
sion Friday was devoted to dis >ussiol OF SEN
ator Calls public land resolution, and q general
colloquy over the federal elections bill A
strong appeal was made by Senator Call IN IA
vor of the homcsteadcrs of Florida, who, he
alleged, were being deprived Of their rights by
land grant railroads without authority OF law,
and ne finally succeeded in having his rcsolu-
ton referred to the judiciary committee for \
careful inquiry into the legal rights Of the ques'
ton. Senator Chandler made IN effort TO have
the bill repeating the federal election laws post
poned until next December but the motion
was, of course, promptly defeated by the demo
Gratis on rol! call After an executive session
adjourned until Monday
HoUsE-The only amendment to the tariff
bill adopted by the house Friday was one in
crcasing the duty on cut stones unset TO thirty
per cent ad vaiorem, and taking rough, uncut
stones from the free list and placing them On
the dutiablc list al fifteen per cent sd valorem.
The ways and means committee, which de-
sired to reduce the duty on cut stones from
fifteen 10 ten Per cent, was overruled in this
matter An attempt to place tin-plate on the
free list was unsuccessful. ! here MAS Friday.
rs On tho preceding day, considerable open,
rlan.sp1ken opposition 10 the bill on the demo
cratic side.
WAsHlSc1oH, Jan. @9-SENATE.-The ses.
ale was not in session Saturday.
EoUsE-The house committee On rules
Saturday agreed to an order allowing the in
come t:.x 20 be offered as IN amendment 10 the
tariff Hill. giving Monday a Tuesday for gen.
cral debate Wednesday fcr debate and ariend-
ments under the i:ve-Ininu,e rlle with general
debate IL the evenings, the vote TO come on the
tariff bill Gl>i crcndmcuts on Thus
day noon. II is expected there will
be a hot fight before lie rule
is adopted. The appropriation bills for zen
SONS and for the District OF Colu;lb;a we're re-
ported 10 the house SatCrda" By to committee
on appropriations The total ccloiiAt recon-
mendcd for pension expenses Tor the fiscal
year ending June SO 1875, is sl1,5Si,5;0, which
Is practically in accordance with the last re-
vised estimates OF the commissioner Of pen
sions Tic total is ia, LISTS less than the ap-
preparation for the fiscal wear OF 1894, which
.Fas Sl6G 53l PRO lrt /; M q than the sum a,;-