The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-20
FlFTY-THIRD COMPRESS.
Second Sesstoo.

snooan - Mohoay senate was Mr.. Morgan ,
1pvoeh iavorlng the Nicaragua canal bill. Posc-
lno,.,. "cfe ohereu by Mr. Call (dcm. Fla !
Tn,,1.' ~ Inc independence OF Cuba and the
co,,,,io;. sn'.cse war MT Allen (pop. Ncb)
eoiiipiaihed or the failure Of the ATTORNEY am
erai 10 furnish certain CORRESPONDENCE ~ -
VIC Nh'cago strike last summer which h,S
"oc'' calicu Tor by resolution adontod h,,tbo
ocn1'e III mat time. He addressed tho sen,,c
vi 'ne general subject Of the strike. The nrcs-
~, ,uTn. pro tenn announced his signature 20 thc
ON Tor the dedication OF the Chickanouoo anG
anu chattanooga National park.
ioosk-Monday' session of the housc vas
.e' o'eu 10 the consideration OF business ner.
,s 10 the district Of Columbia, but moth
10 ""S accomplished The bin to establish q
Puphc library in the city of Washington wos
discussed four hours and then referred to W.
conlniotce on public buildings and grounds
Aholher OH, authorizing corporations in tho
.SIricI TO renew their existence in terms of
twenty years by vote of the stockholders. wa,
Withdrawn without action The house then
adjourned '''O''
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-SESATE-The presi
oenO tuesday sent to the senate in resnonso
10 the Hoar resolution. the Armenian cores
Pohoence consisting of letter from the Soc
seGiry OF state and copy OF a telegram to
minister Terrell, at Constantinop]e. 4 largo
conhrmed Mr. Morrill, (rep Wy addressed
the senate on the financial situation Mr. Hio.
gins presented resolution calling on the
president and secretary OF state for cores
pohoence on the subject of mediation on the
part Oh the United States between China and
Japan. 1t was laid over until Wednesday, at
the suggestion of Mr. Morgan dem. Ala)
HoUsE-The house, by vote of l6G yeas to
llo nays, Tuesday, passed the pooling" bill
10 IegaiiZe contracts between competing COM
mon carriers. All amendments were voted
GOWN. rms measure is an amendment to the
interstate commerce law and has been the
subject OF much consideration and contro-
rersy between the railroads on one hand and
The commercial organizations on the other
Mr.. Springer introduced Secretary Carlisle's
bill, carrying out the Sccretary's financial
plan.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-SENATE-Senator
Gray made Il motion Wednesday to take up the
bill reported from the finance committee at the
last session, providing for duty of 10 per cent
hat on all sugars, thus cutting off the dfferen-
tal. This was beaten by a vote of 23 to %. An
other motion was defeated. 1t was Vests to
take up his cloture resolution introduced the
first day of the session. BY a strained con-
struction Of the rules Senator Faulkner. who
was III the chair, allowed vote to be taken on
the question OF Superseding the Nicaragua
canal bill by this resolution, but the motion
was defeated DO 4 vote OF "a to 81.
HOUSE-By q vote of TT to 81 taken by tell
erS, the house Of representatives Wednesday
refused to strike out Of the urgent deficiency
bill the item Of S245 095 TO enforce the collection
OF the income tax provided for in the tariff law
passed last session The exercises in cOnnec-
ton with the erection Of statutes of Gen. John
Stark and Daniel Webster, by the state OF
New Hampshire, were made the special order
for two o'clock December 20, and the second
Saturday in February, 1895, was set apart for
the delivery of eulogies upon the late Myron B.
Wright, representative from the Fifteenth dis
trict Of Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-SENATE-The bill to
establish the University Of the United States
at Washington was taken up Thursday. No
action was taken on it and it was put on the
calendar. Consideration Of the Nicaraguan
canal bill was resumed, and Mr.. Morgan (dem.
.Ala.) finished his argument in advocacy OF 1t.
He asked unanimous consent to have the vote
taken upon it next Thursday; but objection
was made by Mr.. McCaffery dem. La.), and
then Mr.. Morgan asked that the vote be taken
Immediately, but Mr.. PETER (pop., kan) de-
sired to occupy some time in presenting his
views and the bill went over.
HOUSE-Aside from about an hour devoted
to an animated discussion of the policy Of the
>~>'
istration there was little done out Of the
routine work. The bills appropriating S2,Co6,-
505 to meet urgent deficiencies for the current
fiscal year, SlS79,O57 for fortitications and
coast defcnses for the year ending June ~
1896 and si57 676 for the expenditures at the
West Point Military academy in the same year
were passed as they came from the commit
tees. Mr. Cochran (dem., n W moved 10 re-
commit the urgency deficiency bill, with IN
structions to strike out the appropriation 1or
collecting the income tax. The motion was
lost yeas, 80; nays 165. The bill was 'hen
passed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-SENATE-Not in ses-
sion Friday. ,,..4
HousE-On motion of Mr.. McCreary the HUI
resolution calling on secretary of state for al
correspondence and reports relating 10 the
nayuent of s4o5, 900 to Great Britain growing
out of the controversy over the Alaskan lur
seals, was adopted Friday The time OF the
house was consumed Friday with debate on
the pension appropriation bill, and aooundeo
in charges and counter charges The OH cur
ries s141. 1881, SO and was passed without amend
mont The evening session was devoted 20 INC
consideration OF private pension bills ana inc
sonsc adjourned over to Monday