The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-06

| Whether this can be done is quest
ionable. Some Of the shrewdest and
most experienced men in Congress,
who themselves hold radical views
one way or the other, declare it I'M
| possible. It is only getting at it the
right way that is difficult.
The opening Of Congress was quiet
er than usal and the attendance small
Ter, both OIL the floor of the House and
Senate and in the galleries. The
public seemed to know that the spec
tacular part of the session would not
| begin until after the opening formal
tiles, when they are expected to be-
come fast and furious, unless some
of the more turbulent spirits can be
controlled in some manner.
The sugar trust may discover that
it made serious mistake in shutting
down it's refneries aud throwing sew
cral thousand men out. of employ
ment at the beginning of the winter.
That it was done to make the count
ry believe that the business of the
trust was poor and to furnish the
Senate an excuse for not passing the
bill, already passed by the House.
putting sugar on the free list, is SO
ann.ront that # NAV instead Of pre-
venting, result in the passing of the
free sugar bill by the Senate. Ger
tain it is that men who favored let
ting the whole tariff alone during
this session of Congress arc, since the
inhuman action of the trust, which
is said to have made profit of more
than $2O,O0O,OO0 since the first of
last January, earnestly advocating
the early passage by the Senate OF
the free sugar bill. Bnt even with
this increased sentiment in favor of
free sugar and the destruction of the
trust it would not be safe to predict
the passage of the free sugar bill by
theSenate. There are men in theSen-
who.are''really and conscientiously OPP
posed to trusts, but they do not in
clude all the Senators who publicly
talk against trusts and monopolies,
nor past experience shown them to
be numerous enough to control the
Senate when there is a real opport,ln-
ity to injure some trust, although
they do so easily when some eligible
antitrust measure--the present law
for instance,--is up for action,
Senator Palmer, of ILL.,, who is
himself opposed to the free coinage OF
silver, expresses the belief that a free
coinage Of silver bill will be passed
at this session, Notwithstanding the
efforts of the administration to pre-
vent itgand that it will be vetoed by
President Cleveland. 1t may not be
miss to mention that Senator Pal
mer's record as a legislative prophet
has not been a successful one,
Senator Teller, whose silver senti-
ments are known to all, says: owe
have very little hope, if any, that
this Congress, or even the next, will
do anything for silver. There will
be many plans brought forward relat-
ing to the currency and its revision,
and there will be much severe criti-
cism of the administration for its rep
rehensible conduct in issuing bonds.
| am certain that the so-called Balti-
more plan will never meet the situa-
ton. 1t is very poor plan, and
will be jumped on and trampled to
death by the Senator'S from the
western States"
Opinions of the financial part Of
President Cleveland's message are
very generally withheld. until the de-
tails of Secretary Carlisle's financial
scheme, which is to be submitted tc
Congress tomorrow, can be careful
ly studied. There are lots of men ii
Congress who are not welded to any
particular scheme offinance, although
the most OF them have pronounced
ideas as to what the foundation
should be, who are willing to accept
anything that they can be convinced
will be an Enforcement upon present
conditions, even though it does no
agree with all the opinions they have
HERETOFORE held. These men will mo-
condemn Secretary Carlisle'S plaI
without hearing; they will closely
study it and if they think it goot
will support it, otherwise not. 1t il
not a subject upon which man cal
make up his mind properly in al
! hour or in day.
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