The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-03-22
II HII1D CONG & l f,s3s,
sesond sessscn.

senate MONDAY Gtlor tnO uSotfA A-ioAA'AA s1SN
ness. Senator Villas dem, Wis., spoke Tor
nearly two hours against It IN con .ihua.,o OK
his arguments of last Friday. Senator Allison
rep. Iova} argued upon the necessity OF
amending Il so az to preclude the probability OF
having the s5 Ooo,0oo of silver dollars supple
rnented for an equal amount OF silver ceruh.
Gates Senator wolcott rep, COLI, favorea
tho massage of the bill as one did to the country
ont OF lis preSen. depressing financial cond!-
ton. TIE now senator from Louisiana, NAE
Blanchard, was sworn Ii, and M Peiicr's reSo'
luton for an investigation OF the newspaper al
legations that senators had been DrontinS Dy
specializing In sugar securities, was tala OF tne
on the table
HousE-Monday boing. District OF Columbia
dav. no general legislation was considered. A
bill authorizing The Metropolitan Street Car
Co. to change its motive power 10 an under
ground systorl, was discussed, but no conclu'
sion vas reached. In the absence OF Speaker
Crisp, Representative DockorJ. (dem., MOI
presided
WASHINGTON, March 14-SENATB-Tnere
we're thrcc speeches made In the senate Tues
DAY on the Erand seigniorsge bill. The frs.
two were in favor Of the bill and were made by
Senator'S Stewart (rep. New and Lindsay
(dcm. Ky) The third WAS opposed TO 1t ana
was made by Senator Dolph (rep. Oro), who
declared that thosc who favored 1t we're large
~ those who favor tie free coinage of silver.
The discussion is to close Wednesday alta p
H., when vote will be taken on Ar. Alllsons
motion 10 reconsider the vote ordering the Dill
to third reading. THE final vote On It's pas
sage Is to be taken on Thursday at the Same
hour.
HoUsg-Most of the days session vas occu.
pied in consideration Of the sundry civil Dill.
oHo bu n
N. W authorizing the expenditure OF ssOVoo
for repairs in the New York city post Office,
yas adopted A motion by Mr.. Morse rep,
Mass to strike out the appropriation Tor me
Inter-state commerce commission, received bus
five votes a resolution introduced by MT
Cummings (dem., N. W calling ON Secretary
Herbert for all information in his possession
respecting the reported failure OF Carnegie
Phipps & Co. to furnish armor plate IN accofu'
ance with their contract TGs favorabiy report
ed from the committee On naval Affairs ana
agreed TO- On motion OF Mr. Hall, (denl-,
MINI. bill was passed authorizing the With
drawal from entry and sale Of public lands in
the state Of Minnesota containing good gold
and silver bearing lodes-
WASHINGTON, March 15.-sENATs-Promptly
at O'Clock Wednesday the senate voted on the
motion 10 reconsider the vote whereby the
Bland segniorage bill was ordered to third
reading. By vote Of 20 years TO 45 nays the
senate refused and this left the bill in the shape
that it can not be amended The democrats
who voted to reconsider we're Brice, Caffrey,
Mcpherson, Palmer and Villas, whilc the repub-
leans who voted against 1t were DUBOIS, hans'
brough, Mitchell, Perkins, Pettigrew, Squire,
Teller and Wolcott a motion to commit the
bill 10 the finance committee with Instructions
TO remove its ambiguity OF language was voted
AZ
question OF reconsideration can BE accepted as
fair test of the strength of the bill and serves
to show that 1t viii pass the senate Thursday
by majority of 15 or II votes.
HoUsE-Chairman Sayers, Of The appropric~
ton committee, is making wonderful progress
with the sundry civil bill in the house. Wcdnes'
dey forty pages CT Tie bill were disposed CT,
making In all eighty three in two days and
leaving only sixteen pages more exclusive OF
two paragraphs. those relating to the coast ana
geodet.c surveys and the Missouri river COM
mission, which were passed over temporarily.
No amendments OF Importance were adopted
Wednesday, although the northwestern mem
bcrs made vigorous effort 10 increase THO
amount for the survey Of public lands
WASHINGTON, March l6 Standardization
was the majority that the Bland bill, providing
for the coinage eli the seignioragc, amounting
to sl5,158,6Si, received en- its passage IN the
senate Thursday, By q vote Of A. to- Thirty
democrats, eleven republicans and three popu-
lists, counting Stewart as republican, voted
for The hill, while tx enty-ole repubicanG and
ten democrats voted againstit il. Senator Sher-
man Gid not vote against The bill, because he
was absent because CT an lrdlsr cSttioE, but re
wcs paired against it. while Brice 70 Led against
ii. OF the New York senator's. Hill announced
himself rs being paired with Dixon, OF knoae
Island, without saying how DIXON would Tote,
although II Was known that Dixon would have
voted against the rill ilad be ben present. Ad
jo:rned until Monday.
EcUsE-In the house thursday morning, Nr.
BACK Dem, LID asked unanimous consent 10
consider q bill TO Grihorise managers OF SOL
d!ers' hoircs TO employ medical officers other
tlan soldiers disabled il The service as the Lax
now requires Surgeons disabled thirty years
ago Mr. Black said, were not the nlen Eow 10
welt upon q camp Of invalids. They now needed
attendance themselves Mr. Stone Pa) and
~ Cannon tRcr llL) objected and the Dill
went over. Consideration CT the sundrg civil
BIZ was resumed. The reading CT the Gill vas
COMPLETED at 2:I5 and tho committee then re-
turned TO The paragraphs relating to the coast
and geodetic survey. Mr.. Enloe moved TO s'rlko
out the items CT appropTa items Tor the coast ana
geodeMc survey, and supported this proposition
q lClRtUy SEC-Cll anu "ILECC1 d|tiOi VII siAN
amendment the house adjourned
WASHINGTON, March l7-SEsArE-Not in
session
EoUsE-The house Friday voted not to direct
u special investigation OF the Cost md Ceode-
tic survey, as provided for in On amendment Ia
the sindry civil appropriation bill, proposed
Thursday by ar. Enoe dem, TENN II was
SO amended as to withdraw lhc a1thcrit; 10 re-
organize the force ana TO make 1925 900 the min
inium limit of tic expenditure for the Office
force The paragraph OF the bill carrying an
appropriation for the Missouri river commits
sion gave risa 50 cnnated discussion, after
which me house adjourned I'll! evening. Tho
senate was not i: session At tho nigh: SEES
sion about sixty ucr1cerS were present. After
passing layorably UPON seven bills, the commits
tee, st 10, 90, ros,, and the house adjourned ti|
l. O'clock
WASHINGTON, March la-sENA; E-Not in
session
Horsr-Thc house, Saturday, went into com.
1nittec OF TIC whole. ana the consideration Of
the sundry civil appropriation Bill WIS resumed
Mr Reed made L point of order against the
main amendments governing The fees CT c.erks
OF the United States courts IS no. g.-rrn1:c
The chair SUSTAINED the point OF ORDER. AID 1ie
committee then rose. : resolution authorizing
the enlisted men CT the army ana navy 10 f'2f
IL batgc on public occasions, on motion OF Mr..
Cultivate, was ag:eed TO- at 5:2J,
in accordance with tho provision
OF specia, order the remainder of tho day .yas
devoted 20 cuiogics upon the lie and character
OF the late Representative VI. 81. Eaocns, Of
Ohio Those who paid tribute 10 the memory
Of their deceased colleague were Messre. Gros-
venor, Of Ohio; Payuter, CT Kentuoly; warner,
CT New York; Hare, OF Ohio McAaig. OF M.ry-
land; Wilson. o. Ohio: Scorer, Of ONO: Lacton,
OF Ohio Northway Of Chic; BuadJ, CT Ohio.
aud Henderson. OF I.!:nois- AT the conclusion
OF the ceremori les, as a further mark OF respect,
the house cdjourned