The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-05-10
i7IaalI-I IIRD CONG IRsEESS.
second Session.

It.
n irieres .i!ig Development OK the ba;tie over
the tariff bill The exchange OF Gcsti.ites
brought cur renewed admissions ifsst amend
frents &c me pending bill which would scrious-
Is cnanye rs c,la-ac.er arc b=iIs prepared out
SIDE CT the senate Chamber aud oossiGo OF tnes
room cf The finance COMMITTEES, ais quay then
tcc,s tha floor ana delivered tie thru insiall-
rent ot Ii 5 sreech against the t.riT but as.
s;sted oT M Ga!iinger in the reading OF sta
ts;ies.
iIousz-Whsn the house mot at noon Mon
CIV Mr. Sieihicjohn. OF Nebraska. Called up
senate Bill for tao construction OF cridSe
ae-oss The Ni0arara river. near the town OF Ne
brac.1a City, Nrb. and itwas passed ~ i::S5
TIE house went mo committee OF he Whole 10
Consider the army appropriation Blk INC ap-
preparation forihe purchase OK machine guns.
ir,,rcvcti musket calibcr, waS raised from slo..
Geo 10 G2Go1 An amendment striking cut the
p-oyis on rLas hereafter no appointments
SHOULD &c p.alc to the grade CT assistant sur
geon un the NUMBER IS reduced 70 %, aud that
the naa,ocr hereafter src:ild rot exceed W, was
disagreed u IS tie Vote OK @ 10 % ar Outn-
waite offered u committee anleadrlent that no
apnointicent Of assLs ,GIr a0j1tant %eEerai WITH
rank OF ,,aior. shouli 30 ulc.e nnt!i The num-
Der q. osnccrs in that grade hal been reduced
below lolr. ana ira, heroafet there should be
caly for of9ieecs n sad grass ara thsss future
promotions il adiutant general ptyr)As.cr anu
similar b,GsrctoS si:ould 10 si,rd frcn the next
lowest grade. Tbs aEeaanep: w:s agreed TO
by n vote Of 70 70 IS
WAsHfNGro.. .iav D. S',:;Arr-Tae session
OF the saaa;c Tsei,,a5 crcaped only ;en min.
utes OF tirne ire death Of Senator Stock
bridge. ci Michigan, Was announced oS MS COL
league. Mr.. McAigJari, ana the usual resolutions
expressive Of ,Ac Soprow G: the senate wero
offered and ag-eeA TO ard the seHa;c, as
further mari, OF respect 10 tho memory OF the
dead senator adjourned.
hocSe-rhc scsa.ca of the hotse was briof
Tucsta- on account Of the death o. Senator
Stoc1bridge. 81 Michigan Atr Dingcy rep.
lfe.) calic,. - the bi.l 10 improve The methods
OF accoII!inr IN tho irelsary department.
While Ir Ding c. vas explaining the pro-
visions OF The hill, word si.ac the house that
the parade o, Ike army Q. the coinnonwcal OF
Christ was Ma;:n- ~ the Hill CT ,fe rjghtof
the capitol Sr2u.ts. IL D moment tho house
became almost deserted. tn members tocking
out Oh the south ppr;ico 10 view The march. AT
1:a5 the consideration Of tnc bill Was inter-
rupted by tho arrival from tho scnafe OF the
resolutions adopted b. that bodr relative to
the death OF ScuAlcr Storkbrdsc. Appropriate
resolutions were made by Nix. Burrows and
adopted, and IeSsrs Burrows, Bynum, Nc
Crcary, },outell,, Payne N. ", Attlsen.
Thomas and Richardson were appointed q COM
mittee TO attend the funeral AS further
mari, OF respect the house, at 1885 p. m, ad-
iourred
WASHINGTON May 3-SENATE--Wed nesday
the senate Dill for the suppression or tEe lot-
terry traffic through national and interstate
commerce aud The postal service was, On mo-
ton OF MIR HOar (rep, Massj. taken rom tho
calendar for consideration. Apro,eSt was maze
by Mr. Vest dem. MOI against the extension
OF anti-@amb!!ng laws 20 religious fairs, where
articles are rafod for charitable purposes.
The bill went over without acton Ire confer
enco on the bin 10 protect birds aud animals
and to punish crime in the Yellow Stone Ma
tiona Park was then agreed TO The tariff bill
was then taken up, and MIR Lodge addressed
the senate in opposition. lie was followed by
Mr. SQUIRE who also addressed the senate In
opposition. After The consideration OF execu.
tive business the senate, al 80 pm. adjourned
Till Thursday II II ~ 10.
HoUsE-Mr. Johnson, rising to q question OF
privilege introduced Il resolution inS,ructing
tho committee public buildings and grounds
TO inquire into the question as to whether uE-
necessary force Was used in routing tho Coxoy
army Tuesday: whether unofcndins citizens
were cruelty beaten and whether The dignity OF
this house has been violated and that the com.
mittee have the power 10 send for persons ana
PAPERS EIr Outhw1!te %. Ohio suggested
chat the resolution presented 10 question OF
privilege. The spc0ker 90 decttcd The house
| went into committee OF the whole. DIR Hatch
| d. MOI IN the chair, FOR the consideration OF
the bill rcpor;c, from the Dockery commission
for the reorganization of thr accounting branch
OF tho treasury department. BY agreement
general debate vas limited to two hours. After
some discussion the committee rcsc. Inc bill
was reported with favorable report, and was
passed.
WAsHIycToH, May 4-SEtATE- Upon the
openinc OF the tariff debate Mr.. Allison APP
paaled to 5tr. Harris to lct the iirst amend
lnent fixing tho time for the bill 10 60 into ef-
! feet pass over for tho present ms was al
lowed and the second amendment was taken
up, being tic insortcn in the first paragraph OF
the words cor withdrawn for consumption"
lIr. Quay, who has been entitled to The floor
every day since April "A alternating with Mr..
Dolph), Yielded it 10 Mr.. Chandler (i, ". H.)
! Mr. Chandler passed from tho question OF time
10 that 81 rice and declared bis establishments
! that in tariff for revcrue cay The duty on
rice should pu. AZ lC0 per cent Mr. Quay
! (R, Pa tren took the fccr AID proceeded
; with aro cher !nstal!ncnt Of The speech began
| by him on the 1Gh Of April
EousE-An OF Thursdays session 0! the
! house was devoted ia committee OF TIC whole
| TO general debate on the river ana hirbor ap'
! preparation bill for the year 1905 General de-
! bate was closed and the bill! wi!l be Cefore the
! house Friday for consideration under tho five
! minute rule.
| WhsHISCroH, MGg 5-SsNATc-For about
! two aro cneiaf hours Fridat There "as moth
! Ing to be beard In the senate chanber s1ve the
mono:cncus drcliag out OF columns upon coll
! umns Ct tariG figures collected ny Senator
| Quay rep Pei I.a:cr the amendments in re-
| cara 20 t..e icconc tax, wnicc hai been agreed
! upon IN lie democratic conference on Thursday,
! were rsasentcd ard laid on tie table. ! he scn'
! &c ~ g. . adjourned I'LL Saturday.
! HoUsc--By steadily pcrsi.ins consideration
! OF TIE river SID barber appropriation iii for
/ the scar eni!ag June 30 1895. from the begin
! ring II Fridays session until an four or more
! cfter tnc usual hour Of adjournment The house
( t!nall, disposed ot the measure AMI 5 aried IL
| on its way 10 ~ senate AiumDcr Of changes
f: were made IN he appropriation, having besN
| ecreed 10 by the committee b1t All other pro-
| posed amendments making increased a7pfopri'
J atioris save Gre. Yerc defeated That Was OK.
! 1erod b. aIr ELS N.enl., hyl, ard Increased
/ from ~ C0J 10 los 90 the appropriation for i'm.
! rro. ;ag Lock 30 ?, III c. -eca river. Kentucky.
! An or1l.!ng session vas he'd for consideration
1 o, ,i!Ylte Leason appropriate, bills, al ina
/: srlcii:e!oa Of y hich the hose ad!ourned uaih
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