The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-13
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS
Second Session.

LIE l1-IHlhU CUNUhEON.
Second Session.
I WAaHIsGToN, Dec. 4-SENArEThe 1sst
session OF the Fifty-third congress vas opened
at noon Monday The proceedings we're opened
with prayer from the chaplain. Mr.. Milburn.
"A committee 10 notify the president OF the as;
sempnng OF the senate was appointed, and
shen recess was taken until 1850 p. m, and
! then further recess was taken till f::0
O'Clock. At the close Of the, second recess
report was made by Mr.. Harris. from the COM
mittee to wait on the president. and iumedi.
eteiy thereafter Mr.. Pruden. one OF the presi.
dents secretaries delivered the presidents
annual message, which was thereupon read by
Mr. Cox secretary of the senate. The reading
OF the message occupied Two hours and five
minutes, and was finished at 5:+a After the
Offering OF various resolutions the senate at .
p M adjourned until Tuesday,, M
4 HoUsE-A round of applause greeted Speak
CIR Crisp as he took the chair, ard with most
Informal rap OF the gaveI, called thu house to
4 order ut ex1etly no0n- There ssN;ts quiet
| while the chaplain delivered his opening
| prayer. at l2::cc. the roll cali was. completed
and Speaker Crisp reported that aio members,
more than quorum, were present. At leo the
| presidents message was received. and the
reading began. Silence marked the conclusion
and utter the death OF Representative Wright
| Pa). had been reported, the house adjourned
as mark OF respect to his memory.
| WASHINGTON. Dec h-SESATE-The senate
was In session for only half an hour Tuesday.
Us the leaders of the majority desired to eau
Gus on the general order OF business before
proceeding with the business, itself. There
! was time enough, however, for Mr.. Lodge OF
| Massachusetts, to have passed two resolutions
Tor information which promises to bring tie
Hawaiian and Bluetields incidents before con-
gress for comment and probably criticism.
There was the usual deluge Of bills and petit
| tions incident to the opening days OF ses-
sion, none Of them, however, being OF public
Importance. 4t
1 HOUsE-The session of the house Tuesday
was exceedingly dull and uninteresting. The
attendance was small and there was no clash
OF any kind. A bill providing for the dedica-
| tion Of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga
Military park. September 10 md 20. 1895. and
one for the establishment Of national mill
! tary park on the site OF the battle of Shiloh
were passed. and the remainder OF the day was
| devoted to fruitless discussion OF the print
ing bills.
WASHINGTON. Dec. e-SENATE-Mr. Vest
| (dem.. Mo- addressed the senate in support
| of his coture resolution offered by him Tues
day. Mr.. PETERS (pop., Kan.) resolution. In
structing the judiciary committee to report as
to the legality Of the recent issue OF United
| States bonds, was, after remarks by Mr.. PEI
| fer, agreed to- Mr.. PETER resolution, calling
on the president for Information concerning
the sending OF troops to Chicago, was referred
| to the judiciary committee To the committee
on education and labor was referred Mr.. Nc
Pherson's resolution. calling for I report as to
the advisablity of establishing National
unit OF value OF labor" whcrewith to regulate
| wages automatically.
! HousE-W Wednesday Mr.. Blair rep, n H.
| presented resolution, asking immediate con-
| sideration thereof, calling upon the president
| to transmit to congress all the correspondence
with the governments OF China and Japan re-
! lating to the pending war between these coul-
| tries. Objections were made to Its present
consideration and the resolution went to the
committee on foreign affairs. The house en-
tered upon the consideration of the pooling
bill. Previous to the consideration Of the bill
| the house passed bill to prevent the free use
| OF timber on the public lands and to revoke all
permits heretofore granted in certain states:
also O senate bill making land warrants applic-
able for tho payment OF all classes OF public
lands. ii
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.--SENATE--The senate
spent two hours in session Thursday, trans
acted some business OF minor Importance and
adjourned over till Monday. MIR. Vest (dcm.
MOI made On effort ut the close OF the proceed
ings to get up his clOture resolution for action
but he was cut of by motion to proceed TO
| the consideration OF executive business. Four
bills were passed: To exempt from the pay
ment Of duties articles OF foreign exhibitors ut
| the Portland (Ore.) Universal exposition; ex-
! tending the time for the commencement and
| completion OF bridge across the Mississippi
river, above New Orleans to reimburse tho
Washington and Lee university at Lexington,
| Va, for injuries by United States troops dur
ing the war: and appropriating 10000 for the
| dedication Of the Chickamauga and Chatta-
nooga National park on the two battle-felds
on the 10Th and Goth OF September, 1895.
HoUsE-Speaker Crisp Thursday announced
number Of committee removals and assign
ments, made necessary by the changes that
have occurred In the membership OF the house
The pension and Notifications appropriation
bills for the year ending Jr9e 80, 1896, were re-
ported 10 the house with the notification that
| the former would be called up next wednesday
and the latter when the railroad pooling bills
have been disposed of. The debate on the bill
to so amend the interstate commerce as to per-
NIT OF pooling by the railroads was resumed
and occupied the attention OF the house until D
O'Clock, at which hour the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. a--SENATE-Notn ses-
sion Friday. ais sit
HoUsE-The greater portion OF Fridays ses-
sion was devoted to continuation OF the nis-
cussion on the bill to so amend the interstate
commerce act as to permit railroad companies
to pool their earnings. A resolution offered
by Mr.. Wilson (dem., w Va.) was passed, dis
tributing the presidents message among. the
several appropriate committees. Among the
executive communications laid before the
house was one from the secretary OF the treas
ury. submitting an estimate for an additional
appropriation to meet the expenses of the civil
| service commission for the year ending June
80, 1895 A favorable report from the commit-
tee on judiciary was made by Mr.. Chflds rep
Ill.) upon the senate bill, authorizing the mp
pointment of an additional Judge for the
Seventh judicial circuit. bill to protect the
public forest reservations was discussed for
an hour, but no conclusion was reached by the
horra rha houSe adjourned at o'clock.