The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-03-15
FIFTYJTHIRD CONGRESS-.
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! WAsH7r0ToH, March - SEgArR NJ.
Voorhees, Dem. Ind) reported from tha
committee on finance q compilation OF the coin
(! age laws OF tho government from 17ve TO 1913
got Up by Mr.. Durfee, late clerk OF the commit
| tee, ind asked thasit be printed as public
| document It was SO ordered The vice-presf
/! dent then proceeded as a matter OF form TO
Aave bills referred TO the appropriate commit.
| tees. 10 had reached the scintornge bill and
committee, when objection was made
! By Mr. Stewart Rep, New to Its
second reading. and It went over
until Tuesday with the understand
ing that the vice president would Icy 1t before
them at any tine he pleased After brief
executive session. the senate adjourned, pre-
vious TO which, however, Mr. Morgan, dem
Ala) offered an amendment to the tariff bull
providing for the appoin tment OF board OF
tariff revision, which was referred TO the
finance committee
HOUSE The debate on the pension appro-
priai1on bill continued sll day Monday In the
house. and At times considerable spirit was
displayed. The principal speakers we're Messrs.
Dolliver, Hepburn, Enloe and Cannon It Is
expected that the debate will DO concluded
Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, March 7-SENArs-The main
interest Of tho day centereA about the discus
sion a. to the disposal Of the Bland bill Mr
Stewart gave notice shat Wednesday at
o'clock nc would move 10 take It up AID make
It the business before the senate Until disposed
OF Mr.. Teller also spoke on the same subject
Mr.. Hill awakened interest by Offering resoo
luton asking the finance committee to almond
the tariff oil so ss to omit that portion propos.
ing to discard go 0o0 900 revenue from tho pres
ent tariff taxation. and to make provision Tor
o{a b,,4 fhap
ports without creating n deficiency. The pre-
siding officer laid before the senate the report
Of the conference committee Oil tho urgency
deficiency hill. Mr.. Cockrell moved that the
senate disagree 10 tho house amendments. and
further Insist upon its amendments and agree
to conference and this was ordered
HousE-1he debate on the pension bill was
full OF interest Tuesday. The chief speeches
were nude by Gen Siokles, OF New York, and
By Gen Grosvenor. Gen. Grosvenor claimed
that The remedy for all this tamperina with tho
rights OF the soldiers. making the pension
orflce the headquarters OF political intrigues,
and tho enormous expenses OF tie pension
bureau could all be obviated by service pen
sion law. He said the time had come whom It
would be better for all concerned to give every
honorab discharged soldier and ssilor pen
sion, either gross amount per month or on
per diem scale Before tho debate begnn Tues.
day the resolution for the Investigation OF
Judge jenkins writ of Injunction against the
Northern Pacific railroad was taIca up and
passed
WARRINGTON, March 8. - SENATE - The
friends Of silver in the senate gained sweep
ing and extraordinary victory Wednesday over
its advcrsares IN connection with the Bland
seigniorage bill. It was taken up in tho MORT
ing hour and discussed IN q desultory manner
un q @ clock, VIXEN II was disposed OF By tho
unfinished business. Then motion was made
10 make It the unfinished tusiEess, and that
motion was carried. almost without opposition.
Prior to that Mr.. Sherman had moved TO refer
the bill to the finance committee and hcd made
strong speech against the bill proposing to
take q fund pledged for one purpose and using
1t for another purpose. The motion to roter
lad only the support Of five scnatora, Messrs.
DAVIS Galingcr, Morrill,, Palmer and Davis.
end then with hardly any discussion the bill
vas rushcd through the various parliamentary
steps until it reached the point for It's passage
HoUsE-Tho Ave days debate on the pension
bill, which has been cross fire between attacks
on tho management OF the pension bureau and
tho contingent ready 10 defend it. was ended
Wednesday By Its passage without division.
The bill approprlatcs sl51, 900. oo0 The bill Was
discussed Until S p. M. and thon passed, after
which the house adjourned.
WARRINGTON, March o-SENATE-Yhura'
day numerous pension bills were passed. after
which Mr. Sherman (O) continued the argu-
meEt against the seigniorage rill Which he had
begun on Wednesday aud OvcrfOmed WITH
facts, figures and reasons to pro?e that not
only was there no gaia Or seiEniora2e to De
taken advantage OF, but that the transaction IN
the purchase Of silver bullion had resulted IN
on enormous loss and that the passage 81 tho
bill would inevitably result IN single silver
standard Ho was followed by Senator'S Lodge,
OF Massachusetts, And Higgins, OF Delaware,
who gave their reasons why the bill should not
pass the senate Mr. Alison's mott n 10 re-
consider the vote ordering the cngrosSlncnt anu
third reading OF the bill went ever Without ac
ton I'LL Friday, whom that senator Is 10 adj
dress the senate In supper: OF the molten
EorsE-Ihc house Thursday passed the bill
reported by the Dockcry commission aboishng
the Offices OF commissioner and deputy commits
sioner OF customs and transferring the duties
thereof to tic Offices Of the auditors and con-
troltcfs Ct the treasury The bill will effect
saving of s3?, 24)r on account CT salaries Bills
were passed. to- protect tho fsherics Of the Po
foltac 'rivcr iop period OF tea years. and 10
amend the law governing tho Smithsonian insti'
tuition. The urgency deficiency bill "%s agreed
TO- The District Of Columbia appropriation bill
was discussed two hours and went over till
Friday.
WASHINGTON, March lNSEEArE-1hc Bland
seigniorage bill came up before tho senate Fr
day at 9 p. ~, Up 20 Eh!ea time the o1rstdern
ton OF the Mills on the.calendar unob1cctcd TO
occupied attention. Tncro were . score or
more of bills'passed, principally for tho roiief
OF claimants or for he gaming VI pensions
Mr. Allison had the floor on his motion 20 re-
consider The vote ordering tho seieniorAee bill
to third reading, but did not feel vel enough
to address The senats, 0u. hfr. Villas (Dem,
Wis made strong argument aRatDs! the bill,
and in,imated that it did moi meet the approval
OF the secretary OF the treasury, who is
charged" he said, with tho credit aaa honor
Of tho government in every financial aspect;
Adjourned until Monday.
Hot sE-Aimcst the enttio session OF the
bouse Friday was devoted to the District OF Co.
lumbia appropriation bill. The general debate
was closed and the consideration o. the bill was
discussed under the flve-minute rule for amend
mc1t An evening acssion was held for consid'
Grafton OF private pension bills
wife Murder and Suicide. Eft:
ALTON, Ill, March 12.-Marion T.
Skapps shot and killed his wife at East
Alton Sunday evening", AHd then fred
ttnce bullets iutp his own brain, kill
fne himself instantly. Once before he
nearly succeeded in doing that which
| no did Sunday night, but both recov-
ore3 His wife s,1ed for divorce, but