The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-04-05
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
Second Session.

|
mains to Macon, Ga. The following committee
| was appointed by the vice president: Sena tors
| Gordon. Morgan. Butler, Ransom, Gray, Hoar
| Proctor, Carey. Perkins and Allen. Prayer was
| offered at the converting OF the senate by MI
| ColGuitts pastor. Rev Isaac W. Can!cr. OF the
| Mt Vernon Place ". +. church, and At l":15
| o'clock the senate adjourned
! HoUSE-Sccretary Herbert Monday sent to
| tho house an answer 10 the Cummings rcsolu.
| ton calling for = statement OF the details OF the
recent alleged violation BIZ Carnegie, Phipps &
/ Co. OF the contract with the United States for
| the manufacture CT arnOr plate for tho navy.
! The secretary answer gives In detail the his
! tory OF the progress and discovery OF ono OF
! The mos: gigantic frauds known in our naval
| administration. II brief 1t states that several
! employees of the Carnegie Co brought to the
notice OF the navy department the frauds in the
manufacture Of arlnor plate, and offered to fur
nish valuable information II sufficient remnncr-
! alton were forthcoming Their claims were
| subSlantiatcd by an Oflicial investigation, and
! after consultation with the president and all
| parties concerned an assessment OF Eh0, 4S9
was made on the Carnegie Co, the intormants
receiving ono-fourth Of this sum, or s35, ~.
WAsHINGToS, March :8-SENArE-Thc fan.
| eral ceremonies over tho late Sena tor CcQuitt
| OF Georgia. took place in the senate chamber Mt
8 O'Clock Tuesday morning. occupying only
! threc-quartcrS OF m boar. after which the SEN
| ate adjourned until "Wednesday. They were OF
| the simplest and most impressive character,
consisting only Of prayer by the chaplain Of
| the house, snort address by the chaplain OF
| tho senate and the bcnedic;ion.
HOUSE-SOmcwhat 10 the sIrprisc OF rcpub-
| licans themselves, the question OF considering
| the resolutions in the ONcill-Joy contested
! election case was antasoniZcd by The minority
| OF the house Tuesday when they were called up
| by Mr.. Patterson dem, Tenn }, in charge or
the case for the majority OF the committee. So
| the entire day was spent in futile efforts TO
stir up quorum-the fonrth day tina, has been
spent in that way. AT 4:l0 Mr. Patterson sa.
ishcd that no quorum could be obtained,
moved an adjournment, which was agreed to,
he stating that "Wednesday The case would be
called up and pressed, to the exclusion of other
business, unit disposed OF.
WAsHISCTON. March c0-SENATE-A free
silver coinage bill was introduced by MIR. Stew
art tRcp. New: Il joint resolution declaring
the Clayton-Bulwcr treaty 10 be no longer in
force introduced by Mr.. Dolpb (ltep. Orc.),
and u senate resolution, offered by Mr.. PETER,
rsruc;n" the finance comlnit,c" TO report j
Till repeating all laws that authorize the issue
OF bonds or other itcreSt. bearing obligations OF
tie government: The house bill as to The So
10000 OF the proceeds OF the sale OF tho Chero-
kcc outlet Tas passed
IorSE-Thc house, Wednesday, expressed,
| by Il vote OF JAG TO 1Ol (Mr Burrows changing
his vote 10 move rcconsdcraii ION. lis opinion
that Charles F. JOY was not elected TO the scat
he holds as 4 representative from the Eleventh
district OF Missouri But on the motion OF Mr..
Springer to lay on the table Mr.. Burrows mo-
ton TO reconsider the quorum Disappeared and
the house adjourned without seating o Ncili,
the contestant for joys scat
WASHISGToN, March 20. -SEHATE-Thc SEN
atc bill, rcferrin: the famous McGarrahnn
claim to the Panochc Grandc tract OF land in
California to tho court OF private land claims,
occupied the attention OF the senate Thurs.
day for over three hours, and WAS then passed
without division The presidents message
vctoing tho scigniora%c bin WAS read. The
house joint resolution appropriating Sl00oO 10
carr out the Chinese exclusion act was passed.
and 1T 5:3J The scuatc adjour ned ill Monday.
House. Representative Henderson dem.
y. c. followed tho presentation OF the prcsi-
dents veto measure bY submitting bill for the
coinage Of The silver seicEiOra2c. Inc text Is
the same IS tho ltluud bill, emitting the second
section and some Of the explanatory language
OF the first section. Ii briefly directs the sccrc.
tary of The treasury to coin rs fast as possible
the silver Sci"uiorngc into legal tender stand
ard silver dollars The bill referred tn the
COINAGE committees \ seen" OF turbulence and
confusion uIicQualcd since tho Opening days OF
the li!ty-iirst congress marked the close ol All
! exciting session OF the house thursday. The
O'Nc-Joy contested election case WAS The uE-
finished business, and failing to get y
quorum to support The majority OF nc elections
committee Mr.. Patterson Introduced 4 rcSo!u-
ton directing the arrest Of the members absent
without leave and rcvo.iins Ill leaves OF All
scncc. On this resolution Mcssrs. Crisp and
Reed were pttcu against cacn other in speeches
that manifested some degree CT bitterness.
Later i'm III. day the speaker reversed ruling
he had r,:,,ic on Il motion by Mr. Lacy, OF Iowa,
frcm which cnsued an exciting and sensational
scene The members Swarmcd 10 me center OF
The hall. many OF tEcm shouting Tor rsco:nl'
ton Finally the scrsrant-at-;.rms WAS direct;
&C TO request the member from Name TO take
his seat, Mr. Reed acknowledged The force OF
This suggestion and sank into The nearest va
cant chair which happened 10 be on the demo-
cratic side.
WASHINGTON, March 31-SENATE-Not in
session.
uorSr-A large part of The day Was spent In
vain effort by MI Reed n. Me- to secure
en- amendment 10 The journal OF Thurs lay :
proceedings so that ii would state that the
| speaker had declined, for no reasons gwen !"
| TO entertain an appeal from Mr.. Paine y. NJ
! In the course OF The day the speaker declined
again TO entertain au appeal from the same
right 10 ask the chair for his reasons Tor making
his decision TIE journal WAS final; approved
md the president s message vctong IN" h!anu
! scip.iur3Cr bill WAS read. NOTWITHSTANDING
| a roint of order made by Mr. lioutclic against
| the inlc. vcn,ion Of any, business white INC
house was executing the terms "f iic special
| order adopted Thursday. y quCruln tIiled 10
| vote OH Mr.. SprirEcrS motion to Ia on Inc
| table the motion made by Mr. burrows TO re-
; consider the vote by which the house decided
| that Charles T.. JOY WAS not entitled 10 S2at
as rcpr, sentative from the Eleventh district OF
| Missouri ami ats so under the rules, Il recess
WAS taken u.,' il O'clock the evening session
| helm, for the consideration OF private pension
| bills and relief bills.
WASHINGTON, April 2-SENATt-Not i'll scs'
| sion.
HovSY-ln rccl gni,ion or The personal sacri-
! flee Speaker Crisp made Saturday III Gccilnlng
! the scu:tt0rship. there waS II burst OF applause
| Saturday mcruin@ when he aSceu4cd INC fos'
! ;ruln 10 call the house TO order Tue S'r'"S'c
| over the ONcillJOy contested election
| case WAS no, resumed. rs the ui; AFTER
one O'CLOCK by II special order adopted
some time ago, WAS devoted TO culorics upon
The la,c Representative o Sell, 81 Pcnnsyifa7
MIA. Before that hour arrived hrrcv'r some
routine business WAS done Dy.unaniinouS CON
sent Those Who paid Tribute III hc memory
OF their late colleague were McssTs Wise Na);
! Bro>sius pa: Morse, Mass English IN.
| j.: Hicks, pal: Springer 0!L): Robinson.
/ u'a): Reilly, Cpa); Adams, pa }, ana rl5ht'
| lPa) AL The conclusion Of he ceremonies lie
house, MS further mark of rcsrcc, adjourned.
10 stop Work.
HAzLEroS, Pa. March 81. J: WIS re-
ported hers Friday that al STRIPPING
operators on the South side, conducted
by the Lchigh and Wilkesbarre Coal