The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-08-23
FlFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
Second Session.

.,'c Introduction OF the ncxpectcd order frou
VIC committee on rules relating to the constd
GRAFTON of the tariff bill! and cccnatc measures
"n'en w;:S proposed by Mr.. Catchings (dcr1.
! "i1"S) II provided that It shall be in order
Inc PASSING o' the order 10 move thai
'h0 sTtIon OF The hoUsc requesting q frrthe,
conwrcHcc On the tariff bin be rescindcd
mat the confcrccs be discharged from fur.
IhcT uuty IN connection herewith: ard that
| Tue mouse agrees TO the scuntc3 amendments
! ~ JUNK which motion shall be debated two
MUS "hch the vote on its adoption shall be
! eaken' ana the motion snail he ndiyisiblc
! General leave TO print on the subject is eiycr
io' zen GAYS. Second. that 1t shall be in order
| d''et Tie adoption OF the order. to present r
! VIC mousse anu consider without reference tC
| a"y committee bits for placing sugar coal iro.
ORC ana narbcd wire upon tie free list. Upor
'o'c inc resolution TO agree TO tie senate
amendments passed By vote Of IS. to l05
nc rec coal bill passed 100 TO lO4 The free
iron ana free barOed wire bills also passed
" AShl:'GTo%, Aug. l5.-SENATE-As soon y
The reading OF Mondays journal was finished
message announcing the pasSa:,c o! The free
! coal. iron sugar and barbcd wire bills and
| making no reference TO tho tariff bill Was de-
! hVcrcd by the chief cleah OF the house Sub
( sequcrtiy the bills were laid before the sem
| ale, one after another. were read first time
ana went over until "Wednesday on an obicc-
t!"n by Mr. Henderson rep Ncbl to
thclr second reading Mr. Vest (Gcm.
! MOI indicated a desire to have them taken
! up at oncc for consideration. but that was
| prevented by Mr.. Man1crsoa's objection Mr.
| Vest dem, Mo manifested much indignation
10 q resolution offered by Mr.. Hale (rcp Me
10 print I'VE thousand copies of the tariff bill
| as passed. and in which resolution tho bill was
| described as the sugar trust tariff bill" He
! ucclarcd that the senator from Maine had no
! ri"ht 10 give the bill such an Gppcllation. and
! that ms noln2 50 vas an outrage on tho senate.
! INC resolution went over without action Mr..
i,lll gaze notice OF an amendment repeating
| the Income tax.
| HOUSE-NOt in session
WASHINGTON. AVG. i0.-SESArE-M Har-
rs tdcm.. Tenn asked for the second reading
! OF the house revenue bills No one objcctinp
inc Dlll 10 place coal, iron orc ana barbCsl wire
| on the free list WAS read. Mr.. Earris then had
| read letter just received from Secretary Car
| Use concerning the effect OF the proposed bills
! upon the revenues Of the government. Mr..
berry (dcln.. Ark called upthc free sugar bill.
| DIR Harris. while fuvOring free SUGAR, thought
! this and the other bills should lie referred to
tho finance committee. Mcssrs. Vest and
Mills made sensational speeches. AT the con-
clusfon OF Senator Vests speech Senator Jones
offered On amendment to tbc sugar bill It's
object was TO levy duty of 20 per cont. on s,i-
gar, with no protection 10 III" trust. The
amendment was not in order. AZ the bill was
! not before the senate st ) o'clock the senate
| adjourned.
| HoUsENo business of Importance transact
cd in the house Wednesday.
! WASuINGTo& Aug. i7.-SENArE-Th Thursday
the senate passed the bill for the exclusion
nGd Deportation OF alien anarchists. 1t dis
posed OF the four house bids 10 place on the
/ FREQ u
by referring each OF them to the finance COM
mittec by votes Of ncarly3 30 l. And then 1t
took Up pension and other bills upon the cal
cndar and pa Sscd some two dozen Of them.
! Various notices were given of amendments 10
| the four ''pCpgun" bills. and II will be within
| the competency Of The finance committee TO
consider and pass upon them. These amend
Rcnts were: TO restore the Mckinley act
duties On wool. by Mr.. DELPHI rep, Orc)
| to repeal to the new tariff hill. by Mr.. Al
! drich Ncp, Il. ~, and TO continue the sugar
bounty till July /, 1903 By Mr.. Henderson rep.
| Ncb) Il
! UOCSE-Thc conference report on the general
! deficiency bin was laid before the house and
the discussion resumed OF the item approprl-
ating 81. 200. 0i0 to pay judgment obtained by
the S0uthcra Pacific Railway Co. against the
/ United States for the transportation OF troops.
mails and merchandise. BY ayCte Of ST to III.
tho house rejected motion by Mr. Cannon
! that it rccelc from its dsagrccEcns to the
amendment and concur therein. Mr.. Saycrs
! hlcm. Tex.) submitted The conference report
| on the item in the general deficiency appro-
| pyiation bill providing lcr the payment Of the
judgment Of il.S00,Oc0 i'll favor OF The Southern
! Pacific Railroad Co, with reduction OF tic
amount appropriated to sl:I" rs The house
confc,oes rct onmc2Gcd that the house concur
! in the Amendment ana il was 80 ordered
WAsHlHGTON. Aug. lS.-SENATE.-S enator
| Harris was curagcd at an Objection mace Dy
Senator Chandler 10 II motion hy Mir. Harris
that Senator White. Of California. DC appointed
70 I'll the existing vacancy on the finance COM
mittcc Senator Murphy tN. W Introduced d
! resolution To the eject that there should DC no
further legislation on The tariff at this session
! in view Of the Lclc.crcy indicated by Sccrc-
! t1rv Carlisle Senator Murphy asked unani-
mou; consent FOR The immediate consideration
NJ his resolution but cn;tor Ccck:c.l OF Mis-
eo,,ri in retaliation COR &c objection 10 Sc!a-
FOR Harris resolution winch had co".c from
: the republican side. intcrpo$cd his Cpjcctloh'
! and senator Mrrphy'S resolution went over
/ also.
EOUsE-No business Of importance trans
acted The ways ana means committee Folco
Friday 10 present iith spc III tarlh olI!
r,,linr 81; cr-,cad ore free OF duty. the Wll-
/
,il put a duty Of threc-foIiihS Of Il cont
round on thom 4, the meeting Friday tho
! rc,norrnts voted for the free Silvcr-lead ore
h;ll and The republican, against 1t. me mo-
( zion TO report was carried, and MI lnfSNey' VI
| missouri. will make the report on MONDAY.
WASHINGTON Aug MISUNDERSTANDING
Wh,a (Cal). is Il member Of tac senate finance
committees The republicans and Mr. iill "ig4-
drew their opposition to ms appolh.llcnC NHt'
rr,,ov moruins ana it was ratified nN Tue se't1
,tc Senator Murphys resolution t.p5li ci.ie
M. and he :mrnde6 1t 80 Is W s'f'hc Guy "a
i;.a. name and provide thai II was iihpractic-
'l,a "a nnact further tariff legislation this sea-
o,, and ,hpt IL was the sense OF the senate
nat il had better adjourn as soon as posslolc'
ri,nou; debate the motion was cur"
rio5 hv a vote OF - 10 To- INC
M,ndcrscn amendment providing !o'
the Mckinley bounty IN the Tree S"5"r IN
u,,y rnrrict! ii to % Nh harris (GeiA.' emu
,hnr caIIcd up the house Dill to repo;si inc '"A
m alcohol used in the arts lac aN"cd uI'',,.i-
nous consent 10 consider IT. our !d:' oh''''ol
nl,,pcted AM, moved TO refer 1t TO liic 'ii'''ioe
So'om}t,ae The motion was los! ! 20 % ~
quorum voting. nv H"rF'S ~ ,,,an ,ho
s,s,,o t,o into executive session Alter tuc
..,I,n If ne bill for the relief OF the o"Ia-
, homa settlers Tue "c""''' ~
ecutiyc session . ,r,,.
fr(,1.sr-Eo business Of Importance 'rals-
! octe1 in The house SATURDAY
rnuieta increasing.
toSpoS, Aug. :o.-The lines ois,
a,t.b from Vienna states that from
Thursday to Saturday there were %
.asne If cholera and l29 deaths nom
,ha di.easc in G..hcia. IN Buci'o"ln;'
'i-c '''> ,,J y deaths were ro'
ported in the same 'l'ne.
rx-Cov. Eobinson's funeral ~,