The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-08-02
FIF4'Y-THIRD CONGRESS.
SECOND -session.

WASH1SGTOT, July Observation-Disclosures
history has no record to equal the proceedings
In the senate Monday IF President Cleveland
did thing unique when he arraigned the dem
ocTatic majority Of the senate in his letter to
! hr Wilson for party peridy and party dis
honor, his own party In the senate went even
1nrfher beyond all precedent in arraiguing the
president Monday for hypocrisy. duplicity and
/. dishonesty. The annals of congress even In
the most exciting periods and tremendous
crises OF the nation. furnish no parallel to the
exposure OF President Cleveland made Monday
By Senator German, OF Maryland. assisted by
bis fellow members Of the finance committee,
Senator's Vest, Jones and Harris. After Sera-
tor German concluded his speech Monday.
Senator White (CaI) made short speech In.
favor CT the motion to Insist on the senate
amendments to the tariff bfil and to agree IL
further conference: and then, without action
on any OF the pending measures, the senate ut
$40 adjourned.
= EoUsE-The attractions Of etariH debate in
the senate Monday we're too strong to be resist
ed by the greater number Of representatives,
and it was found impossible TO secure the pres
ence Of quorum: After vainly endeayoring
for an hour end a half to effect the passage of
: the bill which came over as unfinished bnsi-
ness from Saturday directing the re-empoy-
ment OF railway postal clerks who were dis
charged between March Is and May !, 1882 the
house at leo o'clock adjourned until Tuesday.
WASHINGTON. July 25.-SENATE-Senator
-Bifl in speech Tuesday, defended the presi-
dent, but the New Workers. purpose was to
distress the president by defense from his
bitter enemy and to stir up irrtatons among
the democratic senators thatwould not be con-
ducive to harmony. might defeat the tariff and
bring discredit upon Clevelands adminstra-
tion No criminal lawyer with q bad case ever
defended client nor pleaded Justification
more ably than Hill did,
HOUsE-Mr. Rartcr TO- introduced COM
promise tariff bill Tuesday 1t provides that
ION and after September !, 1851. all existing
tariff taxes or duties not herein otherwise pro-
vidcd for shall be reduced one-half; also that
on and after September 1, 1909. all tariff taxes
ond duties in excess of IL per cent. ad yalorem
shall DC reduced to and collected ut the rate Of
IL per cent. nd vnlorcm. which shall be added
to the taxes. A uniform duty or tax Of cent
per pound shall be levied and paid upon all SUI
CARS and moasscs imported into the United
States having 100 degrees Of sacchnrino
strength. and reduction of onc-hundrcdth Of
cent per pound shall be made for each degree
of Saccharine strength below no degrees: O
uniform duty of four cents per pound upon oil
coffee. and eight cents per pound upon oil ten
imported shall he levied and paid,
WAsrlHtsToN. July 2a-SENATE-W ednes-
day the prpeeedngs were tame beyond COM
parison. but the tamcncss was insignificant In
showing the abandonment of the programme
which II carried into execution, would have
continued the exciting scenes of the past two
days. Chairman Voorhees, Of the finance COM
mittee, who wna to have followed tho vigorous
attack upon the president by Senator German
with o defense of the senate bill. was absent.
Scnntor Lindsay. nfter waiting for two hours
for chance to deliver his message from the.
white house. found himself crowded ont ny the
prosiest of speeches from Senator Caffcry and
from Senators Daniel and Hunton, OF Virginia.
nor could Senator Mills burning words Of tariff
reform find time for their uttcranco.
HOusE-Wednesday was set apart by the
house committee on rules for the considern-
tion OF measures reported from tho committee
on invalid pensions. and Chnirma.. Martin sno-
cecded in having passed shr.e bills OF great
importance. These were house bills to amend
the ge.esal Get Of juno 81, 1850. by. providing
pensions for widows and orphuns CT soldiers
who died or we're killed in discharge Of duty
and who did not therefore receive discharge
from the service: authorizing fourth-claSs
p6stmasters to administer oaths 70 psnA,oEers;
to extend during the terUi OF their natural
lives the pens!ona geansed to insane. iodiotic,
or othnlwise permanently helpless orphan,
children OF deceased soldier.
WAsHINGToN, July o7.-SENATE.-In the sen.
ate at O'Clock Thursday. Mr.. Joaas calledup
the conference report an she tariff bill. Mr..
Villas was Immediately recognized but yielded
t. Nj. Quay. who withdrew the sugar amend
ments he offered Just before adjournment
Wednesday night The Wisconsin senator 20,
gan his speech in defense OF the president He
referred to the fact that President Washing
ton came to tho saEao chamber accompanied by
his secretary to urge III person the ratitica-
zion Of a treaty he had negotiated. President
Jackson's course in making his views felt ny
congress was alse referred to. Or. Villas said
he was content to Leave 20 fair-rlinded men
whether the rTt.sinenf had wantonly cncroach-
cd upon the rights Of congress. Mr.. Hills
resolution that the senate recede from ita
amendments making coal and iron ore dutt-
able at forty cents per ton ~as lost.
HoUSE-N0 business Of importance trans
acted Representative Holman, the chairman
man OF the house democratic caucus, snys that
the house democrats viii probably caucus on
tho tariff bill when II te returned from the next
conference He does not think IN agreement
will be reached by the conferecs without in-
structions. and anticipates that ANOTHER 10
port of disagreement will be returned 70 both
houses. In that event. he says. o caucus or
the house democrats will De called TO decide
upon instructions to be given the house con-
ferecS.
WASHINGTON. July :e-SENATE--The tariff
encc Friday after three exciting roll calls,
which resulted II tie vote each time. The
republicans we're defeated Friday in their eff
fort to amend the sugar schedule b. the Gescr-
tion of Senator Stewart. who. although pres
ent withheld his vote. Senators Allen, Kyio
and PETER voted with TIE republicans. and
Senator Irby was paired on the same side with
Senators Smith, Of New Jersey. senator Villas.
who Withdrew his original motion TO strike out
,.,1 - TDrns i1n,
Cleveland and the dictation OF the sugar trust,
voted with the democrats.
HOUSE-The conference report on the mill
tary appropriation bill. which the senate
agreed to Friday, was agreed TO, and the bill
now goes to the president, Under the rules OF
the house Fridays session WAS subject to
motion 70 consider the bills on the private
calendar: but when Mr.. Bum (cem., n. c.,
made the notion the house refused to agree
20 1t. and after routine matters had been dis
posed OF the time was given TO the bill to au-
thoriZe settlement of the claims OF the state
OF Florida (about s63o0oW on account OF the
services of certain troops not mustered into
the service of the United States in the Indian
war OF 1868 No action wns taken on the
bill
WAshissrcN. July :0.-Nothing OF impor-
TANGO was transacted in either branch OF con-
gress Saturday. The democratic confcEres Oh
the tariff Dill, excepting CCyhecs' VINO = sloN,
met Saturday and talked the situation over for
D Wills The four house conferees afterward
Consulted. It was a sad meeting. They had 10
decide what 10 do. eftherto surrender or defeat
all tariff legislation. The III crnativc was not
plcasing. They fretted and worried for some
time and adjourned. They discussed the sad
state OF things Sunday. ard probably will be
ready On Monday to agree to ncccpt the senate
ratcs4on sugar, iron coai lead and other arti-
cies on which the senate Insists. The cotton,
wool ana steel schedules nay be amended
little. They are tooimpor,ant to many demo-
,,,tio can,tors m ha nCch amended without