The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-06-06
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
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WARRINGTON, Mny 2o-SENATE-In the sen
nte Monday Mr.. Voorhees, gave notice that ne
would Tuesday move to adjourn over tin
Thursday. 50 ns TO observe decoration day as
holiday. Tho senate confirmed the following
nominations: Charles D. Wocott, OF New
York. TO be director OF the geological survey.
! Postmaster: Ohio-A. ri. Jones. Manchester.
HoUsE-Monday being district day In the
house. the Crawlcy bill for the repeal OF the
ten per cent. tax on state bank Issues YVES SIDE
; tracked temporarily. and the few members
,, present geve partial attention to District OF
Columbia bills. An interesting event OF the
Gay was the reading of the letter from the sons
OF Louis Kossuth in reply TO the letter recent
ly sent by Speaker Crisp under direction OF the
house. The senate bill to fix the northern
boundary line OF tho Warm Springs Indian res
ervation, in Oregon, was passed, as were sun
dry house bills
WASHINGTON, June 1.-SEEATE-Lumb Der was
placed on the free list By the senate Thursday
This was done by strict party vote. Messrs.
PETER and Allen tpopulists) voting for free
! lumber. This places upon the free list OF the
pending tariff bill not only logs. which are
already free. but lumber OF any sort. planned.
finished. tongued and groovod-thot Is to soy.
oil kinds OF manufactured lumber entering into
the construction OF houses and buildings OF
every description arc made free OF duty. Sen
ator Sherman spoke for two hours upon the
general subject OF the tariff. Mr. DOlph rep.
Ore.) made long speech advocating Furnishing
newspaper correspondents for refusing TO an
swer certain questions asked by the senate
sugar scandal committee. ond gave notice that
he would make motion TO postpone the con-
sideration Of the sugar schedule until the COM
nlittce made It's final report.
HOCsE-1he house Thursday passed rcso-
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what IS necessary. under the act OF March 3,
1893. for the preservation OF the Gettysburg
battlefield. The bill for an additional judge
for the Northern District OF Illinois passed.
otter which the bill TO repeal the tax on state
bank circulation was taken up. Mr.. Block. OF
Georgia. rcSuming his speech In fovor Of re-
peal. Mr.. Black was followed by Mr.. Walker
(rep., Mass.) The other speakers were Messrs.
McLaurin. OF South Carolina. and Mr.. Wheeler.
OF Alabama. who favored the repeal OF the
state bnnk tax.
WASHINGTON. juno 2-SESATE-Thc con-
sidcration OF the tariff bill, Friday. was con-
fined to two long speeches on the question OF
repeating the bounty on sugar The first OF
them was by Mr.. Henderson rep, Neb), and
the second by Mr.. PETER (pop., Kan.) Mr..
Henderson spoke for three hours and hall,
the core Of his argument being thnt there
VaS moral obligation on congress to main
tain the bounty system. Mr.. PETER spoke for
over three hours in opposition to the duty on
sugar and In favor Of the continuance OF the
bounty. After he closed his speech he got into
on amusing controversy with Mr.. Honr (rep..
Mass.) over some OF the theories which he had
brought forward
HOUSE-Mr Enl0e dem. Tenn.), cndcavorcd
to sidetrack the bank tax bill by moving to
consider bills on the private calendar. but this
was defcated-ycns 81. nays l29. Thercupon
the debate upon the measure was resumed.
Speeches were made b. Messrs. RroSius rep.
Pa) and Henderson rep. ILL., against tho ro-
poal OF the 10 per cent. Tux Inv. and by McsSrs.
Samson (den., Vn.). Tucker dem. Va) ana
Izler (dcm.. S. CO. in favor OF repeal. AN even
Ing session was held under the rules to con-
slider private pension and relief bills.
WASHINGTON. juno 4.-SENATE.-SenatOr
Hill spoke Saturday on his resolution to mako
the sessions Of the investigating committee
open affairs. Hills speech wns pccuaarly
forcib!e. He advocated open sessions OF the
committee, as we'll us open sessions OF the SEN
atc. 1t resulted In a lengthy debate much to
the distress OF Senator Harris and others who
arc anxious for progress on the tariff. HITS
speech compelled Senator Gray to admit he
would consent to open sessions OF the commit
tee. and he added that his wish was for the sue
cess Of the investigation. and Senator Lodge
followed him In tho same strain.
HoUSE-Two private bills we're passcd-one
to pension Mary Ievans and another for the
relief of Thomas Is. Reed The house then
went into committee Of the whole. and Mr..
Izlar. Of South Carolina, resumed his speech
in favor Of the l3rnwcy bill. AT the conclusion
OF Mr.. Izlar's speech Mr.. Enloc (dcm., Tcnn.)
explained that he had offered Friday the mo-
ton to ge into committee OF the whole to con-
slider the Brawlcy bill. not because he was an
toronfstic 70 that bill but because he believed
there were some bills on the private calendar
which should hc raxs;cd Mr. Meyer (dcm.,
I,nA occupied the last half hour OF the day S
session with Il defense OF the state bank syS-
tenn and announced thut he proposed to vote
for the repeal OF tho ten per cent. tax when
Mr. Meyer finished his speech the house id
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