The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-07-14
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session.

WASHINGTON. July 9 SENATE cebau
upon the Hawaiian resolutions continued ia
the senate. Three speeches were made. Mr.
| HOar Mass In advocating annexation made .
| notable speech against It, and any policy OF
general territorial expansion as a sequence tc
the war Mr.. Lindsay OiyD opposed the reSo.
lutIons directing his attack principally against
| their constitutionality. Mr. White (CaL) re.
sumed his speech In opposition.
| HOUSE, Representative Berry. OF Kentucky.
| a member OF the house committee on foreign
affairs. Tuesday introduced the following Joint
resolution: Joint resolution rendering the
thanks OF congress TO Schlcy. L =. n. and the
officers and men under his command.
Resolved That the thanks OF congress
and Of the American people are hereby ten
| dcred to Commodore Schley. l. &. y. and the
| officers and men under his command. for their
| heroic and distinguished conduct I'm destroy
ing the Spanish feet in Cuban waters on the
third OF July last" The resolution was re-
ferred to the naval affairs committee.
WAsHINGToN July SENATE Pettigrcw's
| resolutions TO annex the Islands OF Hawaii
passed the senate late Wednesday afternoon
by a vote OF q to 81. The resolutions as passed
were precisely as they passed the house. The
president OF the senate and speaker OF the
house signed the document. and the president
amendments were voted down.
House The house Wedues day. after de-
bate OF four hours concurred in the senate
amendment to the general deficiency bill au.
thori1ing The secretary oi tho interior. tho
attorney general and the secretary OF tho
treasury to settle. with the approval of the
president the indebtedness OF the Central and
Western Pacific roads TO the government The
amendment was eoncurred In by q
vote OF 90 To NJ An amendment was
offered and adopted to tho Pacific railroad
amendment providing that unless settlement
was reached within one year. the president
should begin foreclosure proceedings to col-
lcct all money due the government During
tho day Mcssrs Hilborn Ncp Cal), McRle
(dcm. Ark). Ncwlands Silver. New. Castle
fpOp. CALI Barlow pop. Cal). Deyries
(dem. Cali. Fleming (dcm. Ga) spoke IN op-
position while McsSrs Grow Ucp Pa Gross
ycnor rep. o. Hepburn Gcp la) and
Cannon rep NJ supported the
amendment The conference reports upon the
bills to increase the force of the ordnance dc
partmcnt and To protect harbor dcicnscs and
fortincationS against injury were adopted.
The bill granting an American registry TO The
steamship Titania OF san Francisco was
passed. aS was also another authorizing the
construction OF bridge over the lalObusha
river in LcFlorc county. Miss by the lazoo
& Mississippi valley r. l. AT i.O p M. the
house adjourned.
WASHINCTON. Julys SENATE Late Thurs
day afternoon bill conicrring upon Adl,. Gen.
Corbin the rank. pay and allowances of
major general was pass by the senate.
When unanimous consent was asked by Mr..
Sewall rep. y. j for consideration Of the
bill Mr.. Pettus dem. Ala) objected. How
ever, by vote the senate decided 10 recon
slider the bill Bills passed: Fixing the days
and allowance Of chaplains OF volunteer reg-
ments. making them the same ns those Of
mounted captain, permitting officers IN tbe
regular or volunteer army to hold positions a'
commissioners. superlntendents or historians
Of national parks. Mr. Allison called up tho
house re-. .oution providing for the ADJOURN
ment OF congress Friday. aud had II referred 10
the committee On appropriations.
HOUsE-Thc day IN the hou.e was given TO
consideration OF mea. urcs 10y unanimous con-
sent Few Of importance were passed After
the resolutions providing for nnal adjournment
Friday was agreed 90 there was % clamor
characteristic OF the closing day, oi a session.
members In large numbers being almost con-
siantly upon their feet. appealing for rccOg
milton and consideration Of their local meas
ureS
WAsHINGToN. July The second session
OF the Fifty-hflh congress expired Friday at
o'clock. Il has written pages OF new history
for these United States. but its end was quiet,
and. after the usual tamcncss save for an in.
cident in the house where the sergeant
alarms vas obliged 10 use The mace.
the golden goose" which symbollzes tho
power OF the house and the authority
exercised in the name Of all thu
people. The senate accepted the resolutions
OF the house fixing Friday at o'clock as
the hour for adjournment. when shortly after
noon Friday the committee on appropriations
reported that II had no further urgent busi-
ness. and that the adjournment could be had
without injury 10 the good Of the untry. Mr..
SpOOner offered resolution thanking
Senator Frye. president pro tempore Of the
senate Tor the able and courteous manner IA
which he had presided over the deliberaton,
OF the senate during the present session. 10
was adopted. a similar resolution offered by
Mr. Cockrcll MOI thanking Vice President
Hobart was adopted WIKI q rOusing yea Vice
President Hobart then. the hour OF , o'clock
being indie Itcd by the senate time piece. for
mally declared the senate adjourned without
day