The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-15
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
p cpnd Session.

were nlled almost TO their capacity with dis
uneuishcd Assem- blage including many ladie
In brilliant attire. On the floor Of the .enat
.ne display OF flowers was unusuali,
Hu' even for the openni
10Y Oh session OF congress. III
door OF The flowers nllei the chambers Tn
reading OF the presidents message which oc
cupie' two hours and eighteen minutes wa
received with very careful attention for al
hour' Dut after that the senators drifted 10 III,
CLOAK rooms or TO the committee looms wher,
tney could peruse the message az their leisur,
IN the printed copies which had been Furnished
'hem The senate adjourned at $50
HorsE-Speaker Reed received warm vel.
come from both sides OF the house when be
ascenned the rostrum to call the house to or.
GER ous perhaps the greatest personal ova-
roh ,,e 70 any member was that given Mai Gen
| wheeler, OF Alabama. who has not been seen
by many OF his old colleagues since he wen, n
the 'front.' at the head Of the cavalry division of
! zen. SKATERS army. Mr.. W A. Stone 1Pa
mr. hcMiIlin tTenR), and Mr.. Sayers Tex
cIected governors OF their respective
s'a'es since congress adjourned, were also over.
Whelmed with congratulations The floral
tributes Monday were unusually numerous and
MADE the hall a veritable bower Of beautiful
mowers The proceedings themselves were all
interest centering In the reading OF the presi.
droned through the long document but the in
terest OF members and spectators never flag.
geo with rapt attention they followed the
presihsnts recital Of the war and listened
eag'HT 70 every suggestion OF recommends.
uot shad 10 offer. No expressions Of approva
or a'"pproval interrupted the reading.
WAsHIEGToS, Dec. .L-SEyArE-First note OF
nnti-e1psnsionists was sounded in the senate
IueScay by Senator Vest. OF Missouri. who in.
uoduced the following Joint resolution: THAT
uhder the constitution OF the United States No
power Is given TO tho federal government to ac.
qulre territory 10 be held snd governed
permanently a. colonies. The colonial system
OF European nations can not be established |
under our present constitution but all ter !
rtory acquired by our government. except |
eucn small amount as may be necessary for /
coailng stations. correction OF boundaries and |
similar governmental purposes must be ac.
Quired ana governed with the purpose OF uti
mately organizing such territory into states
suitable for admission into the union a
orief discussion Of the navigation laws
wns precipi,ated by the consideration OF hill
amending those laws by the addition OF n pro.
vision that foreign built vessels wrecked in the
United States. purchased by citizens OF this
country and repaired 10 the extent OF three.
fourths OF their value, shall be subject to for.
coastwtse trade OF the United States
HoUsE-Thc house was in session less than
half an hour Tuesday when the deaths OF
Representatives Northway. OF Ohio and Love
OF mississippi. were announced and an ad.
lournment was taken until Wednesday out Of
respect TO their memory. The customary reso.
lution for the distribution Of the presidents
message 10 the several committees havins
was adopted and thedehciehcy pill ,
carrying the appropriations for the extraordin.
ire expenses OF the army and navy from Janu-
ny to July !. 1899. was reported and will he I
AIKEN up by the house Wednesday. The re.
'ort OF the Hawaiian commission transmitted {
~ the president was laid before the house and {
eferred 10 the committee on territories 10.
ether with bill offered by Mr.. Hit to carry
ut the recommendations OF the commission q
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6-SENATE-No business [
transacted by the senate "Wednesday In Z,
pen session A few minutes after the senate
onvened II went into executive session. Al II
10 business In open session was resumed ! h
he death OF Representative Northway. OF
hio, and Love, OF Mississippi was announced
nd the senate adjourned as mark OF respect r
their memories. #
HoUsE-Tho house Wednesday passed the =,
ni-ticket scalping bill by a vote OF iI9 to l0L -
his action Is the elimination OF n ten years Il
I'd TO the business OF ticket scalping The
ter-state commerce commission first called CO
.tentioL TO the subject in its report OF 1883. p
I'd II has been before congress ever since =,
one form or another During the last p
ssion extensive hearings were given "
9th to tfc repres entatives Of the railroad. "
I'd the scalpers, and Mr. Sherman OF New
ork secured ia pledges for the measure 1t I'd
rs, however deemed mad visable to bring to
e measure forward until the present h,
ssion. The debate Wednesday lasted four
urS and was spirited upon both sides None
the amendments offered were adopted and Va
c bill passed as reported by the committee 81
WASHINGTON Dec. Q-SEYATE-Thc senate
Id short session Thursday and then ad- I'D
armed until Monday. after making the Nica. III
yuan canal bill the unfinished business be- .,
e that body Mr. Morgan called up the
asure, whereupon Mr.. Pettigrew moved 10 III
ourn This motion failed l3 ayes 10 4? is
IS and the bill was brought forward Ad- r,
rnment was Immediately taken. During
session Mr.. Vest stated his opposition 10 gr
hurried manner OF passing pension bills In eff
senate, and gave notice that he would IN
upon q quorum being present when PEN I'd
n bills were being acted Upon tt
oUsE-Thc urgent deficiency bill 10 pro- ey
e for the support OF the military and naval r..
&DilSnmentS was passed by the house Thurs
practically without opposition. The only vic
ut upon which al issue was raised Thurs or,
was as 10 whether the bill, providing as 1t
for the pay OF the volunteers until July T. cei
. might not be cons trued as a mobilization the
he law under which the volunteers were M.
tered into service. Mr., McRae (Ark) "
red an amendment providing that II dci
ld not be so construed and upon 1t there On
o general discussion as to the advisabllity =.
the volunteers out before the rll
liar army was increased. Mr.. Cannon the
lly accepted the Mc3ae amendment and ;,o,
removed the only shadow OF opposition to
bill A number OF amendments were no
)ted upon the recommendation o, the ap- as
riations committee, which received some
,lementll estimates after the bill was pre- N"'
d. The largest of these was an item OF ses
1000 for an emergency fund for the war de- too
ment and s57S. 900 for the ordnance de- W
ment, increasing the amount carried by W"
bill TO CO. sos. se2 The conference report
the bill to render the sureties OF consuls
consuls and consular agents liable for =
sges In suits Mt law was adopted. The
o adjourned over until Monday TO give the anu
rittees an opportunity TO work without In moo
pt!on. Gro
Senate Adiourna the
Dec. 0.-Senator Nor Asst
moved to take up the Nicaragua talk
i bill in the senate Thursday, ran
n a motion TO adjourn was made ,ioo