The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-03-24
FIFTY-FIFrH CONGRESS.



its session OF three hours Monday the senate
passed considerable number OF bills from the
general calendar among the number being one
authorizing the construction OF eight new rev.
enue cutters not exceeding In aggregate cost
the sum Of q. 025, ,0oo The national quarantine
bill was made the regular order OF business
and viii be taken up probably on Wednesday.
HoUsE-The district business was concluded
at AS p. m. A senate bill was passed tc
change the name OF the port II collection OF
Suspension Bridge to Niagara Falls senate
bill passed which granted a right Of way
through the Indian territory TO the Dennison,
Bonham s. New Orleans railroad; also Q SEN
ate bill granting q right OF way through the
Winnebago Indian reservation to the Omaha
& Northern railroad.
WASHINGTON, March iA-SENATB-After
the passage Tuesday OF numerous bills from
the general calendar, the senate began the
consideration OF the measure providing for o
national system OF quarantine. Little beyond
the reading OF the bill was accomplished,
some desultory discussion occurring on an
amendment offered by the committee, but no
PROCESS being made on the general bill
HoUsE-The house agreed Wednesday 70
consider the bill for the relief OF the legal
heirs OF the victims and survivors OF tho Maine
disaster as soon As the post ONCE appropria-
tion BILL which was taken up In the house
Tuesday. is out OF the way. During the general
debate on the post once bill members eagerly
took advantage OF the latitude allowed In COM
mittee Of the whole on the state Of the union 10
discuss various political questions and the de-
bate accordingly covered wide range. Messrs
Griggs (dem.. Ga.) and Walker rep. Msss.)
discussed the conditions OF the cotton industry
and Mr.. Tawney (rcp. Mimi. . member OF the
ways and means committee. replied TO the
speech OF Mr.. johnson (rcp.. Ind.). made soma
time ago. as TO the advisability Of anncring the
Hawaiian islands
WASHINGTON. March iI-SENArE-Busnes
In the legislative session OF the senate We'd
nesdsy was confined TO the passage OF a few
bills. largely OF a local character. The ma.
tional quarantine bill WAS not considered
HoUsE-Thc post ONCE appropriation bill
which was technically the subject before tho
house. was almost lost track OF in the debate
"Wednesday. As on Tuesday numerous topics
were discussed but Wednesday for the first
time the Cuban-SpaniSh question. which
had been kept In the background hcrc-
tofore forged to the front Mr. Cochran dem
Mo- brought the question Into the arena and
In the course OF the debate that followed Mr
GrosvcnOr (O.) took occasion 10 deny emphst-
ically the stories afioIt TO the effect
that the president desired an early ad-
jourDment OF congress In order that
he might eject settlement with
out congressional interference The subject
Of Hawaiian annexation also came In for mors
attention Mr.. Williams diem. Miss) Mi.
Adams (rep Pa) and MIR Berry dem. Ky).
all members OF the foreign Affairs committee.
made speeches on the subject. the former In
opposition and the two latter In favor Of the
proposition.
WAsHIHCToN March i8 8-SENATE-Bills in
troduccd Thursday: TO authorize the erection
OF a statue OF the late President Lincoln at
Gettysburg. Pa to cost $500 the statue to
be erected by "A commission composed OF the
secretary OF war. the commander OF the army.
the governor Of Pennsylvania and the COM
mandcr Of the @. A. r.; to prohibit railroad
companies from charging more than three cents
per mile for carrying passengers through the
Indian territory; 10 authorize the construction
OF q gunboat on the great lakes to take tho
place OF the United States ship Michigan. and
TO cost, exclusive OF armament. not TO exceed
$4,000 Al 2oclock the consideration Of the
national quarantine bill was resumed. The
conference report on the agricultural bill was
adopted. After brief executive session tho
senate at $50 adjourned until Monday.
HoUsE-No political questions were dis
cussed In the house Thursday The whole ses-
sion was devoted strictly to the post Office ap-
preparation DILL which was taken up for amend
ment under the nve minute rule The ques-
tions which consumed the major portion Of the
time related TO the allowance for clerk hire at
post on1ces and 70 rural free delivery. Tho
house increased the allowance for rural free
delivery from sl50,0Oo To DcO,000 and defeated
the proposition for increased clerk hire.
WAsBIsGToS. March ls-SEsATB-Not in
session.
HcrsE-The house spent another day on tho
post ofD,c appropriation BILL but only disposed
OF two pages ot the bill. Most of the day was
devoted To d debate on the merits Of the pneu-
matte tube mail service In New York. Boston
and Philadelphia. and the advissbllty OF con-
tinuing the existing contract An effort 20
strike out the appropriation Of s2e50O0
was defeated. but the opponents OF tho
appropriation succeeded In securing the
adoption Of an amendment providing that no
additional contracts should he made An
amendment was adopted making IL a misde-
meanor for any person 10 pad" the mails dur
ing the period when the mails are being weigh
ed TO determine the compensation Ia be paid TO
the railroads for their transportation The
amendment was recommended by the depart
ment