The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-26
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-:
First Regular Session.


finance committee. tie maintained mat the
taxes imposed 10y the pending bin ought 90 be
| levied upon property AMI not upon conSump-
| iiOn. that the policy Of the republican party
| always had been to impose taxes upon
| consumption. while thar of the demo-
cratic PARTY was TO impose it upon prop
criy. lie believed that taxation that would
raise Sl.0o0e0 would De- amply sufficient
TO be carried 10y this Din and thai n the eN-
| igencies OF tho war should demonstrate that
more money was needed congress could pro-
| vide IL later lie opposed the proposition 10
! issue bonds and certificates OF Indebtedness
| far I'm excess Of the requirements Of the war.
and held that the expenses should be paid by
the government aS the war progresses.
| HOUSE The house held q brict session Tues
! day. Two important bills crccting labor Wcr1
! passed. one limiting the labor ~ persons em-
| ploycd upon government works and 20 govern
mcnt scrXicc 10 eight hour. daily and the oth-
/ cr proyiding Tor The equipment ~ Is non rart-
| san labor commission to consider legislative
problems affecting labor
WASHINGroN May I9 SENATE Tho fcl.
turc of Wednesday session ~ the >cuate was
the speech Of Turpic dem Ind upon the
| war revenue measures He strongly contcndcd
! that a bond issue was unnecessary. that al
| the funds required FOR the prosecution ~
| the war could bc realized throulh the
| proposed inheritance tax hy The TAX on
| corporations. by the coinas" of the
! silver >cignoragc and hf The issue of legal
| tender notes These four means OF obtaining
money would yield % the government during
the next year. he maintained. fully 5000 ON.
an amount In excess of the estimated sum nrc-
eNNary for the conduct of the war The speech
was charactcr>iicauy beautiful iu dCtiou
and close and forccfU Inc reasoning.
senators on both side, of the chamber
gave in undivided attention. Considerable
progress was made .n the reading of the bill
which included naturally ME- consideration ~
the amendments proposed hN th' committee.
| Through the influence of Nlr Oorman tdcm..
Md the imprisonment penalty Na, stricken
ont OF some Of the section, relating to Niola-
tions OF the stamp tax Aucr au extended de-
bate. part of which occurred in secret
legislative session. the conference report on
the bill u,pending certain part, of th" EXIST
Ing law relating to the purchase of supplies hv
the war department WA, adopted The hin
permitting officers OF the regular army to aC-
cept stan appointment, IN the volunteer army
without losing their rank or place in the rcsu-
lar service was passed.
HOUSE The house adjourned Wednesday
after % session lasting only ln hour and a haif.
An Intellectual effort va, made to pass bil
prohibiting the publication OF informltion
hcafion,. without word OF debate the deli
cheney pension bin Wa- passed.
WAsHINGroN May ~ SENATE While ,cy-
aral important paragraph, ia 'hc war rcycnyc
measure were passed over Thursday for tu-
turc consideration. excellent prorr"o, IS
made by The senate in the consideration Oi the
bill Two-thirdo of tn measure hI, been
read the committee amendment, generally
having been ayrccd Co. Mr. McLlurin fdcm.
= c. opened the discussion of The nill Thurs
lay with a carefully prepared speech touching
all OF is features. he expressed the hope
that the bill would paa, "a, reported
by the majority of the committee on finance.
with the exception Cf the stamp tdN which hc
thought quite unnecessary The proposition
10 place "a stamp tax uIon proprietary articles
md pcrfumcrv articles NOW tn stool, aroused "A
lively discussion. II VA, regarded a- rctfo-
active legislation and "a, such Wa, oppo cd by
many senators. The paragraph ha7 not been
disposed ot finally
HOUSE The adjournment ot thc house to
Monday postponed until next uc'o ans po,,i-
Die consideration of The Hawaiian resolutions.
On the opening Of the day session Chaplain
Goudeu referred fceiingiy 90 the late william
f.. Gladstone. In the dcath of This grand
old man. the chaplain said our hearts eo OLt
In gratitude To Thee for bis great
character as writer. statesman AMI
Christian which has hccu lcif turoughoui
the world Nj Gro,ycnnr ncp. 90 called
up the labor arbitration bin ao am.nicl and
passed Dy the senate. lic cNpI.noi th1
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mcnts. After debate confined to thc PROPOSE
lion 10 send the biu to conference iu whici
many member, participated. roll-cail upon
acrceiny fo th. senate, amendments. horcb}
erectiug the bill. pa-.agc ua. ordered &C..
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,,il nroyolte a do.l ,f discussion. The rrln.
cinai amcndmenf. ye, io b. passed up,r
are those relating to th. .--pi, of tonl- ant .
certificate. OF indebtedness. tc to.acc,
tax. tine tax on pfourictary article ihr issue
Of erccnhacl,,. the coinage of DE silver ,cis-
n.orage the issue of silver c,riiGcatc, the IN
hcritaucc tas. and thr t4A 90 corporations
The action upon some OF the amendments viii
le dcpendcni upon that ou oth..,. Mr AID
rich rep r. ID Friday offered a.. % .ub,ti-ute
for lhe paragraph. relating 20 th" coinage oi
the .ciynioroge the i>-uro silver corlihcates
and The i->ue ~ legal tender notes. The
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BOND provision should %. accepted by the sem
ate. the amendmcn'> 'n.'rd oy 'he icmociat'
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