The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-23
FlFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
second D .ssiOn.

P"N""eta 0H"44eT thdu uaffe.h ana put IN NJ
gallon cans FOR export purposes. tn
senate non-concurred in the house amenc
mentS 10 the bills granting pension
TO Mrs Scmpe. daughter Of President Tyle
and Cen John ". Palmer. and sent them
conference. Consideration Of the agriculture
appropriation bill wGs then begun.
HoUsE-Iu the house Monday 4 rosumptio
OF the discussion ~ the receipts and expendl
lures Of the treasury. which attracted consid
erablc attention last week. Was again precipi
tatod 10y Mr Suizer den. " ". who onere
hgure- a, 20 the coat Of the steam ship subsid
bill Mr. Cannon reiterated his statement O
last week reg riding he ship subsidy bill an,
the Nicara-Lau canal bui. Mr.. Paine. chair
man a the committee. reported the subsid
blL. After having completed ~ pages oi tn,
/ Dill inc con miitcc rose arQ at 4.55 p. m. tn
house adjourned
WAsHINGToN. Feb. - --STSATE--The unanf
! nous consent agreement reached by the sen
ate saturday tOFote Tuesday afternoon on IN,
/ resolution OF Mr. McEcc1y dom. La Geclar.
/ Ing policy o. Ills government IN the PhiliU,
/ pines was not vacated In accordance with
that agreement The vote was taken on In,
resolution or 2.3J tuesday and It wa,
ADOPTED % 10 -. 1t was noticeable thai
/ several democrat, who were present and no,
paired refralned from voting. An amendmen,
I QaNi
ago was defeated The vote on the amendment
was tie-"9 10 29--and Vice President Hob r.
cast the deciding vote against the proposition
hOtSE-1he Nicaragua canal bill was offered
In the house Tuesday afternoon as an amend.
ment TO the Sundry civil appropriation bill BY
MI Hepburn ia }. chairman OF the committee
that reported b.. and the leaders on the reSpec.
tive sides are engaged IN = fierce struggle which
inVo.vcs the fate Of the measure at this session
WAsHINGTON, Feb li-SENATE-In the
senate wednesday MIR. McEncry HaO as
question OF persc mai privilege. made cmphati,
denial Of the 'tatcmcnt that his resolution
adopted by HE senate Tuesday va, introduced
IN the interest q the sugar growers Of LouiSi.
ana. bill extending the "cordia,
apprcca' on of CONGRESS to Mis-
Helen lcr Could fcr Iaui,'ic services cur.
Ing the lccc.t war and providing that the
president should DrcS"ltto her q gold medal
was pa>se t.r the executive session an
effort was made & obtain an ar enont tc
hold an evening session 20 read the Alaska
cofe hill but ,ail,d
HousE-lhc house Wednesday settled the
fate Of the Nicaragua canal bill in this con-
Press by refusing 10 override the decision Of
the chair IN committee OF the whole when The
chair held that the canal bin. offered as an
amendment 10y Mr. Hepburn was out
OF order The friends Of the Nicaragua
bil were very confident Tuesday and We'd
ncSday that they would triumph. but after
four hours Of debate the chair was sustained.
l''-lOH Mr. Bailey. the democratic leader,
made an argument IN favor OF the view that
the amendment was in order
WAsHiNGToN Feb. H. SENATE-The army
reorganization bill was reported to the senate
Thursday and Mr. Hawicy Comm. chairman
of the military affairs committee gave notice
hot lftr r... 4 ]
alton az the earliest possible time. The naval
personnel b.l was taken up and read. but no
EFFORT made 70 Iroceed further
With is consideration. The III iiiary academy
appropriation bill was passed. The post
'fiice appropriation bin va, under consldera-
Hon during the greater part OF the afternoon. |
but was not disposed Of Hnaiiy. A spirited |
debate occurred over fle amendment OF tho /
senate committee prevailing for an approrr.a- |
ion 10 secure fast mal service betwecA New
York ana Washington and Atlanta ana New
orleans The am nCmcut ras retained In tho |
,ill
HOUSE Two "cry en,atioual and unexpect-
ID thing happened in The house Thursday dur
ng the consideration of The suadry civil bill
'he paragraph carrying thc appropriation OF
70, oCO0O for payment 90 spain under the
crIno OK the peace treaty was stricken out
pom poin Of order made 10y Mr. Wheeler !
dem, ky). who declared that he opposed
nc appropriation on Irncip.e and would
cSOrt TO any techncaliy to defeat II.
he point OF order wa debated for hours. its
etcrmination hneing upon the question OF
'hetler the ratification Of tho treaty by tho
onate and IFS signing by the president vital
ed it without the action Of the Spanish
)rtes Warrant Of law was nccC ssary 10 make
ne appropriation IN order Mr.. Hopkins rep,
| } y q d Z q fl bo |
order against it, ana on al appeal his decis-
N was sustained li9 to 56
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS ENATE-At its ses-
on Friday the senate adopted a resolution
the vice president OF the United |
tates, as president OF the senate. TO EXPRESS
} the government ana the people OF France
le sympathy OF The senate in the bereave-
ent that has fallen upon the French republic
the death Of President Faure. The naval
'rsonnel bill. for which the navy department
Is been contCnding for so many years was
Issed 10y the senate Friday afternoon. II was
lder discussion for several hours. but was
Issed practically in the form in which it was
ported by the senate committee. The re-
ainder OF the day session was devoted to
ssagc OF bills on the private pension calen-
r. "a in number, and TO the reading OF the
aska code bill.
House The house Friday finally passed the I
ndry civil appropriation Dill to which il had
voted over week. No important amend ,
ent hal been adopted. The speakers ruling :.
on the motion to recOmmit the bill,
tn instructions to incorporate il in the Mica (
qua canal amendment was sustained. las
g6 The nav appropriation bin was taken
and over half the bin was completed during V
; remainder Of the day There was no gen 4
Il opposition 10 the measure. although IL
rries S4s0JO00O. being $50 O0Ol moro than
c largest naval appropriation bill ever il
sSed by congress. =.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-SENATE THE SEN "
spent mos OF SATURDAY on the post ONCE n
oropriatiOn bill, but failed TO complete II | r,
er an animated discussion Of the pneumatic
&c system. Mr.. Cuilom's amendment increas-
tho appropriation for this purpose, and de- n
ned TO extend the system 10 =
caso. WAS tabled Ar echo Of
old star route developments al
heard when several senators critl- O,
ID the method by which 4 com bnation OF
Gu .ators secured The star route contracts
lumber Of bills OF minor impor sncc were
sed early in the day. At clock tributes
the memory Of thee late Representative CT
lpkins. OF Massachusetts were pronounced. lc
oUsE-Tho house Saturday spent two -.
RS upon the naval appropriation bill. with e
making any progress and devoted the re- to
nder OF the session to eulogies upon the
and public services OF the late Represen-
We Northway OF Ohio. The paragraph in
bin relating 10 the naval academy,
inst which Mr.. Mrid (rep. Md
ed point oi order Friday. was s ycken in
the point OF order be NJ sustained. Mr. -
ld then moved an additional appropriation !"
20 100 Tor the &C ompletion OF the building, Sc
he academy authorized in the last naval l.;
Without voting upon the amendment,
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