The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09
FlFII-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.

~"-N"y AASA tue senate look uD the
ury civil Dill and completed It's reading. all IN
committee amendments being agreed 70 -,
cept those relating to the district Of Columbia
hoUst-The house was in session seve,
hOuis Monday and sent to the senate two an,
proprlotion bills-the army. which has beer
= unuer consideration FER several DAYS. and tbr
I toIuheatlops. The former carried about go
'Vy,UW ana me latter approx imaiely s43. 900 ON
"AsHINGToN. March i.-SENATE-A f,or,-
: OF bill passing was on the senate 1n..I.I ,,vHIs
, me oilS passed were principally p-bllc buili-
ing measures and AT time, during the dav ana
niRht nc scenes In the senate were rcrna-t,o.
Oie. senators. usually staid and ef~rf
, neu' Sucklers for order and dccer,,p,
'he chamber, clamored for con.
sIoera'lon Of bills providing FOR tho
erection OF government buildtngs In ubtoh
they were interested
HoUsE-The house spent Practically tho on.
lire timc OF the seven-hour session Tuesdav
PnsSlhg inc public building bills favorablv act
Gu upon by the committee on the whole Tho
opposition sought in vain TO consume ,frno b,
ron Cails and other flibusteYiug tactics oi v,.
I'ous Oihes tuesday. but their numbers wcro
call ''''9 9c0u'c roH
WASHINGTON, March 2-sEvATr-Tb navoi
appropriation bill was passed Wcdnos,l1,',~
'efnoon. The price 10 be paid hy the oovo-r.
/ MthI lor armOr Plate was fixed IN Tho liff o.,
| soJ'a Ton, reduction Of the amour, nvof b,.
''c nouse OF sIfo ton. In addition the sccro-
s'S u lhe navy was authorized. in the event
~ t"o IcIusai 0! the armor plate COM
t""'o' 70 supply armor at 1910 ton. 70 proceed
~ INC construction of an armor factory Ia. cost
sI'9VOO) and placing I'm The secre,arv.. CON.
lroi 2AuOJOO) with which 10 orerate tho co,,.
| erhment plant The senate adopfod rosol,,-
uohs ol regret at the death OF Lord Iforscbau
anu ooncIudcd the days session by nronounc.
% ,ns euIog'eS upon the late Representative
HousL-Ihe senate army reorganization bill
was passed Wednesday. The decks vyero orso
'.I sIe"''" Vi many other important matters Tho
scncIal uehciency appropriation bill. CARVING
with II l0S9 600 wa, passed under e,,y,,,,.,97
o' lhe ruies without a word o. criticism. ms
l. uhe last OF the appropriation Lnls The ser-
%,e amendments TO the river and barbor
"i' were nonconcurtcd In and n was
,r"1 90 conference, the friends of tho
~ -''Odfa-na canal amendment haying decided 5
10 postpone their fight until the conrcrocs' ro- O.
port The conference reports on tho oro,it,,s
claim oil. the naval personnel and man, otber /
- Important measures were arrccd d. The c
'chaie Dill making Dewey full admiral yvas
passed Tho bill now goes 10 the president for d
his signature. '0' d
NAsHINGToN. March g. SENATE-Durlug Z;
'Ihost the cntirc session Thursday the senate
vas engaged In routine business. Three score "
u moro OF minor bills were passed II
nc od'ehaar being cleared entirely s,
"Fate pension bills and Of measures
orrecting military and naval r,cords Il
"o measures Of national inheritance q,
we're passed, the foriiHcations' apuropriation
III ana the bin providing code Of criminal III
a"S Ior inc District Of Alaska. A provision th
u the hlgh licensing OF the liquor traffic in ~
10 iatler measure created considerable dis
Issloh ana an ehort was made 10 INCORPORATE -
absolute prohibition amendment. but r. la
He'd 10y decisive vote
HoUsE-No conference reports on anrro. IL"
Tauoh DIS were pressing at O'Clock Thurs mi
~ evening, ana the house therefore paid its ev
81 tTlOutc OF respect TO the memory Of tho
'e representative Hurley o. " bv adj 90
urning until Friday at II o'clock An at
'hPt was made to consider the resolutions re- e.,
r.eu oy inc judiciary committee declaring
al Gen. Wheeler and the three other mem. cal
rs VINO accepted commits ions In the army Th
q thereby vacated their seats but tho
use by an overwhelming vote rc o'O
sea 10 consider them The vote stood wa
ayes cast BY u republicans q
nocrats and l3 populi,ts aud lis nays. cast
iO' Iepuu"cans ~ democrats and | popu- urO
70 "A haf million dollars each was aptroDrl- Der
u Tor the Fan American exposition at Buf- do,
o. and ihe OHIO Centennial at Toledo Tho ""i
IL
Tor The department Of justice was rassed nlo-
TWO public building bill, attached by tho
ate to bills for public buidings in ,,Soo sno dan
es were agreed to. bee
ASHlNGTON, March SENATE E-The SOM "
held an all day and night session FRIDAY "
saturday morning. with determination was
omplere m ~ tne appropr,tion bills The senate lgh
an Immediately at o'clock Ia the morn
10 consider the measures. and an o'clock vas
lay night the army bill was passed. the de- age
ncy oil having been passed nearly three p
Rs before. A conference rcport on tho -
'ka criminal code bnl was presented and we're
eu .o , partial l report on ihe sundry civil nigl
Y of the senate conforoeg ~ - '"o ma cons
ement on the Hawaiian cable proposition win,
N enoa "T~..4 uI,',>>lon. IN the course Of buil
u speaker kced was alluded to in uucom-
entary terms. The Toledo exposition bin
'ing an appropriation bill Of s5OlOOJ was RI
ed without debate
house held a nlght session last-
ong after midnight. The motion to concur 'ne
re racine cable amendment modified so fiv
IHciude the other amendment apnr0-
ing S35OOO0 for a cable steamer. ID.
q. a to lO2 Resolutions to give SOM. VI,
2 employees extra Compensation deyeloned w
geod-natured debate, which eliminated of re
md Mr. TsIher, r"s9 (,o Tween Mr, OIoSye- gress
lyed on both sides cooled rapidly. and The tions
nj 'ht closed win assurances Of distin- the 3
concur in senate "a amen@re er 1'oes rne mo- respe
INT armor factory was lost S. to l27. and for it
IVA. o.il ro,Grneu 10 conference and Y
Hobart declared the serte y, ,ho ne ~. endar
congress adjourned Saturday at l2:Os the c
<. 1t was after a continuous session. he ,,..
z at ii O'Clock on Friday. with the
ion of one hours recess dur. every
he forenoon. All the appropriation the h
IS thanking Vice Presdent J uobar' "e res, res Under
ent Pro TEN Frye were adopted. the measu
9 and ,bc 'no,nS IN ah appro1ria- glance
ioil for several days. ouierlv can ,oa - "a house
appen
~ ,oin, 'n1I,.'e ao.o. tne house by Ia
acceptance by the United states OF tho staff.
OF a tract Of land from the state Of
husetts neeled to extend the lines Of
Ston navy yard. 1t was now 1916 bv New
lons roIe oIo .e, assam Ear,. u1orAeeper' ZOO his
nuteS. This OccasiOncd a loud ugh Is now
bean % snpgg s1Sri an6 onvs Gown near the covery.
aims Of My Country IT'S OF Thee. urday ]
raleries caught the inspirati"n sd ,dAen the fav
d, H. e,yeryoOay e, rose ana joined in the slept p,
cling the beautiful words of the national he awe
, The house adjourned sine die with mada ,