The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16
tHIY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
ssoond Session

L.
essary to secure senatorial concurrence in
treaty document After the ratification OF m
ucav' the senate in open session. took IN
JoihI resolution offered By Mr. McEnery dem
70 49, uec!arins policy for the Philip
HicS' an an effort w4s made 10 adop, IL but
'Ne ueoate occupied so much time that IN,
, y 80 utioh wen over until Tuesday: Mr Hoal
ropo7eu an amendment providing that NE
iIol osed government in The Philu pines should
De with The consent OF tie peor,. hereof .
motion TO lay On the table prevailed. IS 10
- MI Hoar ihen moved To amend the reso-
Iu'oh py inserting the words or TO force n
LoVeTn niaeht upon them against their will -
Tabled wal
hotsE-.donCay was suspension dav IN tho
use aud Gulie number Of oils were missed
,oI"l oi them OF Importance. The census
'oih PREPARED by the house committee won.
through by vote OF ~ 10 - The bin dfeers
IN several essential features from tho sonata
DlI. Mr. Grow rep. Pal offered n re>olu-
H noH 'or d constitutional amendment rrovidinc
,ha' peace treaties shall be ratified bv a ma
|'l'y OF the senate He said that il was very
sihguiar that majority Of the two houses
/ Cou.1 MAKE var. while two-thir1s OF the senat,
were required 10 make reace
/ NAsHINGTON. Feb S-SENATr- ,,ro
hourS OF more the senate Tuesday the res.
oiulon Geclaratory Of a policy OF this govern-
ment in he Philippines unaer discussion h,,,
no vote was reached, ald the resolution won,
HnhlIy 10 Inc calendar In accordance with
hoilce given Monday evening Mr. Tui.
N dem. :. c. addressed he ,e,atoup.
on me resolution. making a character-
i>tic ana picturesque argument Nir Io..e
~. N'@A.' followed with a strong reply TO
MI Ii!man IN which ne ef1tcd clearly, ami a..
rectly the conditions As they confr,pt,dtbo
'Hited States In The Philippines The indian
appropriation oill was taken up but had not
bcen completed when tie senate .diourned
HoUsE-Iuc,dav an "Wednesday wo-o 90.
">.ue ior The 20, liberation OF rubhc building
o'i'. Inc committee hd4 reported - Ditls for
buIidings IN 80 states authorizing IN the a.
froSate an expenditure OF sIltGl9lJ. Litt.c
VI no opposition dcvc.oped Tuesday and bills
were favorably acted upon almost
as rapidly as thov could ho
reah There was. however more or less good l
hatured chaalng throughout the session. Asa ,
result . bI4l>' carrying. or authorizing appro-
prlauohN "ggrega;ing fll.36I0.O had been laid
aNIde with favorable recommendations before :
HcJ urnmcnt was reached
ASHIHGToN. Feb O. ENATE-The seuate
cohnhed Itself largely to the transaction Of v
iou''He business Wednesday The Indian ap- Il
IIoPr'alion Dill which has been pending for d,
several weeks was completed and passed. The
tRlSia'Ve' executive and judicial aprr,pria. q
lion bill was taken up but after "a pages Of II y
lad ueen disposed it was laid aside for the
lay a Few measures OF minor imrortancc d
we're passed -
hotSE-Thc net result OF the work during .
ne TWO VS. allotted for the consideration NJ ~
uoIlc building bills In the house vs. tie pos- IL
age oi "a single bill providing for the erection n
! building at Newport News Va. atac cost
I s5 OW Sxty-fye bills in ALL carving or q
uthorizing tho expenditure Of $500 OOwore &C
lvoraby considered IN committee o., mo -.
mole when the committee rose Wednesday
VI because seventeen other bills re- al
orted had not been acted upon h;
committee hlibu-tering tactic, wer, resort =,
! 70 ana All Efforts 10 advance the bills favor 'i
oly acted uron In committee were blocked tv
ne second Dill appropriating $500 FOR
hiding at Blair city. Neb got as far as the
ird reading when demand FOR the produc- Sc
on OF the engrossei bill prevented IL from tn
ing placed upon its pas age. The previous -;
leStOn had been ordered on the Al,oOna Pa b -
H. carrying Fl33OO). when the house ad- see
urned. SO that 1t will be he unfinished bus- ~.
IS Thursday.
WAsHINDToN, Feb. lO-SENArE- Through ~
/ its open session Thursday the senate had Th
der consideration the legislative. executive ors
d judicial appropriation bill lively de-
te was rrecip,atcd over the APPROPRIATION pei
me support o. the office Of the SUI eryi,ing the
,hitect Of the treagury and that oflciL was
ticiSed for the delay Ia the construction OF r.
bic buildings Throughout the United States "
ty-one pages OF The Pend ~ bill were dis
sea OF before The Scuate went into executive Tro
sion for the remainder ~ tlc day
ioUSE-C hartman Cannon. of the anr roDria-
ns committee OF the n use. in the course OF
general debate on fho Suudry ciyl Bill
lrsday sounded a note Of warning against y
rayagan' appropriateness. and prac ia,, fro
we'd notice Ia. ncl h,r me shin Suh~idybl -
the Nicaragua canal bin could be- ra,,e.
THIS session. The general debate on the for
dry civil bin va, 10, concluded THURSDAY. Col
ore 1t was taken mp quite a number o, =,
.or bills were passed by unanimou, con- tHe
ed Z
'AsHINGToN, Feb SENATE-Duriqg ,itc
entire open session Friday the senate had P'''
or consideration the Ieg.,l tive. executivc was
judicial appropriation bill Little urog- and
was made. the time largely be- NJ occuried ~
4 debate on minor TOPICS.
)USf-OIeneral debIte on the snudrv civil mot
was concluded Friday The OIm
iker' during the day uched a variety OF -
cS, but as rule tho debate lacked spirit SCOT
interest Mr.. Dockery Mo) who is at Liel
head Of the minority OF the appropriations ,.o,,
mittee, referro TO Mr.. Cauuon's hgures o, 'N
rsday as to the deficiency in The reve- ed o
!. Mr.. De Almond M1D. NJ Gnlet and
nsion and Mr. Lent (O1 scverc'v c,i,j- onds
the administration for exercising Gem Blal
% ~ tI ,bo deno,o ~ Nh NJ fasn Ia -s the appl
Interstate and foreign committee gave no. decl;
n II ne woui oner the N'caragu'n canal frier
sHryoTox Feb a. So, ,'I'"y '''n w., Di'. be
ted debate Of more than TWO hours satur pis
I.ernoon' Ia unen!mou, consent agreement chain
4 OF Mr. McEnerv dem. Ala Jeclaratorv were
olcy OF the United States TO the Philip place
t~o ord ,,d,oiet 'o,on .. tne I.ss awe know
uded and the bill passed lust before adj that
ment Pr,
Dnger waS eti,rr, O ,"' e,iep ,i'e befol
OF representatives Saturday by those stop
nau uecn e.o'ely associate with hlm. Phell
routine work and the c1Iooyies With with
special order, had the balance Il the room
honse and ovnresed M ldou. Optn ar, sIgs oi bring
-sonal regard. as well as admiration for Lieut.
'hoiarIy Qualities OF NJ Dingley. Gen. Scott
Ter introduced joint resolution vropos-
e thanks OF congress and the American tois'
to Maj Gen. Elwell s ods anu the OH lingly
a isn T'i1 eo"n.u 'or uht'r gaan, prope
Lieut..
Fatal Fan. dered
,AIy. O.. Feb. 13-John 10th died fused
.esult of n fall from the Tender Of from
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