The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-02
FFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
second ) .ssion

d. Dut'er pop, y. G. and Mr. Pettigre
eP' . ~ IN an amen. ment providir
s sHac the postal commission should present n
nHa' report 70 congress by March / laa
was oeieated ~ to 10. Agreement was reach .
70 vote on the bill and amendment ,
VSiOok tuesday. At o'clock NJ
10 ""ty, CHAIRMAN o. the military affair
! committee moved TO take I'D the arr,v roo,
" eanlzation bill, unanimous con ent boy,-
Seon reused 10 take up lie re sure W. hou
n uSpIscing the unfinished Uu,i-e.s-,he ami
Sc@iplng Dill Mr. HaWlcy-s mott n ,,ro,,atI.,
X ~ to &c, thus making he arm hiI ,bs -.
y iNhed business II Is agreed fla, ,ble or -,
uISposcs finally Of the anti-sc-lvipg hill to
= the present session. '''' ~
HorsE-A separate bill .pnr nr,,,,r,. 20,
D WV FOR payment to spain un or The nro.
. sIS'0Hs OF the treaty OF Par.s was % $50 Nm.
NaS unuer suspension OF the rule> No.ue-d.
80 ""S III orcer ard an at-empt 10 >c,urr
s""n'h olS consent TO offer an arnenctrcn
eec.- ialory OF our policy aot en- .ucnt.v 10
~. prneH 'he Islands wa, OIL el "a Mr.
hheeIer fkv). lp.n W. ,
oM'ecT M 'he Appropriation wen ~ o i-lrv
e''i' "'I, m dc the only 81. c.t. g., n .-s,i'.
- 10 the measure. Jut uno. t.or.uc II "a
McHioers-Sl democrats. iop.uss an, !
Sn'er republican voted a-ainSt n. Tho scna,o
o"' 10 reimburse the rovcrnors O., states Tor
expenses paid by the states in organize, val.
uh'eers Tor service in the war with Spain -
,ore their muster into the service q, tho
InI'eu states also was passed under suspen-
sion Of rules po"-
"AsHlNGroN, Feb e2-SENaTr-Forn,.l i
olscussion OF tue Huu-Hawley amy ,eor.a,-
I@@'loh OH was begun in the senate 1uos.
Nay afternoon. Mr.. H4wley and Mr. Warren
NSPo'J' supported the measure and Mr. Mitch
ca ana Mr.. Cockrell C,ems) opposed n Will
MI Proctor (reDl ad 70 col ~
'o' o. some amendments whlca he ha- NJ
lo'ed 70 the bill TIC post Office apprcnr,o.
''on OiA' was passed The conference 70.
por' on the leg. la.iyc. executive and ind,
la appropriate oil was agreed 10 Tn.
!o'n' resolution amending the act OF Juno n
i"o oy adding 10 IL u provision that wher.vo-
any oond or note Shall uc -ccured bv \ nor,.
gage or deed OF trust. but one stamn sh II ~.
.cfuireu' That being tie Elcst iatc reou red
.o' V',uel paf or was passed Post Office an
preparation bill passed
hoCSE-Ihc house reached the last ragc y,
'nc HaVaI Oil Tuesday, and adjourned with -
po'nt OF ordcF pending against provision fix.
'"e 'Nc price q armor Plate At S5ij per ION
"AsHlNG1oN Feb % 1-SENATE-Beytnn,ng
InurNuay night sessions OF congress Will be
nc'u almost unnterrur tcdly until the adi iourn.
"e"' on March II Is possible too. that con-
- "5 i'HaiH III session on SUNDAY. IL IL il
iouhu that the oXigenccs OF the case d.mord
But eight full working days now ren,i, ho-
ei.eS me forenoon cf Saturday. the d & Of all.
Iournmcnt and while it Is possible 10 finish o1
hOSo4u'eIy hecdful work. to do so wi / reoufre
Eeultioh ana the improvement OF All ay.u.
able time "'-"-
houSE-Ihe house Wednesday listened To
ne reading Of Washingtons farewell a. .dre.,
"o houIs were devoted 10 the naval apnro-
'rlauon bill but seemingly on.y the threshold ,
i 'he ueoate upon the COS, O. armor plate has
eeh passed Mr. BCutclle's amendment txlng
nc M maximum price Of armor p.ate at
80 Per Ton bu. restricting the pro- ,
lSlon TO the aprro priation made i- rho
resent Dill was ruled to be in order where c
pom another proposition was offered bv Mr. \
HueI"ood lAla) FOR the erection o. an ..rrnor
ia'e p ant by the government A olut O.. r
- against 'he latter proposition WITS he .,Inp I
hen the consideration OF he naval bill WIS \
appended to allow the members OF he house
pay tribute TO the memory Of The late SEN e
tor Morrill,, OF Vermont n
WAsHTNGToN Feb eEEArE-Dprn,
e entire session THURSDAY. .u.i.d.'.locs an,
nate had under consider. .,. he r,,er .,. ~
rOor Dill Good rroJre,s va, made. s. Dares n
wing been disposed Of with the ercep.ono n
e amendment The bills under coLsiGcra- =,
IN Will be resumed Friday at o'clock u
iousE-The naval approI on Dill finally
ssed the house Thur.~iy r,t rnoon. after u
lr days CT ar mCnlGs te..te. most Of :.
lich was spent upon t. a. s .cn OF rehab- 'c
t,h3 Ihe haFal act der 81 A-napy.i, ma OF
rdance with the scheme i.au. urate. bv tnc ~
preparation Of hal. million il the last
val bi ard thc proposition TO increaSetbe Be
ximum price to Dc paid for ariuor pla.cfo re
, per ton. existing law liuI ing i 10 sol -
on Doth Iroro itions the naval commute
lered signal defeats. The amendment to We
ID great armor pant w-s rulou out uroua
nt Of order
VAsHINGToN. Feb. 25-SRNArE- Anon,
DilS passed Friday " r. the following.
-horlzins the lcSi-la iye sscm " of III. vie
'liory OF New Vi XiCo to- tc al additional hin
eOtedneSs for the compicu,n md iu.nl,n-
OF the territo..a. capitol: aatno..zlng a re- TT
Vey OF certain lands in Cheyenne county III
'raSka. Consideration OF the river and
Dor oill was then re-, umcd. An
oUsE-Af,cr a session o. n. ar.yci az b.u-s
lay the senate Friday evening AZ Gan
ock passed The riy ana harlor bin by the
lsye vote OF % 10 3 The m,a>ure v sun.
cons deraiion throughout L., y and on \
eral OF the commit zee amenCm, nj, a de er- Tn
ed hSht was made but IN every IN
zee the opposition avlilcd no hing ain
sharp'Nt contest arose oyr tn. dry
Of order wa" ,ro,,. men HenL inn
raj legislation but the senate TO W. ch the Mr..
president submitted the RON. oVerruled for
II was then at ac-ed - not icing reyelant =
RI er and harbor measure uuc tais 100 OiV
oyerruled by the senate Mr. Pettigrew tior
; D. Mr. Rawlins dem. UtahJ. and Mr. son
r (s4-rep COLI. vigorously at -
"a the Dill. their opposition ID
directed especially against 600
anal amendment During The afternoon -.
'eweH. Of New Jersey, delivered a speech PoS'
pport OF the Hull-Hawley army reorgani- B'
Il bill. He EXPIRE sed the belief that IL ~ .
! require IN army OF 600 men 0 control
Fihpinos and that We were Likely yet to Iano
serious trouble an Cuba.
.sHINCToN. Feb. 2z-SENArE-A tw, AN
devoted 10 the consiGera ion y. Jill, on
ilerdar Saturday. the enatc IT q, ocs or,o
The con>id, ration Of the conn Co..
reorg ni7ation bill which nad g en-
d uton by he members OF the mill ary
committee. The objection TO
bill l. permanent increa OF the Rr
bills passed: Appropr1ating S2j) O0O for
irchase OF site Tor the Carnegie library oi l
city Of Washing ton enabling the city who
iness. author,Iing ~, coz, cnrs,rvo, f,aon IN large
bridges across the Coaecuh river nav prov
, stream in Escambia county. Alabama the q
sE-The house continued work on the ,soo
Appropriation bill : turuay but failed 70 0
etc II. Considerable animosily was de- cans
curing inc debate and there were show
passages between Mr. Grosvenor and
nnon on one hand and MeSSrs Simpson oale