The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-12
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wAsTroroS. Jan k--spsAsD-VAs arr.
soss.os OF ne senate sfsss Ne Aelilsy reeess
occupied only II mirr4x sisasxsR n "a,
orief time Two open sersiens aad = sreru,fvs
session were he'd Ths saf3svSss vs-s AiIsS
WIN Spectators before Gss scnAes s~evSs>A
the general expectation tes~g shs. rAs p-,-,
ues'y would ee pressn,sA Yhs scaaas,is,
members OF the peace scmr7issicu svrssrrd
on .ne moor and were Tfvvn hearty greeting
~ .ner colleagues. In ire sbstnce s. gssvics
presioenI, MT Frye Ael }. me president IRE
.em' called the senate to or:oy NY. fryv. WIS
was In the chair. immcdn tety rscoruis<d MAI
Prudens. assistant secresary to the rrcs,dent
"ho presented message from the presfdenI
OF inc United States The nesssrs eontaineS
the treaty OF Paris. On uotion a Mr.. pAyi. ths
serSte then went into executive session
IN order that the treaty might bs referred 70
'ne committee on foreign relations
,noCsh-Ine house spent Wednesday cen.
siuet'ng the bill to define nd punish cr,rney
IN Alaska and provide a code OF er,n,aa Al pre-
ccuure Tor the territory. Sixty-seveu rsees
were completed Wednesday and the bin wa.
maze continuing order until disposfd Of M.
however, to interfere with appropriation siils
OF rother special orders The hnuss adtourncd |
out OF respect to the nemory Of the lats SEN. |
ator Morrill,
WASHINGTON. Jan. a-sESArr-Li.t,s busi- 7
ness except that Of . routine charsetey. was
transacted by the senate ThursdAy. Aresoln.
ton offered by Mr.. Hosr (Msss). directins
the committee on foreign relation. A.
report to the senate whether the ty,s,~ ~
Paris makes any provision for the claims OF
ciu1ens OF the United States azsins, Spain
which were In existence before the present
war ana the status OF such claims after the
ratlncstion OF the treaty. was adopted Mr..
Canery Na) continued and practically con-
Guided his speech begun before the holiday re.
cess In opposition 70 the pending Nicaraxus
canal bill
HoUsE-The judiciary COMMITTEES had the
right OF way In the house for three hours
THURSDAY aud quite number OF bihs OF minor
Importance reported from the COMMITTEES were
passed. The remainder OF the day was oeci-
pied In continuing the consideration OF the bill
70 codny the laws OF Aissk. Some q
pages were disposed OF. making 90 In
all section in the bill copisd
from the statutes OF Oregon. pro-
Flding punishment by nne and imprisonnen ,
OF persons who prevent or endeavor 10 prevent
employees from working aroused n proracted
oeoate on the ground that IL was an attack on
organized labor 1t WAS finally stricken out
Inc following bills called up by the judiclsry
committee were passed: To provide sddI.
lional circuit judges for the Third ,
md Sixth judicial districts. to regu.
ate the terms Of court In the easter.
district OF Tennessee and the district OF butte
Mont to amend the revised statutes so as "a .
'llow the United States Ave pefemptory ohai.
enges In criminal cases; 10 permit ship own. I
RS TO hle indemnity bonds; TO allow legsliy q
appointed guardians OF insane persons to PROS. !
cute patent claims and TO release the Inter. q
stional Cotton Press Co. OF New orleans Q
rom liability for %, Sps OF Internal revenue :.
axes q
WASHINGTON. Jan. Jan.f.-SENArE-rmrsdis IL
AFTER the senate convened Friday ths rsso- d
itlon offered Thursday By Mr. fiosr (Masal q,
sIiine on the president for information As "a
10 Instructions OF the commissioner yht o
egotated the treaty as Paris together With 0,
i correspondence and reports relating "a
leir work. was laid before the senste
nalrmsn Davis one Of the csmmissioneyx
ssired that II be referred 10 the
reign relations committee, but Mr. Hoar In.
sted that The senate had as much right 60
ION information ~ the members Of the fov.
gn relations COMMITTEES aad that the pYesi
mt should determine whether the seaat,
ould have it. The resolution was "a opted In
cret session Ia support Of the resolution
ered some time ago by Mr.. Vest (Missourt)
opposition 10 expansion M -,
merry Gouisians) delivered an extended
eech. At the conclusion Of Mr. carery's ar. Z
tAiVHe WI 'lOIguu lAlh) announced
II oi the Nicaragua canal committee. the AZ. =
ptsnce in modified form OF the amendments q
cred oy Mr. Berry before the holidays TO the "
nding canal bill The amendments u were no, =
ssed upon by the senate
iousE-The anti-civii service rsforren
'red victory in the house Fri4ay Ths
'slative executive and judicial appropris.
n bill was taken up for consideration and
en- the appropriation for the civil ssrvfcs On
nmissisn was reached. Mr.. Evans (rsp, XVI w
de motion 70 strike IL ou. The notics
strike out carried By mar.
' majority. This was In COMMITTEES OF u
whole. where no record Is made OF IL
vote. Mr.. Moody trep .Mass). rave notice
Il he would demand . record yotc In the All
Use where the friends Of the civil service
expect to reverse the decision. Those who
'ocsted the motion TO strike out were,
ssrs. Evans (rep.. Ky.l. Grosvenor (rsn,
Hepburn rep. Ia.), Linney (ren.
c.. Brown rep, o.. and Marsh xvh
p, I'D Its opponents were Messrs. Moody
p. Mass.). Hopkins rep. Ill.). Fleming GOO
m. Ga). Brosius rep. Pa), Henderson 4 p
p. IA) and Boliiver rep, Ia.)