The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-12-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.

continues 20 apply itself with IN
iecceaented energy % the considefa-
ton Of the many impor,an; questions
which II will BE- required TO legisiate
and material progress has been made.
The Senate has discussed the various
phases OF the ilay -Pauncefoto treaty
aud, while some Of the clauses OF tke
treaty SIRE not rs clear as might be
desired. vote will De taken on It's
ratihcation today which ia j. safe 10
shy viii be almost unanimously AZ
drmatire
The Scnsie Committee on lsihmian
Canals hss reported fsvoraMg on
Senator Morran's Nic1raguan Canal
hill ANA ihst gentlemen. ss chairman
oi ihe committee. has explained its
various provisions 20 che Senate snd
has. is so Doing, condemned the
Panama Canal Company methods
nnsiinieilY Action on The bin has
been deferred for the present bui
there is no doubt that it will be- fs.
rofabir
Both Honses of Congress have set
December l9ih. as the day ou which
aliourumoni tor the holiday recess
NiIl Dee taken and it Is doubtful 90 any
legislation beyond the ratification cf
iho above named treaty viii BE- ace
compli.hci before that time. Il Is
ir-t possible that the bill providing
iof Philippine tauh. which will
come ur from the House ou thc lSfh.
m1y De- PASSED as the administration
is most urgent Boz it. request for las
immediate enactment.
Senator Frye has fc.intradueci
hi- Ship Subsidy JiI with some
modification from abe measure as in-
uodurei iasi year and ha. made
public o. statement defending BOZ. pro.
VISIONS. The Senator believe. that
q ,ubsii,'as che bill provide. D., essen
tiai to thc establishment af regular
steamship lines between thi. country
ana fofeisa ports and ihat without
such regular liHes an effort. to enc
'argo abe foreign tsaic nl tho country .
Hili De- seriou-i, hamperei. While /
Roe mcm0efs of Congress arc 10TH o. /
express themselves iu advance have /
mst "a number oi representative who /
iFe opposed to thc measure bnd IL q. /
yeis doubtful 81 % will become law.
Nu Friday thr House II Represcn- /
.atife- received tho Philippine nnfI
800 from the WAYS and Means Conn
mittco with an explanation of e..
features FROM Chairmau Payne and o.
niuafity feTart from the Democratic
.oft.ou eff thc Committee The
Democrats declare themsclee. as ou-
esel nor only t0 this measure but
a iac general policy oi thc majority /.
q the dealing with thc Philippine
.'ands which they characterize as
mI0fiaA-iic They assert that the
Glands have been an expensive Inc
.estulen ana that even from s. CONF
nercial standpoint their retention Is
lai Warranted.
a Sarge uumles of the beet sugar
PRODUCERS &c the country called ou
br President la.t week and urged
lim o. Withdraw from bic attitude 900
Pee sgtleci oi reciprocity with Cuba.
30 Roosevelt hsicuei very politely
.Hl then reminded them that oulv
ieN yesrs ago the American Beet
'ugaf Company hsi issued a circular
eticr saying that There was no fear
hat even with annexation Cuban
agar canli ever assume proportions
,hich woult en3angef the beet sugar
uausiiy of this country lie assured I
hem that che mos; authentic infor.
nation from Caba dad NOT warrant
heir fears, wished them success and I
'osiiiVely decinie4 20 retract bis
recommendation 60 Congress.
The iaiiuns OF the Schiey Couit oil
aqaify 40 come 20 an agreement i,
Explored ~ everyone who has taken
be ieasi interest in the ease. The
>esg Department considers thss IL
3 siiii iH an eqsivocal position BE- (
aase 81 Admiral Dewey's very "a.
eraeie majority report and Admiral
sehley's tfiends are surely 6i,ap.
.e'uted beesuse the 6ndiugs 81 the
.ouss did aoi fesais IA complete
iasic@tion oi ihe Admiral. As mat
fas stSnd there l. little change ~
ae sitaatsan from ~ha, il wss before
~ senrt saet Is Is now considered
imoss certain thst there will be
aosfsssionsi invessigssiop ia the
ear futere
met Professor + {. Georgeson
essef,iss lie has inst reformed
len iors 2eafs Residence ia Aisskn
Ihefe he was seat % make an sxsi-
esiassl snd meteorological Invest.
etiee q the territory. the result Of
|hsfh wili ts Incorporated ia ; Coo-
ssssloasl Report 10 the nsaf faturc.
'foic<ses ceuFFesos Is cnshasiastic
sef The agricultural possibilities o.
he tsrsi'sfy lie says that the sosl