The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-02-14
FIFIY.sIxIH CONGRESS-.


Nll'tpiiftAtfon uiI Afia fcr-
TALLY conSii-red thc hlu making
appropriations for the saoport ~
the West Point Military arad~mv
During the day the ship subsidy oiil.
~ a vote OF the senate. WAS formal.
" laid csidc and s4perccded a. the
unfinished business.
honsc.--- The houSr coafinuef dis
cussion ~ controycrted qursfio-s &,
connection with th~ post ofic~ -.
propriation bill Mr. Grfrrx fCaN
sPo~e against organizations Of postal
employees formed with o view &c fore
iuS legislation in their Interest. Mr..
Moody iNass.l diScnsksd The oue.-
ton of railway mail pay from the
standpoint % member Of the Joint
postal commission. Mr.. Bro-nv~.u
tO.l and Mr.. Gaines tTrnnD assailcd
the appropriations FOR special mail
facilities from New York 20 Na,v
Orleans, and Mr. Catchiuqs Miss
nnd Mr.. Meyer (io.) defended these
appropriations.
Washington. Feb. -.-Scratr --ri,,
war revenue reduction biiI was under
discussion in She senate less than an
hour "Wednesday. DETERMINED. Inns
-uusucccssfui effort vns made 40 -.
ducc th- tax on bank checks and p,
provide chat telegraph and express
companies should bear the burden o.,
sen. ~. --- pA'Nases
-, 'e'"'ilit gee amend
\, .o-.,fi..f - 'la Aaht SONS
inr th- 80 -, 100, inoeii'-
e ~. ,-1 upon cigars and cigar
nnhrok-n -,,.ts--.' -, l'.ie On
fitfo, - ...-. ~. iN noe
rhs-...t..- ,...-. OF 7-iaor
mont snbetit,tir,. ~ ,.. m. ai.le9e-
fh.. VAR -cr,,.,,. ......l .-N 10Y
,ectca bv n r.-.,. 80.
BIN was thrr rs-...l .-.,.. .n. -i.c
rral.r-. hif ~. ''-'''-3
House .-Deh,te 80, tl., ...
-nnro-,ri..i,,- san
Tav m 49, ,-.-...f ,...s--.,
-srnt fha. ~. r-t... -t-lt
Thursdav AZ f2.-1 - - &c
votes should d. az, ,,.... 49,
rraf a-ie,,i,,--,. ,,f...f. ~. ..,.
yya.hinvt., r.n
4rrat~ ma t.,.b a-. -..4 -ef
stone rh.~.r.-
~. ,..-...- .ne gay session
nriniinr sfts 6o1 o5l ,,.... ..'.....i .,.--
a few minutes r-n.i.....,.....
shin rrhsid, hfu ,,.- tt..- .,f... ...
Mr. Morran orncrrd ft f- ,f.--....
Ianruar-. lie n.t.f sr- ar..... ~
nm estimate 90 th. ,.....-....-,.'.s.....
for fie ,~....t ..........
Ter renlirl fh.t b. .t.,...-t.. ...-
rrerate ryoriI he oi,o.. s-., a.., -'....
Mr.. Vale exar-.sef ti, r'-,-...-. .t.
the figures would be- reoriv ss,, o,',
COO
House - The -,,.+ oe..- .-.-........
tio, f.. r-hs.c III, ,.ts.,.
.um,d almost an ~ntir. ,,..l d. .t-
house ,e.. r.s.s.t r,...-.r.
railway mail nav ,.,..,,...,t. M
service ard .,~ri,f ~, -sr ,,.
ties. hut IL hor, Id, f-,,,, .-... ',..-..,
n~nt 10 reduce th. r..ts ,r -.
mail nav r.ne -.frf ,... ,.
af order. th- anirr.l-..--. g.
the preur,arf~ t.,h- .---.--
York Boston and phIar.f-t..
abandon-d Ttr b~,,.- tt.-
The dinlnnatir ana -,-.,.f.-
nriation mu Ar uw ',G.s..t
.h- committee n,, f,-.l..-. -
planned that fh~ biu -. =,
sos.
Washinrton. rrb S.-..
effort ,... ,,,4. .. .
.cnatc rridnv o., e....,-. .-
nent uron a time for , f-,i go.
ipon the shinrin. IU 49,.
protests were made b., o,,,,,r,ts .,.
he measure against .nr such o.-rr.-
neut. even for da+r ir 3D.. irr.r
alto future. The NAVAL anrr,,.-.,.
ion bin WAS considered ti. r.sf ,s
ne day. the shipping bin being Inif
,silc informally. me navaf bif l..f
lot yet been acted on ~hcn the Sons
ltc adjourned.
HOUSE. FRIDAY thc house r,-e.J
6f private pension bills. In su the
house at this session has passed
lbout 900 bills. o. number consider
.bly exceeded in the Fiftv-frsf
,rngral pension bill was nrs..f to