The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-12-04
Both Branches Of National LeSis
lature Were Called TO Or
der al Noon Monday.
THE HOUSE SESSION WAS BRIEF
Announcements OF Deaths Of Member.
Were Made and an Adjournment
Taken Until Tuesday.
Probably One Of the First Measures
Taken Up VIII Be to Oefrsy the
Expense Of the Coal Strike
Commissioners.

Washington. Dec. Tho senate
was called % order at noon Monday.
Ihe present week viii barely witness
the beginning OF the three months
work The usual committee Of two
senators was appointed 20 call ON thu
president and resolutions OF recret FOR
tne ueath OF Senator Mcmillan. OF
Aiehigan. brought the days session
70 close few minutes after Assem-.
bly. Tuesday the presidents message
Will be read and beyond this no bust
ness viii be attempted that day. Tho
sessions Of Wednesday and Thursday
Will also be brief with an adjournment
from Thursday until tho following Mon
day.
The admission OF tho territories Of
Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizo,a
az states OF the union probably will be
the subject of general importance 20
receive attention OF the senate. 9th.
CT questions which. in addition % tho
appropriation bills. are expected % ro.
ccire attention Of the senate AZ this
session are tho trusts. the tarir ana
Cuban reciprocity Il Is possible that
The Cuban question may be postponed
until tho pending commercial treaty
wi'h the Cuban government shall DO
Transmitted 90 the senate. but thcro
has not been any determination ON
ina point Very few republican soua.
TORS admit the probability OF any
change ~ The tariff law during the
pfesent session. hut somo bills 20 mod.
liy preeent schedules may Dc intro.
duced and speeches made Thereon.
Some senators speak OF the creation Of
q tarln commission as a possibility.
out there are differences OF opinion
as 90 tho utility OF such a body. There
IS quite unanimity OF opinion favor.
able 60 antitrust legislation and this
opinion goes % the extent of rr,,lfct
Ing results slong the lines Indicated
by Attorney General Knox for the
amendment Of tne antitrust law. Of
ieronces Of opinion aa 20 tho constitu.
uonoiity ct some OK tho proposed
changes have developed already.
The house convened Monday but the
session was brief Tho ron vas called
and the announcement of the deaths
that have occurred during the recoss
was made. The house then adjourned
until Tuesday when tho presidents
message win be read. There IS no pro
gram Tor the remainder 90 the week
beyond the bin 10 defray the expenses
Of The coal strike commission.
When the house convened 20 enter
on the final session OF the 57th con.
gross perfect deiuge OF bills dealing
with the trust question ia all ue
phases was thrown iuto the legislative
hopper. lt is admitted on an hands
that this win be the most important
topic OF discussion Indeed. the lead.
ers Incline To tho belief that beyond
the appropriation bills and routine lex.
islatlon it win be tho only general
subject on which there is chance OF
action at the short session. AS vet
the leaders have formulated no meas.
ure and thore exists a pretty wide df 4
Vergence Of opinion Is 20 what can or
should be done. The presidents rec.
concentrations on the subject are
awaited with interest.
The leaders already have resolved
TO expedite the appropriation bills as
much as possible IN order 70 allow the
largest margin Of time FOR other mat
ters- Mr. Cannon. chairman OF the
appropriations committee. believes that
the legislative. executive and judicial
and the pension appropriation bills
can be disposed OF before the holt
days. His committee will go 10 work
AT once and prepare the supply bills
as rapidly as possible. The legislative
and pension bills probably will be read
before the end OF the week. one Of
the first things the appropriation com.
mittee Will be called on 70 do. how.
ever. Is 20 prepare a bill 70 provide
Tor the coal strike commission. Judge
Gray. chairman Of the commission. has
written letter TO Mr. Cannon askine
FOR an appropriation OF $50 900 70 de.
fray the expenses Of the co-,r,issfo,,