The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-22
fIFTY-styEKTH cOsGRESs.
second Session.

N1Snt1Stou. Jan. l1.-~-euate--ln re 4
senate Wednesday acted promptiy on
the honse btll. providing rebate a. the
duty on coal. and passed 4 unanimous
". without debate. a few ninatss att
er was oroueht over from TIE house
he militia ban also was passed. wits
an amendment striking ogt oi the blH
sho section providing for a reserve
force Of trained men. thcs removing
the objections made against a. The
statehood bill was Cd FOR short tinr.
during which Mr. McC1rnb4r spoke Ia
favor Of granting statehood % Okla.
bona. Arizona and New Mexico.
House-The bin reported ffor. tbe
-NIys- ana rss-ns committee Tuesday
TO provide FOR rso-na~ 81 the duties
on foreign coal for a pcr,4--of ore
year was passed In short order PSI -.
house \. ednesdsy. by practically AZ
unanimous vote. ass. those voting
SEainst Il being Aessrs. Cushman ana
Jones (Wash). Gaines (W. Vah. Men
dell tWyol and Pattcrsoa lpal. an
republicans The bin was considered
under the operation OF q rule. which
cut on opportunity to amend. The on
y opposition to the measure came
trom some Of the members represent
INK coal states. who expressed the
fear that the admission of Chinese
mined coal In Canada would lnmro the
coal industry OF their states Both
Mr. Dalzen tPa) and Mr.. payno fN
IL. the republican leaders crnrcrsrd
the opinion on the door that the hfu
would not relieve the existing ffe-
tress. They said it would safety how
ever. public demand for action ana
show the disposition Of congress to do
what u could. The democrats. Al
though they al supported the oui
took tho view that lt did rot 20 far
enough. saying that coal should 20 on
the free list. and wnen tho bin came
back from the senate. with q nravfsion
which virtually placed anthracite coal
on the free lilt they anriardal vi-ar.
ousiy. The senate amendment waa
adopted without division nnr.f rrr-
srcss was made with the army aonro-
preparation bin after che coal hHl nad
been passed. The wrrt Important
Amendments adopted were t1 Increase
the numoor of omccra ln fla sl-raf
corp.
Washington. Jan Sfratc-fn
the senate Thursday afr Tinman con.
tinued his arrairnmcnt of trusts ana
monopolies and again charged tnit tho
attorney general u.a responsible. rr.
marily for lack of action aarfn-f
trusts. The statehood h.l veas ual Is
discussion Tor a short time SIR For.
akcr urged the right ~ Ohi1hnna lr.-
zona ard New Mexico Co De- admitted
into the union. Mr NcIaurIu lN..al
called attention Co charges fllt fl.
people OF lndlanola Miss had been
guilty OF threats and intimidation
against the postmaster. ana declared
them 10 De untrue. rcmarlrg that b .s
object in hrinEing the matter t1 tha
attention ot the senate was .u order
that hts denial might eo INFO the Con-
grcssionai Record as au answer 90
those who made the charge. The son-
ate 40 5 o'clock adjourned unui Moa-
day.
House-The house passed ihs army
appropriation bin and began cousIi. r.
alton az the department of comm 0r..
oiN. under a special ruin mnrir. f "a
continuing order until disrcsed o.
The opposition 90 the measure rqme
entirely from the democratic sida ana
was based chiefly ol The lrclui Char
the transfer of the bureau of labor ta
tho new department would subordinate
that bureau 20 derarfmert which
would represent cantlUetlr Interest
The friends OF the hIl denied ths rs.
sumption tlat the head of che nrw
department would he hostile % labor.
They maintained that the bin nou .i
Increase the dignity 90 the n.r.an oI
labor by giving che head of the DEPART
ment seat in the cabinet Those
who participated in the dehata urra
Messrs- Mann tiil). Cor.as INlehl.
Adamson t9a.l. scott lknuI and Hep.
burn tla) in favor OF the measure
and Messrs Richardson tAla.l. Shack.
leford lMol. Cochran t1fol and Wea
ton tTexl against 10.
Washington. Jan. House Tho
house devoted the day to rrfvata WAR
claims. passing about 1d Tho two
features of the day were the lefaq,
OF claim of p = Moody d Co oi
keokuk. la. for the payment Of tt
amount deducted from their contract
Tor furnishing equipment Go the Third
Iowa cavalry by tho famous commits
sion watch uuc1rthcd the army CON
tract frauds ln 81 louis in 1888 and
the fight Of Mr.. Payne fhr nnar laaaa.
OF the majority against an Omnibus
resolution 10 refer 90 southern claims
aggreeating $500 600. tor stores anl
supplies. taken by the union army dur
Ing the civil war. 20 the court o
claims for finding OF fact under tht
Tucker act The former bin Tea tn d
lively controversy between two Tow,
members. Messrs- Smith and HEDGE
Mr. Hit tnll. the chairman % th.
foreign AFFAIRS committee. was "a.
stenozrapheT OF the commission ant
was able personally 20 corrohorate Mr
Hedge In his opposition to the hul
The combination favor Of thc ounsbu.
claims resolution was too sttone fo
Mr.. Payne. but on the fnai vote a..
quorum failed AS the previous CUES
tion has been ordered the vote on ih.
adoption OF the resolution wiu be- ia.
FIRST thing IN order on the next claim
} day.
Big Gun Tested.