The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-02-26
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Washington. Feb. ce1otc-Ehe
indian appropriation On and the Phil. :
inplnc currency bin both were passed. r
MI Vest while the Indian bin Was up. D.
called attention 10 point Of order. o,
which had been made against one Of a
is provirions on the ground that u l,
Was new lcrislafion. The senate. he :,
said. had PASSED the Philippine gov
ornuent hill as a rider TO the army =
appropriation bin and yet ruled other
provisions out AR. Morgan SPOKE on Z
a question of privilege regarding the 7
dispatch which recently appeared In q
the public prints purpor;ins % he Z
sisrci by the Colombian minister 70 :
Mexico. Scsnr Rafael Reyes. in which !
senior Reyes took exception % an al
legged statement hv Nr. Morgan in the
senate that the Colombian president
had sold ont and ahiicated Tor 81 oQ0.- '
COO sIr MORGAN declared that there !
was a betrayal o. she senate IN the
matter Of what transpires ~ enecu-
tive sessions and that Scror Reyes
had violated q prirciplc % diplomacy
when ne obtained Information surrcp-
titicusiy from persons Iaise 20 their
trust
Housc-The house disposed ~ a
number Of bills under suspension %
the rules. defeating two. The most
important measure passed was the
senate bli to amend the railroad safe
" appliance law. 4 special order was
adopted which practically viii make
tho Fowler currency bin a continuing
order Tor tho remainder of the session.
not. however. Co interfere with confer
cnce reports. appropriation bills and
other privilcscd matters
Washington. Feb 1S.- Souatc-Thc
senate Tuesday agreed 90 thc confer
cncc report on the army appropriation
bill Discussion OF thc statehood bin
was resumed and Mir. Dcpcw coutin
ued his remarks in opposition Co g.
Toward TIE end of the session Mt Tel
! Ter declared that himself and the coun-
, try had been insultod by some % Mr..
, Depcw's references 20 the unequal rep
\ rcrcntaton ia The senate.
-- -II,--.--,->.-rho house began considcra-
a tion OK the naval appropriation bin I'M
der the operation of rule which made
the new legislation relative 90 The in-
, crease Of tho personnel Of the navy
% and Tor The increase OF naval academy
r. IN order Tho paragraph of the hNl
b. providing s1500u0 for naval station
.r on the great lakes went ont on point
n of order Mr. Llrichcid and SIR. Sui
zcr had arr Interesting clash before
. the naval BIN was iakcn Mp. The for
~ mcr charging tho latter with having
perverted The record.
Washington. Feb 80. - Senate
There was o. lively debate in the sen
ate Wednesday over Senator Quay
or resolution declaring it Co Doc the sense
rf thc senate that there should hc
vote on ihc statehood hn before th'
e Adjournment of concrcrs To thi
"A proposition Senator NcComas rc-onor
Il. cd Senator piaffs cl1furc resolution
introduced two years ago. ani INC
~ tion was made fo rCicr tne who'll
ci- proposition fo fac committee on rules
De- This was pending when tho eennt
'u- went into executive session Toe di
cussion Of tho subject hrought out th
no fact that tho senate wns strongly oi
~, posed 90 cloturc Ia any form
Houso-The house hy a MINORITY G
i't 2 t0 rejected the conference repol
'as on the army appropriation because
ng ns provisions for the retirement
'od civil war officers no an advanced grad
Is and permitting officers t1 deposit mo-
re- ey with tho government 90 per cen
sf interest
~ Washington. Fob 2n-Senato--Tl
-r, senate met at N O'Clock Thursday %
spent only an hour and twenty mi
utcs in open session. This time vi
devoted to routine business and pa.
Ing bills az no great general imp'
tancc Senator Bailey by a vote
ted the senate. secured consideration
the Sabine passport BILL which b
been the subject OF considerable C.,
.c,+ trovcrsy. but a vote on tie measu
,-u was nor reached An extra sessi
was held Thursday night 10 consid
'~'7 the Panama canal treaty.
eme House-At the end of protraci
3, TO session the house passed the ua
the appropriation biu A great ma
oyt. amendments were offered 20 the p
gen. visions relating 60 the increase of
,1so personnel and the authorization % n
al. ships 90 be built The most IN port
60 amendment adopted was one 20 auth
N'l' i7e the secretary of the navy iu
D, o. discretion TO purchase or contract
submarine torpedo boats after inve
cation Of their merits. and appropri
$500 00e for that purpose As pass
e He the bill provides for three now bat
ships and an armed cruiser. two ST
training ships and one wooden
s-,, for training purposes IN addition
the submarine boats discretionary
F" thorizcd
= oi Washington. Feb. 2l.-Senate-
mere senate spent the entire LAY in eN
ateo. tive session. considering the Panl
,ches canal treaty and az s.&5 p. m /
recess until Saturday az I o'ci
! sail 10 '.tS --l %
~ ed by Senator Morgan.
Hoase-The house passed the 60
ana cations appropriations bill. adopted
conference report on the bill for
protection OF the president and on
:. legislative. executive and judicial
preparation bill and then spent {
Coke hours with wsangllng over the 70
currency bin The latter bill
beer given privilege by the terms
~. special rule adopted Monday. but '
49, the decks had been cleared for II
Atioie democrats began fiibuster Mr.
urned lett (GaD declaring that IL was us
9 girl, 20 waste time on a measure viii
'e the was not intended should become a