The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-02-19
FIfY-SEytsTH cOxGSssS
Second Session

Hanna called up the conference report
on tho department cf commerce hiif
ana 4 was sgrecd 70 without tchate
The Bin now goes 70 the president
Mr. Morgan almost immediately after
;he opening of the session resumed
h's remarks on The statehood hiH hut
uranched OF on the subject on ;hc pro.
posed treaty with Colombia tie o.
ferrcd % the concorda Of Pope riu-
TX. which constituted part 81 ite
organic iaE % Colombia Tie predict
90 = return % tho hosfniics hcfuc.n
the old church party In Co'omhir au.t
the liberal party. Mr Dcrew aretr
iu opposition 70 tho statehood haf ila
asa not conclude his speech
House-The house made fair pro
Eress With the sunfry civil aon-ouri7
ton hli. covering Sc of thc $50 rncra
n the Bill The amendments ~ nfrh
Mr. Cannon gave notice Tuesday Tor
fhe completion % tho rar- franf 90
tie capitol and tho erection of nn nr
FEC building Tor members rrrr aI.rI
90. points of order raised asainat ffrn
being overcome BY tho afnrfior nf
special rule making them 'r rrHrt
iy the terms % the Amendment
600 IS appropriated Tor vork nn t.t
main building of the capitol nri n i--.
new ofHcc building $3.50 0no BE- r-
priated the cost of the huudn- s
DO s. 10000
Washington. Feb % Senate Wi..
the exception ~ a few minrfrs f.i In.
which some routine business wac
transacted. tho session ~ ttc .rnrfs
Thursday was behind closed f.rr.
After being fn executive aeaefnn rnr
nve hours tho senate adjourned
House The house made SLOW rrn
rrcss with the suulry civil hIH rrr"r
Ing only 20 PAGES and leaving fr nr..
stil 90 DO disposed of Tho fasr
were occasioncl by r1thrr profrr-f
cf discussion of tho stem iu fhr hNf fr-
the maintenance of fho white house.
ana considerable debate upon ffe ifr~
anpronr.aung $1,000 600 far far refrf
uf distressed Fulpinoe SIR Cnurs
idem Tounl and Nr Ffsraraff
ticm y. Nl criticised fhe ar0afy in
creased cost Of nainfalrin- ff. uhfn
house. An amendment fn cnf in haff
fho anrrupr .afIon for fhe reU0r 20 lia
trcesrd tiNnincs wnF defeated nuf fr-
language 20 tho paragraph was rinu
tci % require annual reports 90 fho
expenditure of fhe money
Washington. Fob ff-Srrafn An
immense crowd was attracted fn fne
senate fo hear the Invocation 90 Con
William nooth. founder and command
or-in-chief 90 tho Salvation srmv
When the statehood hu came un Nr
ncnow resumed his remarks tic 40
tackled the Mormon church. because
he said. Do believed ifs members efn
chung to thc practice of poireamy Mr.
Rawlina replied uy saying that 10 fhi
Mormous wCro uof Irforfrrci wif
HH|F HH|.HHH.H 3D..
tiny 40 $3.50 The senate wont into es
ccutlve session and soon afcraari
adjourned
House Under the operation 20
special order which enc ~ 0rportunit
ta orHr amendments fhe house FriIH'
nf vote Uf -il to f passed. thn EftIu
hii t0 prohibit rebates to shIurrr
Tie s.N members who voted aeaius
fho bII wore democrats Mr fffa
lcld lNcl was present huf 800 mo-
vote un either fhe ruio 1r ffe hII Th
tcmocrnts protested against ihc rie0|
oue terms ot tlc ruio Do hae bcc
thCir purpose they said to offer th
provisions of the iitf'rfr,i nlf 1s a
amendment to the hn Nr na-e
b lrt1. Air Ovcrsiroet On1l ana N
, Hepburn Oial practically arnou1c.
that with the passage ~ tle Flhi
SESSION Of congress would he con
nietc
Washington. Feb 16.- Senate rh
feature of Saturdays session OF fn
senate was Senator Qmy's open derl
a ration ~ war. tie has ucf given r
e the statehood cause and wiN fchi
70 fhe finish During tho two weeks y'
remaining of the session he win b'cs
an legislation On which hc thinks D.
opponents are interested. iio mai
b.. this known by a resolution to take ,
the statehood bin every day af fl
conclusion Of tho morning busne
and hy his refusal 20 allow the Aifri
BIN or the Philippine legislation Co 4
y hrorghi up. The senate agreed Ga II
7 amendment made 20 the Elkins an
rebate hll by the house This cor
pictes congressional action uuon a
BILL and 20 now gCos 90 the nGesidef
n House-The hou a passed. ffc su
.c dry civil bin. and then broke au pre-
D. ous records IN the matter uf nriva
, pension legislation lr was the la
opportunity of passing pension hi
a. this session. and the calendar W
cleared. not only Of house hgf uf et
ate bills 825 In all being passed Thr
hundred and twelve IS the highest D.
Viuus record made Among them "
r. a bin to grant pension of $50 a wnr
n- to the widow Of the late kenrescn
m tive Rumpie. OF Iowa. who died abe
i. two weeks ago. The administratl
OF the war department was accus
- openly on the Goor of the house
g. over payments for Indiana lands
connection with the purchase ~ q ..
site for Fort Benjamin Harrison &C.
7. established near Indianapolis The
ty preparation Of $50 600 for the di1
lk ences between the price at which
eh old arsenal had been appraised a
10 the cost of the new site as apprai.
was an item In the sRndry civil b
and was passed over the objections
Miers and Zenor, democratic mcmb
-, from Indiana.
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