The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-12-10
rlFrS-sloHrr cOSeHEss
extra session.


tor Penrose. chairman % sae commit
tee Of post ofices and postroads. Tues
DAY introduced a resolution aathoris-
Tag that committee 20 request the posS-
master general TO send to teN com
mittee all the papers connected Win
the recent i-rcstixation Of the post OF
Zee department. and n necessary. the
committee Il % make further invesu-
Eation ard 20 report 20 tae senate
The resoiuticn without action was -
ferred 10 the committee on contingent
expenses of the senate Following -
the text OF the Pe1ro2e resolution
E That the committee on poat cnces
ard postroads. In view OF the charges
I Of corruption. cxtravarance ana fio-
iatlons Of law IN the admlnistration ot
the Affairs Of the post once depart
ment. - hereby authorized and IN
ftructed 10 request the postmaster gen
erai 20 send 90 the COMMITTEES al pa
pers connected with the recent i1Nrs-
! tiEation of MS department. and Y ncc-
essary % make further inquiry into
the Administration Of the said depart
meut and TO make report thereon 70
congress upon completion of said m
vcstlratiou said committee shall have
rrsrr 20 send for persons. books ane
papers. examine witnesses under oath.
employ = stenographer and sit by SUP
committee or otherwise during the
D. sessions Of the senate or during the
o periods o. SIS Adjournment al such
a times and p'aC~s a. the committee
/ may determine and fhe actual and nee
d. essary expenses % said investiEauor
shall De raid Gag % the contingent
fund of tho senate upon vouchers ap
proved by the chairman ~ The com
y mittcc The reference of the resolu
X tion was necessary uuder the rules O.
b. the senate
Houso-The house. after being d
, session FOR little more than an hour
adjourned until Friday. The time va
chiefly consumed in a tariff debate
'N When Nr Payne had offered the mf
" ton to adjourn ovor Mr Williams. th
is minority leader suggested that the
ls would ukc about SO minutes on aid
10 for debate on Tho tarin question
,d whcrcupou Mr Payne asked the cot
nl sent of the house Granted
.k. Regular Session.
washineton Dec. senate-rt
senate Monday passed so quietly fro
The extraordinary session into tnc hr
ng regular session of the tsth cungre'
that spectators who were not famiNl
with the proceedings ~ tnat bo.
r,. scarcely realized the chauge had %
~ curred In connection VITA the torn
Of Saturdays Adjournment rcsolutio
tA the hour of meeting was n 30 a.
md when the usual morning business W
hat transacted Al 70 o'clock Srnat
on Frye. as president pro tcmpore.
f,n nounccd that as the hour ior the cl
,rs vcning Of the regular session had
,,, rived. tac special session shall sta
adjourned The regular routine
business then was proceeded With as
.' there had been NO Interruption.
MY Cuban reciprocity hiN was taken
hive az the conclusion 81 the morning Do
and it will continue Co be the rcgu
pcr. business before the senate 90 the
he clusion of an other matters exc
those ~ routine character until
18th instant. when vote viii be Z
on A number ~ senators have 3
pared speeches In opposition 20
- hiu but none OF these Will speak u'
after Senator Cullom. who is in cha
of the measure. makes a statement
support Of IT, which he will do az 81
the as possible after The convenIug ~
ana. regular session. DE VIII he fouu'
on By either Senator Teller or Sena
, ~ Morgan in opposition. and they iu {
- by the other senators who object
the bill
.iaee House-rhe house will take up s.
'Ae matters as may Bee brought hefur
bile. FOR consideration by unanimous
and sent. but the real work will not h'
the until committee have had time 20
.eatv on measures referred 20 them.
he understood by members of the hl
-. that the presidents message viii
sent 20 congress Monday. It's rea
b will be the principal event In
house. u is expected on the house
that the Christmas recess Will be
en- about December % and that ol
5 ? ~ assembling. after New Year. the b
Will be 90 work In deep earnest
aratory 10 as early a anal adjourn
John as practicable The death OK r.
con sentative Burke. OF PennsylFania.
4 an announced 10 the mouse MONDAY
{ the reaolution --op'su p,oe.,i.us =,
the late member.