The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-03-26
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION.



washin<ton. March 1s-withoat )
doftlre an -, or cTc~sing =" even
without Changing a eirxic punctuation
mark the senate Tuesday voted -
rrtify the treats With The rcrnolie e
Colombia FOR The construction q toe
Isthmlan canal The voto Tor rHfiit-
cation vas 70 In the affirmative TO
In the negative. The senate VAS In
executive session when the result was
announced. 80 that only the senator's
Themselves and a few confdentiai en-
pioycs were present All the sena
. tors announced themselves a. erati-
I fed TO have the Ions siege terminated.
but none OF them manifested their ap-
probation BY cheers or A1rdclappinE
The day was given up almost entirely
TO gcnarai debate on the treaty and In
addition to The set speeches made IN
dor the gene-ai agreement by Sena-
tors Morgan and Culiom. there were
many short addresses and a rather
long speech By Senator Daniel tNa1.
The only marty vote OF the day was "A
kca on the substitute Tor Article four.
which Was aeret1 upon Nv thc demo
/ cratic caucus and had reference to tho
ACQUISITION % Territory In Central and
south America BY tho United States
There we're aumbcr OF speeches on
this amendment. but a was vctct
down by an almost tNo-thirds major
ity. the ballot footing up 81 ayes 10 2
: noes.
d Washington. March is-The rae
D question again was discussed in "a
D. senate "wednesday Mr.. Money spoS
q FOR two hours. his remarks having q
. rect rcfercuce TO tho action u IN
7 president IN closing the indiancl'
Miss. post ocice Before adiournin
AZ Z o'clock "Wednesday niEht the ser
p afo entered into unanimous agre'
N mont 90 vote on the Cuban reciproci'
% treaty az 3 o'clock Thursday. n
x hone % securing vote Wcdncsda
vas dissinafcd hy the discovery M
.. there wore more speeches Co be MAJ
. I'm opposition Co the treaty than Pa
hcan counted upon Indeed. it vi
dimcuit To- secure an agreement
~ vote on tho treaty Thurs Hay. and
IA was evident that this result could n
"a have been accomplished but Tor q
ro anxiety 81 senators 90 secure m
4, adfournrrcuf ~ the session Tho q
ecutive session covered six hours a
was devoted lnrgciy tn adverse crl
l- rfan- Il the treaty During TIE q
ne Senator Ncwianfs made a plea Tor
cd annexation 90 Cuba ard presented
on amendment 60 tho treaty rendering
re- Invitation te that island to become
lon state ~ tho American union
., Washlngton. March -N-After r.
ii, fving the Cuhan rCciurocity treaty
senate nuioufucd sine die Thursday
IL minutes past s O'Clock. practices
ms the entire day was spent behind cio
'nt doors in executive session. Most
he the time was devoted Co considcrai
9 n OF the Cuban treaty Several speec
we're made in opposition 90 the tre
on, and one in favor ~ % and q
p, promptly az the agroai hour. 3 o'ci,
voting began. Roll calls were had
--'' number of amendments and
"e treaty itself was made the suoioc
efs- an ave and no vote Tho motion
cm- raufy was adopted hy ballot OF
tion to- 16. somewhat moro than a th
ring fourth vote. whereas only twn.th
av- vote was necessary fn secure
i.,a fcatiou. Immediately sitter the d
we're closed few minutes pas'
o'clock Senator Poster l.nl took
floor in order Co mako sct spcec
ouunsiti0n Co thv treaty. fo 81
far about two hours aud half.
iya7 the main his speech was an appca
tho protection OK The American IS
nroducing Industry Tie spoke
was ciaiiy Tor tho cane sugar Interest
.tav louisiana. but said iNat WIN"
SUGAR interest was of paramount
... porfance iu his own state. on acc
~. ~ the cnnc produced there. tne
u" suear industry bad rrown to such
inuf nortions that many other portion
.rhci the union also we're coming 20
luEht n very pronounced interest in the
we're ing 90 sugar Tie drew a graphic
iaout uira OF present conditions iu I
issn+ ana and said that II the treaty s.
,,f,t be ratified the result was liable
very disastrous % many ~ his
stituents lie appealed TO scr
mi' -rom north and south alike 10 n
revo- from innictine this hardship @
,osals ncopIe. Mr. Foster also mad
lccful point that there VAS nothing q
vent the introduction of Chinese
labor into Cubs and said that i
/. labor should be- introduced An
labor could not compete with