The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-04-14
rirry-slesrn cosoass~
Regular sssien.

Washington. April 7-Senats-After
waiting with much patience for NAM
Mr.. Hepburn wednesday found
opportunity 10 speak 10 the senate On
the subject % pure food Technically
the speech vas iu support q a rosc
luton calling on the secretary q agri-
% send 90 the senate the r.
suits OF the Investigations made ~ 81
department into edulterated foods. but
IN reality Il was In support q the pure
food bin
Hous@in a lvc honr session. the
house passed - Bills relating % the
District uf Columbia Including M
Incorporating tac Carnegie Institute
II also nasstt the Bowman Omnibus
claims bill. carrying approximately
S2fSo0a Tor the payment o. small
claims. aErccd 60 tho conference re-
port on the forthcarons bin and In
stead on IFS c-isaEreement 20 an amend
ment on that bin providing FOR the
purchase ~ a submarine boat Tho
Alaska delegate bin vas taken up ana
Mr Cushman fWashl made a long
explanation o. the measure. setting
out necessities % the territory 10 the
way % representation In congress
Washington. April S-Senatc-Thc
SENATE Thursday listened % c~uiogics
q the late Senator Hanna. The gal-
icries we're Well Shed and enc speak.
crs were given close attention Those
who spoke we're. Mcssra Foraker.
Scott. Cockrcl Piatt tCtl. Gallon.
blackburn. Elkins. Fairbanks. Daniel
Perkins. Dcpcw Bcvcridgc. Deliver.
Kearns and Dick
House-rhe swaYne impeachment
proceeding which has been looked MP
on as the only possible block 20 At
early adjournment 90 congress WAS dis
posed * On Eve minutes hy the house
Thursday by the adoption % a rcsoiu-
tion making ne case a special order
for December 10 next In the mean
time tho Judiciary committee is 20
take additional testimony In the case
In ~disposiug 20 "a conference report ON
the army appropriation hlfi the house
took mp the ban extending the coast
wise laws Oh tho Philippine end h3 a
vote OF 1872 90 100 adopted a. special
rufe Co vote on this hfl after "a de-
bate % two hours This debate was
exhausted save ave minute when the
house adjourned
Washington. April 9-Senate-The
contracts Tor caucciiinE machines used
hy The post once department was 60.
hatcd az length ln the enatc Friday
On connection with the post oace ap.
preparation hin Mr. Cuiherson lntr'.
duced an amendment reducing the rem
tai % tho machine and the demo
cratic senators charged hat the rents
now paid was the same ~ paid under
The contracts mad hy George w. Bees
Vfrs when De was chief ~ the salal
and allowance division % the post ~
Fee department and that thcy wcr'
excessive Mr. Lodge denied th'
charge saving that there vas no proc
OF SOS truth The FIRST hours of thl
session we're devoted to a discussion
hv Mr. Patterson ~ thc-Chinose Qucs
zion boz which hr maintained that On
2 exclusion laws would Oe ineffective
, after December unless there was ad
ditional legislation
House-rhc house PASSED a iarr
number of bills. including ihe Phiill
pine shirpinr DIN and the bNl Tor af
e prorrating Sf75nNo in ala ~ the lev
is and CLARK centennial exposition
ha held in Portland. Ore IN 1895 Th
only amendment made to the phli.
pine shipping hll was one eKtcnlin
s until July O. 1906. tho ume wheu Oh
law shall become operative The hi
provides that no merchandise or pa
r fcnecrs except supplies for the arm.
or nary. shall he transported hy SCI.
under penalty of forfeiture. hctVea
ports nf ihe United States and Oh
' Philippine archipelago. directly or ~
% a foreign port. or for any part of o.
T voyage ia any except vessels % %
.o United States 10 does not prohlh|
t however. The sailing NJ any forei.
ID. vessel between the United States aI
. The Philippines. nor between ports
places ia the Philippines The Phil
pine commission IS authorized Co issl
licenses 90 engage in N~ghteraEe or oi
4" ~ exclusively harhor business Co vs
"a sells or other craft actually cuEag0
ln such business al the date stated ri
Co vessels or other craft built in Q
Philippines or IN the United stat
and owned by citizens OF the Unit
States OF inhabitants Of the Phil
pines Tho law does not impair
AFFECT any privilege guaranteed
Spanish ships and merchandise by {
Paris treaty OF peace