The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-04-28
flrrv-s,eerH cosessss
Resslsr session.

question Of additional accommodation
IN the way % once and committee
rooms occupied the attention Of IN.
senate the greater part Of the DAY. f,
The subject arose In connection with
the provisions In the sundry civil an
preparation bill. one for ar extension
Of the east front % the capitol build
ing IN accordance With sketches left
by Architect walters. and the otAcr.
for an outside senate once and com
mittee building
Houxe-Arer a debate extending
through tho entire session OF the
house Tuesday passed the bni rrovid-
ing for Joint statehood q Okishoma
and Indian territory under the name
Oklahoma and Of Arizona and % New
Mexico untsr the name OF Arizona
The vote was ~ 70 lo2. In discussing
the rule which had Keen reported hy
the committee on rules. providing Tor
immediate consideration 81 the BIN.
Mr. Williams. the minority leader. de-
/ ciaref that no republican had any idea
that the bin would become a law az
this session. Delegate Wilson. % Ar
roma. opposed the bill II was favored
by Delegates Rodey. % New Mexico.
and Mcclure. % Oklahoma
Washinztor. April ei-Senate-The
senate "Wednesday listened 20 a set
speech Of almost two hours durRtion
on the trusts BY Mr.. Deliver and aft
erwards completed consideration %
the sundry civil appropriation biz.
again devoting much time % the pro
visions for an extension of the east
front Of the capitol and FOR an add
tionai once building Tor the senate
The once building amendment wac
agreed 60 as reported FROM the com
mittea. but the extension paragraph
was 30 modified a. practically 10 pro-
vide FOR plans only. the appropriation
being reduced TO $4,000
House-rhe house. after an extend
{ ed debate. sent the naval appropriation
B bin back Co conference. the only dis
p puted senate amendment accepted be
4 ing that providing for the construction
IN navy yards Of two coiucrs A bill
providing Tor allotment % tho lands of
the New York Indians vas passed ~.
der a resolution OF the committee on
rules for les immediate consideration
Washington. April 22-Scuate-Th0
u pension appropriation BIN. carrying IN
q appropriation % over $4,000 600. and
C The emergency river aud harhor Rp
, preparation bin. which carries $4,000.
, 600. were passed Thursday by the sen
ate. leaving onlw the general dehcicncl
and the military academy bills ~ th'
entire list OF supply measures stii
10 be considered hy the senate. tn,
ID house hiii Increasing the sire ~ home
"a stead entries ln Western Nebraska q
n $40 acres also received favorable con
er alteration while tho river and harho
measure was under consideration MI
Of German sharply criticised the failur
20 bring ia a general river and harho
,c bin Speeches were made on the per
sion BIN by Messrs McCumbsr an
Scott. the latter declaring that ne "a
vored a service pension Of SIS p
10 month
ns House-Thc house Thursday cav
lE evidence Of approaching adlournmcr
~ 10y passing a large number % bin
81 among them being one 90 provide
temporary government Tor the Panau
hi, canal zone. A rule was adopted att
the democrats had forced a roll ca
for the consideration at any time
tho bNl creating a commission Co d
.es vestigate the merchant marine OF 80
NO United States. and the bin was tht
asst laid aside.
he Washington. April 23-senatc-Tl
IS. general deficiency appropriation b
occupied the major portion % the ae
Of ate's time Friday but before 10 was
i'm ken up MT Gsllinger spoke at sor
length on the tariff policy Of the
publican party. while the reading
the deficiency bill was IN progress n
Cullom delivered a speech on the g
i"' nese exclusion rider lie express
ia the opinion that there should be
10 plicit legislation r~c-enacting exist
T. exclusion laws. but opposed the
ties naming portion % the house provisi
bill and moved 90 strike IL out DUR
the the day the attention Of the senate "
brought 20 the amendment o.
house 70 the bin FOR the governm'
81 the canal zone and SOM embarra
ment was created by naming Nr. G.
-p"' man as democratic ccuferec on beh
ron OF the senate IN place OF Mr.. Morg
the who Is the senior democratic meml
not 81 the committee on i~nter-Oceanic
FER nails. with the Jesuit hat both Sc
cree tors declined TO serve.
bort House-The ship subsidy biil v
osr considered in the house Friday c
-. s~ideratlOn Of the Alaskan deleg
question was resumed after hav
been sidetrackcd several days.