The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-12-01

tANANteo anu SWEPT the GthNt OF inc
White House Of al accumulated cor
respondence. the American people
viii see that their not very obscqui-
Gus servant in the White House il
person % industrious habits.
lie will indeed have TO hurry back,
for Congressman who had not heard
Of his flight are az the White House
this morning. very earnestly demand
ing 20 see him on imperative bust
ness For two weeks statesmen have
been arriving from different parts OF
the country. and In two on three days
a majority Of the members will be on
hand with Uacle Joseph in the vac
guard Though the last session Of
the 5Sth Congress viii not open till
a week FROM MONDAY noon, there is
unusual activity on the part of Sena-
tors and Representatives alrcrdy on
;he ground aud there arc 80 many
matters OF consequence 20 dispose Of
before March that there Is less ina
cliuatiuu than usual TO lump the
Christmas cycle aud reasonable only
after the miiwinter holidays II the
mania for work manifested by those
already on the ground is shared by
those vet To- come. 10 Is possible
THAT sop O. che iniolcut will b. en-
titcly withheld and that Cannon will
. keep thcoli gavel flying without in
torfnption Doe the discriminate "a 60
"lo things" ID the two weeks of
Christina, holidays should bc wasted
as usual. there will De only seventy
working dsss left between December
5 aud noon of March 4. Appropria-
tiou bills must De passed, whatever
/ the economical frenzy NAV bc. sggre
eating nearly or quite Sgo0. OOOO 600
They viii probably be enacted with
considerable promrtue-s ON the
. ground that thc American people
a have affirmed chat they like large ex-
. |pend,turcs. and ihc feeble minority
viii have little heart for buster
\ ing and dilatory tactics. With a
majority of il6 in che House, the Re.
publican panty can do as Il pleascs
n. especially as 10 viii have much
+, larger majority iu the next House
a where there wiil De- only 1874 Demo
4 Gratis. los oi whom will come from
the ola Solid South"
Cougtcssmeu exhibit abnormal ex
citemcnt shout thc shspe which th,
"potk' bills viii takc-the bills fol
river, aud harbor- and public build
a ings-thcsc measures being motto
d riously not ln che Public interest bu
, in the interest of the constituents %
p. individual members .Chairmai
llemeuway has called meeting OF
I. the appropriations Committee io
N next Tuesday. az which thc pension
h biii NALL probably be finished read,
Co report Go the House.
The committees on the Swayn
case, the Smoot case. the psuam,
csuai strip and other interests. vii
take their time. The first named /
now in session here aud is rather die
inclined Co impeach Judge Swayn
Tor his conceded irregularities. Smoo
Will probably not be nolested
y Senators and members are hotl
k discussing The exrculieucy Of an eN
; ira session 60 revise the tariff. Bot
parties conceic that something shout
be done. but the problem has not We
= arrived SO sn eqostiou, aud It's els
ments ATE in such chaotic state tina
II II seems likely al the present momen
a that the serious consideration OF
will be postponed another wear
Members ct Congress sre aiwsy
Is warmly avcrse Co remaining here dui
k ing the hot summer. and that IA,
d may be more Influential than the ia
terests of the country. In the j9t
Congress Of $50 members the Re
p publicaus will hsve 252 votes, cou
= lsiderabiy more than twice as man
I. a, the entire Democratic mem hegshil
Aud they will have tho support
=, the Senate even IL they should pass
big ship Subsidy bill
II. The Presideat's message will no
IT recommend an eNtya session Of Cor
II gress on discuss in any detail whal
N ever the merits OF the tariff question
d, Il viii contain pretty stiff statemet
concerning The trusts aud what 81
'S pervision snd regulation Of them
p practicable IL viii reiterste Oh
* Presidents opinion that very strop
N navy Is necessary Tor us Il We are <,
10 ing 70 keep the peace aud the PHILIP
:, pine Islsnds, it being understood tia
= be warmly endorses the pet project (
Secretary Morton 70 approprisi
IL $500 600 oOO for new ShinS thoug
M he wall probably not state the de6nil
\ hgnFes.