The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-01-23
General News Summary.
Conversational.

Senate, Jan. I4.-Mr. Butler submit
ted resolution directing the Secretary of tn
Interior to inquire and report what railroa'
company, individual or individuals, are build
ing railroad across the public domains II
being constructed. Agreed to. Mr.. Davi
(va.) called up the resolution submitted b,
him early in the session, to promote the agri
cultural interests Of the country, and made .
vide the Western District Of Missouri int
two districts was passed. The Vice-Presiden
| laid before the Senate the proceedings Of
convention held In Chicago last November fo
| the promotion OF American commerce. Tha
part referring to commerce was referred t.
| the Committee ON Commerce, and tha
part referring to railroads to the Com
mittee on Railroads. The Senate then resumed
consideration OF unfinished business, being
| the bill to amend t. e patent laws. An amend
| ment submitted by Mr.. Morgan was agreed to
After discussion the bill was laid aside with
| the understanding that It should come MP q:
unfinished business the following day. Exec
utive session and adjournment.
| House.-A resolution was adopted di.
recting the Committee on Appropriations tc
make an appropriation for payment to the
widow of the late A. 8. Williams OF the amount
| Of lis salary for the remainder of the ses
| sion. The Geneva Award bill was post
poned, and the House went into 9
committee on the bill for payment Of pensions
to survivors of the Mexican and other wars
Amendments were offered and adopted, t.
embrace In the benefits Of the bill officers and
privates of the marine service; also soldiers
| who served sixty days in the military or naval
service Of the United States in the war OF 1851
/ for the suppression Of the rebellion, aud the
survivors Of the Oregon and Washington In
dian wars In 1856. The committee, without
further action, rose. The Speaker announced
the following appointments to ill vacancies in
committees: judiciary, Forney, of Alabama
District Of Columbia, Townsend, Of Illinois
Foreign Affairs, Acklen, Of Louisiana; Militia,
Young, Of Louisiana; Expenditures in the
War Department, Bailey, Of New York; Elk.
nenditures in the Department Of Justice,
Young, OF Louisiana The Committee on
| appropriation to the widow Of the late Julian
Hartridge Of an amount Of salary equal to the
remainder Of his salary as a member of the
Forty-fifth Congress.
Senate, Jan. 15.-Mr. Voorhees, sub
mitted aresolution instructing the Committee
| on Indian Affairs to inquire into the circum-
stances which led to the recent escape of the
Cheyenne Indians and their slaughter by the
Academy bill as agreed to In the Conference
Committee was passed, and the bill now goes
to the President for his signature. The House
bill for the payment to officers and soldiers of
the Mexican war Of three months extra pay,
provided foriby the oct Of July 10, 1S4S, led to
q long discussion. Mr.. Edmunds submitted
an amendment to make the act apply to those
who served in the late war for the preserva-
tion Of the Union. The bill was finally laid
aside without action and the bill to amend
the patent laws.taken mp. Pending discussion
the Senate went into executive session, and
when the doors reopened adjourned.
Hotlse.-In response to q resolution,
the Speaker submitted communication from
the Secretary Of the Treasury transmitting q
supplemental statement of the balances on
the loan accounts in coin standing to the credit
Of the Treasurer nf a vTuffad fat In, No
tional bank repositories Jan. l, 1879, which
shows that the aggregate amount Of balances
was $46, S9S. 1Ga Mr.. Wood, Chairman of the
h,i MAYS ana Means Committee reported back the
Of refunding the public debt. Mr.. Kelley, of
Pennsylvania, submitted an amendment SO as
to make the certificates convertible with &C
crued interest after six months into lawful
money, and at any time into four per cent.
bonds. Mr.. Wood called attention to the
bill as Introducing q novel feature into the
anairs OF the Government SO far as the pro-
ducing classes are concerned. 1t would af-
ford the poorer classes an opportunity of in
vesting their small earnings where they
would be safe and secure, and not
subject to the instability Of private
corporations. It was proposed by this bill to
make q National Savings Bank, where there
would be positive and absolute security for
every dollar deposited by the poorer classes
Several amendments were offered and reject
q. Mr.. Wood, from the same committee, re-
ported the bill making United States notes
receivable for duties and imports. Mr.. Gar
deld stated that he desired to offer an amend
ment providing that such notes should be
receivable SO long as they were equivalent to
coin. Mr.. Wood yielded to the Introduction
OF the amendment; vote was then taken up
on the amendment, and it was defeated
73; nays, l25. Mr.. Garfield moved to lay the
bill upon the table; defeated. The bill then
passed, yeas, 154; nays, 43. Mr.. Wood also
reported q bill to facilitate refunding the ma
tional debt, but without coming to vote the
House adjourned.
Senate, Jan. I6.-Mr. Window sub
mitted = resolution that, in order to bring
about the peaceful adjustment of all questions
relating to suffrage, and to the effectual en-
forcement of Constitutional and National
rights and promotion of the best interests Of
the whole country, by elimination of section
alism from politics, q committee of seven
charged with the duty Of inquiring as to the
expediency and practicability of encouraging
and promoting, by all Just and proper meth
ods, partial emigration of colored persons
from those States and Congressional districts
where they are not allowed to freely
and peacefully exercise and enjoy their
constitutional rights rs American citi-
.ens, into such States as may desire to receive
Laid on the table for the present at the re-
quest Of Mr.. Window. A resolution was
adopted calling upon the Secretary of the
xEC8SoLf lOf u bI8temcut Oh AL 8DDrODr18IlOOS
and expenditures from the National Treasury
for the purpose Of paying the expenses Of the
Indian debt from July /, 179O, to June 30,
1873. The bill to amend the patent laws was
laid aside informally that the Senate might
continue with the House billfor the payment
of arrears Of pension. Considerable discus
sion ensued and q number of amendments
were offered and rejected. The bill was then
4. The Senate then resumed consideration Of
the bill to amend the patent laws, and after
some discussion adjourned without further
action.
House.-The bill reported from the
Ways and Means Committee, on the 18th, to
facilitate the refunding Of the National debt
was taken up and passed. The House then
went into q Committee Of the Whole on the
bill organizing the Mississippi River Improve
ment Commission, and providing for the i'm
provement of that river and the protection of
its alluvial lands. An appropriation Of $3.50, :,
600 is made for the payment OF salaries, and
the committee which reported the bill has, as
an amendment, added Q section appropriatipg
sS.S71 900 for strengthening the Mississippi
levees. Several members gave notice that
they would offer amendments to the bill. On
motion the bill was made the special order OF
business for the 22d. A bill was introduced
to authorize local taxation Of legal-tender
notes. The Senate amendments to the House
Dill for the division of the Western Judicial
District Of Missouri were concurred In.
Senate, Jan. I7.-Mr. Salisbury sub
mitted q resolution calling upon the Secretary
OF the Treasury for information as to the
amount Of commission, or other compensa-
ton, paid to bankers, brokers, firms, compa-
nies, syndicates, or individuals for services in
negotiating sales Of United States bonds or
securities from 1869 to the present time Dis
cussion arising the resolution was laid over
Ihe credentials OF Senator Houston, of Ala
bama, were presented. Mr.. Allison, from the
COMMITTEES on Finance, reported adversely
on the Senate bill to authorize the kilt
ing Of fur seal and other fur-bearinp
animals within the limits of Alaska
Territory. and 1t was indefinitely postponed.
Consideration Of the bill to amend the patent
laws was resumed, and amendments submit
ted by Mr.. Davis Qll) and Mr.. Hoar we're
agreed to. Mr.. Wallace said that he and SEN
ator Bsyard desired to be excused from fur
ther service on the Teller special committee