The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-02-20
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| COnGressiOnal.
Senate, Feb. II.-Bills reported from
| committees and placed on the calendar: Sen
ate bill authorizing the conversion of National
| gold banks; to amend sections !, 157 and LII
revised statutes, relative to deposit of bonds;
TO establish United States Court in Indian
Territory and for other purposes. Mr.. Cam.
| eron (Pa-) submitted Joint resolution pro
| viding for q commission to consider and report
what legislation ie needed forthe better regu.
| lation OF commerce among States. Referred.
Mr.. Window, from tie Conference Committee
on the Naval Appropriation bill, submitted q
report. Agreed to and the bill passed.
Honse.-The conference report on the
Naval Appropriation bill was agreed to. The
House then went into Committee of the
| Whole on the Legislative Appropriation bill.
After some progress in the bill the committee
rose. Mr.. Reagan, chairman OF the Commit
tee on Commerce, reported the River and
Harbor Appropriation bill. Ordered printed
and recommitted.
Senate, Feb. I2.-The Senate bill to
regulate applications to the active list Of the
navy passed. Mr.. Allison, from the Commit
tee on Indian Affairs, reported back the reso-
luton fnstructing the committee to inquire
into the recent escape of Cheyenne Indians
slaughter. He said the committee was unable
from the papers to make any intelligent
report this session, and he therefore
submitted on behalf of the commit
tee q resolution providing for a select
committee of Senators to examine into
the circumstances attending the escape Of the
Indians and their subsequent slaughter, etc
mortal Of the Colonization Society asking an
appropriation Of 81, 900 for explorations and
surveys on the west coast Of Africa with the
ed and referred. The House bill to restrict
the immigration Of Chinese into the United
States was taken up, so it would be unfinish-
ed business on the following day.
Honse.-The conference report to
abolish the volunteer navy of the United
States was agreed to. The House then went
into Committee of the Whole on the Legisla-
bill. After progressing as far as the fifty-fift
page OF the bill the committee rose and the
House adjourned.
Senate, Feb. 13.-Mr. Kellogg intro
duced . bill to secure the completion Of line
of railway from San Antonio, Tex, to . point
st or near Fort Clark, and thence to a point
near FL Paso upon the Rio Grande, to be
known e the Mexican and Pacifc Extension
Of the Galveston q San Antonia Railway. Re-
ferred. Mr.. Morrill, called up the bill reported
from the Committee on Finance n few days
ago authorizing the conversion OF National
ly Mr.. Conkling entered motion to reconsider
the vote by which the bill passed on account
Of an error In the bill. Mr.. Beck had read a
letter from the Commissioner Of Pensions in
regard TO the debate on the Sth, wherein 1t
was stated that the Commissioner announced
that twenty per cent. OF pension cases were
fraudulent. The Commissioner states that he
must have been misunderstood. He thought
per cent, and t8,000,0O0 would cover them
all. The House bill to restrict the immigra-
ton OF Chinese was taken up, but after long
discussion the Senate adjourned without ac-
ton. --
Hoxse.-The contested election case
Of Finley %. Bisbee, from the First District Of
Florida, was, by agreement, postponed until
on Foreign Affairs, submitted q report in re-
gard to the treaty with Mexico. Ordered
printed and re-committed. A letter was re-
ferred to the Committee onWays and Means
that there WIN probably be deficit in the rev.
enues Of the Government, the next fiscal year,
Of ga, 100000 and asking authority to Issue
four per cent. bonds to cover such deficiencies.
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the Legislative bill; after disposing
Of sixty-three pages of the bill the committee
rose. The remainder Of the days session was
devoted to memorial services Of the late Juli-
an Hartridge.
Senate, Feb. I4.-The Vice-President
jaminjF. Jonas, Of Louisiana, James B, Groome,
lima, Senators elec. from their respective
States. Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee on
Finance, submitted q motion that the House
Of Representatives be requested to return the
bill to authorize the Issue of certificates of de-
posit in aid of refunding the public debt,
passed . few days ago. In explanation Of the
matter, he said the object in having the bill
returned was TO amend it so that the proceeds
bonds, that these bonds were so rapidly being
refunded that soon there would be none OF
them. The motion was agreed to. The
O., and to authorize the same to become a free
road, was called up by Mr.. Thurman and it
was passed. Mr.. Voorhees, introduced a bill
to amend the pension laws and punish claim
alteration of the House bill to restrict Chinese
immigration was then resumed. Mr.. Matthews
offered substitute providing that the Presi-
dent Of the United States give notice to the
sttpulations regulating the immigration Of
subjects OF the Chinese Empire to this
country, and the practice of immigra-
ton which has resulted therefrom, are
and TO request such notifications thereof as
will, In his opinion, limit or prevent the evils
resulting therefrom. Mr.. Sargent submitted
character, and they were agreed to. Mr.. Conk- |
ling submitted substitute for the amend |
ment Of Mr.. Matthews, a. follows: That the |
President Of the United States is hereby re-
as to give notcs i to the
ing treaty between the United States and |
China As permits the migration of subjects |
OF the Chinese Empire and their domicile in |
this country is unsatisfactory to the Govern
ment Of the United States, and in its judg-
ment pernicious, and to propose such modif- |
cations OF said treaty as win correct the evil |
complained OF. Mr.. Matthews withdrew his |
Pending discussion the Senate |
adjourned. |
Houss.-Mr. Bragg from the Commit |
tee on Military Affairs, reported bill author |
ixing the President to appoint James Shields, |
of Missouri, as Brigadier General ON the re- |
tired list, such appointment to be In lieu of |
the pension which he now receives Mr.. |
White rose to point of order, and, although |
appealed to to withdraw his point by Messrs. |
Bragg, Franklin and Butler, he refused. Con-
siderable confusion was caused by Mr.. Frank |
hall and charging the Republicans with not |
having been In earnest last year iu their ef- |
forts for the appointment Of General Shields |
as Doorkeeper. The speaker finally sus,
tanned the point of order and the |
bill was referred TO the Committee of
to Committee Of the Whole ON the private |
calendar. A bill to pay John 7. Armstrong, |
of Virginia, for rent OF wharf in Alexandra
during the war, caused Q lengthy discussion
and Without action the committee rose, and
the House adjourned.
Senate, Feb. I6.-A petition was
presented in favor of erecting a monument
to Christopher Columbus BY the republics Of
the western hemisphere, the United States
taking the initiative. The Chinese immigra-
taon Dill was taken up, and after several
speeches had been made, and amendments Of
fered, passed BY vote of 80 yeas to ~ nays.
After eeveral fne Hecxusl ext.vrrx. a. % frto