The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-12-21
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE, December 13.-Senators
MaIey, Vest, Groome and Ferry presented
petitions for the prohibition of an unjust dis
elimination in railroad charges. Mr.. Horr,
from the Committee on Rules, reported back
to be appointed by the Chair, on the extension
of suffrage to women or the removal of their
disabilities. He asked unanimous consent for
the immediate consideration of the resolution,
but Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, objected. Bills were
introduced and referred as follows. To incor-
s1thorizing the construction of the North
Branch of the Union Pacific Railway and tele-
graph line. Mr.; Logan, from the Committee
o bill to place General Grant on the army re-
tired list Mr.. Maxey. from the same commit
he would Indicate his objection TO it at the
proper time. A resolution requiring the Pres
ident, If in his opinion not incompatible with
public interest, to communicate to the Senate
all correspondence between the Government
of the United States and Peru and Chilli since
1873, was agreed to. Mr.. Pendleton spoke upon
his Civil Service Reform bill. He was followed
by Messrs. Dawes and Hill. At the conclusion
OF their remsrks the bill was informally laid
on the table, and Mr. Beck's Presidential sue
cession bill taken up in order to have preced-
ence on the following day.
HoUsE-Mr. Taylor, of Ohio, offered a reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopted, for
eleven members TO audit all claims for serv-
ices and expenses growing out of the illness
and burial of the late President Garfield; also
TO consider what allowance. pension or priv
tlege be granted the widow and family of the
late President. Bills were introduced and re-
matches, bank checks, snuffs, cigars and
spirits distilled from apples and other fruits;
to reduce the existing tarir duties on import
ed goods ten per cent; for the appraisement
of the telegraph lines, property and effects,
and to secure information concerning the
postal telegraph in other countries; to equal
lie homesteads; to graduate and reduce the
price of public lands to actual settlers; to re-
strict Chinese immigration; providing for q
revision of the tariff and internal revenue
laws of the United States: to equalize boun-
ties: to apportion Representatives In Con-
gress according 10 the Tenth Census; reducing
the rate of postage on letters and letter mat
ter to two cents; for the allotment of lands in
severalty to the Indians; to repeal all laws i'm
posing q tax on tobacco produced within the
United States; 20 enlarge the powers Oh the the
trade dollars. When 756 bills had been re-
ferred the call of the States was suspended
until the 18th, till which time the House ad-
tourned-
SENATE, December 1.-The follow
ing bills were introduced and referred: Amend-
ing section 254, Revised Statutes, providing
for the issuance of gold certificates; author
fzfng the President, whenever, In his 1udg-
ment the exigencies OF the frontier service
require IL, to add ,5Or enlisted men to the army
to serve during such exigency and not longer
than one year. Mr.. Butler g. C.) submmited
q resolution directing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to forward to the Senate state
meut showing the number OF farms
or plantations, with the number OF acres In
each, sold in South Carolina under the act for
ary districts, etc, approved June 2, 1852, TO
whom the farms or plantations belonged, to
whom sold, the amount of taxes, the amount
Of the purchase and other details; adopted
Mr.. Saunders, from the Committee ON Terri
tories. reported favorably the bill to straight
sepding Sern ISs Sendg1 he q foTytSrd psr
allel to the Missouri river. The remainder of
tho session was divided between the consider