The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-11-02
NEWS OF THE. WEEK.
Gathered From All Quarters.

zNEWS SOE THEN w EEK.
Gathered From All Quarters.
sENArs-srscIAt, SESSION.
---.M Mr.. BUTLER offered a resolution in
the Senate on theTa6th ult.-directing the
Committee on Printing to inquire why the
agricultural reports for 1880 have not been
distributed to Congress Adopted. Mr..
Sherman called up the resolution offered by
hirl on the 25th ult, foran investigation into
the. disbursements of f-the'contingent fund Of
the Treasury Depaftment after having
amended It SO as TO read as follows: "Rs-
so,veI, That the Committee on Appropriations
be directed To investigate the accounts for
expenditures for the several appropriations
for contingent or other expenses of the sew
eral Departments, Including the methods OF
making such, disbursements, the character
ana disposition Of such purchases made and
the employment OF labor paid from such ap-
propriations. and to. report at as early day
as practicable what further legislation is nee
essary to secure a proper disbursement Of
such chappropriatfonsg and that the committee
i-hxve ieave 10 send for persons and papers and
I 70 sit during the fecessof the Senate" The
resolution was ADOPTED and on Mr.. Sherman's
motion the Meiine report was referred to the
/ COMMITTEES eonAPpropaations. The Senate
went into executive session and when the
| doors were reopened adjourned
On motion of Mr.. ingalls, resolution
was adopted in the Senate on the 9th ult,
I continuing during the recess the authority
conferred upon the Committee on Judiciary
to examine into the subject Of bankruptcy
and directing the. committee to report De-
cember next. The authority conferred upon
the Committee on Public Lands to inquire
into the condition of the Land Office was con-
tinued during the recess, of the Senate The
| following nominations were confirmed. Con-
Subsidiaries Kahio OF Indiana, at Sydney,
Australia; George W. Roosevelt Pennsylva-
mia, at Bordeaux; J.. A. Leonard, Minnesota
at Lieth; John T. Robson. Tennessee. at
Tripoli; Charles Payson, Massachusetts,, uni
ted States Charge d'Affaires to Denmark.
The open session of the Senate on
| the 2sth ult lasted only half an hour, when
the doors were closed and an executive scs-
sion held. The undecided contest over the
nomination of Clifford Siratham, Readjuster,
As postmaster at Lynchburg, Va, was re-
sumed. The nomination Is strongly opposed
by the Demoetatics Senators, and several
I speeches we're made in opposition to Strath-
ANS confrmatfon. The Senate adjourned
without taking any decided ection-
Mr.. HILL, Of Georgia. offered the fol-
lowing resolution in the Senate on the s9th
ult: aResotved, That appointments TO offices
| under the Federal Government ought not to
be made to control or influence elections in
the several States, and appointments made
/ with such intent are unwise, unpatriotic and
contrary to the spirit OF aur political institu-
tions, and IL continued -withoutrebuke BY the
people win become dangerous to the perpetu-
| ity Of our institutions-n Mr.. Hill asked i'm
mediate consideration Of the resolution. Mr..
Mcmillan obiectfnE, it was laid over. An
executive session Followed. While the doors
were still closed, but after the transaction Of
executive business had been concluded, Mr..
! Sherman offered resolution for the appoint
ment of a COMMITTEES of two Senators to wait
upon the President and inquIreif he had any
fnrther business to lay before the Senate.
The resolution was adopted. and Messrs.
Sherman and Bayard were appointed such
/ committee. Subsequently they reported that
they had performed the duty, and the Presi-
| dent stated that he mad nothing further to
communicate. After passing the customary
resolution of thanks. to the presiding officer
the Senate adjourned siae d.
: wAsHINcsroN.s
PREs1DRSr ARTHUR nominated
| Charles W. Seaton. OF New York. superin-
|. tendent OF the Census ON the 2oth ult.
= FIRST ASSISTANT PosTNAsTER GEN
ERxL TYSER resigned, on the 18th ult. Mr..
Tyner published q statement on the 9th ult.
denying the truth OF charges that he had
been In sympathy with the Star route con-
tractors, or that he had been hostile to their
{ prosecution He says the Star route prosecu-
stfons were frequently a matter OF consulta-
I ton. between himself and President Garfield;
sthat he took his report of the Investigation
made by himself into the service and read it
to General Garfield, Who requested that he
might show It to General James, which he
did. That was soon after General Garfield
became President ssaza asr5- T-s
&GUITEAU's trial @has been postponed
until November 40 Judge Lawrence, First
Comptroller of the Treasury, has decided that
hundred miles outside the jurisdiction of the
court Of the District of Columbia cannot be
paid by the Government. Inside that radius
their expenses can be paid. ~
The eighth annual convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union opened
at Washington on the 26th ult. One hundred
and fifty delegates were present Miss Fran
ces E willard, of Chicago, presided.
o. L. PITNEY, late Custodian of the
Treasury Department, proposes making a
public statement relative to the charges
made against him BY the report Of the late
committee of inyestig ation.- 1t is said to be
very damaging TO officials in the Office. He
says that all he did was under the orders of
his superiors.
The President made the following
nominations on the 9th ult. Charles J. Fol-
s,f Varlr f0rE ~ NhaT Traa
urY; Thomas L. James, OF New York, Post
master General; Frank Hatton, OF Iowa, Firs,
Assistant Postmaster General. The Senate
confirmed the nominations.
D0RING the past-year there were 461
arrests for depredations upon the malls, of
which ITO were in the postal service.
In the Criminal Court at Washington
on the 9Th ult. an order was passed allowing
twenty witnesses to besubp@ned in behalf of
Guiteau, the fees aud costs Of service to be
paid by the Government.
The value of gold consumed by man.
ufacturers during the last fiscal year was
10000, 900, more than three millions OF which
was in United States coln.. The consumption
of silver was equivalent to IS, 600 600.
THE excess of exports of merchandise
for the twelve months which ended Septem-
Der 80 was s24O, 90. .6l5; excess Of imports of
gold coin and bullion, for the same time, was
81, ,32l, ,563.
A TORPEDO explosion in the illuminate
room OF the Washington Navy Yard on the
18th ult. killed George Lawrence and severely
wounded George W. Gates and Marion
! Thompson. The innerwalls OF the building
were demolished.
In the Criminal Court at Washington
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