The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-07-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
E Gathered From all Quarters
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SENATE, July 5.-Mr. Cameron, of
Pa. introduced a bill amending schedule z
title 80, Revised Statutes, SO as TO levy upon
all manufactures, ETC., made from hoop band
or scroll iron, or Of which hoop, band or scroll
value, the same duty imposed ON hoop, band
or scroll iron from which the manufactures are
made, etc. referred. The Bankruptcy bill was
day in December next. The Senate bill to
create the Territory of Pembina was taken up
and discussed but the Senate adjourned with
HousE.-The House went into Committee of
the Whole and resumed the consideration OF
ton being on the Amendment to the parasraph
for the Bureau OF Construction and Repairs to
strike out the proviso which limits to $40, 900
the amount to be applied to the repairing of
wooden ships, also 70 make the clause read SO
that the expense of such repairs shall not ex-
Of Ss q. snd Of
rial; adopted. Mr. Harris made an amend
ment TO the pending paragraph, which was
may Be applied toward the eonstruction Of two
ment and material Of which It provides for.
The Committee then arose and without further
action on the bill adjourned.
SENATE, July 6.-The River and Har-
Dor Appropriation bill was taken up, Mr.. Mo
MILAN, chairman OF the Committee on Com
the bill appropriated 81, ,s15; the Senate
Committee added 81 ne6,O making q total OF
TENS Of this inerease: ss oa ne sa1e ,nSSpa, Sssn
ment Of the aississippi d River, en- under s the d.
piled from the head of Passes River to Cairo,
making the amount for that portion OF the
the Missouri from it's mouth to sioux City,
$4,000 additional had been voted, and for
the survey from the mouth Of the river to Fort
Benton, $1,000, for harbors on the shores of
Lake Michigan, the items of increase amount
TO sle,o 900. The bill was being discussed when
cation OF the COMMITTEES Amendment. and with.
out action the Senate went into executive
session and adjourned
70 reconsider the vote by which the House re-
fused TO order q third reading of the joint reso-
transitional Conference TO fiT on and recon-
mend for universal adoption a common prime
meridian; the vote was reconsidered and the
consideration of the Naval Appropriation bill
and adopted In gross the amendments agreed
to In COMMITTEES of the Whole Adjourned
SENATE, July THE Senate resumed
the consideration of the River and Harbo,
bill. During the debate on the Hennipen Ca
struction OF the canal and Mr.. Vest opposed
Ii on the ground that the canal was limit
ed to one State and ought to be under
Sorrin @ p presented 'sass the senate aspriss me me-
mortal of the Wholesale liquor dealers of Phil
for the payment OF taxes on distilled spirits
Mr.. Logan introduced a bill in the Senate
FeSuar or Wso sYe 2. serysd Ins s5p
years and have been honorably discharged
shall be retired from active service, al
Cockreii introduced a bill to repeal ali the laws
granting public lands to Missouri to aid in the
construction and extension of the St Louis q
Iron Mountain Railway, and to declare such
lands IN Missouri forfeited to the United
States The Senate went into executive ses
HoUsE.-The House went into COMMITTEES
of the Whole on the Sundry Civil Appropria
The House held an evening session. at which
forty-iye pension bills and several bills grant
ing condemned cannon were passed and then
SENATE, July 8.!The River and Har-
Dor bin was taken up and the committee
amendments as modified adopted. 1t provide:
for 9 survey of the Hennepin Canal route
with estimates OF the cost of construction and
annual cost of maintenance, and use when
eca snS Of
mensiOns correspond with the Henne
6o0 for this purpose. The report is to be
made next session The establishment on har-
with plans OF the River and Barbor bin of 1851
and reports OF engineers under the Senate res
olution OF December Is, 1881, after long discus
SION upon the relevancy under the rule, was
held to be In order upon a viva voce vote. No
further action was taken and the bill went
over until the 10th. Messrs. Hswley, Miller
OF New York; Hnl of Colorado; Bayard and
Hampton were appointed to attend the New
burg, N. Y. celebration. Adjourned
HoUsE-The House went into Committee OF
the Whole on the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill, the pending amendment being that strik
ingout the provfso restricting investigation by
the National Board of Health to cholera and
yellow fever diseases. After debate the amend
mentwas rejected Mr.. Peele offered an amend
ment including smallpox among the disease:
TO be Investigated by the Board. The bill was
when IL passed. The Speaker announced the
appointment of Messrs. Beach, Ketcham
Curtin, Burrows, of Michigan: Knott, Towns
end, Ohio; Ellis and Ranney as a select com
mittee on the Neyburg Centennial Annivers-
airy. Adjourned ..-....-.