The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-07-05
NEWS THE WEEK.
Gathered From all Quarters.
icsNGnFss-xLvnTn SESSION.

SENATE, j une 2S.-Mr. Window, from
the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported
Senate bin al alIOwins the widows Of Minister
sSndry civil bifI liking salaries of members of
nm um was referred. Mr.. Blair, Of the Com
mittee on Education pnd Labor, reported
CATION into the labor strikes. The SUBSTITUTE en-
larges the scope of the proposed investigation
by including the relations between labor and
capital, wages and hours of labor condition of
the labo ring classes in the United States and
their wages as compared with similar classes
abroad. and causes Of agencies producing
Labor is directed TO make Investigation, and
Is empowered to sit during vacation. to visit
OATH, etc. Laid over and ordered printed. The
conference report on the Consular and Diplo-
erai bills were taken up and referred and the
RoUsS.9Mr. orth, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs reported a resolution request
ing the President 20 communicate to the
House any additional correspondence called
not heretofore communicated TO Congress,
and also vhether any proposition had been
msde ma 6y any person holding @ riS otoe under d;tr
release upon conditions, and Il so by
ws9% sSn Wso1 was ads so9 tine
same committee, supported the resolution, but
especially advocated the resolution which he
disposed Of His resolution requests the Presi-
dent forthwith TO demand of the Government
OF Great Britain the reason for the tmprison-
ment OF American citizens in Ireland, and If 1t
shall appear that such imprisonment is wrong
and violation of the rights of American citt
zens he 10 authorized to demand their release,
and II II Is delayed refused he shall resort to
such means as he may think proper to effect
such release. ALr .Er
~, SENATE, June s29.--The House bill
creating q District at Galhpols, o.. for the i'm
Of
passed During consideration of the Legisla-
dve, Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bill long debate took place upon the commit
ssnS se et
The committee struck cut the authority to
print reports hereafter at the Govern,
ten per centnm In addition to the cost. The
amendment prevailed-yeas q, nays o. The
vision for transfer in the discretion of the
Secretary OF War, of the pension records from
tant % Generars once was aRreed to. The Bin
having been gone through with, Mr.. Voorhees,
moved an amendment liking the salaries of
ting SIS 900 thereto; adopted. Mr.. Hoar offered
an amendment fixing the salaries of the District
Judges in the following districts at 5000 per
annum: Northern and Southern Illinois, In
diana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Aassachu-
setts. Minnesota. Eastern Louisiana, Eastern
Missouri, Southern Ohio, Eastern Pennsylvania
disposing of the bill the Senate adjourned.
5. HoUsE--Mr. Hiscock. chairman of the Com
olution confirming and making available for
forty-hve days after the Soth of June, 1882, al
appropriations for the necessary expenses OF
the Government on a basis of appropriations
ing the construction of a bridge across the
Cumberland River at or near, Nashville was
passed. The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole on the Naval Appropriation bill
and without action the Committee rose and the
House adjourned.
SENATE, June 30.-The joint resolu.
tions TO provide temporarily for the expendf
tures Of the Government was signed by the
Chair. Resolutions were Eeceived from the
House announcing the deait of Representative
Hawk and providing for SJfnt committee tc
On motion of Mr. Logan the resolutions wert
concurred in, and Messrs. Logan, McDll anC
George appointed on the committee, and, as
further mark Of respect to the deceased, the
HoUsE.Lwhen the House met the desk lately
occupied by Representative Hawk, of Hi
nois, who died ON the 18th ult-, was draped in
black and decked with flowers: The chap
lain touchingly referred to the death of Mr.
Hawk, and invoked a divine blessing upor
the bereaved family. immediately after the
reading of the journal, Mr.. Henderson, OF
Illinois, announced the sad intelligence II
the House and offered n resolution, which
WINS unanimously adopted, expressing thC
SORROW OF the House and providing for the
appointment Of a committee Of three Sen
htors and seven Representatives, to superin
tend the funeral ceremonies and escort the
remains to their last resting place. Messrs
Payson, Davis, of illinois, Moulton, CaIkins, Ca
ball. Mckenzie and Cullen were appointed az
such committee on the part of the House
Messrs. Hendricks, Singleton. of Illinois, VIII
Jams, of Wisconsin, Kelley, Springer, Haskell
Knott and Lewis were appointed pail bearers
and the House, out ofrespect to the memory Of
the deceased, adjourned.