The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-05-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered From all Quarters.
CsNGREss-xLvHTH SESSION.

SENATE, May 17.-Mr. Cameron re-
ported adversely the joint resolution rendering
TIE thanks of Congress to Chief Engineer Mel
vine, Of the United States Navy; indefinitely
from Mrs. Betty B. Bassett, of Virginia, setting
forth that she Is the owner Of the family Bible
% % &c SSeo5ge wsshinston, and Offering to Sc sell 1T It
extension OF the steam grain-ehovel patent
was reported favorably with the substitution
extension: placed On the calendar. After an
executive session the Senate adjourned.
HOusE.-The consideration of the Bank Char
% Late hour when IL went over. The Com
missioner Of Agriculture informed the House
there Is little hope for q growth except in
Adjourned.
SENATE, May 1s.-Ths discussion was
resumed on the spendelow steam grain-shovel
yoss but 81 : na ss
king the receipt of United States coin in ex-
change for gold bars was passed. The bill to
refund t2,225 to Hiram johnson, and forty
six others, being the surplus of q military
assessment paid by them and accounted for
70 5ns sor tSa IN a o. os shs r. n
levied and collected was adopted. The ave
per cent land bill was then taken up and Mr..
ceiving money from applying any OF 1t TO pay
ments employed to procure Il, was modified
Be- in sccordsnce With the laws Of the STATE ate
passed after the passage OF this act" was
adopted Adjourned.
any Citizen being % oIisnsify citHen Of tne
United States who has been naturalized as q
citizen OF Great Britain may publicly declare
his reuunctation OF such naturalization and re-
sumo his character and privileges as citizen
of the United States by signing an instrument
ries OF the Fourth Collection District of Virgin
ia and making Newport News port Of entry
Of Rrfa
which was discussed mp TILL adjournment with
out Q vote being reached
= SENATE, May 19.-The House bills for
the erection of public buildings at Louisville
Hannibal, La Crosse, Detroit and Council
Bluffs were passed The Senate bin authoriz-
ing the Texas & St. Louis Railway Company to
build bridges in Arkansas and to incorporate
. Garfield Memorial Hospital was also passed.
Tas g s5 SSe S %Seh pro
vides that lands entered by military scrip or
anS nos On the of oss
consin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kan
sas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Missis-
including Virginia military and United States
military land warrants located In Ohio, shall
be construed @ a., to come within u the provision OF
cent. of the proceeds of public lands disposed
Of within their borders; lands 10 be estimated
e .s s.e Of pff also and fbs s9
money remaining on the books OF the Treas
under the act of 1885, which distributed the
Treasury surplus, shall not be charged as an
onset against any part Of the amount coming
to the State under the bill. Adjourned until
the ed
HoUsR--Mr. Townsend, Of Ohio, introduced
Q bill 70 establish a Board of Commissioners for
Interstate Commerce as a bureau of the In
teF1or Department; Heferred. The House
then resumed the consideration of the Bank
Charter Extension bill and after several
unimportant amendments being made the
bin passed-yeas, les: mays, 81. The Speak
Ct laid before the House q communication
from ex-Serxeant-at-Arms Thompson, stating
briefly the status Of the case of Hallet XIII
bourn vs.. J. g. Thompson, and asking that his
communication be referred to the proper COM
mittee that such action may be taken by the
House as the exigency of the case may require.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Ad-
tourped.