The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-08-09
NEWS OF TIE WEEK.
Gathered From all Quarters.
coNGnEss-xI.ynrH SESSION.


SENATE. August 2.-The considers
don OF the sundrv Civn bill was resumed, and
the time specified by tho COMMITTEES within
which the Ute Commission shouid complete
its work and make final report was extended
from July to September 10, 1873. After sew
eral unimportant amendments the hill passed
The Senate then took up and passed over the
Presidents veto, the River and Harbor bill
HoUsE-The House. by vote of I2s yeas to
80 nays, passed the River and Harbor bill over
the Presidents veto. The bill granting a PEN
sion of thirty-seven dollars month TO soldiers
who lost an arm at the shoulder passed.
tenant -Commander sigsbee to receive deco
ration from the Government OF Germany,
and Joseph Il. Hawiey, President OF the
tons from the Government of Spain and
Japan. Mr.. Dunuell. of Minnesota, from the
Committee on Ways and Means, reported
a bill providing the claims for the redemp-
ton of two-ceut documentary stamps may be
allowed by the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue; passed. The Speaker called on Com
mittees for reports but no measure of the
slightest public Importance was reported, and
the House adjourned
SENATE, August 3.-Mr. Window,
from the Committee on Fore'gn Relations, re-
ported with amendments the House bill to
amend section 4,4O0 OF article 81, Revised
Statutes, concerning the regulation of steam
vessels. He explained that Its purpose was
to exterd TO foreign steam vessels the pro
vision OF the inspection laws now applica-
BILE to domestic vessels concerning freight
provides for the appointments OF inspec-
tors for this purposes; passed A new confer
bill. The Tax Reduction bill. was then taken
up and discussed at length, when it went over
without action. and the Senate passed the
House Joint resolution providing temporarily
for the expenditures of the Governments. The
House adjournment resolution was laid on the
table for future action After n short exec
utive session the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-A joint resolution was adopted pro
following bills were passed: Providing that
bids in the War Department be accompanied
by guarantees; altering the law relative to the
Construction of bridges over the Ohio River SO
rs to require that the main span shall be 500
feet wide, and making further provisions
the establishment of diplomatic relations
with Persia, and authorizing the appoint
e menS fS G5 the &s sSeqT of tbe se
ate bill providing "to authorize the registra.
ton of trade marks" shall not prevent the reg
istry Of any lawful trade mark rightrully used
ing that all charges for license and inspection
fee for any pleasure vessel or yacht shall not
not exceed ten cents per ton. Adjourned
SENATE, August 4.-The Conference
report on the bill for the sale of a part of the
Omaha reservation in Nebraska was con
Cured In. The House bill to relieve certain
sertion passed, SO amended as TO exclude from
its benefits those who served less than twelve
months. or who Intentionally deserted Mr.
upon the Naval Appropriation bill and
explained that agreements had been reached
npon all the items in dispute except that ir
reference to the temporary closing of navy
yards and transfer of perishable property an6
stores therefrom, and one authorizing the
report to be made upon additional land and
water front for Norfolk navy yard. The re
ductlons in the line of the navy had beer
arranged by restoring ten Commodores and
distri6uting the reductions agreed upor
through the different grades, as follows: Renl
Admirals. 4; Commodores, IS; Captains, 8
Lieutenants, 30; dnstead of 50, as proposed b!
the Housel; Masters, 25; Ensigns, .. The Sen
ate then wentnto GSeennve Session, ,e anG wner
OF the Tax Reduction bill was resumed, tbs
question being upon Mr.. Harris amendment
providing for n reduction of ten per cent aftel
January l, 1888 and an additional ten per cent
after January l, 1884. upon imported duties
The amendment was discussed until a late
hour, when IL became apparent that no vote
could be reached the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Hutchins offered a resolution
proposing a constitutional amendment pro
yiding thnt IL shall take two-thirds OF the mem
bers of each House TO pass a bill over the Presi
dents veto, instead of two-thirds of the mem
bers voting ns at present; referred The re
mainder of the day was consumed in concur
ring or non-concurring in Senate amendments
and at five o'clock adjourned.
SENATE, August 5.-The Senate con,
ferees on the Naval Appropriation bill re
ported agreement and the report was accepted
and the bill passed. The House bill paying
employees of Government contracts on the FoN
River Improvement i'm Wisconsin s., l55, alst
passed. Tho Tax Reduction bill then came M
as unfinished business, but was laid aside In
formally, and the House bill extending the
fees Of certain officers of the Territories oi
New Mexico and Arizona, passed. The Senate
held an evening session at which Mr.. Allison
presented the conference report ON Smdry
Civil bill. and after a long debate IL wa,
adopted without division and the Senate ad
journed until the 9TH.
HoUsE.-The Senate amendment to the ioint
resolution for the establishment of diplomatic
relations with Persia WAS concurred In. Thu
concurrent resolution granting the use of the
rofunda and adjacent rooms in the Capito
to the Garfield Monument Committee ot
the Society of the Army of the Cumberlant
from the 25th Of November to the n oi
December, to hold bazaar and reception
the object being TO aid in the erection in
Washington of n statue TO the memory of the
late President Garfield, was agreed to. Tht
Senate amendments to the bill amending the
statutes relating to steam vessels was also
agreed to. An evening session was held nj
which Mr. Cockrell submitted a conference re
port on the bill to relieve certain soldiers oi
the late war from the charge of desertion
adopted. The bill as agreed to extend its pro
visions to technical deserters who served
more than six months in the army. MIR. HIS
cock presented the conference report upon thu
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill He statet
simply that the Senate amendments had beer
reduced by the Conference Committee to the
ence report was agreed TO, and thus the las
Genernl Appropriation bill was disposed of by
the House. Adjourned until the 7th.