The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-12-13
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TIE House Committee on Education
and Labor, on the 11th, authorized Chairma n
Sherman to report to the House with favor
able recommendation, . bill appropriating
SO, 600. 900 annually for the next five years to
aid In public education. 1t Is proposed that
this sum shall be distributed among the sew
eral Territories by the Secretary OF the Treas
lSry in ratio OF illiteracy. 1t is also provided
that sum not exceeding five per cent of the
appropriation may be expended annually for
the education of teachers.
The death of Brevet Lieutenant Col
onel A. o. Vincent (retired) was announced
at the War Department on the 1lth.
SENATOR OHAGAN died at his resi-
dence, sandusky, Ohio, on the llth.
TIE boiler in the saw mill of j. Vim
cent & Son at Shawneestown, ILL.,, exploded on
the 11th, instantly killing William Montgom-
cry, Charles Bloss, Henry Hughes, Charles
Baker, George Price, w. P. Grove, James
Mclaughlin, Wade Kee and Samuel Kennedy.
Two other men were both badly injured and
were not expected to live. The cause of the
explosion was not known.
DR.. JOHN W. KERMoTT, an old resi-
dent OF Detroit, and widely known as a sue
cessful manufacturer Of proprietary medicines
died on the 11th.
The Sturtevant House, New York,
was partially burned on the 1Ith. All the
guests were aroused and escaped.
In the Senate on the 11th several peti-
tions were presented urging the passage of the
bill increasing the pensions OF one-armed and
one-iegged soldiers and asking prompt action
on the tobacco tax bill. Mr.. Garland reported
from the Civil Service Committee, with amend
ment, the bill introduced on the 9th prohibit
ing federal employees from making or being
concerned In political assessments. 1t was
notice that he would move this bill as an
amendment to Mr.. Pendleton's Civil Service
hour the bankruptcy bill was taken up
and passed by a vote of "a yeas to 30 nays.
Adjourned. In the House Mr.. Waite In
troduced bill prohibiting the further coinage
of silver dollars until the sum held by the
Treasury was reduced to Sl50, 50,0O0,OO0 Mr.. Bel
mont, a member of the Committee on Foreign
augua Canal question; ordered printed
Mr.. Townshend offered a resolution re-
citing that it is alleged that certain
entered into combinations for the purpose of
preventing the construction of competing
lines into Territories and through States,
thereby establishing mOnOpolies in transpor-
tation, and directing the Committee on COM
merce TO report without delay prohibiting and
furnishing such combinations; referred to
the Committee on Commerce. Under the
call OF States a number of bills were intro
duced and referred. Mr.. Slater presented a
memorial from the Chamber of Commerce, of
Astoria, Oregon, asking for the immediate for
feiture OF the land grant OF the Oregon Gem
hal Railway. Also concurrent resolution
hom the Legislature of Oregon in favor of
passing the bill to incorporate the Nicarauga
Canal Company; referred. Mr.. Morgan, from
the Committee on Public Lands, reported
favorably, without amendment. the bill to ex-
clude the public lands in Alabama from the
operation of the laws relating to mineral lands.
Adjourned.