The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-06-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered From all Quarters.
csNeREss-xLvIrrH SESSION.

SENATE, June 14.-The Senate re-
sumed the consideration of the Senate joint
resolution 70 pay the mail contractors in the
various Southern States the amounts due them
appropriating SS75,o 900 for that purpose. Dis
cussed until the morning hour expired, when
the & sta went over; The House bill l.,Is 70 amend
tu IN distiheries and special bonded ware
houses, and the withdrawal Of the same there
from, was resumed and the substitute reported
by the Finance COMMITTEES, was read and the
Senate adjourned without tnking any action.
n9TsE.-fhe House went INTO Committee or
mending the Committee on Appropriations to
OF Utah, his salary ana mileage up TO April 10,
les2, the day when his seat was declared vacant:
:dopted Mr o,NellL Of the COMMITTEES on
appropriation bill: referred to the Committee
Of the Whole The total amount appropriated
mfttee upon the River and Harbor .Appropria-
toa ban, but remained therein but a few mo
6 dspossd q sys e you'd cali up tss S 70
reduce internal revenue taxation. Adjourned.
SENATE, June 1.-THE joint resolu-
tion to reappropriate SsS6,0oo 10 pay mail con
tractors for service IN Southern States prior to
pied the time reserved for the calendar; laid
over. Mr.. Plumb offered a resolution request
ing the President, IL not incompatible with the
spondence on HE in the State Department
touching the conduct OF sir Spencer st. John,
e S for nsa o
eorresponSence with ths British Minister on
ted resolution, which vas laid over tenn
porarfly, for investigation during vacation
Causes and remedy, he &c Committee 81 to examine
persons under oath. The House bill relating
20 the bonded period ON whisky came up and
was indenmtely postponed Adjourned =
HoUsE.lThe House went into Committee of
the Whole on the River and Harbor Appropri-
alton BIN and Mr.. Page explained the provis-
frst two paragraphs of the bill were read, and
without action the committee rose and the
House adjourned. EI9 80 YgEc .cTf - 20. .s
SENATE, June :16. Mr.. Blair intro
duced O bill for statue In Washington OF BEN
Oregon Peciho Railroad Company TO construct
bridges across Willamette River, Oregon,
tie Southern mail contractors for Services s
prior TO secession OF their States was taken up;
went over,s The bill to enable National bank
ing associations to extend their corporate ex-
istence was read and laid over. The Secretary
Of War recommends an appropriation of S25,-
600 for additions aud alterations at jefferson
Barracks, No. After short executive session
the Senate adjourned until the 18th.
HousElThs House went into Committee OF
the Whole on the River and Hsrbor bill. There
hours; amendments which were offered being
all voted down after q brief debate. When
was reached appropriating S350.O00 for con-
tnuing the Improvement of the Ohio River,
and providing that as much of that sum as Is
necessary may be used for the Improvement
of Davis Island dam and the Indiana chute.
Adjourned. -.l -s.-,-4 ...,f, ..,-.f...s- o..
SENATE, June 1.-THE Senate was
not in session -gi.Eq SegD l.
HousE--Tbe House went into Committee of
the Whole and resumed consideration Of the
River and Harbor bill. The pending amend
meut was that offered by Mr.. Springer to strike
out the clause appropriating $50 900 for the con-
structfon of a reservoir at the headwaters of the
Missouri River. An hour of debate ensued. Mr..
Sparks offered an amendment which was
adopted providing that the $50, 900 shall be used
solely for the Improvement of navigation in
the Mississippi River and tributaries and no
part with a view to the Improvement of pri-
vate property. Mr.. Springer motion to strike
out the clause was lost by vote of "A to 106.
Mr.. Hewitt moved to recommit the bill
with instructions to the Committee on
Commerce to report the bill appropriating
(besides the appropriation for the Mississippi
t600o,oOo for rtheimprovemento of the navigable
rivers and harbors of the United States; re-
1ected. Tho bill then passed-yeas 11e, nays
81. Mr.. Robson, from the Committee on Ap-
preparations, reported the Naval Appropria-
ton blu; ordered printed and recommitted
Adjourned.