The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-01-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
A General Summary of Events at Home
and Abroad.
Compiled from Daily Reports up to the
Hour of Going to Press.
CONGRESS-.

A NUMBER of petitions were presented
tn the Senate on the Sd for a Constitutional
Amendment prohibiting the manufacture and
sale OF alcoholic liquors. At the close OF the
morning hour Mr.. Logan took the floor and
continued his argument against the Fitz-John
Porter bill until two O'Clock, when he closed,
a. ,i,. N. ~ NJ LeeD oSs,,sa s.otsr,ants "a Nr
Hale then moved that the bill be in
definitely postponed, which was lost by vote
House Mr.. Hatch presented kilograms from
the St Louis Mercantile Exchange asking for
tension bill; referred. Mr.. sherwin pre-
sented q memorial from the American
gress to distribute money among the
several States for educational purposes;
referred. The House then went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the Army Appropriation
bill. Mr.. Browns amendment providing for
the gradual abolition of the pay corps OF
in favor of keeping up well dis
ciplined army. He thought communistic
ter spoliatiou and outlawry under the
euise of labor strikes and encouraged by
loud mouthed demaEogues were unmistakaole
good order of the country. The consideration
Of the bill was practically concluded when the
Committee rose and the House adjourned
Mr.. MORRILL,, from the Committee on
Finance. reported the House bill in the Senate
on the 9Th, to reduce the internal revenue
taxation, with an amendment embracing an
entire revision OF the tartn and OF the
far as the einternal revenue taxation was con-
cerned the committee felt bound to report IL as
IL was left by the Senate, whatever might have
been their own views as to the amendment
charging rebate of the tax on tobacco. He
gave notice that he would ask the Senate, on
the exclusion OF all other business until It
should be disposed of. Mr.. Edmunds
reP0Tted bill pT3yidng m for ,hs sddifSns nI,sd
States Courts, and said IL was neces-
sary to - -sompensste wit ritnssses @ from . be
he would ask for its consideration at an early
day. Mr.. walker, from the Committee on Pub
sale of the Cherokee Reservation I'm Arkansas
and asked for its Immediate consideration; laid
taken SEee up Ss and passed % MP sSormans P bonded
whisky bill came up and was also passed-yeas,
3; nays, 20. Adjourned. In the House Gener-
s. III to Thomas worthington for furnishing
water at Camp Dennison. o., in 1851 was passed
up and passed. Mr.. Pendleton's Civil Service
bill wes discussed and passed by vote of 15o
yeas to a. nays. Adjourned.
PETITIONS were presented in the Sem
ate on the 5th asking the establishments of q
nght-ship at Cape Hatteras. n. c., and a Con-
stitutional amendment prohibiting the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating liquors; re-
tsed taT for NH the psrs ssisso1 aso df paSota
State, and remarked that In his opin-
ion the opposition to such admission
Hale stated that he had objected TO the admis-
sion of that Territory because the repudiation
Territorial Legislature, and that he Thought it
was neither Mt nor fair that his action should
be characterized as Z had been by,Mr ingalls,
Mr.. Vest from the Committee on Territories.
stone Park, and stated that he would
then aSei reported % d and an pas passed DAY; for making a a
survey TO ascertain the practicability OF
uniting the upper afnnents OF the the M,ssG1r and
succession bill came up as unfinished busi-
ness and was discussed until adjournment.
were taken up and reported. The House
then went into Committee of the whole on the
Ri5S5 OF Tss
than estimates of the bill and substantially the
same as the present law. The Committee rose
without coming to any conclusion and the
House adjourned
In the Senate on the 9Th Mr.. Slater
presented memorial of the Astoria Board of
Trade for an appropriation to improve Column
Mr.. Blair and Mr.. Cameron, OF Wis, for Con-
stitutional amendment prohibiting the
Ia ing to the exportation Of tobacco, snuff
and cigars IN bond free OF tax to adjacent
foreign countries, was passed. The in
was taken up, and. after some discussion, set
aside and the consideration of the Presidential
sth -. In the House the Speaker laid before
! that body recommendation to the Naval Ad-
| visory Board asking for the appropriation of
| $4,000 for the testing of defective armor;
! referred Also message from the President
transmitting a communication from the Super
| intendent Of the Census, asking for an appro-
priation of $100, ,UO0.to complete the Tenth cen-
| sus; referred. Mr.. White, of KY, offered q
resolution reciting large quantities of distilled
| spirits now in bonded warehouses owned by
/ Illinois capitalists who petitioned for another
| extension of the bonded period. calling on
| the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for in
formation as to the number of gallons now In
warehouses in that State and inquiring whether
or not the presence of a Commissioner Is re-
quired at this time in Illinois, prepara
| tory to the collection of taxes on
| large quantities of distilled spirits which
] under the Carlisle bill has been al
| lowed to remain in bond three years
/ at a loss TO the revenue of many millions of
| dollars; referred. The shipping bill was
! taken up for consideration and discussed until
/ a late hour when IL WIS laid over and the
/ House adjourned until the Sth-