The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-01-31
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-.

Mr.. VooRHEEs offered resolution in
the Senate on the s4th, that hereafter the
Reciprocity treaties will be considered in
open session, and gave notice that he would
ask vote upon II soon as possible. Mr..
Dawes presented Mr.. Hoars credentials of
reelection, which were filed. Mr.. voorhees,
presented a memorial of General Her
claim against Mexico for aiding in the ex-
pulsion of French forces from Mexico, and
relations. Mr.. Harrison introduced a concur
rent resolution providing for Joint rule to
posing general legislation or Irrelevant
amendments TO the general appropriation
bills; referred to the Committee on Rules.
Tariff bill was taken up, the pending question
being ON Mr.. Camden's amendment to make
several amendments were offered and rejected,
when the Senate adjourned. -. The House
Rs into N iss ,ss DS1 on sne
the Bureau OF Construction and Repair, which
TSe Te money sp to be applied p 1 by she '0s sec:
retary of the Navy under appropriate
with the Recommendations of the Ma
val Advisory Board; engines and machin-
Board may advise to be first completed in the
Government navy yards, under the direction
nj DIoTes S of The Government' and not by con-
tractors. provided he can do work OF the
same quality in the navy yards as cheaply
to the Government, and provided, IL he shall
not decide to do this work in the navy yard Of
sails from all American ship builders whose
ship yards are fully EQUIPPED for repairing or
ments were offered but pending action on
them the House adjourned.
The 25th having been set apart for
services In the Senate in honor Of the late
Senator Hill, on motion OF Mr.. Brown. imme-
diately after the reading Of the Journal, re-
marks eulogistic of the deceased were made
when the Senate out of respect for its late mem
Der adjourned. -. In the House the Naval bill
came up as regular order with the pending
amendments recommended by the Committee
Of the Whole. The first amendment, provid-
ing that chiefs OF bureaus shall receive no
position. was rejected, and the next
SP %sR weeks ens 5000 for the Sse Sy
the United States of his invention in torpedoes,
Committee of the whole ON the Tariif bill and
was addressed by Mr.. Kelley, of the Commit
tee of Ways and Means. At the conclusion Of
House proceeded to euiogize the late
Ss Ss of
Mr. House ~ I@L<1-s Mr.. Hooker, of Miss,
sGS s 3 rs to S1Ss ss ass
In the Senate on the 26th ult., Mr..
Hale reported joint resolution making ap-
preparations for continuing the work on the
eensus. Mr.. Slater, from the Pension Commit
kee reported adversely the bill for increasing
the pensions OF one-armed and onelegged
hninority, including the Chairman, recommend
Eng the passage OF the substitute, covering
more ground than the orig1nai Dill, Tnien ne
bf pensioners Mr.. Platt- VINO had been unable
TO concur with either the majority or minority,
now receiving SIS to $50 and those receiving
$2t to S31. Messrs. Sherman, Campbell and
Mitchell presented petitions against the reduc-
tions of foreign manufactured products below
the rates fixed by the Tariff Commission Mr..
Malone. frum the Agriculture Committee, re.
Cotton Exposition in 1874: also. in favor Of re.
ferring the Agricultural Appropriation bill
ards credenriais of re-eiection to the Senate
were received and fled. The Tariff Commits
stSp several 9 ~nS smenSments, SH reducss the duty
on iron, the Senate adjourned. In
the House petitions were presented by
of Pa, representing the Commercial Ex.
i change and another association protesting
life saving marine. hospital and signal ser
| vice. and against the abolition of the once OF
shIPEng 3Ss bill for %as TTSs
tary reservation. Nj; sprinser reportet
| providing for printing at the public print
| ing ofiice the report OF the Tariff Commission
i of cost. The House then went into Committed
1 OF the Whole on the Tariff bill, Mr.. Kelley, oi
Pa. taking the floor in Wind cation OF the bill
/ contending that Il was the best bill ever sub
/ mitted to an American Congress. Ii was agreed
that vote should be taken at five O'Clock OF
the 2Tth. Adjourned
A NUMBER of memorials, and also ,
petition of the Council of the "Six Nation
indians" were presented In the Senate on tn
sIth ult asking recognition to their interests
| in certain lands in Kansas Tho ere
| presented and filed. The Senate thel
| resumed the consideration of the Tariff bill
| and large reduction in the iron schedule wa
| made. Adjourned until the e9th... In tn
| House, Immediately after reading the journal
the Tariff bill was taken up in the Committe
| of the Whole, and discussed until the Hous'
| adjourned until 2oth.