The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-17
LATER NEWS.

THE nomination OF Fitz-John Porter was
on the 18th sent 10 the Board Of Aldermen
of New York City for Commissioner Of
Public Works, by Mayor Grace. The
nomination was laid on the table by a vote
Of IL too.
HARRY WAYNE BLAIR, OF the United
States coast survey, en- route to New
Orleans as a representative Of the service,
died at Nashville, Tenn, ON the 10Th. He
had recently been appointed to represent
the United States at the European Geo.
detic Exposition.
NoTIcE was posted in the Edgar 1hom-
son Steel Works at Braddock, Pa, on the
18th, ordering n suspension OF work In all
departments for an indefinite period. About
sixteen hundred employees are directly af-
fected, but Indirectly between three and
four thousand will suffer- The monthly
payroll amounts TO $4,000. y ..tl
A FIRE at vancetown, Me-, on the 18th
destroyed an entire square, comprising
several stores, and entailing loss of $780,
THE City Bank Of Schenectady, N. Y,
suspended on the 18th. The bank had a
paid up capital Of 100000, and its last
statement showed surplus OF $4,000, and
undivided profits of $4,000. The deposit
tors will probably not lose anything.
Mr.. MORRILL, introduced substitute for
the House bill In the Senate on the 18th, re-
latIng TO the coinage of the silver dollar, and
providing for the suspension of the purchase
of silver and the coinage OF silver dollars
whenever there Is an excess OF silver
coin In the treasury over silver certificates
Of sI0,0O0OOO and. the resumption OF
| coinage OF silver dollars when the cxcess OF
| coin over certificates was less thnn 100000.
| 0O0 Also providing for the purchase of the
trade dollars us bullion; referred 70 the Com
! mittee on Finance. Mr.. Van Wyck's rcsolu.
I, ton calling for an open discussion OF theSpan
! ish treaty in tho Senate was discussed IN ex.
| ecutve session and the secresy removed. The
consideration OF the bill for the admission ol
| DHkota then came up and Mr.. Garland Of
fered an amendment TO submit the question
OF the proposed division OF the Territory 10
convention OF the people, with the follow
ing propositions; !, That there should be a
convention elected by the qualified voters OF
| the Territory. 2, That this convention should
form a constitution 10 be submitted to pop.
| ulnr vote. 3, That by an ordinance of the
convention the people should be called upon
| TO vote upon division or no division The
I bill then won't over and Mr. Hills resolution
| no valid reason exists for imposing
any new or additional restriction upon
the coinage OF tho silver dollar or tho issue
| of silver certificates. Inurging the adoption
| of the resolution Mr.. Hill made c lengthy
| argument, and without taking any action on
! the resolution tho Senate adjourned. 4. T., In
! the House the States and Territories were
I called for the Introduction OF bills, and the
| usual number were introduced and referred
! TO appropriate committees The con
\ slderatlon OF the Sennte. bill 10 provide
I for Issuing circulating notes TO banking In.
I situations, known as the Mcpherson bill, and
I the Dlnglcy House till 10 authorize. the Sec.
j retnry Of the Treasury TO invest the lawful
money deposited Dy National banks In the re.
denipti0n OF their currency, was SGT
fo1 the 18th OF January. On motion OF Mr..
aiken, OF South Carolina, rules wore sus.
pended and abiH TO create Department of
/ Agriculture was passed. The H6usethdn nd
journed