The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-23
TIE NEWS.
Compiled from Late Dispatches.
CONGRESSIONAL

PETITIONS were presented in the Senate on
the 18th for a Constitutional Amendment
granting suffrage to women, and TO permit
colonies of families to lay out villages on pub
lie lands. There was considerable discussion
on Mr.. Anthony's resolution concerning the
prescription OF American meats In Europe;
Mr. Logan favored open retaliation, and
Messrs. Vest and Ingalls, thought thorough
system OF inspection by the Government
would have sautary effect Bills were
reported In the House: Declaring forfeited
certain grants of land made 70 GER
:ain States to aid in the construction
Of railroads; authorizing the President 70
appoint and retire Alfred P.easonton as
Mator-General; making all public roads and
highways post routes; authorizing the Presi.
dent, during the recess of Congress, to pro-
hibit any imports injurious TO public health
from those countries which on the same
ground prohibit the importation of American
goods.
In the Senate on the 10th bill was passed
restoring to the public domain the lands
granted to the Iron Mountain Railroad. Mr..
Miller IN. " introduced bill to provide
means to extirpate pleuro-pncumoni Mr..
Plumb submitted Joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the Constitution prohibit
ing the manufacture or sale Of intox-
An order was issued excluding
liquors from the Capitol restaurant =. In the
House bills were introduced by Mr.. Potter,
to maintain the currency and TO prevent in
cent. bonds and their deposit as security for
National-bank notes, and to remit the
tar on the circulation of bank notes
when secured by the deposit OF these
two per cents; by MIR. Wemple, apprO-
priating $l,00O,OO0 to improve the Erie Canal
and maintain II free to commerce, and to au-
thorize the construction OF ship cand
around Niagara Falls. The House and Senate
bills appropriating $l,0000O0 for improve
ments on the Mississippi River were reported
from the Committee OF the Whole.
In the Senate on the 18th petitions we're pre-
sented from various Temperance organlza-
tons for commission on the liquor traffic
and constitutional amendment prohibiting
the manufacture or sale of alcoholic liquors
as beverage. A bill was introduced by Mr.
Van Wyck 10 secure reasonable rates of
transportation TO the people over rail
roads aided by the Government. and
@ Board Of Mn intestSse MsGa eommerse C ss1sSllsn BINS
were passed I'm the House: To enable United
States Courts, IN case Of the improp-
er grant OF letters patent by reason OF
fraud or misrepresentation, TO. declare the
patent void on application of the Attorney
General; making all public roads and high
ways post-routes; Senate bill appropriating
u,OOO.OOO for continuing the improve
ment OF the Mississippi River = 2l5 to
H. A communication was received
from the Secretary of state of Pennsylvania
rendering TO the United States the Marine
Hospital at Erie, Pa, for United States Sol
diers' and Sailors Home. A bill was reported
70 grant pension TO the surviving grand
child OF Thomas jefferson.
A MESSAGE was presented in the Senate on
the 18th from the President recommending
that relief expedition be dispatched for the
Greely party, and asking that immediate 40
tion be taken in the matter. In executive ses-
sion the Mexican treaty failed for lack OF one
vote. Adjourned to the 2lst. .. In the House
the day was consumed in debate on the Fitz
John Porter bill In Committee Of the Whole.
THE Senate was not in session on the 10Th.
....ln the House the day was devoted to de-
bate on the bin for the relief OF Fitz John
Porter