The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS-.

SENATE, December lO-The Chair laid be-
fore the Senate an invitation to attend the
opening of the New Orleans Exposition. Mr..
Blair offered resolution instructing the
Committee on Naval Affairs to inquire into
the system OF naval defense invented py
Captain Ericsson, especially with regard 10
his submarine gun, and whether any naval
power was attempting to purchase It. The
bill TO admit u, ,kota into the Union OF States
was then taken up and discussed. Mr. vest
said that the intimation that partisan motives
n1SnSs In opposns nth the u bii 1 was @ nc not sustained
by the history Of the measure. For twenty
four years the territories have been under
the tutelage of the Republican party
and the Federal patronage, and the
their political complexion. Now, when, for
the first timo In twenty-five years, the country
had declared In favor Of the party to which
he belonged, he would be false to his princi-
pies il he did not insist that for few years
Democratic influences should have their
eject ON this Territory before its admission
into the Union. IL was absolutely disfran-
chisement 20 the other States when State,
with two Senators and at least one Repre-
sentative on the floor Of the House, was id
mitted without the ratlfylng ratio of popula-
ton with thirty-eight sovereign States in the
Union. Adjourned.
communication from Representative Scales
of North Carolina, announcing his resigna-
ton, TO take effect at the close OF the present
month The Interstate Commerce bill was
then taken up and discussed until adjourn
ment. .HN
SENATE, December 1.-THE Chair laid be-
fore the Senate message from the President
transmitting report from the Secretary OF
the Navy, showing necessity for immediate
legislation TO prevent collisions at sea, which
was referred TO the Committee on Commerce.
The regular order of business the bill for
feitlng the lands granted for tho construction
of the Oregon Central Railroad, was then
taken up, The amendment offered by MIR.
Plumb, repeating the act of March 3, 1875,
providing that any actual settler upon rail-
road land, who shall have actually paid for
the same, and which lands are snbse-
quently forfeited TO the United States,
shall have the right TO locate an amount equal
TO the original entry without additional
cost, was adopted-yeas q, nays H. The
Dakota hill then came up and Mr.. Harrison
sna GSk spoke sSs at pSP Some length N favor Of Of ad%
ting the Territory into the Union as a State.
Mr.. Garland gave notice that he would, on
December l5 submit n substitute for the
Dakota bill. The Senate then went into ex-
eoutive session and soon after adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Hancock, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported the Pension
Approximation bill, and IL was ordered print
ed. The bill approprlates SGO,OO,OOO, The
Interstate Commerce bill came up as un-
finished business and was discussed until the
hour OF adjournment arrived, when II was
agreed that II would be discussed. one day
more when the previous question would be
fceilod.i insUIl lgWUf. 'al '|ni N
u SENATE, December ls.--The Senate was not
In session to-day. ...,.tst.,. .t.sI....f ..,ft
HousE.Mr. Warner Of Ohio stated that,
sby direction of the Committee of Pensions, he
offered paper charging that ON the 9Th of
July last Mr.. j. ID. Taylor spoke six minutes
on the MeEicHR Pension bill and two days
later obtained leave 10 extend his remarks in
the Record. Thdt, taking advantage of this
leave, he had printed In the Record on the
LIST Of August, after Congress had adjourned,
speech which did not contain the remarks
made by him In the House, but in which he
assailed members OF the committees OF the
House, the House itself, and at least one
committee OF tho Senate, and he therefore
moved n resolution declaring the speech
no part of the proceedings. The resolu-
ton was adopted after n lengthy and per.
sonal discussion. by q vote of 1Gl yeas to 20
nays. The Senate Joint resolution concern
ing the ceremonies TO he inaugurated upon
the completion of the Washington Monument
was called up and adopted. Tho House held
a night session ut which ten pension bills,
which had been favorably reported by the
committee were passed. Adjourned until
the 18th. .H-.. a...f.- .f..f