The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-01-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS-.

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ohNAih- Sauua'' - n ~, VOC Paooe1 ~
tobain from the District Judges of the States
of Iowa and Oregon the tripllcate copies of
.ho ,,o,os 80 thoso a,otos for proaident and
Vice President, the copies received by mail
from said states being defective In form. me
plll autnoe the ,s, tnc 30 ,hnsa 1nr,er,vp W RPoid.
inc the ONCE OF General or Generai.in-C Chief
of the army, one person with the rank and
full pay of such General or General-n-Chief,
was called up and passed-yeas 40, nays 8.
The Interstate Commerce bill then came up
as unfinished business, but Mr.. Harrison
brought 10 the attention of the Senate the
death OF Ex-Vice president Co1ax; ana US
marx OF rcspect 70 ms memory the oonaVo
adjourned. -
HOUsE.-The Chair laid before the House
communication from the Secretary Of War
announcing the completion OF the yorktown
Va) Monument The day having been as
signed TO the consideration OF business from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the French
Spoliation bill was called up by Mr. Cox IN.
C.l and was passed-yeas Isl, nays II. The
bill sends the bills TO the Court OF Claims for
determination Of their validity, amount
ownership, etc. All claims not presented 10
the Court within two years are to be forever
barred. The Chinese Indemnity Fund bill
was then taken up and adopted. me Dill
proposes return In coin OF 1854 400 10 the
Chinese Government and that the balance OF
ury ny tS of tbe Ifniiod states and Ibe COMMITTEES
recommended an amendment providing for
the payment before the money ls returned
OF the claim OF Charles h. Hill OF siSoVW ior
aneamer destroyed IN Oninese "hters III
ioS' huJourheu'
SENATE January 15-A bill allowing one
vear,s salary to the widow NJ tho late Secre-
's n,,.,,s.. w u IL. ,, taoS,,',.
hry anu minis'er w H. Huht, anu 'ncroasihs
the pension OF the widow OF General george
A. Thomas TO 5000 per annum was INTRO
duced, read twice and referred. bill for
the relief of the Tallapoosa sufferers was fa-
yorabiy reported. Unfinished business was
then called up but the Senate went INTO eI-
ecutIye session and soon after adjourned
Uouap -Nr wilkins called nm tbe Sera,e
bill TO provide for the issue Of circulating
Known os tho Mcpberson hjIi Tho biii he
said. authorizes the issue of circulating notes
10 banking Institutions 10 an amount eoual 10
the par value OF the notes instead OF ninety
per cent as now authorized by law with n
proviso that such issue shall not exceed the
actually paid IN capital OF the bank. An
Amendment was offered providing that when
the National Bank circulation falls below
the limit Bxed by the acts OF June 40 1874
and July II. isS5, there shall be issued green,
hacks etifiicIent 10 keen their circuiation
Including greenbacks and National Bank
notes, 10 x65OOOOOOO but the House ad-
journed TIL the l6th without taking any nc
ton. This virtually kills the bill.
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nomorisl. suhr,i,,od 20 ,ha senate 80 Az
nro,os,Ing against The ra,Iaca,,or ~ ,ho
snsn,sh treaty yos one hy sono,or comoro,,
from members OF Tobacco Unions IN Penn.
sylyanla. This memorial was accompanIed
by a resolution declaring the pending treaty
10 be unjust and unequal in Us terms and
predicting that It's ratification would throw
out OF employment in the United States
greater number on persons than there re IN.
habitants in the provinces TO which the