The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-05-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
CONGRESS-.

SENATE, May 4.-The Post.ofice Approprla-
tion hill. amended so as to allow bounty OF
SsOOOOO to American vessels for carrying the
mails to Central and South America, emma
Japan, was passed by the Senate to-day. Ine
amendment authorizes the Postmaster zen
eral to make, after due advertisenStnI with in
The owners of American steamships LOT u
term of not less than three nor more .nas l,ut
five years, and at q rate OF compensation ~ ~ |
exceeding fifty cents q nautical mlle on lho
tr,p each way actually travelled between lno
term nal points in the most dlrect anu leasttt .nt
bile course He Is also authorized 70 cohlt[aSt
for sem-monthly service between, n New o,ra aS,n
and New Orleans and the port of hi3 Janelro
under the provisions of this law. Inc Vote
on the final passage Of the bill was yeas To-
navs 10. ..,,oa ,,, tho
Camnbell.W Weaver contested election case
After debate for an hour and half the res.
olution of the majority OF the Conn,t.eGI ~, yI'It ~
Elections was adopted. IL connrns tne ris@hs @
of the sitting member j. b. weaver " 'n0
seat.
SENATE, May 5.-Mr. Morgan, from the Com'
mittee on Foreign Relations, reported ares
olution in the Senate on the 9TH declaring IL
10 be the sense of the Senate that some ar
ranQement should be made with the Govern
ment of Mexico adequate TO the suppreseon, VI,
of the evils growing out OF the crossing oI
cattle over the border line between the Unl,
ted states and Mexico; also that q copy OF
The resolution be sent TO the President. The
Interstate Commerce bill was then taHen
up The pending amendment was lna' "a "a
Mr. Camden, being an absolute long ana
short haul clause applied to each rOAd sep
aratclv. After cons derable discussion the
amendment was agreed to-yeAs ", nays ~
The Senate then went into executive sesslol
and soon adjourned. . $780,,
HOusE.-The day being set arart Tor con
slderation of business reported from IN,
Military Committee, the hrst Dlll Iakol w
Al, 1tnf NJ ~
the veteran army. Ut provides mat hu sol
diers of the late war who re-enl'sted as Iet
Gran volunteers and afterwards were Gls
charged TO receive promouph anu ievo,n ,,,,,s
comm ssions as officers IN the army. mus
he maid all installmcnts of veteran Dounl
which were withheld from them on hccOul
of their being so Commiss oned ana llu, m
tered the same rs they would nave Decn eu
titled 10 receive had they completed thei
term of enlistment without promotion an
rece we'd an honorable discharge AmenC
ments were agreed TO extending the Prov
ions OF the act to the widows of such re'ei
Listed soldiers as may be deceased, anu !
enlisted men in the navy ana the mari ~
corps without reaching vote on the pl
tho House adjourned
SENATE, May 6-After some preliminar
business the Senate resumed considerable
OF the Interstate Commerce bill. A grei
number of amendments were submitted an
ordered printed. ltwas unanimously sgree
that a vote should be taken on the Dill DeIor
nd iournment on the llth. The senate the
went into executive session and soon AZ
journcd. n, -.
HarhOr bill was resumed in Committee {
thn Whole and soon after the comm lle
rose and reported the bill TO the House IN
only amendment reported from the commi
tee upon which a separate vote was az
manded was that empowering the secretar
of War TO negotiate for the purchase OF tn
works of the Monongahela Navigation Con
pany This was agreed to-lA to y. III Ih
bin was then passed-yeas l43, nays w IN
majority of the Judiciary Committee 7
suffrage amendment TO the Constitution 7
commending that the proposition lie on u
table. The minority report, fayoring the e
franchisement of women. was signed
yMessrs, Il, B. Taylor, Hepburn, Caswell al
Ranney. After an unsuccessful attempt
bring up the Electoral Count bill, the hou
Adlourned.