The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-04-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS.

SENATE April 2l.-Mr. German offered Q
resolution directing the Library Commit
tee TO consider the subject of a cele-
bration in 1889 OF the centennial an.
niversary of the formation of the Gov
ernment, and in 1893 OF the four hum
dredth anniversary of the discovery OF
America. All the private pension bills on
the calendar, with the exception Of half q
dozen, were passed. A number of miscel-
laneous bills were passed, among them a
House bill to protect homestead settlers
within railway limits. After an executive
session the Senate adjourned
HoUsE.-hlr. Hatch, from the Committee
on Agriculture, reported resolution, which
was adopted, calling on the Commissioner OF
Agriculture for information as to the
amount of wheat and corn on hand in this
country, where II Is located, the number of
acres of winter and spring wheat now in the
ground the amount likely TO be required for
expectation, and other information on the
subject. Mr. Morrill,, of Kansas, from the
Invalid Pensions Committee, report, d h N to
pension soldiers who were prisoners of war
dur ng the late war; referred to Comm ttec
of the Whole. The House then went into
Committee Of the Whole on the River and
ll7rbor bill, which was still under consldera-
ton when the committee rose and the House
adjourned.
SENATE, April @2.-Among the petitions
presented were a number from local asscm-
blics of the Knights of Labor in opposition
to the Frye Ship bill A hill approprlating
S'ilOl In aid Of a national monument 40
mouth Mass, was passed. tuus'dorI.
ton OF the Interstate Commerce Ii. was re.
sumcd. Mr.. Sewcll offered an amendment
covering number of points, one of which
was TO subject to the prOvis Ons OF the hll
the Canadian roads having through tGiC
from points In the United states 10 the sea-
tuard also roads running through only ono
state IN competition. with roads that run
through several states to the sumc points
lrr M the debate on the amendment mos
sage from the President reut We to tho labor
troubles was laid before the Senate It was
read ana ordered printed, and the Senate
then went INTO executive session ana soon
Hd iOurned.
HoUsl. During the morning hour tho hill
introduced by Mr.. Adams. of New York,
amend NJ section 2Sui of the Revised Stat
utcs. was taken up and passed The House,
iU Committee of the Whole, resumed cOnsld.
Grafton Of the River and l'arhOr bill. A
clause was agreed To Hpproprintlng Sl2l.000
Tor The Improvement of the NOnongRhela
river prov dcd that no charges or tolls shall
We collected on any other part of the river on
am commerce on said river which origin.
atos above the works herein appropriated
for. After concluding twenty-eght of the
sNty-thrce pages of the hill the committee
rose. resolution 10 adjourn over Good
Friday was voted down, and the House took
recess until the I'D
SENATE, April 2J.-The Senate was not in
session.
HousE.-The Presidents message on the
labor troubles having been read by the Clerk,
Il was, on motion of Mr.. Springer, referred
to the Committee on Labor, with Instructions
20 report upon II by bin or otherwise on or
before May u Mr.. voorhees,. OF Washington
Territory, offered a resolution, which was
adopted authorizing select comm ttee Of
llNc 10 inquire whcthern eX-memher of tho
House. who has ava led himself OF the priv.
llcRe OF admission 20 the floor under rule -,
Us Interested ms agent or attorney for any
fh'lroad or other corpOrat' on, or Interested
m any ciaiin or bill pending before Congress,
and report 10 the House the result of such
inquiries. The House then went into Com
m'ttee Of the Whole on the private calendar,
ana when the committee rose n recess was
taken until evening. At the evening session
Il number Of pension bills were passed