The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-04-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
CoMORESa.

SENATE, March 3l.-During the morning
hour Mr.. Edmunds presented and had read
the petition of Frank W. Tubbesng, for q
pension. The petition reoites long service In
the war, severe wounds and consequent Grip.
ping He had settled in Georgia after tho
var and had lost sight OF comrades who could
support mis- claim, and hence prays Congress
% grant him pension In his helpless old are.
MI Edmunds. In commencing the petition to
the careful consideration Of the Committee
On Pensions, sad this poor fellow had been
appointed storekeeper or guagef At Atlanta,
Ga, on tho Recommendation OF the late Al
9xander H. Stevens, but the remorseless
fate Of politics had turned him out OF tho
service" though Mr.. Edmunds could not see
how any consideration Of politics should have
led to such action The Senate took up and
discussed Mr.. Logan's army bill, after which
cf his bill to repeal the Civil Service law. The
Chair then laid before the Senate the wash
fngton Territory bill, and after a speech in
its support by Mt. Dolph: the Senate went
into executive session and soon adjourned
HoUsE.-A bill approprlatlng $l,0O0 to de-
fray tho cost Of the medal voted by Congress
to John Y. Slater, OF Connecticut, was passed
The session of the House was devoted almost
entirely to the consideration, In Committee
OF the Whole, OF the bill reported from the
Committee on Labor to provide for the
speedy settlement OF controversies and DIFF
ferences between common carriers engaged
III anu ltTTllOT III
Of property or passengers and their EN-
ployes." without reaching conclusion on
the bill the committee rose and the House
adjourned.
SENATE, April 1.-The bill approprlating
100000 for the erection of monument at
Washington TO the memory of Abraham Lin
coin was passed. After the morning hour
the bill to admit Washington Territory
was taken up. A long discussion ensued,
Nuh hInh hn nFfatu a mn nnh m
the bill were voted on seriatim, and agreed
10 The Senate then went into executive
session, and when the doors reopened ad'
journed until the 9Th
bill occupied the attention OF the House in
Committee of the Whole most OF the day.
When the committee rose Mr.. Reagan, OF
Texas, made constitutional argument
against the bill. Pending vote on the mo-
don OF Mr.. 0'Nelll that all debate on the first
section of the bill he limited 10 one minute,
the House adjourned.
SENATE, April 2.-The Senate was not in
sess on.
HoUsE.-on motion of Mr.. O'Neill, private
business was dispensed with and the House
went into Committee on the Whole on the
Labor Arbitration bill. The bill was con.
Rdered by sections and debate continued
throughout the day. without reaching a
conclusion, the committee rose and the
hOuSe lOOk recess untl evening. NJ lne
evening session thirty seven pension bills
were passed, and the House adjourned.
SENATE, April 3.-The Senate was not in
session.
HoUsE.-By a vote OF 50 TO liz the House
laid aside the Silver hill for the time being
and went into Committee OF the Whole on the
Labor Arbitration bill. An amendment was
offered by Mr.. Warner providing that the
members OF the tribunal Of arbitration shall
receive a compensation OF $40 day for the
time actually employed; also prescribing the
fees and compensation to be allowed the
clerk. BtenOgrapher. marshals and witnesses;
providing that the tribunal shall have the
power TO limit the number OF witnesses IN
each case, whose fees shall be pad nv the
United States, and approprlating a sufficient
effect. Mr.. Tillman offered an amendment
10 the amendment providing that not more
than $1,000 shall be paid out of the Treasury
10 defray the expense OF any single arhitra.
ton. Agreed 10, and Mr.. Warmers amend
ment as amended was adopted The COM
mittee then rose and reported the bill 70 tho
House. On motion of Mr Kelley, OF Pennsyl-
vanla, the title of the bill was amended TO
read as follows; NTo provide q method for
settling controversies and difficulties be-
tween railroad corporations engaged In inter
state and territorial transportation OF prop
erty and passengers and their employees"
Tho bill was then passed-yeas la5, nays 20.
The Chairman of the House Committee on
Electons submitted the majority report of
the committee on the Hurd-Romeis contest,
recommending the adopt on of n resolution
that jacob Romels was elected member OF
the Forty-ninth Congress from the Tenth
Ohio district, and was entitled 10 retain his
seat. The even ng session of the House was
devoted TO the discussion OF the Free Coin
age hill