The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-02-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS-.

SENATE, Feb. 8-Mr. Frye, from the Foreign
Relations Committee, reported resolution
expressing the opinion of the Senate that
Congress ought not to provide for q fishery
commission. The Chair placed before the
Senate Mr.. Riddlebergers resolution sub
mltted on the I'd, and Mr.. Pugh's substitute,
relating 10 the relations between the Presl-
dent and the Senate in regard to information
affecting Government officers suspended or
appointed. After debate both resolution
and substitute went over under the rules.
Mr.. Harrison then called up the bill to
admit Dakota TO Statehood, which was dis
cussed until adjournment, Mr. Harrison
giving notice that he would bring the Dill to
a vote on the 4th.
HoUsE-Mr Bland, from the Committee on
Coinage, Weights and Measures, attempted
to report back his resolution OF the LIST call
ing on the Secretary of the Treasury for in
formation regarding silver circulation, but
Mr.. Morrison raised the point OF order that
no report accompanied the resolution, and
IL was withdrawn for the present. Mr.. Bland,
having prepared short report, again sub
mitted his preamble and resolution. As
amended, the resolution strikes out the
clause reading; "The Treasury Department
assumes TO virtually suspend the coinage of
silver by boarding the money in the Treas
ury after II was coined Passed. The
House then went into Committee OF tho
Whole on the consideration of the bill to
abolish certain fees for official services to
American vessels, but without action tho
committee arose and the House adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. 4.-The Chair laid before the
Senate letter from the Secretary of the
Treasury in reply TO recent resolution re.
lating to the conscience fund" The Secre-
tnry says the fund originated in lS2s and now
amounts to S22O,T47. Mr., Cameron called up
the bill providing for the appointment of an
Assistant Secretary of the Navy. An amend
ment was suggested by the Naval Committee
requiring that the assistant should come
from civil life. The matter finally went over
and the Dakota bill came up. Mr.. Harrison
took the floor and made u lengthy speech In
favor of admitting the Territory, but without
further action on the bill, on motion of Mr..
Edmunds, the Senate adjourned
HoUsE.-The House passed the bill divid
Ing the Eastern judicial district OF Arkansas
into two districts, to be known as tho East
ern and Western districts OF the Eastern
district OF Arkansas. Mr. Hammond called
up the bill to prevent the claim of the war
taxes. under the act OF August 3. 1861, and
acts amendatory thereof, by the United
States. being set OF against States having
claims against the General Government
Pending discussion on the bill the morning
hour expired and the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole for the further consd
eration OF the Shipping bill. A few unim
portant amendments were adopted, when
the committee rose and the bill passed. Ad
tourned
SENATE, Feb. 5.-Mr. sewell's bill increns
ing the annual appropriation for the militia
from $2O0,0OO TO 100000 per annum, was
passed. Consideration OF the bill providing
for the admission of Dakota was resumed,
and after lively discussion participated In
by Messrs. Butler. Logan, Plumb, Book Call
aud others, the bill, as reported from the
committee. passed--yeas p, nays - The
only Democrat voting in the Affirmative was
Mr.. voorhees,, The negative votes were all
Democratic The bill divides the Territory
of Dakota on the fOrty-slxth parallel OF lati.
tude; provides for the admission of the
southern portion ms state under the title Of
Dakota, and the organization of the north.
orn portion into separate Territory under
the name of Lincoln" MIR. Payne pre-.
sented the credentials of reelection of Sen.
ator Sherman. which were read and filed.
Pend ng motion TO take up the Blair Edu-
cntional bill, the Senate adjourned until the
Sth
HoUsE.-The Speaker laid before the House
n message from tbe President transmitting
the response of the Secretary of the Interior
TO the House resolution calling for copies OF
any contract or lease between the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company and any land
grant road, of tho charter OF the Southern
Pacific, and OF any contract between the Pa.
cific Steamship Company and any land grant
road. The House went into Committee OF
the Whole on the private calendar, and when
II rose reported several bills. leaving the
Fitz-John Porter bill standing at the head OF
the calendar A resolution was adopted
ing special order from February IL until
February Is, including a night session on the
10th. The House then adjourned until the
Nth