The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-02-20
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News.
CONGRESSIONAL.


CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE, Feb. la-Mr Hale presented the
conference report on the Diplomatic and Con.
.uiar Annronrin,ion hin whicn was aOraed tn
Tha ,n, sar H. ninrent % the n,,nnnt NJ
money evnended and the ohlgntions assumed
by tho stute ~ Cu,i,o,n,a growing ont of
Ind,nr bostui,,os wos noseed Al ia,n the
c.no,ors ,,occeded ,o tho bau n, tho uonse of
Ioonr, sori,,i,es to tol,e n,rt In the ioint ses.
49,, e., -, ,,a a,oo,oro, yotos I1non tho ra
turn ~ ,be sena,e ,o i,s oyvn cba,nher Mr.
Nordersor on behalf a, the sonata ,el,ers re.
nored n no. MI nj tb,, counting and ascertain.
ment nf the electo,a nj vote for President and
Vice President of the United states. and ,t.was
ordered entered on the .ournal. The resolution
renortea from the COMMITTEES on priv ewes and
Elections ins,ructinp that committee 10 revise
the exis,ino law regnlatinp the election Of
memhers ~ Congress- was then taken nm and
Nr Ev rita made an argument In Tia upport
AZ tho conclusion n, bis sneecb tho Senate
,,er, into a, ecu,ive session ana ad,,mrned
Uorsr A. ono o'clocl, the 10 Mt session 10
eount the electoral vote was held. nj the con.
.Iusion ~ which the pouse resumed the con.
sidera,on Of the smulls. Elliott contested
election ense. After n most exciting debate
auring which nj times there was much disorder
a vote was ,n,,en ON ,be minoritv resolution
declaring Smnlls entitled 10 n seat. and il was
reiec,ed nv n Marty vote ~ le9 veas ,o 14s nays
Tbe mn ority resolution seating Elliott was
tben agreed 10 without division and the House
adjourne
SENATE. Feb. l4-Mr Wilson addressed the
Sen te at some length in suppo,t Of Mr.. Fryes
bill relating 10 imported liquors. reported nd.
yerscly from the Committee on Judiciary in
March last. Senators Allison, Dawes and Coo {.
erell were made conierees on the Legislative
ApproprIaton hill The resolution in relation
to the al eyed election outrages in Texas was
then Ia en- uu AMI Mr. Coke addressed the Sen.
ate. He declared that the report OF the com.
mittee was unjust ones ded ana partisan. II
the committed hnd been prosecutors instead OF
Judges. theuculnatory testimony could not have
been more thoroughly con rregated In The re.
mort. nor The exculpnto,y testimony more thor.
oupbly excluded Without concluding his
speech Mr. coke cnye way for other business,
and prter brief executive session the Senate
nd ourned
Housp-Tbe Uouse non.concurred in the
Senate amendments 10 the lie lislntiye, Execu.
tive and Judicial Augmentation bill and Messrs
Forney. Randall and G, nnon were appointed
sonierees TIE bin TO divide a rortion OF the
Sioux reservation in Dakota into separate
reservations A d 10 secule elm uishment OF
the Indian title 10 the remainder was called up
ference rep RI on the senate bill for the ad.
mission of The State OF South Dakota The re.
port. which reports total disagreement. was
aareed 10 MIR 81 rinf er moved that the House
insist on la mendments and ask for another
eonferen e; apreed 10. A resolution giving the
Hon e conferees certain Instruction. was de.
bated al length. but without coming 10 q vote
on the question the House nd ourned
SENATE, Feb. lb.-The bill 10 ratify and con.
urm an agreement with the Muscogse Tor Creek)
nation Of Indian Territory (opening TO settle.
meut unassigned lands IN the Indian Territory
the consideration being a. esl sbU) was passed
Pie senate took up the Individual pension bills
on the calendar and passed all OF them, forty-one
in,number, accomplishing the task in twenty
minutes. Consideration OF the Texas outrages
resolution was then resumed and Mr.. Coke pro-
ceeded with his argument against the rcsolu.
tiou. Without finishing his speech, Mr.. Coke
Yielded the floor 10 Mr.. Gibson, who offered q
resolution expressing the sorrow OF the Sc iate at
the death OF the late Representative Robertson.
Of Louisiana and proceeded 10 euogize the life
and character OF the deceased member. After
appropriate remarks by Senators Curtis and Rea-
gan. the Senate as further mark ofrespect ad-
journed
HOusE-Mr Mills ro ported back the Senate
SUI stituie f.r the Mills Tariff bill. with reso.
iuiin "a sing the constitutional point that the
Senate has no authority TO ordinate a revenue
measure referre u Committee of the Whole
Mr. Met leary repo. ted back the Senate bill ap
proprating sg5l,OOI TO ena lie the President "a
pro ect the interests Of the United States m
Panama Brief speeches follow ed and the bill
1aspassed The Senate hin grantnga pension
ofSl o month with House anendm mt re
ducing the rate to si5i to the widow OF BrIgadel
Gener Joseph Plu inner, was cslled up and
passed as ypmended; also the Senate b II grant
ing priision Of so monlh 10 the widow o
Rear Admiral Nicholson On motion OF Mr.
Stone, OF Kent cky, a bill was passed for IN,
payment OF Fourth OF july" claims. Tn,
amount involved 1 S5O.O00. The House thel
took recess until evening At the night ses
sion mi ty.three pension bills were passed ant
the House adjourned
SENATE, Feb. I6-The bill 20 place Maio
james Beige on the retired list OF the arm,
with the rank OF Colonel was passed Mr.
Sherman presented the conference report on tn
GRAFTON of he resolution reported from tn
Committee on Privileges and Elections as :