The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-02-06
General News Summary.
interesting Home and Foreign News
CONGRESSIONAL.


ing hour the Senate resumed consideration OF
the Consular and Diplomatic bill, the pending
question being on Mr. Gibsons amendment TO /
make the title OF Ministers 10 France. Germany, |
Great Britain and Russia Ambassadors"
After discussion the amendment was agreed TO
yeas 20 nays ~ The amendment relating TO
Samoa having been reached, the Senate went
into executive session. When the doors we're
reopened MIR. Sherman made speech, review
inR the causes leading 70 the recent trouble In
Samoa and favored voting the sum Of % o,O00 TO
enable the Government 10 send ships and agents
there to bring about q solution OF the contro-
yersy. The Senate then adjourned
HoUsE.-Mr. Burrows, OF Michigan, presented
q petition OF ispn citizens OF Utah against the
admission OF that Territory as State. The
Sundry Civil bill was then taken up In Com
mittee OF the Whole, and the paragraph appro-
priatinst op'0O for the new library building
was discussed at length, but was not changed.
The paragraph relating to the publication OF
war records was amended so as 70 provide for
the revision OF the manuscript copy OF each
volume by the Secretary OF War and board OF
officers not attached 10 The War Records once.
The committee then rosc and the bill was
passed. After passing bill 10 amend an act
providing forthe organization OF tho militia In
the District OF Columbia, the House adjourned.
SENATE jan al-A resolution was agreed TO
calling upon the Secretary uf the Ire asury for
n statement Of the amounts In the sinking fund
10 the credit Of the Union and Central Pacific
railroads spectyely on February. 1889, under
The Thurman act, with the amount OF each in.
vested In bonds, the market value OF such
bonds, and the amount which would have
been In the sinking fund II no investment In
bonds had been made. AZ the conclusion OF the
morning business the Senate took up the Con-
sular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill and
Mr. Dolph took the floor and went into long
history Of the Samoan Islands and the political
relations OF the United States and Germany
Mr. Reagan followed in lengthy speech on the
same subject at the close Of which the Senate
went into executive session and soon after i'd
journed.
HOUsE.-The House, on motion OF Mr.. Spring.
er, wont into Committee OF the Whole on tho
Oklahoma bill The pending amendment was
one offered by Mr. Payson. expressly providing
that the rights OF honorably discharged Union
soldiers and sailors OF the late civil war TO make
homes in the public lands under the existing
Homestead law shall not In any degree be i'm.
paired by tho passage Of this bill. but that such
rights shall extend to any and all lands which
shall be open 10 any settlement under the pro-
visions OF this b II. After debate the amend
ment was agreed 10. A few other amendments
were offered and agreed %, when the committee
rose and reported the bill TO the House. The
FIRST vote was taken on Mr.. Paysons soldiers
houesteads' amendments and II was agreed TO
yeas ia. NAYS Ill. Pending further votes the
House adlourned.
SENATE, Jan si.-The Presidents messages
relating 10 the Samoa Islands and Corea were
read and referred. The House amendments 10
the bill 70 increase the pensions Of those who
have lost their hands were concurred in. The
Senate then resumed the consideration OF the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill.
the pending question being on the amendment
referring 10 Samoa. After considerable debate,
participated in by Messrs Reagan, Hale.
Sherman, Frye, salisbury and Stewart, the
amendment was finally adopted. The amend
ment raising TO the rank OF Ambassadors the
Ministers TO England. France, Germany and
Russia was reiected-yeas p nays 70 and the
Dill was passed. The senate tnen went into
secret session for the consideration OF the
bHtlsh eNtradition treaty. and soon after ad-
iouned.
fDusE.-The Senate bill granting the right OF
way through the Crow lniian reservation,
Montana 70 the Big Horn southern Railroad
Company was passed February ~ was set
apart TOT the consideration OF appropriate reso-
iutions In honor OF the memory OF the iate j. n.
burns, OF missouri. Inc oklanomh Dill was
nen .ahen up anu ulsoussoa ~ lensn' Du'
without renching Vote on the measure the
House ADJOURNED.
SENATE, Feb LA bill was reported by Mr..
voorhees, and placed on the calendar, appropria-
ting HOOD for the purchase OF an oil por-
trait OF Abraham Lincoln. Mr., Sherman
presented letter from the Secretary OF
the Navy with copy OF the concession
OF the harbor OF PangoPango made TO the
United States by the Samoan government; re-
ferred. The credentials Of Senators Morgan
and Dolph for u new term were presented and