The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-30
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News.
CONGRESSIONAL.


SENATE, Jan. q. The Senate to-day debated
for the last time the Finance Committees sub
stitute for the Mills Tariff bill. Among the
amendments adopted were the following: Ro
ducing the rate on white pine from 81 TO 81 20
per thousand feet board measure; increa ing
the ad valorem rate on sheep and goat skins
from 20 10 70 per cent, and on kins for morocco
nom 10 TO IS per cent; the rates on rice were
fixed Mt ~, l. Y and 4 cents per pound On
motion OF Mr. Plumb m additional paragraph
creating and establishing In the Trea iury De-
partment n commission TO be known rs the Gus
toms commission was agreed TO Ut r1vifes
for the nppoin IN mt by tie President OF five
commissioners 10 hod ofll two, three. four
i've an six years respective y not more than
three OF them to be Of the same political patty
OF q salary of $500 per ann m On motion Of
Mr.. All n the date Tor III" bill TO go into effect
was changed from February I, 1850, to July l.
1850. The vote was then taken, first on 0g'ee na
10 the substitute and then Ol the passag OF the
bill. Both votes were identcal-yeas 80 nays
30 Adjourned
HoUSE-Mr Crisp called up the contested
election case Of Smals VS. Elliott, which Mr.
Randall untagouiznd with the River and Harboi
DILL. The House refused 10 consider the elec
tion case and after some fillibustering the River
and Harbor bin was taken up in Committee o.
the Whole. Fillibuslering tactics were ther
ndulged in by Mr.. Sowden, OF Pennsylvani \
and Mr.. Cheadle, OF Indiana, and without max
ing much progress with the bill the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. % The Joint resolution pro
yiding for the assembling OF the two houses Of
Congress in the House OF Representatives on
February 10 TO count the electoral vote, was
adopted. The bill 10 declare unlawful, trusts
and combinations in restraint OF trade and pro
duction. was taken up and amended by striking
out Of the first section the words that com
peies with any similar article upon which q
iuty is levied by the United States" and in
serting in lieu thereof the words "in due course
II trade" The bill was then laid aside, and the
senate proceeded to the consideration Of Dis
trict OF Columbia business, which occupied tho
time until adjournment.
HOUsE.-Tmmcdiae ely after the reading OF the
Journal the House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
Mr. Landes, OF Illinois, moved TO strike out the
clause Of the bill proriding that for the use OF
the steam presses in the bureau OF engraving
and printing royalty shall be paid not exceed
Ing one cent per 100 impressions. A long dis
cussion ensued Us 10 the relative merits OF hand
press and steam press work. ut the close OF
which Mr. Farquhnr offered an amendment
that none Of the money appropriated should b.
used in the repair Of the steam presses, and Mr.
White. Of Now York an amendment fixing the
royalty at u per 10 o Impressions. Pending
the vote on any amendment the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. ?L-A ma sage from the House
Of Representatives announcing the death OF
Represcntntive Iinrnes az the appointment OF
select joint committee Of seven Representa-
tives an three Senators was received and laid
ha ha Agse1 e1at0u ava
and agreed TO, declaring the deep sensibility Of
the Senate at the announcement and concurring
In the resolution Of the House. Mssrs Vest
Coke and Cullom were appointed n committee
pn the part of the Senate and as an additional
mark Of respect TO the memory Of the deceased,
-he Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Dockery, ofMissouri. announced
she death OF Hon James n. Burnes. late Repre-.
sentative from Missouri. aud said that 'at some
time in the future the Missouri delegation
would ask the House 10 suspend the ordinary
proceedings topay tribute 10 the worth OF the
eminent gentleman, whose death is q calamity
and n loss, not only 10 he great State he served
so well, 50 long and so fiithfully but TO the Ma
Mon Of large" Mr. DocScry then offered the
resolution framed at the meeting OF the Mis-.
souri, delegation and they were unanimously
adopted. The House then nd burned
maximum OF International money orders from
$50 TO 500 was passed. The Pension Appro.
priation bill and the Military Academy Appro-
priation bill were thea taken up amended and
passed. On motion OF Mr.. Hoar the vote by
which the bill for tho relief Of the Louisiana
State National Bank was passed was recon.
sidered aud the bill recoinmittcd 10 the Com.
miitee on Claims. Mr.. Sherman's Antitrust
bill was takon up md after being amended
in several particulars the bill was ordered
printed and laid over After passing bill Ia
establish two additional land distr cts In Ne
brnsla. and a number OF miscellaneous meas
ures, the Senate took up and passed thirty
private pension bills among them being one "a
increase the pension OF the widow OF General
Rousseau 10 800 month. The Senate ther
went into executive session and when the
doors re0pened, adjourned until tho 9Th.
House After the usual routine business the
House went into Committee OF the Whole OF
the Sundry Gin Apr, p-iatior bill The pend
ing paragraph was that providing that the roy
atty paid for the use OF steam plate presses II
the bureau Of engmving and printing shall b,
cent per 100 impress ,ions. The amendment
offered by Mr.. Farquhar Of New York provid
ing that no rart Of the appropriation made By
he bill shall be used for tie repair o: construc
lion OF steam plate printing presses, was agreeC
lo-46 10 Il. Mr.. Randall, OF Pennsylvania, OF
cred IN amendment, which was adopted. pro
rding that unless tho patentse Of the steam
presses shall accept the ;5I already paid o.
'oynlty on each press and the rate per thousand
sheets as herein provided Zone cent? the presse
'hall not be used by this Government after IN,
present fiscal year. Pending action on furthe
amendments TO the bill the committee rose m,
the House took recess until evening, the righ
session 70 be for the consido ration OF pensiol