The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-03-20

men that are now in II.
1t has been long time since family
prayers were held every morning in the
White House, but they were begun with
Gen. Harrson's first morning, and will be
continued as long as he remains there.
Senator Stewards resolution for the
purchase for coinage of 100000 silver
bullion per month was again offered, but
was laid on the table.
The Senate Committee on Pacific Rail
roads will start from Chicago April Q, on
tour of inspection over those roads. The
trip is expected to take about seven
weeks. The members of the committee
are Senators Frye, Dawes, Hisceck,
Davis, Morgan, Butler and Hearst.
Senator Quay received over fifty regis
tered letters, all containing applications
for Office in one day this week, and his
republican colleagues are but little be-
hind him in their mail matter. Surely
everybody cannot hold office, not at one
time anyway, therefore brethren, why
would not this be good time to stop
writing to your members or Senator. He
will get everything he can for his con-
stiuients, but as industrious as he may
be, he cannot accomplish impossibilities.
Might this be called case of briberyH
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Walker, who's salary from Uncle Sam is
only $500 year, has been enforcing the
law against some OF the big railroads in
manner that was not at all TO their lik-
ing. The aforesaid big railroads have
formed an association, and have employed
Commissioner Walker for three years at
a salary of $25,00O year The question
very naturally arises, did the railroads
agree to pay this $75, 900 in order to OBJ
tain Mr.. Walkers services or do they pro
pose paying it to get Mr.. Walker of Of
the board Of Inter. State Commerce Com
missionerS? 1t is a lSrge sum OF money,
aud The railroads expect to get even in
some way, or they would not offer to pay
1t. 1t just such episodes as this that
causes the number of people who favor
the Governments controlling all the rail
! lresds TO be constantly increasing.
ly,Taesday and Friday have been set fol
regular cabinet meetings.
The Senate has re-arranged It's stand
ing committees, but few changes wer,
made other than those necessary 10 make
places for the new members.
The Canadian question is one that will
not down. 1t is continually cropping on
in unexpected places, for instance, wheI
Senator Payne proposed In the Senat,
that the select committee on relation
with Canada be dropped as being usur
patory of the functions of the Executive
he stirred It up In lively manner. Sena
tor Hoar in defending the existence Of tn,
committee, said: at is useless to b
. | piiuu W thc ihCt thul tuciS 10 ioi BC ah'
growing body Of men in Canada that dc
sire annexation to The United States.
Senator Cullom favored the commiite
and hoped that Its investigations woul
: result In making the two countries on'
Senator Sherman favored the commltte
and though THAT II the countries RENAME
separate, peace would be almost imposs
BILE. Senators Edmunds and Hale wer
willing TO vote for the committee, but di
not propose to commit themselves as favo
ing annexation. Senator Morrill, had no OF
jections TO the committee, but he regarC
ed the present agitation as preposterou
and did not believe Canada had eve
= been more loyal to Great Britain than I
the present Time. What the opinions {
; the democratic Senators were rename
: q secret,