The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-09

Interesting Home and Foreign News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
SRNATE, Jan. s-Among the petitions and
memorials presented were the following; From
Women's Relief Board Salt Lake City, remon-
stratlng against any action OF Congress looking
TO the admission OF Utah as State; 10 prohibit
Acknowledgement on account OF sex; from the
National Board OF Trade, praying for liberal ap'
preparations for public works, and particularly
for river and horbc- improvements and for coast
defenses; IN favor OF including In the next
census statistics OF surviving soldiers OF the
late war At the close OF the morning hour
consideration O, the Tariff bill was resumed,
the pending question being the amendment
making the rate on yarns 81 per cent, I'D valorem
instead OF iGpcr cent. Mr. Vest made long
speech In support OF the amendment, and the
discussion was further participated In by
Messrs. Teller Coke. Albion. Chandler and
Hoar. Finally the bill was laid aside without
action on the amendment and the Senate ad.
iourned.
HousR.-During the morning hour bills were
passed as follows: Granting an annual leave OF
absence OF thirty days TO employees OF the bureau
Of engraving and printing, instead OF fifteen
days as at present; providing that the omission
by the sender 10 place lawful postage on let
ter bearing special delivery stamps shall not de-
lay the transmission and delivery thereof, but
lawful postage shall be collected on delivery;
prohibiting any agent or attorney from receiv-
ing fee for securing an increase OF pension on
account OF an increase OF the disability for which
the pension was originally granted. Mr. Sayers
from the Committee on Appropriations reported
the FortiHcations Appropriation bill and II was
placed on the calendar. The House then went
into Committee OF the Whole on the River and
HarbOr bill. consideration OF which occupied
the time until adjournment.
SENA r, Jan. a-'rhe resolution OF Mr.. Voor-
hees calling upon the Secretiry OF the Treasury
for information as to homo stead and other en-.
tries was agreed to. Re solutions were adopted
calling upon the Secretary OF War and the
Secretary OF the Navy for information con-
cernlng the services OF volunteers in the Nez
Perces war OF 1877 from Washington Territory
and Idaho. Consideration OF the Tariff bill was
resumed the pending question being upon Mr..
Vests amendment 10 pabagraph 3l3 10 change
the duty on cotton threat, yarn, warps, ETC.,
valued at not exceeding 25 cents per pound,
rom ten cents per pound 20 81 per cent. I'D
yalorem. Alters speech OF some length from
Mr Vance, Mr. Vests amendment was rejected
ly the usual party vote yeas 20, nays Gland
the Senate adjourned.
HOusE.-The House concurred In the Senate
amendment TO the bill appropriating $4,000 10
enable the Secretary of War TO issue TO the
Governor OF Montana military stores for the use
of the militia Of that Territory. A resolution
rom the Committee on Rules TO abolish the call
Of States ard Territories on suspension days
developed vigorous opposition, and after some
time spent In tllibustering the House adjourned
without action on the resolution.
SENATE, Jan. A resolution from the Com
mitteo on Foreign Relations was ayreed 10.
saling on the President for correspondence and
Information touching recent occurrences In the
Island OF Hayti, both as relates 10 the state OF
the government there and the seizure and de.
livery OF the American vessel. Haytien Repub-
lic Consideration OF the Tariff bill was re-
sumed and an amendment offered by Mr.. Vance
reducing the rate on Hamburg edgings from
fortyl cents per pound and fifteen per cent.
nd valorom TO forty psr cent. nd valorem
was, after discussion. rejected. The bill
was then laid aside, and on motion OF Mr..
Aldrich the Senate rules were so amended as
70 include among the persons entitled 70 tho
privileges of the door tho President elect and
the Vice Presidentelcct. After brief execu.
tive session the Senate adjourned.
HousE.-The Nicarauga Canal bin having
been taken M, q number OF amendments were
discussed and agreed 30 and the bill passed.
yeas 49, nays 81. (The bill originated in the
Senate and Il will BE- returned 10 the Sen.
att loT httiou on tue HOUSE hinenlmcnts.)
The resolution from the Committee on Rules
abolshing the call OF States and Territories on
suspension days. was called up and after con.
siderable discussion vote was taken on order
ing the previous question. but the opponents Of
the measure broke the quorum by reiraining
from voting, and the House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 5.-The Senate took up the
loint resolution reported from the Committee
on Foreign Relations declaring the sense OF
Congress In relation 20 the connection OF
European governments with any intrr-oceanic
canal. After considerable discussion, pro and
con, the resolution was laid over until the 7tk
and the Senate resumed consi dention of the
Tann bill Before adjournment section 1856 was
reached, but nothing OF note was done. the
several pinendmcnts proposed being smothered
by pDrty vote every time.
H0rsE.-A motion 10 call up the resolution
abofshing the call OF States for the introduc-
tbfn OF bills on the first and third Mondays OF
Zach month, developed the fact OF no quorum
being present After desultory proceedings ar
adjournment was taken until the 7th.