The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONCRE91.

TIE Senate on the 18th passed number OF
bills providing for bridges over southern rivers
and resumed consideration Of the conference
report on the Land Grant Forfeiture bill.
Without action on the report the Senate ad.
Journed, after reaching an agreement that
Q vote on the report shall be taken at two
O'Clock p. m. on the 10th . In the House the
Tarif bill with Senate amendments was re.
ceived from the Ways and Means Committee,
and after two hours discussion II was voted TO
non'concur In the Senate amendments and send
the bill TO conference. Mr.. Enloe offered q res
olution reprobating and condemning Mr.. Ken.
nedy's speech on September 8 80 far as It TO.
hected on the Senate as body. The resolution
was discussed for some time, but pending action
on the matter the House adjourned.
r THE Senate on the 10th adopted the confer
ence report on the Railroad Land Forfeiture
bill, passed the House Anti Lottery bll without
amendment or discussion, and also passed the
House Timber Culture bill. =. The House spent
most OF the day discussing Mr.. Enloe's resolu.
uon censuring Mr.. Kennedy for the language
used In his speech on September 8 rejecting
against Senator Quay. The matter was finally
disposed Of by the adoption Of resolution
offered by Mr.. Bayne, referring the whole sub
1ect TO the Judiciary Committee Of the House
for investigation and report ..f #0fu
DURING the morning hour in the Senate on
tho nth number OF bills on the calendar un.
objected TO were passed. Among them the fol.
lowing: Senate bill appropisting 10000 for o
public monument on reservation In Washing.
ton to the memory OF John Ericsson, the In.
ventor and constructor Of the Monitor; House
bill 10 amend the act Of February, 1885, so rs 70
entitle men who have served thirty years In the
navy, army or marine corps TO be placed on tho
retired list with seventynve per cent OF their
pay and allowance; Senate bill appropriating
tlS,OO for public building OF Wilkesbarre
Pa Private pension bills on the calendar were
taken up and eighty Of them were passed in
thirty minutes. The bill TO establish q court TO
settle private land claims In Western States
and Territories was considered but without
action IL went over and the Senate ad.
journed. ... The session OF the House was
occupied in consideration OF the Langston.
Venablo contested election case. Mr.. Cheadle,
OF Indiana (Rep.), made speech In opposition
10 the majority resolution seating Langston.
The case then went over and notice was given
on the Republican side that the previous ques.
tion would be called OF two O'Clock p. m. Thurs.
day.
THE Senate on the 18th discussed and adopted
resolution introduced by Mr.. Plumb calling
on the Secretary Of the Treasury for informn.
tlon uUoul tnt puymeut VI SILVER UulllOu pur
chased under the Silver law. After passing
plumber OF bills on the calendar OF no general
importance the Senate listened TO eulogies over
the late Representative Laird, Of Nebraska,
and adjourned. 80. Tho entire session OF the
House was spent in flibastering 10 prevent o
vote on the Langston- venable contested cleo.
tion case, and from lack OF quorum the House
adjourned without transacting any business
THE Senate on the 10Th took from the cal.
endar and passed number OF bills 10 which no
objection was made. Mr.. Plumb's resolution
70 reoommit the Bankruptcy bill, with in
structions 10 amend II by making II
apply TO voluntary bankruptcy only, was
discussed, but without action on the mat
ter the Senate adjourned. ... In the House the
Democratic minority continued flibustering
tectics 70 prevent final action on the Langston
Venable contested election case, by breakinga
quorum At the evening session seyenty.two
private pension bills were passed and the
House adjourned