The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-08-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CoNoREss.


In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Quay gave
formal notice OF his desire TO change the rules,
bnt the matter went over under objections by
Nj. Hoar and Mr.. Edmunds. The General De.
qoiency bill was considered and passed.
Thf tin plate paragraph In the Tarin
bill was discussed further without action.
AFTER transacting minor business the Sen.
ate adjourned. -. Tho House passed the
following bills: Authorizing the Oregon
hallway Extension Company to bridge the
Columbia river In Oregon; granting leaves, OF
absence TO- per diem employees In Che customs
service; amending the act for bridging fhe
Mississippi river at st. Paul; authorizing q
tunnel under the Detroit river at Detroit
Tie Mississippi election contest Of Chalmers
yS. Morgan Was determined in favor OF ,ths sit.
ting member Morgan, in accordance with Che
c9pmittcs report Adjourned. q, JH'y'. o,"
I'M Senate on the iStA passed Q, bill granting
right ofway through lands in Utsh, aud House
Rll authorizing negotiations for the purchase Of
the western part OF tho Grow reservation in
NontGnG The Tariff bill vas taken up sndiir.
Plumb withdrew his amendment to the tin
Yate paragraph, announcing thpt he would
Aher u later in the Senate After making
t4nsiderable progress with the Il bill fhe
Senate adjourned. ..-. In the House 1rtha
Alien Land bill was debated for some time, but
wont over with out action. After . long dis
cuesion m order reported from the Committee
on Rules was adopted setting aside Wednesday,
Thursday and Saturday Of this .week for the
consideration OF business from the Committee
On Agriculture. Tho Agricultural College bill
was then taken up ana passed. Adjourned
IN the Senate on the Goth the Quay resolution
providing for On order OF business was debated.
Mr.. Spooner moved 10 refer the resolution and
Mr. Hoars proposed amendments to the Com.
mittee on Rules, but at the end Of the morning
Hour the whole subject went over. The Tariff
bill was taken up and one page disposed Of.
The Senate concurrod In the House amendments
70 the Agricultural College bill and the Moat II.
spection bill, and adjourned. The House spent
most Of the morning hour debating the Allen
land bill, which was finally laid on the table.
The bill TO pay claims OF laborers under the
EightHour law was taken up, but went over
without action. Tho House adopted resolu.
tion from the Committee on Foreign Relations
calling on the President for information con.
cerning the enforcement OF the Russian edict
against the Jews. The Senate bill providing
foy inspection OF meats for export was then
taken up and passed. The Lard bill was then
debated but without final action the House I'D.
j0urned.
. IN the Senate on the 2lst the resolution 70
prevent the sale OF Intoxicating liquor in the
Senate wing Of the Capitol was debated at some
length, but finally went over without action.
Discussion OF the Tarin bill was then resumed.
Without making much progress with the bill
the Senate went into executive session and ad-
iourned ... The House passed Senate bills for
bridges across the Mississippi between
the mouth OF the Missouri and the mouth
OF the Illinois; also the bill TO change
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