The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
In the Senate on the 25th Mr.. Aldrlch pro
posed that general debate on the Tarin bill b,
closed September 8, with i've days discussion
thereafter, under the i've minute rule. Mr.
Plumb objected and the matter went over.
large number Of lighthouse appropriations wer
disposed OF. The bill relating 10 post ofic,
bids and the bills relating 70 oath,
IN pension and other cases were passed
The Tariff bill was taken up ant
the lead ore paragraph discussed Announce
rnent was made OF the death OF Representative,
Lewis #. Watson, OF Pennsylvania, and Mr.
Quay offered resolution which was agreed 70
expressing tho deep sensibility with which
the Senate had heard OF the death o
Mr. Watson, concurring In the up
pointment OF committee and provid
ing, rs IN additional mark OF respect
mat the Senate do now adjourn. 20. Tho
House agreed TO the conference report on
the Sundry Civil bill (which retains the Senate
amendments relative 10 irrigation and survey
q public lands) and non.concurred In Sen.
etc amendments 10 the River and Harbor bill
A resolution was adopted, setting apart Satur
day, September IS, for the delivery OF eulogies
% the late Senator Beck, Of Kentucky. Mr..
0'Neil, OF Pennsylvania, then announced the
death Of Representative Watson and after
adopting the usual resolutions Of regret the
House adjourned. HitIN
In the Senate on the Goth the agreement 10
end general debate on the Tariff bill September
o and get vote on II September was adopted
By unanimous consent The conference report
on the Sundry Civil bill was debated and agreed
70. The Tariff bill was taken up and considera-
bic progress made. The paragraph relating
10 watches was amended so as 70 mako
the duty on all watches Is per cent
ID valorem. Several other paragraphs were
amended, mainly In the line Of reduction,
and upon reaching schedule +, relating 70 TO-
baoco and its manufacture, the Senate ad'
journed. ... In the House there was long con.
troversy over consideration Of the Lard bill
and the Anti-option bill. The Speaker ruled
that the Lard bill had the right Of way, and the
enemies OF the bill flibustered on an appeal
from the Speakers decision by breaking quo
rum on roll calls and ordering calls Of the
House. The House finally adjourned without
determining the question OF consideration.
In the Senate on the 9th Mr.. Plumb's resou.
ton 10 prohibit the sale OF liquors In the Sen-
ato wing OF the capitol was taken up and
after some discussion was referred 10 the
Committee on Rules. Consideration OF the
Tarn bill was resumed Several amend.
ments 10 the paragraphs in the tobacco
schedule were offered and rejected. When
schedule @ agricultural products and pro-
Yisions) was reached, paragraph 935 in that
schedule was, on motioh Of Mr.. Aldrich, made
TO read: "Sheep, one year old or more, si.50 per
head; less than one year old, seventy.hve cents
per head" Pending action on further
amendments 10 the schedule the Sen.
ate adjourned. ....In the House hlibuster.
ing against the Lard bill was continued
"A ~.
made by Mr.. Cannon. which was interpreted by
the House as vulgar, and In personal contro-
versy during its discussion Mr. Beokwith. OF
New Jersey, struck Mr.. Wilson, OF Washington.
When quiet was restored Mr.. Cannon dis
claimed the vulgar construction put upon bis
remark The House adopted 0 resolution
directing the Sergeantat-Arms 10 arrest ab-
sentees and revoke leaves OF absence except
those granted for illness and adjourned n 30
TIE Senate on the 2sth ult took up the
Tafin bill and disposed OF sixty parsgraphs
(between ten and eleven pages). The House
Lard bill was presented and referred 10 the
Committee on Agriculture. -. In the House the
decision OF the Speaker ruling that the Lard
bill was unfinished business was sustained
80 70 90 The Lard bill was then passed
by vote OF 1876 10 3i-the Speaker counting q
quorum. After further personal explanations
IN rofnfu 70 tnc OunnOn fctOfutlOus ui-
rccted against hlibusterers, the Eight
Hour Law Claim bill was taken up and
discussed 70 the end OF tho morning
hour. Tho bill 10 constitute eight hours
day.s work for iaborers and mechanics on Gov.
ernment work was amended and pesscd. The
conference report on the bill for the relief Of
The sufferers Of Oklahoma was presented and
akfeed 10, and the House adjourned. lfFt
n the Senate on the p9th ult Mr Edmunds
offered concurrent resolution (which went
over for Congress 70 recess from September 10
70 November 10 The Tarin bin was takcfiur
and the Senate refused %, accept the
Finance Commuters amendment 10 the
salt paragraph 70 strike out the provise
giving drawback on salt used in exported
meat. The duties on brandy, bay rum, ale por
YET, beer, cherry juice and prune Juice were IN.
creased, and the duties on ginger ales sods
water eto, were reduced The wool schedule
was discussed NJ some longth. but not disposed
Of before ediourumsnt. .. Tho House, In Com
mittee OF the whole en the priynte calen'
dAr, considered the ombibus Southern
War Claims bill which has be pend.
ing for the past sixteen weeks. Mr.
Thomas, OF Wisconsin " ho had objected 10 II,
passage on tn ground that some OF the claim.
ants were disloyal, oRered substitute striking
out the objcciionable features, and by unani.
nous consept itwas aereed %. The bill carries
about t650,@ The copnmittee rose and the
bill was paBed Hail dozen private bills
were also passed when the House recessed until
cvyaine htitAe night session sigitysix pri-
van pepsion bffis were passed '''Ni wy