The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-01-22
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News
coNoREssIoNAL.

SENATE, Jan. H.--Among, the bills reported
from committees and placed on the calendar
were the following: To declare unlawful trusts
and combinations In restraint OF trade and pro
duction, (Senator Sherman's bilD authorizing
the purchase OF site for building for tho
Supreme Court. The resolutions heretofore
offered by Mr. Call in relation TO the claims oi
Florldn under the swamp land grant and In re
lation TO the alleged unlawful selections Of land
In Florida were taken up and Mr.. Call addressed
the Senate upon them Mr.. Plumb replied IN
opposition TO the resolutions Without action
the Senate, after executive session, adjourned
HousE.-Among the bills introduced was one
by Mr., Mckinley to simplify the collections OF
revenue, and one by Mr.. Bingham for marking
the lines OF battle and the position OF the troops
OF the Confederate Army Of Northern Virginia
at Gettysburg, Pa. Mr. Adams called up the
Silcott report with the bill TO reimburse mem
bers for losses incurred through Silcott's de-
falcation and addressed the House In It's favor.
The matter was discussed at length, but with.
out reaching conclusion the House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. f5.-Mr. Sherman introduced O
bill TO provide for a permanent bank circula
tion, and Mr.. Chandler resolution 10 investigate
State laws on immigration. The resolution "a
recognize Brazil as a republic came up, and after
debate went over without action. Bills werc
passed as follows: Relating TO Indian Territory
homestead entries; a public park In Oregon
authorizing bridge across the Kansas river,
and appropriating $4,000 for hall OF records.
An adjournment followed an executive session,
in whfbh the Russian extradition treaty was
discussed and recommitted.
HoUsE-Considerati OF the report of the
Silcott Investigation was resumed and Mr..
Stewart made an argument 10 proye that the
sergeant.at.arms was disbursing oficer of the
House. After further discussion a vote was
taken on the Hemphiil bill (as substitute for
the majority bilD permitting members 20 sue In
the Court OF Claims. and Il WINS defeated bv a
vote OF yeas l36, nays iSs motion TO recon.
slider was promptly tabled and the vote required
on ordering the majority bill (appropriating
10000 TO refund members for their lost sala-
ries) to be engrossed and read third time. A
vote was taken and the Dill was defeated-yeas
I'D nays l42 motion TO reconsider and a mo-
tion to lay that motion on the table were en-
tered and the House adjourned
SENATE, Jen. l6-After the usual routine the
Senate took up the bill introduced by Mr..
Butler TO provide for the emigration OF persons
OF color from the Southern States, and that
Senator made long speech in support OF the
measure Messrs. Hoar and Blair spoke In op.
position TO the bill, declaring the proposition 70
be either q manifest impossibility or an ab-
surdity. The bill went over without action and
the Senate proceeded TO the consideration OF
executive business, after which an adjournment
was taken until the Goth.
HoUsE.-The time OF the House was almost
entirely taken up In discussing resolution re.
ported by Mr.. Mckinley from the Committee
on Rules providing forthe appointment Of spe.
eial Worlds Fair Committee OF thirteen, 10
report within three dava n Milan nv which tho