The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-02-19
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE, Feb. Ii.-During the morning hour
the Senate passed the bill approprating slO000
tor public building at Burlington, To-, and the
Senate bill for the relief of certain settlers on
the public lands. The Oklahoma bill was again
taken up the pending question being the amend
ment OF Mr. Plumb to include No Mans Land
in the proposed Territory, After some discus
sion the bin went over without action on the
amendment and the Senate took up the Educa
uonal bill, Mr.. Blair resuming his speech In II,
support. Without concluding his speech Mr.
Blair yielded 10 motion TO proceed TO executive
business and after q secret session the Senate
adjourned.
HoUsE.-The journal of the proceedings ol
yesterday was approved by a vote OF $50 TO l.
the Speaker counting quorum. Mr.. Cannor-
then called up the proposed code OF rules. )
resolution offered by M. Springer was adopted
providing that generll debate shall proceed
until adjournment on the i9th, after which the
code shall be considered under the hveminute
rule till five o'clock Friday, when the previous
question shall be considered as ordered Dis
cussion OF the code was then proceeded with
and continued up TO the time OF adjournment.
SENATE, Feb. l2.-The joint resolution offered
by Mr.. Sherman, congratulating the people Of
the United States OF Brazil on their adoption OF
republican form Of government, wDs called ur
and unanimously adopted. joint resolution
was also adopted requesting the President Ia
invite the King OF the Hawaiian Islands 10 select
delegates to represent the King in the Pan
American Congress now assembled at Wash
lngton. At noon the Senate went into execu
tive session, during which the following nom
nations were confirmed: Thomas J. Morgan to
be Indian Commissioner; Commander Folger to
haa % 90 n.as, ID ehaM
Department, and Daniel Randsell, OF Indiana,
Marshal OF the District OF Columbia.
HoUsE.-The House met in continuation OF
Tuesdays session and debate on the proposed
code OF rules was resumed At :55 the House
adjourned and at noon the session OF Wednes
day began The journal having been read. Mr..
Bouielle OF Maine asked unanimous consent
that IL be approved. The Democrats objected
and q roll call was hal. The Journal was ap-
proved-yeas llo, nays the Speaker counting
y Democrats as present and not voting. DIS
cussion Of the new code OF rules was continued,
Messrs. McCreary, OF Kentucky: Buckalew, OF
Pennsylvania; Cummings OF New York; Chip.
man, OF Michigan; Caruth, Of Kentucky; Hen.
derson, OF iowa, and others participating in the
debate. At eleven p, m. the House adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. i3-Among the bills favorably
reported and placed on the calendar was one
for the establishment and maintenance Of
Indian industrial schools in Michigan and South
Dakota. The bill appropriating 10000 for q
public building at Portland, Ore, was passed.
Consideration Of the bill TO provide q temporary
government for Oklahoma was then resumed
the pending question being Mr. Plumb's amend
ment TO include mo Mans Land" within the
Territory. After discussion the amendment
was agreed 10. Some further formal amend
ments were agreed TO and the bill was passed
The Senate then went into secret session and
soon after adjourned.
HoUsE-The Senate Joint resolution con
graduating the people Of the United States oi
Brazil on the adoption Of q republican form oi
government was unanimously adopted. Con
sideration OF the code OF rules was proceeded
with, and quite n number OF amendments were
adopted Pending further action the House
took q recess until the 18th.
SENATE, Feb. 1.-THE House bill for the re
lief OF the sufferers by the wreck Of the United
States steamers Trenton and vandalia and IN,
stranding OF the United States steamer Nipsic a
Samoan Islands,was passed. The bill 10 increas,
the endowment q the Louisiana State Univer
slty and Agricultural College led 10 considera
BILE debate, participated in by Senators Gibson
Ingalls,, Morrill,, Plumb and Hoar, the objection
being on the ground that colored pupils werC
excluded from attendance. The bill went ovei
without action The following bills were talser
from the calendar and passed: Providing fol
an Assistant Secretary OF War, with a salary Of
A,hOO per annum; for the relief Of soldiers OF
sailors who enlisted or served under assumed
names; nppropriating ti25,0O0 for q United
States revenue cutter for service on the Pacific
coast with headquarters at Astoria, Ore. After
passing sixty bills, most OF them OF no general
importance the Senate went into executive ses
sion and soon after adjourned until the nth.
HoUsE.-The House spent nearly the entire
day in discussion Of the new code OF rules Nu
merous amendments were offered by the mi
nority, but all were voted down. At ave O'Clock
.. m. the Speaker stated that the previous ques
tion was ordered on the adoption OF the rules
Mr. Springer inquired whether motion 10 re
commit with instructions was in order and re-
ceived negative reply The rules were ther
Ndopted by strict party vote OF yeas 1871, nsyr
49, and the House adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. i5.-The Senate was not In ses
sion to-day
House After the approval OF yesterdays
ournal by a vote OF les 10 the Senate amend
'nents 10 the House bill fixing the duty on rib
IONS was concurrod In. Mr.. Dunnell, from the
Committee on the Eleventh Census reported
back the Senate bill providing for the ascer
ainment Of the mortynge Indebtedness OF the
'ountry An amendment offered by Mr.. Dock
ry, providing that sections 10 TO 10 OF the orig
nal census oct shall apply TO the provisions o.
lhis act, was adopted and the bill as amended
vas then pnssed-yeas 1888, nays 25. Public
BUSINESS was then suspended and the Houst
'roceedod 20 listen TO appropriate eulogies e
he memory OF the late Hon. Richard w. Town
bend o. Illinois, ut the conclusion Of which
samaik q respect TO the memory Of the de
'eased, the House adjourned.