The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-08-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
CONGRESS.


COHcRESS'
THE Senate on the 29th ult. passed bill TO
pension all surviving officers and men OF
Powells battalion Missouri volunteers raised
during the war with Mexico. A resolution was
adopted fixing the hour OF meeting Of the Sen.
ate at eleven o. m, with the understanding that
it should adjourn at six o'clock. The Tarin bill
was taken up and Mr.. Vest addressed the Sen
ate In opposition TO 1t. At the close
OF Mr. Vests remarks q vote was taken
on Mr.. McPherson's motion TO recommt the
bill with instructions and II was defeated by
party vote-yeas 10, nays 30 The reading OF the
bill by paragraphs for amendment was begun,
and the Senate adjourned .The House spent
the day In Committee OF the Whole consider,
ing the Senate amendments - the Sundry civil
Appropriation Dill. Tne Recommendations OF
the committee on Appropriations were agreed
70 owitnout mucn contention the principai item
the Senate irrigation amendment = oelng
passed over until the other matters are dis
posed OF. without aisposing OF all the amend
ments the committee rose ana the House ad'
lourned'
In the Senate on the 29th ult the Tarin Dill
was taken up and motions to reduce the rate on
acetic acid and boracio acid were defeated by
strict party votes General debate on the
Nf-Ns-~N
OF Arkansas; German, Hiscock, Voornees ana
Aldrich participated The Joint resolution 70
extend current appropriations 10 August IL was
passed Aiter an executive session the
senate adlourned' 80 In the House JOINT reso'
luton was passed extenolng current appropra-
lions 70 August H. CONSIDERATION OF SENATE
hnenoments 70 tne Sunary Clvil Dill was CON
unneo IN Oommlttee Oh tne wnole, Al OF tne
osner allenahenIs i, NJ, pelns oisposeu ~, " wss
ssreee tns' .ne irrlea'ion srouiu ~. 20
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sno HOUSE oaienuar VI Ohis Penuins IN 'ne
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oussion tne resoiuuon was agIeeu 70 ING
Tarin Dill was iaken up ana MT. morril aa'
dressed tne senate IN support OF tne measure:
when ne had concluded, consideration OF
the Dill by paragraphs was continued.
number OF amendments were rejected ana
lne Dill was laid ASIDE. Inc conference
report on the Distrlct OF Coiumoia Appropne
lion DILL was discussed without action anu tne
SENATE ADJOURNED. In the house tne CONFER
ence report on the Distriet OF Coiamoia Appro'
priation Dill was, after discussion, agreed 70.
Xpe Senaw Irlsas'on Anlenu.hena Ae Sun'
nry ClVli Dill was discussed Wl.nouI so.lon'
Messrs' MorrIl' sawyer, emyse, ooounisnh
ana Martin OF indiana, were appoinIeu eon'
mittee 70 investigate tne Fension omoc'
In the Senate on the 3lst nlt- the conference
report on the District OF Columbus Approprin-
tion bill was taken up, discussed for some time,
and agreed 70. Consideration OF the Tarin bill
was resumed. -Four pages OF the bill were dis
posed OF, all the committee amendments being
agreed TO- and the Senate adjourned after q
statement by hr. Blair that according
70 calculation he had made, the bill
would be disposed OF at the present rate OF pro-
gress by the sOth OF next December In
the House Mr. oates OF Alabama as Ques
Ion OF privilege, onered a resolution ior the
investigation OF the charges OF corruption In
connection with the passage OF the SILVER Dill,
against the members OF the House,
contained In recent editorial In the
National Economist. The Speaker de-
cided that the motion was not
privileged one, and an appeal being taken his
decision was sustained by vote OF VI 10 ~.
The House then went Into Committee OF the