The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS.

TIE Senate on the sth after agreeing TO the
conference report on the River and Harbor bill,
resumed consideration Of the Tarin bill the dc
bate on the bill and amendments 10 be limited 10
thirty minutesto nnySenator on..any one subject
Several amendments reported from the Finance
Committee were made, Mr. Plumbs amend
ment placing tax Of si.25 upon distilled spirits
was reieoted-yeas II, nays 80. The sugar
schedule was taken up and m amendment i'm
posing duties on ell sugars above No. 13 Dutch
standard was agreed to-yeas 30 nays e3i also
the amendment increasing the duty on oil
sugars above No. 10 TO six.tenths OF one per
centsinstead Of four-tenths as In the House bill.
The Finance Committees amendment 10 include
maple sugar among those for which bounty Is
togbe paid was agreed to--yeas 80, nays6 Pond
lne discussion OF an amendment for the adnais-
siop free OF duty OF machinery for the manufao-
tufe Of beet sugar, the Senate adiourned.....
The11onse spent the day discussing tho Atikin.
son bill relating 70 railroads In the District OF
Columbia, but for want OF quorum no action
h the, Senate on the 9th the Aidrich reoip-
rocity amendment 10 the Tariff bill WAS adopted,
80 70 ~ and the amendment OF Mr. Plumb
for the appointment Of o. permanent
customs commission Of eve 70 investigate the
tAfif question was agreed to-3i 70 % Tho bill
was ordered 70 an engrossmcnt md third road.
ing-18s U a8r-a strict party yote--and the Son
ate, after brief executive session, adjourned,
..!sThe House spent the dsy in niibustefins
over ls' proposition 70 take up the LsagBton
venAble election case from Virginia. From
lAehof quorum no business was transacted,
THE Senate on the 10Th after few minutes
spept IN routine business, took up the Tarin
blfthe question being on It's passage, with
a.. ~. lax..a -
Hoar Hisoock and Jones OF Nevsda made arsu
ments In support OF the bill, and Messrs
Turpie Vest and Vance spoke In oppo
sitiou TO the measure. When the 81,
hours assigned TO general debate hac
expired, q vote was taken and the bill
psssed-yeas 40, nays 90 Mr.. Aldrich moved
that tho Senate insist on its amendment,
70 the House bill and ask for COMMITTEES
Of conference.-the conference 70 consist o.
seven on each side. The motion was agreed
to- and Messrs. Aldrich, Sherman. Ami
son, Hiscoclk, McPherson, Vance and Carlisle
were appointed conferees on the part OF tn,
Senate, which then adjourned. The Hous,
spent the entire day nllbustering on the ques
tion OF approving the journal. the object OF thu
obstructionists being 10 prevent consideration
oithe tsngston-v vcnable case.
In the Senate on the iith q resolution onero'
by Mr.. Morgan was adopted, calling on tn
Secretary OF the Interior for information as u
the lands OF the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany and OF other companies whose road
we're not completed within the period nxe'
by the granting act. The conference ropor
on the Railroad Land Forfeiture bill was takei
up. Mr.. Morgan opposed the report rs log
rolling scheme gotten up for the benefit OF al
the land grant roads After speaking over fou
hours without concluding, Mr.. Morgan yielde,
70 b motion 70 adjourn. The House, for lacl
ofa quorum. failed TO make any progress what
ever with the Langston Venable case, and OF
carly adjournment was taken.
THn Senate on the 18th listened 70 MI
Morgan's concluding argument in opposition \
the conference report on the Land Grant For
feiture bill, and 10 the opening argument o
Mr. Sanders In support Of the report, and nd
iourned without action on the report 20. Whei
the House met the Speaker directed IN
clerk 10 call the roll on the questioi
OF ordering the previous question ON tn
approval OF the journal Of the proceeding
OF ofseptember o During the roll call messag
from the Senate announced the passage OF III
Tarin bill with amendments and by direction
OF the Speaker II was referred 70 tn
Committee on Ways and Means. IN
prsyisus question was ordered = yeas liz
nays 81 = the clerk noting quorum
and tho question recurred on the approva
Of the Journal On this the quorum disap
poarod and call OF the House was ordered
One hundred and seyensynye members re
sponded 10 their names but on the approval o
the journal these had dwindled 70 i43-no cue
rum; and the House adjourned.