The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-06-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
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old shall have n mansion OF 81 n month. The
Silver bill was taken up and Mr.. Cockrel ad.
dreased the Senate In favor OF unlimited coin.
ace. At the CLOSE OF his speech the House
Silver Hill was laid before the Senate and
on motion Of Mr. Teller Il was ordered printed
and laid on the table without reference
70 the Finance Committee. The bill reported
from the select committee on the saIe and
transportation OF meat products ITO prohibit
monopoly In the transportation Of cattle to
foreign countries,n was called up and a dis.
cussion OF its provisions was carried on be-
tween Mr.. Vest In defense OF them, and Mr..
Hoar and Mr.. Hale In attack upon them.
Without action en- the bill the Senate ad.
journed. :. In the House, on motion OF Mr..
Comstock, the title OF the Silver bill
passed Saturday was amended SO as TO
read as follows: Directing the purchase OF
silver bullion and the issue OF treasury
notes thereon, and for other purposes"
The House spent the afternoon in Committee
OF the Whole on bill affecting the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad in Washington No action was
taken and at FIVE o'clock the committee rose and
the House took arecess until evening which was
devoted 10 the consideration OF private pension
bills.
In the Senate on the 10th the House Silver
bill was referred 70 the Finance Committee.
Mr. Plumb's amendment that no FUNDS avail
able Tor the payment OF the public DEBT unclud.
ing saoh as arc kept ior tne redemption OF
united states notesl snail DC retained In tne
treasury IN excess OF elloOoO,VoO was AMENDED
uy suuing 70 IL lhe "orus proVlueu tnat lne
golo ana SILVER com ana goiu puihon IN tne
uyhsury on "nioh eoiu anu SILVER certincatos
have peen issued shal not De considered ayAi.
soie ior any purpose except the redemption OF
sucn certlncaes' discussion OF tne piii was
Paruclpa'eu IN py messrs, IeHer, Gan, heaBan,
piair anu others' Inc Dill was lnen iaiu asiue
ana the conference report on the Dill 70 secure
site lor tne city postomce OF washington
was read. Ihe eost OF the SITE Is not 70
exceed sSOoUV1 hter some DEBATE tne
report was Pgreed 70 ana the senate
E9nt into secret session ana ADJOURNED.
The House passed SENATE Dill amending the In
hernal revenue laws so as 10 authorize the Com
pissioner OF Internal Revenue 70 formulate
rules and regulations BY WHICH peer may pe
oarried direct from the vets 10 the bottling de-
partment without passing through the ipterme.
alate process OF being drawn into kegs. In
Committee OF the Whole the Postofice Appro
prinhon bill was considered No opposition
was made 70 the measure, and the committee
having reported II TO the House, the bill was
passed and the House adjourned
lIs
back favorably and with sundry amendments
the House Silver bill and gave notice that he
would offer II as o substitute for the Senate bill.
The Senate Silver bill was then taken up
and Messrs. Eustis and Turpie made speeches
In favor OF the free coinage OF sil.
YER The bill was then laid aside and
the Senate took from the calendar ana
passed the following bills: Extending the Grim
lnhl jurisdiction OF the circuit and district
iourts TO the great lakes and their connecting
Gaters; 10 amend the Revised Statutes, 10 make
the act OF breaking into q post-o1ice for the pur
pose OF larceny, the crime OF burglary and to In
crease the maximum OF imprisonment from nve
10 ten years; TO prohibit monopoly In tho
transportation OF cattle to foreign countries;
70 provide for the inspection OF live cattle and
beef produets intended for export TO foreign
countries. The Senate then proceeded 70
the consideration of individual pension
bills on the calendar and passed seven
ty-nve OF them, and adjourned. ... In the
House, Mr. NILS TEX was appointed q
member OF the committee on Rules ana Mr..
aurner (Ga) member OF the Committee
on Ways and Means TO NIL vacancies oocasioned
by the resignation OF Mr.. Carlisle. The con
ference report on the Senate Dependent Pen
sion bill was presented and the previous ques'
ton ordered In explanation OF the report
Mr.. Morrill, stated that tho conference commit.
tee had stricken out the dependent feature OF
the Senate bill and the service feature OF the
House bill. II would distribute 8S,0o,on
among the poor soldiers OF the nation. After
considerable discussion the report was agreed
to-yeas l4b, nays 30, and the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Davis presented
the conference report on the Dependent Pen.
sion bill. After some debate the bill went over
and was ordered printed with the bill as agreed
70 by the conference committee. The Silver
bill was then taken up and Mossrs. Morgan,
Evarts and Vance made arguments in
favor Of the free coinage OF silver.
Pending further discussion the Senate
adjourned. The Speaker laid before the
House letter from Mr.. Mills, OF Texas resign
ing his membership on the Committee on Rules,
70 which he had tust been appointed. The resig'
natien was accepted and Ar. hchillin, OF Ten
nessee, was appointed to al the vacancy. The
conference report on the Antitrust bill
was rejected. Mr.. Stewart OF Vermont,
moved further conference with instruc
tons 70 the House conferees 70 recede
from the House amendment; agreed 70.
The conference report on the Military Academy
bill was agreed 10. The Urgent Deficiency bill,
appropriating e3, 70so 900 for the payment OF pen.
sions and 81, ,075 600 for expenses for the eleventh
census was passed The House then, In Com.
mittee OF the Whole, considered the Agricultural
Appropriation bill. Mr.. Funston briefly eI.
planned the bill and amer the rejection OF an
amendment appropriating $4,000 10 enable the
DEPARTMENT 70 continue the study and develop
mcnt Of the silk worm In California, the com.
mittee rose and the bill was passed. The
House then took recess the evening session
70 be for the consideration Of bills reported
Tnr Senate on the issh adopted resolution