The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-03-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
CONGRESS.

an animated discussion about the propriety OF
receiving petitions In open session in regard
to matters which might be pending in
executive session. II was finally decided
TO receive the petitions in open session.
The Educational bill was taken up and Mr. Dan.
iels addressed the Senate In advocacy Of Il.
Mr. Morgan opposed the bill. The Urgent Def.
cheney bill was then taken up and several minor
amendments as reported by the committee on
appropriations, were agreed to. The Senate
then went into executive session and soon after
adjourned. The House passed the joint reso.
luton calling on the Secretary OF War for a
further report as TO the practicability and sp.
proximate cost OF the tunneling Of the Detroit
river at or near Detroit, Mich. House bill au.
thorizing the Superintendent OF Census 10
enumerate the Chinese population OF the
United States In such manner as TO enable
him TO make complete and accurate descrip.
tive list Of all Chinese persons who are In the
United States at the time Of taking the census
waspassed and $1,000 appropriated TO carry out
It's provisions The bill TO transfer the revenue
marine from I Q Treasury Department 70 the
Navy Department was taken up and passed also
the bill creating the offices OF assistant gen.
eral superintendent and chief clerk OF the rail.
way service. The House then adjourned
THE Urgency Deficiency bill was taken up in
propriating 1900 for the immediate relief OF
the Turtle Mountain Indians was agreed TO;
also an amendment for preliminary investiga-
tion OF artesian wells for irrigation purposes
appropriating 5000; and $4,000 for the Fish
Comm s5on. The bill was then passed. The
Blair Educational bill was taken up and
Mr.. Hawley argued in opposition TO IT, Mr..
Moody and Mr.. Chandler spoke briefly In sup
port OF the bill and Il went over. Several pub
ic building bills on the calendar were passed
and the Senate adjourned. .... The House
adopted resolution calling on the Secretary
of War and Secretary OF the Interior for in.
formation as 10 whether o saving OF expendi.
lures would be effected by the transfer OF the
Pension Bureau to the War Department;
tlso one calling on the Secretary OF
he Interior for an estimate OF money likely TO
he needed for pension arrearages in case the
Limitation OF Arrears act is repealed. The
House then went into Committee OF the Whole
IN the Pension Appropriation bill Mr.. Nor.
row explained the provisions Of the bill,
which appropriates eos ,46l He said
that IT might safely b. assumed that the mum.
Der OF pensioners would reach its maximum
about July I, 1894, when the expenditure would
be Ni2O00000 On that date, under existing
law the rumber OF pensioners on the rolls
would be 10000 Mr.. Sayers, OF Texas, dis.
eussed the pension system and severely crit.
cised the administration o. the Peusion once.
Pending further debate the committee 30 and
the House adjourned
VICE PRESIDENT MORTON, after an absence
OF two weeks occupied the chair at the opening
Of the session OF the Senate on the 10th. The
resolution offered by Mr.. Voorhees, several days
ago as 70 agricultural depression was taken up
and Mr.. Voorhees, addressed the Senate in re.
lation 70 IL He spoke OF the deep current Of
anxiety. discomfort and alarm prevailing
among tho farming communities, md said
he proposed TO aid them in the inquiry as
10 the causes Of the existing depression.
Il was now nearly thirty years, he said, since
the close OF q terrible war had given 10 unhal.
lowed ayarice m opportunity 70 prey upon the
self.sacrincing patriots OF the country The
measures then resorted TO for the taxation OF
one class OF citizens and for the enrichment OF
another class had been the Legislation by which
the burden OF public debt had been doubled
silver demonetlEed and high tarii established.
Mr.. Voorhees, held that the value OF improved
farm land had decreased thirty.th per cent.
In the last FIVE years Al the conclusion OF Mr..
Voorhees, remarks the Educational bill was
taken up and Mr.. Pierce spoke In opposition 10
t. Mr.. Eyarts and Mr.. Call addressed the Sen.
ate In support OF the bill. The Senate then
adjourned -. In the House Mr.. Cooper. OF
onio Saneu up inc mary anu contested
case on muoo Vs' compton The claims OF the
Iowa, Dalrell OF Pennsylvania, and Greenhalgh
OF Massachusetts, Messrs- Moore Of Texas and
Gibson Of Maryland made arguments in favor
ol tne stung MEMBER Fending vote The
mouse Adlournea'
IN the Senate on the eoth Mr.. Cockrcll pro
sented the protest OF the Pork Packers Asso-
oiation, OF 81 Louis, against the bill for the
inspection OF meats. The Educational bill was
The Senate then proceeded to vote on
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