The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-07-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS.

an tho OtnutO uu Nno Sou Ml. Auboils ohOAOh
resolution, which was agreed to, instructing the
Committee on Privileges and Elections to in.
quire as to the date when, under the laws, the
salaries OF the Senators from Montana, Wash.
ington and North and South Dakota began. Con
sideration OF the Agricultural College Aid bill
was resumed and Mr. Morrill, offered substitute
for the various amendments pending as to the
division OF the fund between colored and white
schools Of the State. Several amendments pre-.
viously offered were withdrawn, Mr.. Morrllrs
amendment was adopted, and the bill was then
passed. The conference report on the Depend.
ent Pension bill was taken up and Messrs.
Berry and German made speeches against
tt-the latter predicting deficit Of si00 900 900
IN 1892 II the bill became law. The debate
was continued by Senators Ingalls,, Teller, Vest,
Blair, Turpie, Hawley and Hale. Al the con.
clusion Of the discussion the conference report
was agreed to-yeas "a, nays IS A confer.
enoe was ordered on the Fortiflcations bill
and Mossrs. Dawes Plumb and German
were appointed conferees on the part OF
the Senate. After short secret session the
Senate adjourned. i. In the House Messrs.
Brewer, Butterworth and Sayers were ap
pointed conferees on tho Fortihcations
bill The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole on District Of Columbia business
and for four hours debated the bill amendatory
Of the act authorizing the construction OF the
Baltimore 4 Potomac railroad in the District
Of Columbia Mr.. Morrow OF California, re-
ported the inability OF the conferees on tho
Pension Appropriation bill TO agree, and at his
instance the House insisted upon its disagree.
ment in the Senate amendments, and then nd.
jonrned. .+'
In the Senate on tho 18th the conference 70.
port on the Naval Appropriation bill was pro.
sonted and agreed 70. and the Senate then pro.
cteded TO the consideration Of the Postofioe
Appropriation bill. A number Of amendments
were agreed 10 and the the bill was passed.
The Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation
bill was then taken up. Tho principal
amendments recommended by the Committee
on Appropriations were agreed to and the bill
was passed. CThe appropriations carried BY
the three bills acted upon are as follows: post.
once bill, t72, 800; consular bill, ,720 as5:
and naval bill es,i2o,osS.) Tho Senate bills
70 adopt regulations preventing and in 70.
lation TO collisions at sea, were passed. The
conference report on the Pension Appropria
tion bill having been presented, Mr.. Cor
ham moved that the Senate recede from
the only amendment not arranged In conference
that for the appointment OF two additional
pension agents. The motion was agreed 10, the
Senate receded, and the Pension Appro
prtation bill now goes 10 the President.
In the House Mr.. Mckinley, OF the Commit
tee on Rules, offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That Immediately after the passage
OF this resolution the House proceed 10 consider
the Silver bill with Senate amendments and at
two o'clock Wednesday, June %, the previous
question be considered as ordered" He dc.
manded the previous question on the adoption
Of the resolution, which was ordered, and twenty
minutes debate was allowed on either side.
Ne ahaNrrnoa Of ebs
tee, presented the report OF that committee II
simply recommends that the House non concur
in each and all OF the Senate amendments TO
the Silver bill and requests o conference on the
same. Pending debate on q motion that the
House concur In the Senate amendments, an
adjournment was taken.
THE Senate on the o5th passed the House bill
authorizing the erection OF hotel for colored
people upon the Government reservation at
Fortress Monroe. A resolution was offered by
Mr.. Ingalls, Ingtrucring thv Committee on Privi
Ieges and ELECTIONS TO inquire into the pub
hoation In the Congressional Record OF o per.
sonal explanation by Mr. Call and to report
whether II Is in accordance with the rules OF
the Senate, and directing that such personal
explanation be wiped from the permanent edi-
tion OF the Record until further order OF the
Senate. A long and heated controversy eusued
ther participated in by Mossrs. Hoar, German
and Henderson. The resolution went over
without action and the Senate took
up The bill for the admission Of Wyo.
ming into the Union as q State. Pending
discussion OF the measure the Senate ad
jouned. The House adopted the conference
report on the Naval Appropriation bill. Debate
on the Silver bill was extended from two until
three o'clock Mr.. Morse, Of Massachusetts,
and Mr.. Taylor, OF Illinois, spoke against the
bill and Mr. Mckinley, Of Ohio, closed the Dc.
bate. The hour OF three o'clock having arrived
the Speaker declared the previous question or.
dered A separate vote was taken on the ques
tion Of substituting for the FIRST section OF the
House bill the rrst section OF the Senate bill,
which provides for free coinage. The Senate
amendment was rcjected-l35 10 ia All the
other amendments were disagreed 10, sepa
rate vote being taken only on the fourth. A
conference committee was ordered and after
the transaction OF some unimportant business
the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the Goth the bill for the nd.
mission Of Wyoming as State was taken up
and Mr.. Jones, OF Arkansas, addressed the
senate In support OF the blu, and Mr..
Reagan, OF Texas In opposition. Without
lction the bill went over. and the Senate
oint resolution 10 continue the unexpended
balance for the free delivery service OF the
'ost-ofice Department (t99, ,lS9) up TO June 30,
SOL, for pay for extra service Of letter carriers,
vas reported and passed The Senate bill for
he relief OF certain oficers OF the re.
ired list Of the army-for their nomina.
lon and appointment 70 the rank 10 which
hey were severally entitled at the time
hey were placed on the retired list-was
aiken from the calendar and passed, and the
enats adjourned In the House, after the
transaction Of some unimportant business, the
'ederal Election biii was taken up, and Mr..
,odge, OF Massachusetts, opened the debate
nth speech In favor OF the bill. Mr.. Hemp.
III, Of South Carolina m ade an argument 70
rove the bill unconstitutional. Mr.. Rowell, Of
linois, followed, fayoring the measure and the
!ebate was continued by others up TO the hour
fadintirnIuent