The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-03-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS.
In the Senate on the 9jth the resolution Of
fered by Mr.. handler censuring Mr. Call was
taken up, and on motion OF Mr. Sherman was
referred 70 the Committee on Privileges and
Elections. A bill was passed grantlrga PEN
sion Of 500 month TO tie widow OF Major
General Fitzpatrick. The Educational bill
WIS taken up as unfn' shed business and Mr.
Coke addressed the Senate In opposition TO I,
He said the bill violated the CorsttUt on,' nj
as o measure Of policy was w.se and mis-
chieyous Mr. Stanford spoke In favor OF the
bill. After secret session Senate adjourned.
-. In the House Ills wece passed: 10 dis
continue the coinage OF II und 81 go d pieces and
three.cent nickel pieces authorizing the Di-
rector Of the Mint TO make ertain changes In
the designs on cuTr mt coIs OF the United
States; authorizing the Secretary Of State
10 appoint two suitable persons TO repre-
sent the United States at the International
confee CO In refer nee 10 the protection of
ind, rial proper Y 10 Re held NJ Madrid, Spain,
April |, ~ o. Co sideration OF tie Oklahoma
bill wa 70 umed in Com uittee OF the Whole. A
motion o st lie out the sect o OF the bill. fixing
the b u d,ry OF the new Territory so as 10 In.
clude the Cherokee outlet led 10 q long dis
cussion. T q motion was finally de en- ed-M
70 i2a. Pending further action the House ad-
journed. ...
Mr.. CHANDLER presented in the Senate on
the oCth a petition from Union County Ark,
representing that AZ the State election there
In September, 1889, systematic reign OF terror
prevail ed; that rmed mobs paraded the county
night and day, tsrronzing whites ID shooting
aud whipping colored vot rs; that schoo and
churches hal been denoralized and bal OF
boxes carried on, and asking for tine
protection guaranteed by the Constitution.
Business on the calendar was then taken up
and twenty six pension and private bills were
passed. also bills sppropriating 5000 for the
enlargement OF the public building at Topeka,
Kan, and $500 for q public building at st.
Albans VT The Educational bill was then
taken up, and Messrs Reagan and Wilson
made arguments against the constiiutionality
OF the measure. After brief secret ses-
sion the Senate adjourned. -. The House
spent the day in considering the contested
election case OF Atkinson vs. Penileton, from
the First district Of West Virginia. Mr.. RoweI
and Mr.. Lacey, OF Iowa, championed Atkins
case and Mcssrs O'Fcriall and Wilson advo.
Gated Penleton's claims. Without taking action
and pending further debate on the case the
House adjourned.
THE bill for the erection and location Of q
bronze statue OF Christopher Columbus at the
western entrance 70 the Capitol grounds was
passed by the Senate on the 9th. Bills were
also passed making apr preparations for public
buildings in Virginia as follows: Roanoke,
ti00,OO; Norfolk, $4,000; Newport News tDo,.
900; LynChbdrg, 10000, and Peter burg, $50, 900.
The bill 70 declare unlawful tru ti and com.
binations In restraint Of trade ini produc.
tlon was taken up, and Mr.. Sh herman,
who rpir'e the bill from the Committee on
Finan, e. said I ut he had been Instructed by the
comm tiee to move 10 strike out the section
which ile5 penaltiCs for entering into trusts or
combinations. Mr. George oplo cd the bill on
the grounds OF its ne fcienoy and unconstitu.
tionrlitv. without 'tion the bill went over,
and q Q Senate went into secret ~ sslon and ad.
iourne the House the contested election
case OF Atkinson VS.. Pendleton was called
up imme lately ater the reading OF the
journal. After short debate vote was
taken on the m norlty resolution de-
clnring Pendleton entitled TO the seat. II was
defeated-yeas l42, nays lb0-a strict party
vote. The vote was then taken on the majority
resolution. The Democrats refrained from
voting In order 10 have the contestant seated by
less than quorum, so that the question OF
right OF the p,nker Ia count o quorum may be
taken before the oour's The vote resulted-yeas
i6s, nay noHe-the sp 'aker counting quorum.
Mr.. Akin on. the newly elected member, then
appeared be ore the bar OF the House and took
the oath Of once. The House then proceeded,
In Committee OF the Whole, TO the considera-
Of the Urgent Denci ncy bill, and after some
discussion adjourned without action.
IN the lte on h 28th ult Senator Ingalls,
was e,e,ie. IS President pro TEN. during the
absence OF wise Presden, Morton. Mr.. In.
gals, after taking the formal oath OF once,
took his a. as PRES ding of1cer The Senate
then took up and discussed the bill grant
ing pensions 70 soldiers md sailors In
eapacitated for the performance OF manual
labor, nnd grantinr pensions 10 dependent
relatives OF dece; Sc soldiers and sailors
Mr. Davis from the Committee on Pensions, en-
planned he provisions OF the bill. The annual or
pcnse und,r The bill he thought would amount u
f44o 200 for invalid pensions; H,9Os,Ooo for in
ereas ed pensions; So 10000 for widows OF pen
sioncrS dying annually, and other items malIinI
the total alrual expense under the bill sS5 pOe,
(oo Mr.Vest made q speech In opposition 10 th,
bill, al the close Of which the measure wen
over without action and the Senate, after
brief ex cutlve session, adjourned until the Sd
The House after the reading Of the journal
went into Committee OF the Whole on the Ur
gent d. n,iency bill. After three hours and
half consumed in the discussion OF point
Of ord r the committee rose and tn
bill was pissed ut appropnates t23, So 900
The largest item being an appropriation OF t2l,
0000OO for the payment OF pensioners Of the wa
Of 1912 und the Mexican war; The remainde
Of the I rnoon was devoted 10 consideration
Of the pr vate calendar but no bills were passed
and the House 10 oDk recess. the evening ses
sion IN b. for the consideration OF private pen
sion bills