The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-02-04
NEWS OF TIE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS.
TIE Senate met at noon on the 26th In con
tinuance o! the legislative day OF Thursday,
January e2, the pending question being the
question to amend the rules providing method
Of closing debate. Mr.. Morgan resumed
the floor and continued his argument in
opposition to the proposed rule and
TO the Elections bill, both OF which measures
he claimed to be for the advancement
Of Mr. Harslson's project for reelection.
Mr.. Morgan yielded for O motion by Mr. VOL.
cott to proceed to the consideration OF the Ap-
portionment bill Mr.. DoIph moved to lay that
motion on the table, and the motion was re-
jected amid much applause-yeas 81 nays 3D.
Senators Cameron, Jones OF Nevada Stewart,
Teller, Washburn and Wolcott voted with the
Democrats and Mr.. Ingalls, was paired with
Mr.. Sanders. The vote was then taken on Mr..
Wolcott's motion TO take up the Apportionment
bill and II was carried-yeas IS nays 81.
The reading OF the bill continued until three
o'clock when II was laid aside The next ques'
ton was on Mr.. Germans motion 10 amend the
journal OF Tuesday last by striking out the
words: 1T was determined in the Affirmative"
10 was agreed to without dissent and tho jour.
mails OF Tuesday and Wednesday were approved.
go. In the House the usual skirmish took place
az To the approval Of the journal, but II was
finally approved-years l41, nays l07 The
House then went into Committee Of the Whole
IN the Navy Appropriation bill. After short
debate the committee rose and reported the
bill TO the House and II was passed The House
then adjourned
THE Senate on the 9th approved the journal
of Thursday covering the proceedings OF Thurs
10y, Friday, Saturday and Monday The creden.
tials OF Mr.. Stanford and OF Mr.. Irbv, as Sena-
tors from California and South Carolina for
tha A waQ
sented and fled The Apportionment bill was
taken up and Mr.. Davis spoke in support
Of his amendment to increase the total
number OF Representatives from 80 las pro
posed in the House bill TO $50 and gvirg an
additional member TO Arkansas, Minnesota,
Missouri and New York Mr.. Berry also ar
gued in support OF the amendment and Mr.. His
, cock and Mr.. Hale against II. Without action
the Senate went into executive session and
soon after adjourned. The House, in Commit
tee Of the Whole, considered the Military Acad'
emy bill. During the debate Mr. Rogers OF Ar
KANSAS referred TO the recent Indian war as
unprovoked and undefensible. Mr. Flower, OF
New York, followed in like strain Mr. Wheeler.
OF Alabama, speaking OF the Elections bill said
its passage would result in the prostration OF
the prosperity just dswnng in the South. Mr..
Spinola also criticised the Elections bill. After
further debate the committe rose and the House
adjourned
IN the Senate on the 2Sth ult the conference
report on the bill for q public bnilding at Pueb-
10, Col. was agreed TO. The appropriation was
reduced from 10000 TO s250,0OO) The House
amendments 10 Senate bill referring 10 the
Court OF Claims the claim Of tire Chesapeake
Female College, OF Virginia, for use and oc
oupation OF its property from 1851 to 1889
by the military were coucurred In The
bill now goes TO tho President The Appor.
tionment bill was then takon up and
debated until adjournment .... In tho
House the journal was approved without dis
sent The conference report on the bill for the
disposal Of the abandoned ort Ellis, Mont,
military reservation under the homestead law
was ado1ted. The Senate resolution was
adopted for printing IS 900 extra Copies Of the
report Of the Irrigation Committee on irriga
tion Of arid lands The resignation OF John H.
Mccarthy as Representative from the Eighth
district OF New York was laid on the table
The House then went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Military Academy Appropriation
bill Without making any progress with the bill
the committee rose and the House adjourned.
THE Senate on the Goth ult passed the bill
creating the oflce OF Fourth Assistant Post
master General, with salary OF 1900 year
Al the close OF the morning hour the Appor'
tionment bill was taken up After discussion
the amendments providing for an additional
Representative from Minnesota, Missouri Ar
kansas and New York wero rejected and the
bill passed as Il came from the House, by o
vote OF 81 yeas TO "a nRys-a strict party vote.
Tho Amy Appropriation bill was then taken
up. A proviso in the bill that no ofllcer shall
receive pay as an onlcer on the retired list
while receiving a salary rs q government oflcinl
was stricken out. The bill went over without
action, and after short executive session the
Senate adjourned 10. In the House, after the
journal had been read and approved Mr.. Ding.
ley, chairman Of the silver pool investigating
committee, reported 10 the House the failure
Of ]. A. owensby 10 appear before the
committee and asked that q warrant be
Issued and the Sergeant.at Arms be directed
10 bring Owensby before the bar OF the House
10 show cause why he should not be punished for
contempt After some discussion the order
was m lde The Military Academy Approprla.
tion bill was further considered In COMMITTEES
Of the Whole. At the close OF debate the com
mittec rose and reported the bill TO the House
No quorum being present, the House without
disposng Of the bill adjourned
In consequence OF the death OF Secretary
Window no business was transacted In eithei
branch Of Congress on the Goth ult In the
Senate Mr. Morrill,, In voice tremulous with
emotion briefly announced the sudden deatt
OF the Secretary and moved an adjournment
which was agreed 10, and the Senate adjourned
until the 3lst.. In the House. after few AZ
iecting words Of tribute 10 the worth Of the de
ceased Secretary OF the Treasury by Repre-
sentative Duunell, OF Minnesota on motion o
Mr.. Mckinley the House. as mark OF respect
adiourned