The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-03-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS.


THE senate on the ed elected Mr. Manderson,
Of Nebraska president pro tem., succeeding
Mr.. Ingalls,. The house amendment TO the ton
mage subsidy bill was passed BY strict party
vote-37 TO So The house bill relating TO recip-
rocity with the Hawaiian islands, and the
aouso joint resolution appropriating N0oOOOO
or the improvement Of the Mississippi river
20 be made Immediately available were passed
The post office appropriation bill was passed
with an amendment appropriating u, 200, 900 for
the transportation OF foreign mails. The con
srence report on the Indian dcpredations bill
was agreed 10. The agricultural appropriation
bill was passed with amendments. The gen
eral deficiency appropriation bill was consid
cred but no action was taken, The conference
report on the bill to revise the wages OF certain
employees in the government printing once was
presented and agreed 10. Ut allows twenty per
cent additional pay for night work. .... The
house passed senate bills for the erection Of q
new mint building in Philadelphia, at q
cost not TO excsed S20O0000 and new
custom house In the city Of New York;
also senate bill granting pension OF
1900 year to the widow OF Admiral Porter.
The senate bill TO provide for the inspection OF
i've cattle, hogs and the carcasses and products
thereof which are the subjects Of inters
commerce, was passed with amendments).
The conference report was adopted on the bill
providing for the publishing Of copies OF the
report on the diseases OF the orse. It appro'
PIRATES $1,000 for the printing OF 100 900 copies)
The post Office appropriation bill was sent to
conference and the house took recess until
10 q. IN. Of tho I'd.
THE general deficiency bill was taken up in
the senate on the 30. The amendments adopted
IN committee Of the whole were agreed TO in
bulk excep; as 10 four that had been reserved.
including the French spoliation claims and tho
Pacific raj road claims. Several other amend.
ment5 were adopted and the bill sent back to
the house. The conference report on the copy.
right bill was presented and agreed to-;
also the conference reports on the diplo.
matte and sundry civil bills the post once
lpprcprIGtion bills the Indian appropria.
ion bill and the agricultural appropriation
lilL 4 large number ci pension and other
bills were passed. after which the senate went
nto executive session and adjourned. -. In tho
house the conference report on the legislative
Dill was presented An agreement was reached
IN all questions except the senate amendment
making senator's clerks annual employees A
further conference was ordered A Afurther con.
ference was also ordered on the pension appro.
priation bill The diplomatic and consular con-
ference report was submitted. the only subject
in dispute being the Hawaiian cable prop.
osltion. After debate the house ordered
its oonferees TO insist on their disagreement
The conference reports on the sundry civil, In
dian and post once bills were agreed TO- Tho
house Joint resolution amending the not estab'
fishing circuit courts Of appeals by provid ng
that such courts shall hold their first session on
the third Tuesday In June, ltei, was passed
with slight amendment The conference re-.
ports on the post ofice and pension appropria.
tion bills were agreed TO. The house agreed 10
the conference report on the copyright bill and
Il now goes TO the president
In the senate on the 4th the bill 10 supply arti'
fetal limbs 10 pensioners every three years in.
stead Of i've years. was passed. The committee
on immigration was continued during the 70
cess The senate receded from the Hawaiian
cable amendment 10 tho diplomatic bill
tthe only difference between the two
houses on the bill) The conference report
on the Legislative appropriation bill was
presented and agreed 10. the senate reced
ing frUm the amendment as 10 senator's clerks
and session committee clerks, leaving them
still at q per diem compensation. Tho confer
snce report on the agricultural appropriation
bill was agreed TO. The conference re-
sort on the general deficiency bill was
greed 70, the senate reoeding from
most OF its nmendments. committee
0i lWO WIS uUDOlutCu W lolu hhC ~ hh0 Npnl
nittee on the part Of the house 70 wait on the
president and inform him that congress was
ready 10 adjourn A resolution OF thank;
vas unanimously rendered 70 Vice Presi
dent Morton for the able, dignifed and eourte
Gus manner he had presided over tho delibera
tons OF the senate, and at the hour Of moor
that oiicer arose and made his farewell speech
and the senate adjourned sine de-.
In the house confer 'ncs reports on th,
various appropriation bills were presented ant
agreed TO, except the general deficiency bill
the house insisting on It's disagreement 10 th,
Pacific railroad items Mr.. Mckinley oreret
the following resolution: That the thanks o
this house are presented 70 the Hon. Thomai
b. Reed for the able, imnartial and digninet
manner in which he has presided over IL
deliberations, and performed the arduoui
and important duties Of the chair" Th'
yeas and nays we're demanded by Mr.. Mills ant
the resolution was agree to-yess lb9 nay
lls-a strict PARTY vote The conference re
port on the defc ncy 800 Was finally agreed 10
thus disposinr o. thri r. ~ The appropriations
bills. Tho usIul committee vas appointed Y
wait on the president aud orm him that con
grsss was pbou' 10 rdorru aud after q shor
address by Speaker HHcl tho house was de
clared adjourned without day.