The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-07-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered rom All Quarters
CONGRESSIONAL.

THE senate having completed the deficiency
hil-the last of the appropria tions--and having
sent Il over to the house for conference, on the
18th took up the ant-option bill, that Is, II re-
solved TO do so but did not do H. for after two
hours spent in wranging and hlibusterng II au'
journed without even permitting the Dill 70 DC
read . In the house an unusually large NUM-
Der OF measures wero disposed OF Among
them we're: To create the California de-
bris commission and regulate hydraulic
mining in that state; 10 refer to tho
court OF private land claims the well-known
case OF william McGarrahnn, involving
the title tothe Rancho Panoche tract OF land In
California: authorizing the secretary OF the
treasury 10 obtain pans and specifications Tor
public buildings to be erected under the super
vision OF the treasury department, and proVlu'
ing for local supervision OF their erection; 10
provide for an investigation OF the slums OF
cities by the commissioner OF labor An even
ing session was held for three hours, during
which the worlds fa appropriation was ue-
bated.
LITTLE was accomplished In the senate on the
10Th except to discuss financial proposition OF
Mr.. Morgans without result and TO read tho
anti.option bill and 10 amend 1t according to
Mr.. Washburn's views, leaving many other
amendments pending - The advocates OF on
appropriation OF 100000 for the worlds fair
had hard shedding in the house and the result OF
the days work may be summed up as follows:
The appropriation item was voted down, llO TO
100, and the Sunday closing paragraph inserted
by the senate was sustained by vote OF li1 TO
6l. The appropriations as made by the senate for
the geological survey were concurred H. An
amendment was inserted forbidding the letting
OF any contract by any government officer to
any one employing the Pinkerton detective
agency, or any other organization employing
irmed forces, and prohibiting their employment
W the government or the District OF Columbia.
The sundry civil bill was then passed rs
amended. resolution was passed for the ap-
pointm ent Of q special committee Of five mem
rers to investigate the election laws and meth
DDS in the city and county Of New York The
conference report on the Notifications bill was
agreed 20 and the house adjourned
STRONG speeches against tho anti.Opton bill
we're made in the senate on the Goth by Mr.. Vest
and Mr. Daniel The rest Of the day was spent
in discussing a bill authorizing the owners IA
sell portion OF the Puyallup reservation, near
Tacoma, Wash .. In the house the following
measures were passed Granting jurisdiction
20 the court OF claims in land cases; 10 increase
the maximum pay Of life saving station keepers
10 5000 per annum, and OF surfmen 10 B5 per
month when Cmployed fixing the fees OF jurors
ana Witnesses IN lne Oulleu Nlalth NouIlS' "
legaize the deeds and other records In the once
OF the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs; allowing
the stockholders OF any national bank 10 con
tinue the receiyership and close up its uifairs
by means OF receiver and the comptroller Of
the currency, or to elect an agent 10 dispose OF
the property with their voluntary elected trus
tee: 10 prevent the sale OF beer and malt liquors
in Indian Territory: providing for the redemp
ton OF national bank notes without the sigma
ture OF the bank ofiicials which having been lost
or stolen. resolution was passed providing
for the investigation OF the Reading railroad
combination by special committee
IN the senate on the Plst Mr. Daniel, Of vir
ginia, concluded his speech against the anti
option BILL and Mr.. White, Of Louisiana, fol-
lowed on the same side and held the attention
Of the senate for nearly two hours. Mr.. Wash
burn, OF Minnesota announced his Intention o
moving to strike out the section requiring deal
ers In options 70 take out an internal revenue
license and Mr.. White opposed It. Th'
senate then adjourned with the anti
option bill still the unfinished business
....Among the measures passed In the hous'
we're: A bill TO enforce commercial relations
with Canada; TO provide for the collection, Gus
tody and arrangement OF the military records o
the war OF the American revolution and the wa
Of 1912; granting right OF way TO the fGnsacolI
terminal through the naval grounds at Pensa
cola, Fla; resolution authorizing the oficeri
and crew OF the steamship Baltimore TO accep
medals from the king Of Sweden. The hous'
then adjourned
In the senate on the 22d, after some inei
fective talk on the Homestead matter, the sen
ate continued the debate on the antioptioi
bill Mr.. White. OF Louisiana, concluded hi
speech against the bill The house bill proyid
ing fof retaliation against Canada In the matte
Of the Welland canal WAS taken up and unani
mously passed In the house the discus
sion OF the senate amendments 70 the genera
deficiency appropriation bill occupied the on
tire session and none Of them we're agree
To- The item Of payments 70 the PAcih
railroads was discussed for over on hour
and that TO pay 10 the widows and legal heirs O
deceased members Of the present house e. ,Oot
IS inserted by the senate, was amended so tina
they shall receive tho balance OF the salary 10
the whole congress The French spollAtio
claims were debated an hour and pending fui
theT discussion the house at 5 o'clock took N
cess until soclock, the evening session 10
for the consideration Of pension bills