The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-05-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESSIONAL,

THE senate on the 25th passed the Chinese ex'
clusion bill exactly as reported by the senate
committee on foreign relationship continue ex'
isting restricting laws for ten years-and sent
IL TO the house for conference This occupied
the entire day .. The entire day In the house
was consumed in the attempt to procure a Vote
on the resolution expunging certain portions OF
Mr.. Walkers remarks from the Record. IL VIII
be remembered that Mr. Walker made illusions
to Messrs. Williams and Hoar, OF Massachu'
sets, which were considered Objectionable, Tho
republicans declined TO vote, thus breaking o
quorum.
TIE silver question came up in the senate on
the 10th ult by taking up the Morgan silver res
olution, Mr.. Coke, Of Texas, speaking at length.
II was brought back into discussion later by the
presidents reply 70 the request for information
on the proposed international silver conference
Strongly marked Emergencies OF views were ex-
pressed in connection with the relations OF the
government TO the Pacific railroad companies as
legislated upon in the pending army appropria'
tion bill. The senate adjourned with this sub
ject still under discussion. The house took
up the consular and diplomatic bill. As reported
the bill carries 81 1884 95 being 1858 54l less than
the estimates. II proposes radical changes In
many consulates and lor that reason met with
considerable opposition, II was debated all day
without final action.
THE senate spent the 2sth ult in discussing
the relations Of the Pacific railroads to the
United States in connection with the army ap'
preparation bill and the house proviso that no
part OF the appropriation for the transporta.
tion Of troops or supplies should be paid Tor
services rendered over any OF the nonbopded
lines owned controlled or Operatedb by the Union
Pacific Railway Company, including the lines OF
he Oregon Short Line and the Utah
-orthern Railway Company, or by the
southern Pacific company over lines EN-
Oraced In the Pacific system. This proviso was
stricken out and the army bill as thus amended
was passed. The diplomatic and consular ap-
prcpriaton bill was further considered In the
house, Messrs Hooker, OF Mississippi; Fitch
md Coombs, of New York, and Johnston oil
North Dakota, speaking in favor OF maintaining
liberal policy in our foreign service. After
wo hours general debate the bill was consid'
red by sections, but little progress being made,
md roll call disclosing no quorum present,
the committee arose and the house adjourned.
THE old story OF government injustice 70 the
Indians was discussed in the senate on the 18th
ut by Mr.. Jones, OF Arkansas, in connection
WITH the suspended appropriation Of nearly g.
10000 for an area OF land estimated at from fve
% seven million acres taken from the Choctaw
and Chickasaw nations Mr.. Jones contended
hat great injustice had been done by the presi-
lent in holding up the appropriation and
The contrary view was taken by Messrs.
Allison and Platt Mr. Jones resolu
Ion, which declared that there was
rot sufAcient ground for withholding the
ppropriation, was still unncted on when the
,enate adjourned. The house spent four
ours in an attempt TO proceed with the diplo
.aatlc and consular bill. The reductions made
Dy the committee In the salary OF several i'm.
portant missions, notably Of the envoy to
Venezuela, were not acceptable TO the rcpubli.
cans nor TO many democrats and the house
found itself without voting quorum, although
three calls disclosed q quorum present each
time After two hours wasted in an attempt TO
secure a voting quorum the house adjourned
In the house on the Goth ult the sergeant-at
arms submitted report upon the order OF the
house 10 arrest members absent without leave
Twelve members were brought before the bar
of the house and compelled TO give excuses for
their absence Two hours were thus consumed
In personal explanations and finally all delin'
luents were excused The house then went
into committee OF the whole on the private cal
sndar, the pending bill being that for the relief
OF Henry and Charlotte X. Sibley, which has
been pending for Ave weeks. II was finally re.
terred TO the court OF claims for adjustment,
and pending discussion on the bill for the relief
Of Hiram X. johnson the house adjourned.