The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-05-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
CONGRESSIONAL.

THE senate transacted no business on the 10th
except such as was incidental TO the funeral
services OF the late Senator Barbour, of Vir'
ginia These services were OF an imposing char
acter, being conducted In accordance with the
rites OF the Roman Catholic church The ses.
sion OF the house was interrupted by the funeral
services OF Senator Barbour, the house proceed
ing In O body 10 the senate chamber, headed by
Speaker Crisp When the house returned II
proceeded with the consideration OF the sundry
civil bill, covered ten pages in committee Of the
whole and then adjourned
THE senate on the nth by n test vote Of 80 "a
lspractically approved tho proposed increase
OF the navy, including the battleship, harbor de
Tense monitor, light cruiser and torpedo boats
added by the senate committee but adjourned
without reaching vote on the final passage Of
the bill Mr. Allison made an animated defense
OF the "billion dollar congress- and asserted
that before the fiscal year ended the sinking
fund would be provided for all needful OK
penditures met and there would be a
balance OF s25,0O0,0Oo in the treasury. ...
The house proceeded with the sundry
civil appropriation bill, making but little prog
ress, the session being consumed In personal
statements and debate on the clause relating TO
timber depredations on public lands The nota-
BILE incident was the reply Of Mr.. Moses (Alli.
ance dem, Georgia) to the statement OF Mr..
Simpson ALLIANCE. Kansas,) that the former
had voted for an appropriation OF s2,5OO,0OO in
the river and harbor bill for Savannah harbor
because II was in the interest Of the Richmond
Danville railroad Mr.. Moses denied this and
the colloquy ended without ill.feeling.
THE navalappropriation bill, with all the sen.
ate amendments intact-battleship, double tur-
reted monitors, four light draft cruisers and six
torpedo boats-passed the senate by o vote OF 50
20 l8 on the 18th. Mr.. Germans recent speech
vas discussed and brought on q sharp debate
between the Maryland senator and the senator
from Wisconsin (Mr. Vilas) as to the policy OF
the democratic party .. In the house the con-
ference report on the resolution authorizing the
loan OF flags and ensigns TO the city Of Washing
ton during the Grand Army encampment next
.all was agreed to- The house then went into
committee OF the whole on the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill Only four pages Of the bill
were concluded. The house then adjourned.
THE senate on the 10th got through with every
item on the eighty-two printed pages OF the
river and harbor bill and adopted all the com.
mittee's amendments, and then adjourned ..
There was an attempt made by the free silver
people in the house 70 rally TO the support OF
Mr.. Bland who desired TO have the silver bull.
ion purchased and that now In the treasury
coined INTO silver dollars, the cost 10 be paid Tor
out OF the seinorage TO the government, which
the chair ruled out OF order. Mr.. Bland took IN
appeal, which the house refused 10 sustain, the
silver men mastering only IS votes. An amend.
ment appropriating tl,Ol6,l46 for the eleventh
census was rejected. After concluding three
pages OF the sundry civil bill the house ad-
iourned.
,"aE .'E senate on the Goth passed the amended
river and harbor bill without n roll call The
bill now goes into conferences with the house,
but no action viii be taken upon it for ut least
three weeks. In the form in which II passed the
senate the bill carries about 1900 less than the
house bill The senate spent the remainder OF
the day passing unopposed bills on the calendar.
The house made good progress with the
sundry civil bill, covering twenty pages OF
the bill Over two hours were spent in discus
sing point OF order raised by Mr.. Kilgore, Of
Texas against the proposed selection OF site
for the statue OF Gen. Sherman In Washington.
This gave rise 10 patriotic speeches, several
members indulging in fights Of fancy and word
painting. eliciting applause from their col
leagues and the galleries. The chair decided
the point Of order wen taken and this paragraph
vas ruled out