The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-05-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
CONGRESSIONAL,

In the senate on the 9th the house bill confer
ring an American registry upon the Inman
steamships City OF New York and City OF Paris
and thus placing the government OF the United
States in possession OF the two fastest, staunch-
est and best constructed cruisers in the world
was passed A bill reported by the foreign rela-
tions committee comforting Jurisdiction uponUni-
ted States courts In cases Of crime against state
laws committed on aliens, started a lively de-
bate which was In progress at adjournment.
In the house after two hours spent In consider
ing amendments TO the river and harbor bill tho
measure was passed by vote OF 1856 to 65. After
three hours consumed in debating two District
Of Columbia bills to amend laws relating to
land titles and for the erection Of q reformatory
and house Of detention for women and girls
convicted OF crimes and misdemeanors, without
action thereon the house adjourned.
A BILL which was taken mp by the senate on
the 10th and passed 10 change the boundaries OF
Yellowstone park elected some strong remarks
from Senator Vest in regard to the influence OF
lobby seeking TO secure from the house OF rep
resentatives the passage Of q charter for rail-
road through the park for speculative purposes,
and further statement that the president OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company had
charged an oficer OF the government
with offering TO sell TO him rail-
FOhu CHhTlcT W luc phTh lOI eo,Voo
The rest OF the day was passed In executive
session. After passing several resolutions for
printing various government reports the house
proceeded with the sundry civil appropriation
BILL Mr.. Coggswell, OF Massachusetts opposing
the policy OF the committee in neglectng 70
make proper provision for certain public works,
while other members spoke in favor Of larger
appropriations for surveying public lands. Mr.,
Dingley, Of Maine, closed the debate in general
criticism OF the committee on appropriations for
rhe duplicity displayed in the pending bill. The
house then adjourned.
THE senate occupied itself up to o'clock on
the lith in taking up from the calendar and pas
sing number OF bills Of no great general inter-
est and passed the rest Of the day in execu.
tive session over the French eItradition
treaty which was rejected. -. The house
voted all OF the session to consideration OF the
sundry civil bill The gene ral debate was closed
and nedrly the whole session occupied by dis.
cussion OF the motion OF Mr.. Holman, chairman
Of the committee on appropriations, TO strike
out the paragraph appropriating 10000 for the
purchase OF site for the proposed new mint at
Philadelphia. This was finally agreed to.
THE senate on the 18th disposed OF the naval
appropriation bill up 10 the point where the In
crease OF the navy and the proposed new battle.
ships come In. Among the amendments adopted
was one appropriating $4,000 as q starter for
the Columbian naval rendezvous and review
and t26 900 for the League Island navy yard at
Philadelphia. The house spent another day
In consideration OF the sundry civil bill.
The committee on appropriations had
inserted provisions that articles for
the use OF the lighthouse establishment
and OF the national museum should be admitted
rec Of duty. These were stricken out on points
OF order made by Mr.. Burrows, OF Michigan.
that they were not germane, did not reduce ex-
penses and changed existing laws. Mr.. Reed,
alluding TO the refusal OF the majority TO er-
plain the reductions made In the bill made q
sarcastic speech, saying that there was no eI.
PLANTATION 70 give but that Of majority OF three
70 one.
THE proceedings OF tho senate on the 18th
were marked by emphatic utterances OF wnrn.
ing from Senators Cocl<rell and Sherman on ex-
trHyagant appropriations, and speeches by Mr.
German and otAefs on the proposed
amendments 70 the naval appropriation
bill for the continuance OF the work
Of reconstr ucting the navy. Mr. German
stated that the expenditure TO which
congress was committed would exceed
the revenues for the next two years and make
necessary IN increase OF TAXATION. e. In the
house the entire day was spent in hlibustering
against bill for the relief OF the heirs Of H. II.
and G. L Sibley. II. H. Sibey was the patentee
Of the Sibley tent. and II is alleged that under q
contract made In 1858 between him and the gov.
ernment tor the use OF the tent there Is due 70
the heirs large sum Of money