The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-03-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
THE committee on postonices reported favor
ably in the senate on the 7th bill extending
the free delivery privileges now enjoyed by
cities OF 1000 inhabitants or 10000 annual
post ofnce revenue to cities OF 5000 people and
$4,000 revenue. Senator Proctor reporteda a bill
10 amend the articles Of war the chief pro-
vision Of which Is that q general courtmartial
shall In future have the power 10 punish sum
marily for contempt of its authority such acts
as would be punishable by the highest civil
court OF the country and with like penalties.
Consideration OF the pure food bill was resumed
and vote was taken on the amendment offered
by Mr.. Coke TO strike out sections and s. i'm
posing pennties for violation OF the law, On
call of the roll there were IL yeas and is nays.
No quorum voting, MIR. Paddock yielded TO
motion 10 adjourn. . The debate in
the house upon the order from the com
mittee on rules setting apart March 22 %
and "a for the consideration OF the Bland silver
bill was prefaced by lively parliamentary con-
troversy upon the ruling OF the chair as to the
priority Of the order over the reading OF the
Journal Mr. Tracy moved TO recommit the or
der 10 the committee on rules, with Instructions
to amend by changing the date for the consider
alton OF the Bland bill from March >! to Dccem-
ber II. The motion was defeated-yeas 10, nays
902 The question then recurred upon the adop-
ton OF the report The debate was participated
in by Messrs Townsend OF Colorado. Williams,
of Massachusetts; Reed, Boutcllc Pierce. OF
Tennessee, and Bland On final vote upon the
passage OF the resolution reported by the COM
mittee on rules for the consideration OF the sill
yer bill on March g, the resolution was adopted
-1s9 10 -. The invalid pension bill was then
called up and passed and the house adjourned
In the senate on the Sth Mr. Squire presented
petition from the chamber Of commerce OF
Port Townsend, Wash, setting forth that the
prt sent condition OF the Bcrng sea fisheries
question worked great h irdship 10 American
fishermen and raging ihat the fisheries OF
those seas be thrown open Senator Squire
asked that 1t he referred 10 the committee on
foreign relations. II was - ordered. The sen.
ate then took up bills on he calendar, Among
those passed were To erect public buildings al
Spokane, Wash. at u cost OF 100000;
Boise City Idaho, s2010OO; appropriating
$1,000 fr the construction OF two.
United States revenue cutters for serv.
ice on Lakes Mi, higan, Superior and onta.
RIO; 70 prohibit the sale Of firearms and ammu
milton 10 Indians on the reservations. Consid.
Grafton Of the pure food bill was resumed and
after some debate the senate went into execu
tive session leaving the pure food bill still un.
finished. The death OF Congressman Kendall
was announced and the senate appointed the
customary committee 10 take action on his
DEATH and adjourned. o.. In the house on mo
tion OF Mr. Creary, ,ofKentucky, who announced
the death OF his colleague John w, Kendall the
house adjourned in respect TO the memory OF its
late member, after the speaker had announced
committee 70 accompany Mr. Kendalls remains
10 Kentucky
In the senate on the 9th Mr.. Hale reported
1,ttI 20 ha NJ lat
,iuced bill TO enforce the provisions OF the re
vlsed statutes In regard to the treaty OF 1871
with Great Britain. II provides that all laws
exempting from duty any articles not on the
free list when the same are entered in the Gus
tom houses Of the United States for transit tc
Canada are hereby declared imperative. Re
ferred TO the committee on foreign relations
Mr.. Morgan also reported resolution author
lzing the committee on foreign relations TO take
testimony In cases where claim Is made by
citizen Of the United States against a foreign
government. The pure food bal was taken VI
and passed. 81. In the house after some unim.
portant business had been done the house went
into committee OF the whole on the free wool
bill. Mr.. McMillin opened the tariff debate He
began by saying that the last congress imposed
the highest tar ever levied in this country and
made the most extravagant appropriations ever 4
made in time OF peace. The present congress
would correct this evil. When Mr. McMillin
and pending further remarks by Mr.
Dingley the committee rose and the house ad.
iourned.
Mr. MoRGAN's resolution instructing the
on Judiciary TO report the legal prop
ositions involved In the Idaho contest was
adopted In the senate on the i0Ih The agricul.
tural deficiency bill appropriatlng $4,000 for
the bureau OF animal industry, was passed The
bill also carries $4,000 for experiments in sugar
culture. A bill was passed TO collect and ar
range all the records OF the American revolution
and the war OF 1879 now scattered through the
different departments and TO place them under
the sole custody OF the war department After
passing twenty-one relief and bridge bills,
the senate took up the bill to construct gov. |
srnment building for post once In every
Town with postal revenue Of 5000 per annum |
the cost Of NO building TO exceed 10000, and |
lpprOpriating s50O,00O g be expended under the |
provisions Of the bill during the coming year. |
Without hnal action on the bill the senate went |
nto executive session and then adjourned In |
he house the naval appropriation bill was re. |
ported and referred 10 the committee Of the |
whole. The following bills were passed: Pro. |
Viding for The taking Of deposltions In criminal
,ases; resolution authorizing the loan OF en-.
signs and flags TO decorate the streets OF Wash.
nBton uuIluf lnt u \. IL encampmtnt IN sep L
ember, 1902; 10 grant enlisted men in the army |
certificates Of merit for distinguished services !
rho house then went into committee Of the |
Whole on the free wool bill. Mr.. Dingley, OF |
Maine, resumed the floor He was followed by |
dessrs. Turner and Reed and the house ad.
ourned.
IS the senate on the lith Senator Stewart Of.
cred Joint resolution providing for q oonstitu.
ional amendment that no person who has held |
he once OF president of the United States for q
erm OF four years or any part thereof shall be
ligible 10 that once within four years after the
xpiratlon Of that time this amendment TO take
feet after March T. l-g7. Referred % the com.
1ittee on civil service reform Mr. Dolph 4
poke on the Mckinley tariff -rd ile benents
had conferred on the 5gs.cglr.r4l inter.
SITS, his remarks being n srsEer % the
ecent speech OF Mr.. Peicr. Hc occupied the
oor until so'ciock, when Ar Vest blil % COZ.
truot post ofice building IN ever i0Fn where
he postal receipts ranged from i1opD % 1900
year was taken up aud amended. The urgent
efficiency bill was adopted with amendments
Increasing the total amount about 1900. Con.
liberation Of the post ofice building BIN was re.
umed and continued until adjournment. In
he house the discussion OF the tarin was con.
inued and lower duties we're advocated by
dessrs. Stevens, Of Massachusetts: Montgom.
~, OF Kentucky; Brookshirc Of Indiana, and
combs, OF New York. Mr. Ray, of New York.
ulogized the republican party and the McKin.
~ law, and during his address had lively war
{ words with Mr.. Meredith, OF Virginia.
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