The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-07-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
THE senate hada field day OF oratory on the
lith-a two hours and half speech by MI
Washburh on the Anti.option bill, and three
hours OF the liveliest kind OF discussion on the
Sunday closing proviso OF the worlds iair ap-
preparation in the sundry civil bill The gen,
erai trend of the debate indicated present
intention Of tho worlds fair managers to open
the art galleries and grounds on SUNDAY, put
20 stop the running Of machinery; also 70 pro-
vide a pavilion for religious services ana 10
give sacred concerts. Without reaching Vo'e
on the question the senate adjourned
The house proceedings we're devoid OF interest
An appropriation OF te5OOOO was mace TOT PRINT
ing the reports OF the eleventh census bliis
were also passed TO construct bridge across
the Missouri river at Omaha, Neb,, ana 10
nav the First Methodist church OF Jackson
Tenn, a, $50 for its use as hospital during the
war The conference report on the military
academy appropriation bill was agreed TO- a
new conference was ordered on the army appto
priation bill, the item OF contention oelnB topay
for the transportation Of troops to the non.
bonded railroads controlled by the Southern ana
Union Pacific systems. Adjourned
In the senate on the 18th the silver debate
came IN through some correspondence put III
by Mr. Palmer of Illinois, tending to show that
Il would take two years and half to coin the
bullion now in the treasury as required Oy the
Stewart bill without entering upon any new
coinage Mr. Morgan insisted that THIS was
anti-sver argument concocted by the SENATOR
from Illinois and tho secretary OF the treasury
On motion Of Mr.. Washburn, by decisive vote
Of 81 to n the senate agreed TO take up the
anti-option bill The bill was subsequently sent
back 10 the calendar. No conclusion was
reached as to the Sunday closing ot the worlu
fair, but It was agreed to take vote on the lSth
and to limit debate by the hve-minute rule''''
In the house the subject under discussion was
constitutional amendment to elect senators by
direct vote OF the people The debate was en-
tirely technical, and but little attention was
utid 10 the question by the members MT,
tucker made an earnest speech In support OF
tie measure. The republicans by hlibuslerhB
succeeded In preventing vote on the Dill
THE senate on the 18th disposed of the Chica'
On exposilion provisions of the sundry civil hill.
Mr. Quay's amt ndment 10 close the exposition
IN Sunday was adopted without diVislonai ailer
motion 20 table It had been defeated by vote
of4tol. A further amendment by MI fene'
10 prohibit the sale OF ull intoxcnnts In the ek
position grounds except for medical, mechani
cal or scientific purposes was adopted by
majority OFF, With these conditions attache'
the senate voted TO issue TO the world lall
managers ten million souvenir silver hall uol
lars. Discussion was still in progress upon othe
items In this bill when the senate adlourneu
In ~ house
art free coinage bin recently passed by the sen
ate was debated at great length, speeches bein
made In It's favor by Messrs Bartine, OF Ne
vnda; Pierce, Of Tennessee. aud Culberson, Q
Texas: while Il was opposed by Messrs, Reec
Of Maine; Tracy, OF New York, nnd Patterson
OF Tennessee. The vote on consideration Oh VI
bill wns. Yeas 1876, nays lbl. This ended the
tempt to pass the silver Dill ana the nous' pr
ceeded with consideration OF private 'iHu I
bill Upwards OF hfty private pension Vi"
were passed and the house ADJOURNED
THE senate ON the I4th completed the consl'
GRAFTON OF the sundry civil bill and sent II oVt
10 the house with three hundred amendment
increasing the aggregate appropriations mol
than t6.OOO,OOO, Irrespective OF the 'b,vCOo
worlds fair souvenir half dollars. The claui
prohibiting the sale OF Intoxicating drinks
The fair grounds was reconsldered and d
feated. Other measures introduced included
bill repeating the silver bullion purchasing prov
sion of the so-called SHERMAN act" OF ls'O
CANADIAN retaliation resolution levying
creased port charges and tonnage du
on Canadian vessels, and suspendil
the long and short haul clause
the Interstate commerce bill where
enables Canadian roads 10 cOfnpete WIN hIne