The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-03-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
CONGRESSIONAL,

THE following bills were passed In the senSte
on the 2lst: For public buildings Camden, N.
j., 100000 tan increased; Brldgeton, N. j., T5,-
000 Joslin, Mo-, $4,000; Bedford City, Va, rs,
0O0 Fortress Monroe, Va, 10000, and Laredo,
Tex, $4,000. A bill TO refund to settlers IN the
vicinity Of a forfeited railroad land grant the
extra price OF 81 25 per acre they paid for their
land in the expectation that a lilrold would be
built was discussed The roll call on the pass
age OF the bill resulted-yels 90 nays elmo
quorum. Pending final action on the bill the
senate went into executive session and immedi-
ate)y afterwards adjourned. The house
adopted resolution expressing disapproval
OF the action OF Mr.. Walker, OF Massa.
chusetts, in having printed in the Record an az
tack upon Mr.. Williams, OF Massachusetts
which had not been delivered on the floor Of the
house. The parts not delivered In Mr., Walker s
remarks related to mugwumps and Mr. Williams
especially and were ordered excluded from the
Record The house then went into committee
Of The whole on the iiee wool bill and debated II
until adjournment
THE bill for refundlng TO settlers In the vicin'
fly OF forfeited railroad grants the extra Sl rs
an acre which had been charged them by the
government was passed by the senate on the
I'D The Mississippi improvement bill appro.
priatlng sis,750,OO0 for the building Of levees,
etc, was passed A bill apprOpriating 81, ,7ib $40
for the completion OF the canal and locks at the
Cascades Of the Columbia river Oregon, was
also passed. Another river improvement bill
appropriated az, 800 356 for the construction OF q
boat railway across the distractions TO nayl.
cation at The Dalles and Cello Falls and Ten
Mile Rapids, on the Columbia river The bill
was passed and the senate adjourned. In the
house Mr. Bland spoke on the silver bill, favor
ing It's passage. Messrs Hopkins and Taylor, OF
Illinois; Harter, OF Ohio, and Williams, OF Mas
sach setts, spoke against the measure, Mr..
Crawford, OF North Carolina, supported the bill
Mr. De Forest, OF Connecticut, followed In op-
position TO the bill and at the conclusion OF his
remarks the house took recess Al the even
ing session Mr.. oDonnell, OF Michigan, opposed
the Dill MT Weadock, of Michigan followed
IN favor OF the Dill. ......
AFTER the transaction OF some unimportant
business on the I'D the senate went into execu.
tive session. When the doors were reopened
the Indian appropriation bill was taken mp The
principal change made In the bill by the senate
committee was the striking out OF the house
provision transferring the care OF the Indians
from the Indian agents TO army oficers. This
provoked considerable debate. Messrs Hawley
and Kyle advocated the house provision trans
fefring the control OF the Indians TO the army
and Messis. Cullom, Stewart, Dolph, Dawes and
Indian egents. without hnal action on the
question the senate adjourned 80. In the house
the silver bill was debated during the whole ses-
sion and many forcible speeches were made on
both sides.
For an hour on the eith the senate did bust
ross for the public economy and then retired
h"hind closed doors for the rest OF the after
noon. In that time they considered the Bering
sea matter and removed the injunction OF seore-
cy from the correspondence transmitted by the
president The principal topic discussed In
open session was resolution offered by Mr..
Carey, OF Wyoming, which asked for state
ment OF the amount paid by the government for