The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-03-02
MAld,INGT0N. OHIO.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
CONGRESSIONAL.

OONOKES0IONAI.
IN the senate on the 2Sd Mr.. FELTON, presented
resolutions OF a miners and farmers conyen.
ton in San Francisco requesting the United
states government TO construct restraining bar
riers In the canyons OF the Montana Sierras, so
ss to permit of the resumption Of hydraulic
mining, with view TO the recovery Of $3.50, ,0o0,
OOO OF gold estimated to be going TO waste In the
region for want OF proper hydraulic treatment
bill was reported and placed on the calen.
dar to provide for the examination and promo
ton OF enlisted men in the army to the grade OF
second lieutenant The bills next on the calen-
dar being principally small claims, we're rapidly
disposed OF and the pure food bill was taken up
and debated by Messrs. Paddock, Bate and
Coke. The senate then went into executive ses-
sion and soon after adjourned -. In tho house
Mr.. McMillin presided in the absence OF Speaker
Crisp The Cruig-Stewart election case was
postponed. After the call OF committees for re-
ports and the transaction Of some routine bust
ness the house adjourned.
MR.. SHERMAN's resolution calling on the pres.
ident for information concerning the recent Ca
madam reciprocity negotiations was adopted in
the senate on the 2ith. Senator Henderson In
troduced bill to prevent and punish what is
known as the green goods fraud Referred TO
the judiciary committee. The senate then re.
sumed consideration Of the Idaho election case,
Mr.. Stewart having the floor. His argument
occupied three hours and half Mr.. Turpio
made an interesting legal argument In favor
OF the sitting member, Mr. Dubois. Dur
ing the debate the presidents message
on the worlds fair was read and referred to
the committee on quudro-centennial The SEN
ate then wentinto executive session and soon
after adjourned. In the house Mr.. Tarsney
asked the immediate consideration OF o
resolution authorizing the committee on labor
TO investigate the operations OF the eighthour
law The resolution was passed. The house
then went into committee OF the whole on the
Indian appropriation bill. The senate amend
nents to the census urgency deficiency bill were
non-concurred In, and conference committee
was appointed. The debate on the Indian ap.
preparation bill, which was uninteresting, con-
tinued until 1880 p. m, when the committee
arose and the house adjourned.
THE rainfall report OF Gen. Dyrenforth was
presented in the senate on the 25th. An inter-
esting discussion was started on the resolution
offered by Senator Stewart TO permit Mr.. Clag.
gett, the contestant In the Idaho case, 10 ad.
dress the senate In his own behalf. The motion
was adopted by vote OF 48 toll Senator Vest
called up Senator Hale's resolution recurring
copies OF agreements with other countries re-
lating to Interchange OF trade and moved an
amendment inquiring whether any negotiations
had been unsuccessfully inaugurated to secure
reciprocity with Mexico, and II so what
had been the cause Upon this basis he
proceeded to make sarcastic speech
in criticism Of speech made in New
Horkby John W. Foster, OF the state depart
ment Mr.. Hale replied in defense Of the reci.
nrocity policy Of the government The resolu.
I on was laid over and the Idaho contest taken
up, but without final action the senate ad.
lourned In the house after the submission OF
reports from various committees Mr.. Brown, OF
Indiana, called up the contested election case OF
Craig Vs. Stewart from the Twentyfourth
Pennsylvania district An unsuccessful at.
tempt was made TO limit debate TO four hours on
each side The majority OF the committee on
elections finds in favor Of Mr.. Craig (dom.),
while the minority claim that the sitting mem.
Der, Stewart (rep), is entitled 10 the seat. Mr..
Brown, OF Indiana made legal argument sup.
porting Craig. The house was also addressed
by Messrs. Paynter and Cobb in favor Of the
contestant, and by Messrs. johnson, Stone and
Waugh on behalf Of the contestee motion TO
adjourn wns then carried
SENATOR HARRIS, OF Tennessee, presided in
the senate on the Goth ult A conference was
ordered on the disagreeing vote Of the two
houses on the census deficiency bill. The Idaho
contested election case was taken up again, Sen.
ator Vance having the floor. At the conclusion
Of Mr. Vance's remarks Mr.. Claggett, the con.
testant, made two hours speech. The senate
then went into executive session and shortly
Afterward adjourned until the 10Th with tho
Idaho case still pending. -. In the house Mr.
Anderson, OF West Virginia, introduced a reso-
luton for immediate consideration calling on
tho superintendent for q statement showing the
number and names OF oil persons employed in
the census bureau since November 4,
1890 Mr. Burrows objected and the reso.
luton was referred 10 the census commit.
tee. The Craig-Stewart election case was taken
up and after arguments by Messrs Moore, Of
Texas, and o'Ferrall, OF Virginia, for the con.
testant and Mr.. Dalzell for the contestee, tho
previous question was ordered and on q yea and
nay vote, lbO TO 49, the contestant, Alex Craig,
was declared elected and was sworn in. Mr..
Sayers presented the conference report on the
urgency deficiency bill, which was adopted The
bill appropriates Si2S,66i. The house then pro
ceeded TO consider bills on the private calendar.
and the bill for the relief Of AQuilla Jones, Sr,
late postmaster at indianapolis, was passed.