The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-10-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered nom All Quarters.
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the senate on the 9th the resolution preEt-
,ously offered by Mr. Wolcott, instructing the
finance committee 10 report Dill TO carry o1t
the bi.metallic declaration OF the Voorhees, sub
stitute was taken up and Mr.. Wolcott addressed
the senate in advocacy OF II Mr. voorhees, then
took the floor and defended himself from
charges OF hostility 10 silver md made an I'm
passioned defense Of the pending bill He was
replied to by Mr. Teller, OF Colorado Az the
close OF Mr.. Teller s remarks Mt. Wolcott'a res
o,ution went TO the calendar, the repeal bill
taken up and Mr.. CoclIrell 81 Missouri ad-
dressed the senate in opposition TO IT,. In tho
house the federal elections repeal bill was YAK
en- IN and II being the last day for discussion
tho speeches were quite animated on both sides
OF the question
TIE senate on the 10th went into executive
session shortly after converting TO dtscess tho
resolution OF Mr. Dolph cnlltngfor Information
ns to whether the Chinese government had re-
ouested an extension Of time for the registra-
don OF laborers under the Gcary act Tho doors
were finally reopened and the SILVER repeal bill
taken up Mr. Mcpherson argued In support OF
the bill Mr.. SQUIRE, OF Washington, offered On
amendment to the silver bill under considera-
ton in the senate. Tho proposition wus In tne
nature OF q compromise and embraces nearly
everything demanded by the different sides oil
the silver question ... In the house the Tucker
bill repeating the federal election laws was
passed without amendment by n vote OF 2oo ayes
10 lei nays The bill was passed by strict
party vote. After the passage OF the repeal Dill
the house adjourned
In the senate on the iIth at tho conclusion Of
routine business, Mr. CcclSrcll continued his
speech against repeal he denied that tho si'
yer senators were obs'ruc,ionistS nnd urged o
co.npromise Several other senators spoke FOL
and against the measure At O'Clock p m,
the usual hour for adiourning, Mr.. voorhees,
eAve notice that the session was TO be continued
until q vote could be had ON tho pending bill MT
Dubois madH long argument against the ordei
of business and was replied 10 by Mr.. Voor
bees, who reiterated his former statement.
IN the hous Mr. Hunter, OF Illinois. introduced
joint resolution providing for recess OF con
gress from october II 10 November J. IL was
referred to tho committee on r"lles TIE Nc
Creary amenGuen! TO the Chinese exclusion
act was then taken up and discussed until I'D
journmonL
IE the senate an the i2th the day Thursday
was not recognized In the Journal, the senat'
having been In continuous session since mo an
previous, for the purpose OF reaching vote oi
the silver purchase repesl bill. Mr.. Allen o
Nebraska, spoke for fourteen and three-quar
ters hours against the bill and hs was folloWe'
by Messrs Martin, Terler ana stewart with
out reaching Vete, the senate, % melton Q
Mr. VOORHEES,, adjourned at i:f0 8. N on tn
18th. In tho house the printing eor1mittee'
recommendation that 2ooo copies u the wAJ
and means tArih hesrinEs be printed va
adopted. The house thea resumed considers
tion Of the Chinese exclusion act
In tho senate on the isth the silver purehns
repeal mill was agsiR iAkenup on motion OF MI
Voorhees, and Mr.. stewart resumed the speec
which he began me preUous DAY. MessrS A
len and Vest gave notice Of free coinage amenC
ments they proposed 70 offer. ML Dolph
fered \ resolution which went over TO chang
the rules so as 10 compel the atouG ,Ero Of o,
sent senators. 10. In the house num50t OF ~
important bills we're ropor ed from Conm.tieo
and placed on tho calendar The house the
proceeded to the further consideration OF IN
bill TO amend tho Chinese exclusion act