The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-03-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS,

THE pension appropriation bill was passed by
the senate on the 27th ult without any amend
ments II appropriates for army and navy PEN
sions Qncluding widows and minor children)
S165 900, 900 and about million and half dol
lars In addition for fees Of examining surgeons,
clerk hire at pension agencies and some small
items The session closed with the delivery OF
eulogies upon the late Senator Kenna, OF West
Virginia . In the house the Indian appropria-
tion bill was passed and discussion OF the
Sherman bond amendment to the sundry civil
appropriation bill followed with some warmth,
but finally all the senate amendments to the
measure were non. concurred In and the bill was
sent 10 conference, After an excited debate the
senate amendment TO the cur coupler bill was
finally concurred in-yeas 1884, nays S The
conference report on the military academy bill
was also agreed to-
IN the senate on the 2sth ult the only impor-
tant features Of the days session were the
passage OF the naval and agricultural appropri-
alton bills and OF the bill regulating the sale OF
Intoxicating lipuors in the District OF Colum.
bia. Two attempts were made 10 carry mo-
tion TO hold an executive session but the propo-
sition was defeated. -. The greater part of the
day in the house was consumed in the consider
alton of an election case, After three hours
debate, Turpin (domocrat, from the Fourth
district OF Alabama, was declared entitled TO
retain the seat which he has occupied since the
opening OF tho present congress. The most I'M
portant action was the passage without opposi'
tion OF the bill placing pig tin and ore on the
tree list
On the st the post once appropriation bill
came before the senate and was discussed TO
some extent That question was not disposed
OF when the conference report upon the sundry
civil appropriation bill was presented The re-
1a1 npa ntul Ifgaugcfnn N tho
Sherman bond amendment, the result being
that the amendment was receded from by the
senate. Outside OF these two appropriation
bills the scrate had before IL the McGarrahan
bill, which aont over without action The SEN
ate then held short executive session and soon
after adjourned ... The time Of the house was
consumed principally in considering q motion
made by Mr.. Hatch TO suspend the rules and
pass the nti.option bill The debate WIS lin
tied 10 half an hour and tho house decided by Q
vote OF l72 10 1876 not 10 agree to Mr.. Hatch mo
tion-a two-thirds votes being necessary undel
suspension OF the rules Some unimportant
business was transacted and the house I'D
journed
IN the senate on the 20 the passage of tn,
post ONCE appropriation bill was followed by
the Indian appropriation bill. The latter con
tained an amendment reported from the com
mittee on appropriations Spproprating s8, 300,
900 TO pay the Cherokees for the land ceded by
them In the Indian territory lying between Ok
lahoma and Kansas. The amendment provoked
some discussion but was eventually agreed TO
Then the deficiency bill dho last OF the appro
priation billsl was passsd. Both the Nc
Garrahan and the New York bridge bills wcr,
crowded out by the appropriation bills. d. In tn,
house the sundry civil appropriation bill con
sumed the entire day There was fight owe
the New Norl, custom house provision and ovei
the worlds Columbian exposition amend
ment There was great confusion, the speaker
being obliged over and over again TO appeal I,
members to preserve order.
ON the Sd, before the senate had been thre,
hours In session, IL Ind discussed, voted on ant
agreed 70 conference reports on four OF the gen
eral appropriation bills. These were the legis
lstive, the post onice, the agricultural and th,
naval bills. The senate also took from the cal
endar aud passed thirty-fye heuse bills tina
were unobieoted 20. The McGarrahan bill wal
passed nc the evening session. .. The con
test which attracted the attention OF the hopst
was that which occurred over the senate amend
ments TO the sundry ciyil bill, pertaining TO the
worlds fair. The amendments were disagreed
10 and the bill was returned TO conference Tn,
conference reports on the naval, agriculture
and post ONCE appropriation bills were con
Cured In