The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-12-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
CONGRESS-.

Tn the senate on the lith Mr.. Hoar introduced
= resolnt,on calling for the presidents authori'
~ In sending Mr. Blount 70 Hawaii nno mnue
violent attack on the administration, declaring
the appointment Of Mr. Blount was Us gross.s
vioIatlon OF the constitution as was ever charseu
upon q public oiicial Mr.. Hoar said the presi'
dent was standing on very thin ice IN 'no n@
waiian affair. Mr. Gray replied briefly 10 MT
HAIRS speech The resolution went over hi.eI
b a mort executive session the senate ADJOURNED
In tho house ON attempt was MADE 10 cali
I'm the hill relative TO captured and aeanuoneu
nronerty claims This would reopen claims re-
iected on the score OF d'sloyalty. MT keeoln
sisted that the bill was too important tope con
sidered in the morning hour and II went over
The bill 10 admit Utah US state was SET uo"n
for the 18th.
In the senate on the 18th discussion OF tne
Hawaiian question was allowed 10 go over IN
Difference TO the desire OF Mr Cullom, OF ith'
nois, 10 make q speech against the Dill Tor tho
reneal of ,he federal elections law. He was
followed by Messrs. Hil and Stewart VINO Ia
yored the bill -. In tho house little OF impor
tance was accomplished In the morning hour
the time being spent largely In hlibusterins
against tho concurrent resolution provlulhB lor
IN investigation into the personnel OF inc navy
This also went over without action. lhe ua,' %
ance of the day was spent In debating the Dill
TO admit Utah TO statehood
THE resolution recently offered ny MT. hoar'
in referencedo Hawaii, was taken up In inc sen
ate on the 10Th and Mr. Frye addressed Tue sen
ate He attacked the administration ponos
and referred 10 the statement made by Senator
GRAY that Minister Stevens had dishonored the
flag which had been made TO cover an act o.
piracy. Mr. Frye defended Mr.. Stevens ana oe
Clared the action OF the president In giving Mr.
Blount paramount authority over the OnlVe'
States minister was unconstitutional Mr YES
replied showing that he was not In aeeora WIZ
the secretary Of state In the matter IN VI
house the bill for the admission OF utah U
statehood was passed without division Ai'e
some hlibusicring tho concurrent resolution '
Investigate the personnel OF the navy wnie
came up in the morning hour as unhn'sheu ou'
mess, was finally passed by the house
IH the zen Lte on the 18th the house Dill io
the repeal Of the federal election laws was r
ported back from the committee on privilege
and elections with u minority report ana WI
placed on the calendar. Mr.. voorhees, intr'
duced bill fos the coinage into silver dollars
the seignoragc or profits from the coinage
silver bullion and the retirement oil small u
nomination OF gold and paper The senate the
adjourned until the 18th ... In the house NJ
Dockery called up bill to improve post oH'
accounting methods, particularly the money o
der system The committee on rules reporte
setting aside the time after the second mornlr
hc.r for the consideration OF bills 2dmittir
Arizona aad New Mtxi,o u stItshool '''-
In tho house on the 18th the McG arahan clai
hill was brought up by Mr. Pendlcton, OF We
Virginia, who made d long argument In J
favor. The bill wen. over under the rules. III
chairman Of the committee on appropriate
reported the urgent deficiency bill and gave =
tico that he would c III Il up on the 10Th. ~
bill for the admission Of Arizona Territory
statehood was passed An effort was made
pass a similar bill relating 10 New Mexico, b
The matter went over and the house adiourne
.... The senate was not in session.