The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS-.

In the senate on the Soth ult. Mr.. Chandler,
Of New Hampshire, proposed that the president
be instructed by both houses TO enter into ne
gotiations with the representatives OF the pro
vislonal government Of the late kingdom OF Ha'
wall and TO submit the convention 10 congress
for ratification by legislation Mr. White, oil
louisiana objected 10 immediate action and Mr'
Chandler's resolution was laid over until the
SlSt Mr.. White spoke against the anti-option
bill and Mr. Georges substitute for II and ridi-
culed the principle on which the proposed legis-
ation Is based (the immortality Of future deal.
ings'O and declared that the passage OF such
bill would place senator's In the position OF ante
diluvians. The brief session OF the house was
an uninteresting one The sundry civil appro'
pria ion hill was further considered, but was
not disposed OF. The speaker announced the
appointment OF the following committee TO In
vestigate the Panama canal scandal: Messrs'
Fellows, Geary Patterson. Powers and Storer'
The house then adjourned.
IN the senate on the alst ult the Hawaiian
question was brought up and Mr., Chandler, Of
New Hampshire, declared that the Importance
OF the subject demanded that any action In the
matter should originate with congress The
anti-option bill was then taken up and after
lengthy discussion was passed yeas 40; nays
60 After spending some time in considering
the Nicaragua canal bill the senate adjourned. -.
In the house resolution was adopted instruct
ing the treasury department TO investigate the
charge that the sugar trust had refused to give
information TO the census bureau regarding its
business. After consideration Of the sundry
civil appropriation bill in committee Of the
whole without reaching conclusion the house
adjourned
on tho LIST the fertilization bill was the first OF
the general bills TO come before the senate, and
It was passed after rather interesting though
not novel discussion on the subject of coast for
ti1cations The army appropriation bill was
then taken ~ and was passed with but single
amendment increasing the monthly pay OF ser
-eants OF tho army. The District OF Columbia
bill came next In order and all the amendments
we're agreed to excep. one looking TO 4he erec'
tion Of u 10000 municipal building in Wash
ington city, and the bill went over till the ID.
The attention Of the house was concentrated
upon one Item Of the sundry civil bill. That OF
appropriat ng 100000 for carrying on the
contracts already entered into for the improve
ment OF rivers and harbors The jurisdictional
authority OF the committee on appropriations
was called into question. Without final action
on the bill the house adjourned.
In the senate on the I'd most OF tho day was
spent behind closed doors, in the consideration
OF the French and Swedish extradition treaties.
The Hawaiian question was also discussed Mr..
Carllsle's resignation was presented and the
senate passed the District OF Columbia nppro-
priation bill -. The house In committee OF the
whole took up the anti-option bill. Mr.. Fitch,
OF New York, offered an amendment which was
adopted, providing that hereafter no part Of
any money appropriated TO pay any fees 10 the
United States commissioners, marshnls, or
clerks shall be used for any warrant issued or
arrest made under the laws relating TO tho
alection of members OF congress- unless the