The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESSIONAL.

WHEN the senate was called TO order on the
Soth ult the roll call showed the presence OF
fifty.two senators and the vice president an
nounced that house bill No 1.-THE silver pur-
chase repeal bilD was now before tho senate
Messrs Morgan, Vest Cocirel and Dubois
spoke against the bill and the question recurred
on the amendment OF Mr.. voorhees,. being In
the nature OF o substitute for the house Dill
Several amendments were proposed and de.
feated without division Messrs PETER and
Stewart made their closing arguments and the
vote was taken resulting-yeas, 70; nays S....
In the house the death OF Hon Carter ii. Har-
rison a former member, was announced and
appropriate resolutions were read and adopted
Some routine business OF an unimportant char
acter was transacted and the house adjourned
IN the senate on the 3lst ult bills we're passed
providing for the time and place for holding the
term OF the United States courts In south Da'
kota: extending for one year from the time
they become due final payments on entries
under the desert land act The bill to provide
for uniform system OF obtaining bids for sup
plies for the departments was favorably re-
ported and placed on the calendar. The New
York and New Jersey bridge bill was then
taken up and passed. =. . In the house the senate
Joint resolution for the transfer TO the state OF
Illinois OF the model battleship Illinois was laid
before the house and passed message from
the senate announced the passage OF the silver
purchase repeal bill with un amendment In
which the concurrence Of the house was re-
Quested The bill was placed on the speakers
desk. An effort was made TO have the bill con-
sidered Immediately but objection being madc
the speaker announced that It would be take up
he following day
ON the LIST Joint resolution was reported "a
the senate by Mr. Gray, OF Delaware, from the
f,raipn rala tinua DrOyi0e Tor
printing the history and digests OF international
arbitrations TO which the United States was O
party. Mr.. Gray said It would be valuable
history and asked that II be passed The bill
was passed The Chinese bill was then taken
up and discussed the balance OF the day.. In
the house the silver purchase repeal bill, with
the senate amendments, were laid before tho
house and the senate Substitute was read Mr.,
Wilson, OF West V rginia, who has charge oil
the bill, moved 10 concur In the senate amend
men;s and on that motion he moved the previ
GUS question. The opponents OF the bill were
given thirty minutes for debate and then the
bill was put upon It's passage, thevote resulting;
Yeas, 1873 nays, o. The house then adjourned
until the I'd
In the senate on the "a house joint resolu'
tion donating a cannon for the Grand Army
meeting at Pittsburgh, Pa 1894, was reported
and passed The house concurrent resolution
for final adjournment on the Sd wss laid before
the senate and referred 10 the committee on ap-
propriationR The house hill 10 extend the time
for the execution Of the Chinese exclusion aci
was then taken up and passed. In the house
q resolution 10 adjourn on the Sd at 5 O'Clock p
m, was brought from the committee on rules
and the previous question was ordered. Tbs
yeas and nays were called for on the adjourn
ment resolution and resulted In It's passage-lH
10 S. The ways and means committee was
granted permission to sit during the recess,
after long and exciting debate
In the senate on the Sd the reading OF the
Journal was interrupted and Its further contin
uance dispensed with, while the committee OF
appropriations reported back the house resolu
ton for final adjournment. After some discus
sion the resolution was agreed TO The usua
resolutions OF thanks 10 the presiding Officers
were offered by Mr.. Hoar and agreed to. The
vice president thanked the senator's for thoil
kindly appreciation and then, ct o'clock p. m
declared the senate adjourned without day..
The closing day OF the extraordinary session
was On exciting one In the house. Little bust
ness was done, but o few private bills were IN
troduced and referred 10 committees or placed
on the house calendar All OF the proceedings
we're attended with great confusion, and on the
whole the adjournment was lacking in the dig
nifty and solemnity usual on such occasions