The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-10-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the senate on the I'd there was bare quo
rum A bill TO give settlers on the pubic Janus
In Oklahoma territory another year In whlch 70
make their first payment on the lana was To-
ported from the committee on public lanas anu
passed The silver purchase repeal Dill was
taken up and Mr. Kyle Of South Dakota, ao'
dressed the senate In opposition 10 the DILL
The attendance in the house was small anu lne
speaker directed the clerks 70 call committees
for reports but none were submitted The uo'
bate on the federal elections bill was resumed
and the house was addressed by several mem
bers who spoke on both sides Of the question
In the senate on the Sd after the routine morn
ing business an amendment TO the silver pur.
chase repeal bill was offered by Mr.. Morgan Oh
Alabama II revives the coinage act OF 1881 anu
provides for the remission OF 70 per cent OF I'M
port duties on goods imported from countries
that admit standard silver dollars OF tho pres.
ent weight and 1neness rs legal tender ior au
debts, public and private The silver purchase
repeal bill was then taken up and dlscusseo tno
balance OF the day.. The call OF committees IN
the house was unproductive OF results anu tho
debate on the federal elections repeal bill was
resumed
In the senate on the 4th Immediately after
tho reading of the Journal Mr.. Morgan reported
back from tho committee on foreign relations,
without recommendation, the bill referred 70 IL
making appropriations 10 enforce the Chneso
exclusion act The silver purchase repeal plii
was then taken up and Messrs. Butler OF South
Carolina, and Blackburn, OF hentuoKy' au'
dressed the senate against the bill, both aoVo
eating compromise measure .... In the mousse
the bankruptcy bill and the bill 70 amend tne
Chinese exclusion act were reported ana piaoou
upon the calendar The remainder OF tho morn
ing hour was consumed in the consideration Oh q
a ,ta trn
action and the federal election repeal bill was
taken up - -.
THE omen legislative session OF the senate on
the 5th lasted only fifteen minutes, and then the
senate in accordance with previous agree
nent proceeded TO the consideration OF execu'
tive business E. In the house there were parely
ffty representatives present when the gufei
fell The speaker laid before tho house com
munication from the secretary OF the treasury
in response 10 q resolution calling Tor niorma
ton as TO why the Sherman act was not en-
forced during July and August Referred a
bill was passed placing the secretary Oh asrf
culture In the line Of presidential succession
The house then resumed consideration OF the
federal election repeal bill.
IN the senate on the 9th Mr.. Blackburn miro
duced an amendment TO the Voorhees, repea
hill, which authorizes the free coinage OF silve
from the United States mints, except as v
seignorage, the rate OF which is to be estao
iished by the secretary OF the treasury on IN
first OF each month The seignorage Is 10 D
the difference between the market price oil IN
silver and its minted value after coinage IN
seignorage is not TO be coined, but is 10 DC sol
for gold (either at home or abroad), and IN
gold received for II is 10 be held In the treasur
and used only for the purpose OF malntainih
parity between the two metals. -. In the hous
there was less than quorum in attendance on
the session was devoted TO discussion OF ih
federal elections repeal bill