The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-01-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
CONGRESS-.

IN-the senate on the 10th speeches were read
by Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont against the McGar.
rahan bill, by Mr.. PETER, OF Kansas, In favor OF
a constitutional amendment limiting the presi-
dential office to one term, and by Mr Call OF
Florida, in defensesof the consitutionaiity OF
the arti.option bill The amendments onerea
by Senators Villas and Daniel were defeateu
and sone amendments offered by Mr.Wnshourn
were agreed to, one Of them liking the hrst Oh
July, le9l, as tho time when the Dill Is 70 go MW
effect Tho senate then went into executive
session and soon after adjourned, -. The morn.
ing hour In The house was consumed
In the CONSIDERATION Of resolution
which wat finally adopted, calling upon the
executive departnlcut for Information as TO the
number ruc amount OF waT claims allowed
or disalomgd by such departments The
republicans flihustercd agailst the motion 10
suspend the lsiles and pass Joint resolution
for q constitutional amendment for tne eleeuoh
OF United States senators by popular VOTE Dul
IL was finally carried without division Inc
house then adjourned
IN the senate u' the 18th the antiopuon Dill
was debated for nearly three hours and then
went over without action. The mcGarrahah
bill was pu, 10 q Gnal vote, but was defeated
the affirmative vote falling eight short oil the
constitutional majority AIM to repeal the silver
bullion purchase precision OF he Sherman olh
was reported from The comM!uca on nhaheei
placed Oh the calendar and thesCnate au!ourheu
In the house bu, little was accomplished
The orly bin OF public Importance which passeu
was one providing for The punishment oil OF
lenses by passengers on The nigh seas Az
journcd ,,,..
on the 18th The senate adjourned 'alateiy
after tho formal announcement 10y senator
sherman Of the death Of cx-PrGsdcnt Hayes
- tN,a short one
The bill OF .blshin- court OF appeals Tor me
district O! Collmb . was passed; ana theh
after the dclly very OF eulogies upon the late H.
II. Hayes, t.e house, as n mark OF respect 10
,he memory Of the c&.presdent adjourned
Tng discus sion Of tho antl.option bill was con-
tinucd In the senate on the 18Th, but no acton
was taken on the IN itself or on the amend
nent tot Mr. Peter concluded his speech IN
favor OF q single term Of the presidential onl'
Gers; n new McGa,rahan bill was introduced
and referred 90 the judiciary committee and an
amendment wss oiforedby Mr. Wolcott' OF Colo
rado, TO the bill suspending the purchase OF sl'
yer bullion. Adjourned. ... Tho greater part OF
the day in the house was consumed n illibuster'
tering Bills were passed to meet the require
ments OF the Interstate commerce law relative
10 the testimony OF witnesses; amending the
interstate CONNER, act and for the construc-
tion of a bridge across the Mississippi river at
New Orleans The quarantine bill was next In
order but its opponents succeeded In staying II
OF until the 2ist and the house adjourned
In the senate on the Goth the credentials OF
Mr. GRAY, OF Delaware, for his second senator
ial term were presented and placed on iile MI
Brlee offered a resolution that the senate has
heard with deep regret tho death OF r. b
Hayes, formerly chief magistrate cf the United
States and that as further mark Of respect tc
his memory. on the day Of his funeral, the senate
adjourn TIE resolution was pgreed to and The
senate adjourned until the sls,. In the hous'
the general deficiency appropriation bill was
reported and placed on the calendar On mo
tion OF Mr. Outhwaite Of Ono resolution
respect TO the memory OF ex-President Hayel
was adopted and the house adjourned.