The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-07-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Gathered from All Quarters
CONGRESSIONAL.

N the house OF representatives on the Both
uit., after objection had been made TO consider
alton OF various bills, by unanimous consent
committees were called for reports and the bill
70 readiust the salaries and allowances OF the
postmasters ut Guthrie and Kinghsher, Okla.
Was taken up; but the morning hour expired
and the bill was withdrawn. Twenty-nine
pension and desertion bills which had be0n
favorably reported, we're passed and the senate
amendments to the house bill fixing and defn'
ing the units Of electrical measurements were
ooncurred in and the house adjourned e. The
senate was not in session.
THE tariff bill was before the senate on the
ID for action on the amendments agreed to in
committee OF the whole. The great mass OF
them-those on which special votes were not
called for-were agreed to in bulk and then ac-
tion was commenced on amendments In which
senator's were most interested Mr.. Hill Of
fered an an7amendment, which was carried by
majority OF 3, making the repeal OF the sugar
bounty take effect on the passage Of the act, in
stead Of the lst Of January 1895 .... The house
was In session two hours and adjourned until
the 9TH. In the morning hour the resolution OF
Mr.. McGann, OF Illinois, directing the commits
sioneT OF labor to investigate and report upon
the conditions attending the employment OF
women and children, their wages sanitary sur
roundings and cost Of living, was passed.
IN the senate on the Sd consideration Of the
amendments OF the committee OF the whole to
the tariff bill occupied the whole OF the session.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Sherman TO put
wool on the dutiable list at 20 per cent. nd va
loren, was, after long debate, defeated-yeaS
81, nays "a, The date for the bill to go into ef-
feet was hxed rs the lst Of August, 1894 At
the night session several amendments we're
offered but all were voted down. The calling
Of the roll on the final passage OF the tarin bill
began at 1925 and the vote resulted: Yeas 39
nays 81. Senator HILL OF New York, was the
only democrat who voted against the BILL.
The house was not In session.
ON the 5th the secretary Of tho senate ap-
peared in the house and announced the passage
with amendments Of the tariff bill by the SEN
ate, together with the request that the house
would agree to q conference on the amend
ments. The bill was laid on the speakers table
with the understanding that II would be taken
up the following day. The house then took up
Gnd discussed until adjournment, the bill per-
mitting states and territories to tax greon-
backs and treasury notes the same as other
personal property is taxed .,..T The senate was
not In session.
IN the senate on the 9th resolution was Of
fered by the populst senator from Nebraska,
Mr.. Allen, looking TO the acquisition and oper-
alton by the government Of all the railroad,
telegraph and telephone companies OF the Uni
ted States. A bill was introduced by Senator
Davis, by request for the settlement OF con-
troversics between railroad companies and
their employees Another bill bearing on the
railway strike was introduced'by Mr. George,
defining the duties Of United States courts and
OF railroad receivers appointed by United
States courts In cases OF railroad strikes or
lockouts and providing that distractions Of
mails shall be considered such only when the
trains do not contain cars for the transportation
OF passengers or freight. The bill was referred
TO the judiciary committee and the resolution
went over. In the house the tariff bill was re-
ferred to the committee ON ways and means,
who entered upon the work OF considering the
amendments The greater part Of the session
was occupied in the further consideration Of
the bill to permit states and territories 70 tax
greenbacks and treasury notes. This was
passcd-l7l to II.