The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-06-13
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News.
OoN0REaA.

8nNATE, June "A resolution providing fer
ths payment Of the expenses OF the bribery and
other investigating committees out OF the con.
tpgeut fund was adopted, Debate on the sugar
schedule Of the tariff bill was resumed and con-
tnued throughout the day. An agreement was
reached thata vote should bo taken on the
schedule before adjournment Tomorrow After
short executive session the senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Another day was spent In discussing
The bill to repeal the State bank tax law, but
no conclusion was reached A senate Joint reso-
luton was passed Just before adjournment ap-
propriatisg $4,000 70 meet expenditures caused
by the investigation OF the sugar trust and Its
relation to the tariff now In progress.
SENATE, June b.-Three bills Of minor i'm
portance were taken from the oalendar and
passed, after which the tarifr bill was taken up.
Several amendments In the sugar schedule
were voted down and then the nnal vote was
taken on the Jones amendment postponing the
repeal OF the sugar bounty from July I, 1894.
TO January I, 1903. The amendment was
adopted-yens -, nays 81. The duty on sugar
candy, ETC., was Increased from 80 TO IS per
cent nd vulorem. This completed the sugar
schedule and the senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-A resolution was adopted TO vote on
the state bank tax repeal bill tomorrow, after
giving both sides reasonable time 10 present
their views. Debate on the bill was then re-
sumed and continued until adjournment
SENATE, June 6.-After some routine busi-
ness, the tarln bill was taken up, the question
being on the tobacco schedule. Paragraph l&,
asst came from the house and wns reported by
the finance committee, imposed q duty OF 81
per pound on all leaf tobacco suitable for cigar
wrappers II unstemmed, and el.2S per pound II
stemmed Tho Jones amendment was TO strike
out the paragraph and substitute the following:
wrapper tobacco, unstemmcd, imported In
any bale package or in bulk, sl5O per pound
II stemmed, &.25 per pound" The amend
ment was agreed to. Several other amend
ments were acted upon and the tobacco
schedule was completed.
House. by vote of 17e to lO2, the house de-
cided not to repeal the law imposing tax OF
10 per cent. upon the issues Of state banks and
other associations. The Indian appropriation
bill was then taken up, but without action on
the measure the house adjourned.
SENATE. June THE tariff bill was taken up
and Mr.. Harris made u proposition TO proceed
with schedules G agricultural products), II
(splrits wines and other beycragcs), l (cot-
tons) and (nnx, hemp and jute) under the
've-minute rule. Mr.. Quay objected, and the
senate then proceeded with dobate on the bill,
hessrs. Allison, Sherman. McLaurin, Mander-
son, Vest. Allen and Teller participating. just
before adjournment a vote was taken on the
"h"hNN SOnidltttt huleuutnent, HAlnR tne rate
on oatmeal at Is per cent, and excluding 1t
from the reciprocity provision OF the para
graph. 1t was adopted.
HoUsE.-The Indian appropriation bill occu-
pied the attention Of tho house The main
feature OF the debate was an attack on the
Catholic church made by Mr. Linton, OF Michi-
gan, In which he argued against the contract
Indians schools. The proposition In the bill
authorizing the secretary OF the interior to re-
move the Indian warehouse from New York TO
Chicago led TO q spirited debate between the
champions OF the two cities.
SENATE, June s.-Discussion OF the agricul.
tural schedule OF the tariff bill was resumed
and after several items had been disposed OF It
was agreed that the further discussion OF the
schedule should be under the lye-minute rule.
Mr.. Harris gave notice that when the agricul-
iural schedule was disposed OF he would ask
that the same rule be applied to the three sue
ceeding schedules until tho wool schedule was
reached.
HoUsE.-In committee OF the whole the house
adopted resolution providing for temporary
arrangement to improve the sanitary condi-
tion Of the house wing of the capitol. The In
dian appropriation bill was further discussed.
The evening sesS ion was devoted 10 pension
bills