The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-08-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONVENTIONAL.

IN the senate ON the Esd Mr.. Voorhees, called
up the conference report on the tarih bill and
Mr.. German arose and addressed the senate.
He drew graphic picture Of the anxiety with
which the country awaited the fate OF the tarin
bill and proceeded to criticise the presidents
letter to Chairman Wilson, which he claimed
was the most extraordinary, the most unwlse
communication that ever came from presi-
dent Of the United States. Senator White
spoke in favor of the motion to insist on the
senate amendments and to agree to further
conference Without action on the pending
motions the senate adjourned. The house
spent an hour and half trying TO get quo
rum, but none appearing adjourned, many MEM
bers going over to the senate chamber to listen
10 the tariff debate
In the senate on the 24th after the disposal Of
some routine business, Mr., HILL of New York,
addressed the senate in defense of the presi-
dent against the assaults OF certain democratic
senators in connection with the presidents
letter to Congressman Wilson. Mr. Hill took
the ground that the letter, being unofficial, was
no violation OF the constitution; that IT was no
attack upon the senate or upon any senator;
but that 1t was an honest effort to carry out
the policy and theories Of the democratic party
....I In the house the bill directing the re-em-
ployment of railway postal clerks who were
dismissed from March l5 to May, 1889, was
passed-yeas 40, nays 6S An order Of business
for the remainder Of the week was reported from
the committee on rules and agreed to-
THE session of the senate on the 25th was
without any sensational features. Senator
Caffery, of Louisiana, continued his speech in
advocacy Of fair revenue duty for sugar.
During the morning hour there were ten bills
taken from the calendar and passed, and the
tl,.a las, 1nff
and judicial appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to. In the house bills were
passed to amend the general act Of June q,
1900, by providing pensions for widows and or
phans of soldiers who died or were killed in
discharge Of duty, and who did not, therefore,
receive discharges from the service; authoriz-
ing fourth-class postmasters to administer
oaths to pensioners; TO extend during the term
OF their natural lives the pensions granted to
insane, idiotic or otherwise permanently help
less orphan children of o deceased soldier The
senate bill to pension Frances Corse, widow Of
the late Gen. John M.Corse at the rate Of Sl0C
a month, was also passed.
IN the senate on the Goth twenty bills were
taken from the calendar and passed. The
house message asking for a further conference
on the the tariff bill was then taken up and MI
Villas addressed the senate. His speech was
devoted to eulogies OF the president, whom he
defended against the charges made by Mr.. Cor
man. Debate continued throughout the day
and without conclusion being reached the
senate adjourned. ... In the house the days ses'
sion was devoted largely to the consideration
Of business reported from the committee on In
ter-state and foreign commerce and eighteen
bills were passed. The conference report or
the Notifications appropriation bill was agreed
TO- 1t now carries a total Of g, ,427 ,000-an In
crease over that Of the bill for the year ended
June 80, 1894 Of S2l6,949.
On the 9th the struggle in the senate on tn
issue Of sending the tariff bill back to confer
ence without instructions or conditions wal
short, sharp and decisive. Several motions
and amendments were offered and defeated b!
the tie votes-32 to 32 Then Senator Gray
motion to insist and agree to further confer
enoe was agreed to without division, and tn,
same seven conferees were reappointed. Tn,
conference report on the army appropriation
bill was agreed to and some dozen bills on th
calendar were passed, after which the senat
adjourned till the 30th. -. In the house bill
was discussed at length to amend the Revised
Statutes so Ms to authorize the commissions
of navigation togrant an American registry Il
vessels wrecked in foreign waters and repaire
IN American ports by American labor whel
such repairs cost three-fourths Of the value o
the vessel, but it was withdrawn without &C
tion.