The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-08-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESSIONAL,

THERE was long discussion in the senate on
the 9th over Mr. Chandler's resolution for an
inquiry into the history of the Dominion Coal
Company, OF Nova Scotia, and over Mr., Mills
amendment to it proposing to extend the In
quiry to coal and transportation companies In
the United States that might be affected by
Canadian competition, and as TO whether MEM
bers Of congress or officers Of the government
held pecuniary interest In these companies.
The matter went over without action. The re-
mainder OF the session was occupied In the dis
cussion Of the anti-anarchist bill, which was
finally passed and sent to conference commit
tee The conference report on the river and
harbor appropriation bill was agreed to and
the senate adjourned. g. Most of the day in the
house was spent in discussing the conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill. Mr..
johnson, Of Ohio presented the memorial Of
the Central Labor union OF Cleveland, O., pre-
senting charges against Augustus J. Kicks,
judge of the United States court for the North
ern district of Ohio, and requesting his i'm
parchment therefor. The charges were re-
ferred to the committee on judiciary.
SUBSTITUTE for the house bill to prevent
interference in the collection Of state, county
andmuncipal taxes assessed against corporate
property was reported in the senate on the 7th
from the judiciary committee agreed to and the
We're agreed to on the bill to subject green
bacEffand national bank notes to state taxation,
and NJ the protection of persons furnishing la
Dor and\1aterial ii the construction of build
ings. TheVOuSe receded from It's disagreement
to the senatN amendments to the Indian appro-
priation llNelating to the ratification Of the
treaties with fhe Siletz, Yankton-Sioux and
Nez Perces 6irr5ffor the purchase of por-
tions Of theiI reservations, This has the effect
OF passing thevill.
SENATORS the sth were unable to furnish
voting quorum on the only important bill for
which consideration was asked. That was tho
house bill to establish uniform system Of
bankruptcy. There were, however, some dozen
bills passed by unanimous consent including
one for the exposition at Atlanta, Ga. The con-
ference report on the Indian appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to-. The house, sit
ting in committee of the whole took favorable
action upon several bills authorizing the erec-
tion Of public buildings, but they got no further
in their progress of passage. Upon the bill to
erect a new post office in Chicago at cost Of
s400O,0OO, season Of fllibustering was inaugu-
rated which, after two hours, eventuated in ad-
journment without action.
TIE session OF the senate on the 9th was
partly devoted to the consideration Of private
bills, one OF which was passed and the rest Of
the time was given to the discussion Of exeou-
tive business. The Hawaiian question came
up in the house and was vigorously discussed
by Mr.. Boutelle, who vainly endeavored to OBJ
tain recognition of his resolution regarding
the new republic. He denounced the Hawaiian
policy Of the administration and was requested
by the speaker to take his seat. The bill to in
crease the efficiency of the military brought
forth an exciting debate In regard to the en-
ployment Of United States troops at Chicago
during the recent riots. The bill went over
without action.
In the senate on the 10th two hours were
spent In discussing the status Of the tariff bill.
Senator Hill offered resolution directing the
senate conferees to report to the senate whether
they were likely to come to an agreement and
II lot, to report to the senate disagreement,
with an explanation Of the points OF difference
so that the senate might take action thereon
The resolution went over under the rule and
the senate went into executive session -. The
session OF the house was almost wholly taken
up with the consideration Of the first confer
ence report on the sundry civil appropriation
bill. Public land questions occupied the rest
OF the day.