The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-06-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Gathered from All Quarters
CONGRESSIONAL.

ON the 18th the senate made good progress
with the tariff bill dlsposing OF schedule NJ,
pulp, paper and books, also the succeeding
schedule, sundries. The free list was then
reached and Mr.. Hill moved to put coal on the
iree list After q long and exciting debate the
notion was rejected by 81 TO 7....I In the house
abill was passed authorizing the railroad COM
panies to issue interchangeable b,OOO-mile
mileage tickets, with the privilege OF excess
baggage requested byt he National Association
OF commercial Traveers) The anti-option bill
was then taken up In committee OF the whole
and the day was consumed In debate by the
friends and opponents OF the measure.
IN the senate on the 10th the free list was
taken up and fifty paragraphs were disposed
OF with very little friction. Near the close OF
the session advantage was taken OF the absence
OF several democratic members and quicksilver
was placed on the dutiable list without opposi-
ton or division, at the rate OF seven cents
pound ThiPty-three pages OF the bill were
disposed OF, and when the salt paragraph was
reached the senate adjourned. Among the
bills passed In the house was one directing the
secretary Of the interior TO sell at public auc-
tion 10000 acres OF pine land on the Chippewa
reservation, Minnesota, and one to surrender TO
the city OF Newport, KY, for park purposes the
old site OF the Newport barracks, situated nt
the confluence OF the Ohio and Licking rivers,
The day was chiefly spent in general debate on
the Hatch anti-option bill
IN the senate on the Goth rapid progress was
made in the way OF getting through with the
tarif bill, ifty pages being disposed OF. The
items Of salt, logs and lumber Qnoluding
dressed lumber) were placed on the free list,
which was completed and this brought the sem
ate up 20 the income tax feature Of the bill and
the senL q adjourned Of. Another day was de-
VOtal nv tho hpusp In tho ron liberation OF the
anti-option bill, after determining by unani-
nous consent TO close debate at adjournment
the following day senate joint resolution
was agreed TO directing q survey to he made Of
the harborS Of Duluth and Superior, with a
view to making them uniform depth Of twen-
ty feet.
IN the senate on the 2lst after dispoSing OF
some routine business, the tariff bill was taken
up and Mr. Hill addressed the senate In opposi-
tion TO the Income tax feature. The senate by
a vote Of yeas -, nays 20, rejected IN amend
ment to rcirce the time for the income tax "a
remain in force to 1885, instead Of 1900. During
the morning hour In the house joint resolu-
tion from the committee on military affairs was
agreed 20. appointing Charles NJ. Anderson, Of
Ohio: Sydney @. Cooke, OF Kansas and A. l.
Pearson, OF Pennsylvania members OF the
board OF managers OF the national soldiers
home The greater part Of the day was de-
voted to debate on the Hatch anti-option bill.
n the senate on the I'D the senate bill to In
corporate the supreme lodge OF the Knights o.
Pythias was reported from the committee fo
the District Of Columbia and passed. Also sen
ate bill approprlating 5000 for investigation
and tests of American timber by the forestr!
division Of the agricultural department. Ais
senate bill making the trst Monday In Septem
Der OF every year Labor day q legal holiday
- Htgisfgs SION n
the income tax feature o; the taTis bill. bat d
vote was taken on any Of the amendments. Bot.
After two hours consideration % amendments
the house passed the Hatch anii-Op.!on BILL
yeas i5O, nays "a. The bill a. tnally passed va
the bill that came from the committee ou sgri
culture with the single addition o.; 1our 70 th
list OF articles which may not be traded in