The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-12-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Gathered nom AN Quarters.
CoNcREssIoNAL.


IN the senate on the 10th the main feature Of
interest was Mr.. Morgan's speech favoring the
Nicaragua canal bill Resolutions were offered
by Nr. Call looking 70 the independence ot
Cuba and the settlement OF the Japanese
Chinese war The session OF the house was
devoted to business pertaining to the District
Of Columbia, but nothing was accomplished.
The bill to establish public library In the city
Of Washington was discussed four hours and
then referred to the committee on public build
ings and grounds. The urgent deficiency bill
was reported to the house. 1t calls for an ap-
preparation Of ,095 for the collection OF the
income tax.
IN the senate on the nth Senators Dolph and
Sherman made speeches in advocacy OF the
Nicaragua canal bill, which went over without
action, remaining the unfinished business.
message was presented from the president on
the subject Of the alleged Armenian atrocities
and was referred to the committee on foreign
relations. :. In the house, at the end OF four
hours consideration of the bill TO permit rail-
roads to pool their earnings the house passed
the measure by vote of 1865 yeas to ITO nays
A resolution was agreed to calling upon the
secretary of the treasury for information as to
the workings of the regulations proposed by the
Paris tribunal Of arbitration for the preserva-
tion Of the Bering sea seal herd and the cost
Of carrying them into effect
THE senate on the 18th defeated by vote Of
% yeas to q nays motion to take up the house
bill Of last session, making sugar free OF duty;
with the finance committees amendment TO 1t,
imposing fat duty OF 40 per cent on sugar and
abolishing the differentials. The attempt to
get up Mr.. Vests cloture resolution was also
defeated-yeas "a, nays 81 Bills were passed
giving pensions Of 100 month to the widows
Of Gems. Banks, Crittenden and McClernand
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house of representatives refused to strike out
Of the urgent deficiency bill the item OF S24o,O9o
to enforce the collection Of the income tax pro-
vided for in the tariff law passed last session.
The deficiency bill also carried an item of $780,
900 for the payment Of special pension agents
and Gen. Henderson moved to reduce the ap-
preparation from S25OOOO to $l25 ,0Oo pending ac-
tion on which the bill went over.
THE bill to establish the University OF the
United States at Washington was taken up in
the senate on the 18th and speeches in favor OF
it we're made by Senators Hunton and Villas,
No action was taken upon 1t and 1t was put
oack on the calendar. Consideration OF the
Nicaraguan canal bill was resumed and Mr.
Morgan finished his argument in advocacy OF it
The senate adjourned until the 18th. The
session OF the house was strictly business
one. The bills appropriating s., 2,OO5,595 to meet
urgent deficiencies for the current fiscal year
Sl,S79, ,057 for fortihcations and coast defenses
for the year ending June 80, 1906 and Si5767
for the expenditures at the West Point mill
tary academy, were passed as they came from
the committee. The pension appropriation bill
for the year ending June SO 1895, was also takel
up, but went over without action.
In the house OF representatives on the l4tl
the committee on foreign affairs reported, with
recommendation that 1t be passed, the Hit
resolution calling upon the secretary Of stat'
for correspondence relating to the agreemen
to pay Si25000 to Canada on account Of losse
sustained by Canadian sealers captured b!
United States revenue cutters. The pension
appropriation bill was discussed for four hour:
and then passed without amendment. ... TIT
senate was not in session.