The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-12-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESSIONAL.

THE second session Of the ifty-third congress
opened on the Sd. In the senate there were
seventy members present and the presentation
and reading of the presidents message consti-
tuted the chief point Of interest. The reading
occupied two hours and the message was or
dered to be printed and laid on the table In
the house, the only feature of interest was the
reception and reading of the presidents an
nual message About 200 representatives were
present and the galleries we're well filed The
desks OF many members were profusely decor
ated with flowers by their admirers.
THE senate on the 4th spent only thirty min
utes in session, passing one private pension
bill. A resolution was offered by Mr.. Blanch-
ard, of Louisiana, looking to the payment OF
the bounty on the sugar crop of 1894, under the
terms Of the Mckinley act. The senate ad-
journed early out OF respect to the memory OF
the late Representative Wright OF Pennsyl-
vania. -. In the house resolution was passed
extending until the next term of congress the
time in which the engineers surveying pro-
posed routes for a canal to unite Lake Erie
with the Ohio river, may mako their report to
congress. Bills were passed appropriating
$4,000 for the dedication OF the Chtckamauga
and Chattanooga military park on the l9th and
10th OF November, 1895 and appropriating To'-
900 to purchase 5000 acres Of land on which the
battle of Shiloh was fought and to begin the
construction Of national park thereon,
IN the senate on the 5th Mr. Vest argued In
support of his cloture resolution which wentto
the calendar. The resolution calling on the
presidentfor information as to the surrender
by the United States consul at Shanghai OF Two
japanese citizens, and as TO their subsequent
torture and death at the hands of the Chinese
authorities was taken up, discussed and re-
ferred to the committee on foreign relations 49,.
In the house, the bill to permit railroad COM
panles to pool their business under regulations
established by the interstate commerce COM
mission, was made the special order. The house
passed bill to prevent the free use OF timber
on the public lands and to revoke all permits
heretofore granted in certain states; also SEN
ate bill making land warrants applicable for
the payment of all classes OF public lands. The
conference report on the bill to regulate the
printing and distribution Of public documents
was finally agreed to by n vote OF 1856 TO 90
THE senate on the 9th spent two hours in ses-
sion and passed four bills ofminor Importance
IN adjournment was taken until the 10TH. In
the house the pension and Notifications appro-
priation bills for the year ending June 30, 1896
we're reported with the notification that the
former would be called up on the 18th and the
latter when the railroad pooling bills have beer
disposed Of. The pension appropriation bill
carr es an appropriation OF Sl4l, ,ool 30, belnf
$4,000 less then the estimates and SlO,2lOOO
below the appropriation for the current fsca
year. The debate on the bill to so amend thu
Interstate commerce law Us to permit of pool
Ing by the railroads, was resumed and occupied
the attention Of the house the balance OF thu
day.
On the Tth the greater portion Of the session
of the house was devoted to a continuation
discussion on the bill to so amend the inter
state commerce law as to permit railroad com
panies to pool their earnings. bill to protec
the public forest reservations was discussed
but no conclusion was reached and after trans
acting some routine business the house ad
journed, The senate was not in session.