The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-08-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESSIONAL.

THE session Of the senate on the 18th Was
principally devoted to discussing the confer
pnoO report on the sundry civil appropriation
bill, the result OF which was that the senate by
o vote OF 20 to 10 decided TO recede from the
senate amendment for site for the govern
ment printing ofloe, thus taking the whole
question out OF the bill The Chinese treaty
was ratified In executive session, after which
the senate adjourned. =. The house passed the
senate tariff bill unchanged and unamended
and It now awaits only the signature OF the
president or his failure to sign 1t within ten
days to be enacted into Law. 1t was passed 40
cording to programme arranged and ratified OF
o caucus Of democrats held earlier In the day.
Separate measures placing COAL sugar, iron ore
and barbed wire on the free list were also
passed and the house adjourned until the 10Th.
In the senate on the 14th rs soon as the jour-
nal was read the chief clerk Of the house ap-
peared and delivered o message announcing the
passage by the house Of bills to place on the
free list sugar, coal, iron ore and barbed wire,
The vice president laid before the senate the
house bill putting coal on the free list. After
the bill had been read, Mr. Manderson objected
to It's second reading and the bill went over
under the rule. House bills to place on the
free list barbed wire and sugar were severally
laid before the senate; and the same proceed
ings took place, Mr.. Manderson demanding the
first reading in full and then objecting to the
second reading. The house joint resolution ex-
tending to August "A the appropriations for the
expenses OF the government, was laid over.
After an attempt to transact other business
which failed for lack OF q quorum the senate
adjourned The house was not in session.
IN the senate on the 18th the house bill to
place sugar on the free list was taken up carly
In the proceedings and occupied attention up
to the time OF adjournment In connection with
1t O communication was read to the senate from
Secretary Carlisle to Senator Harris, acting
secretary of the finance committee, giving t1g-
ures to show that with sugar on the free list
there would be a treasury deficit Of from S2S-
100000 to $50, 100000 Notice Of an amendment
to the free sugar bill was given by Mr.. Jones,
imposing duty Of 80 per cent ad valorem on
all sugars. Without any action whatever on
the bill the senate adjourned In the house
the conference report on the sundry civil ap-
propriation bill Of an agreement on all its items
was agreed to. The report on the general de-
1iciency bill gave rise to discussion OF the
item appropriating 81 800, 900 to pay the South
ern Pacific Railroad Company for transporta-
tion of troops, mails and merchandise under a
judgment Of the supreme court, which was moi
concluded when the house adjourned
On the 10th the senate passed bill for the
exclusion ana uepOrLdJlOu VI ullen dhhloulsoo
after which 1t disposed Of the four house bills
to place on the free list sugar. coal, iron ore
and barbed wire, by referring each of them tt
the finance committee by vote of nearly 2 Il
l. And then 1t took up pension and other bills
on the calendar and passed some two dozen o.
them. >. In the house most OF the day was spen
in discussing the item In the general deficiency
appropriation bill added By the senate, provid
ing for the payment Of a Judgment in favor o
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company for tht
transportation Of troops mails and merchan
disc for the United Statos BY q vote OF 90 Il
Al the house refused to concur in the amend
ment The MCMILLAN bill to amend the tarif
bill so as to take alcohol for the arts of the fret
list was reported from the committee on way
and means and after q brief debate passed-l4
toa The house adjourned until the Goth.
In the senate on the 18th motion for the ap
pointment of Senator White, Of California, h
AL the vacancy on the finance committee, oc
cupied most Of the time Of the session. Objec
tion to its consideration was made by senator
on both sides Of the chamber and after an ex
citing debate the matter went over Mr.. Muir
ply, OF New York, offered . resolution, whic
went over under the rule, TO the effect tina
all further tariff legislation at this session
impracticable. TIE conference report on tn
last OF theI appropriation bills-the detcienc
bill-was presented and agreed to-. The hous
was not in session.