The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-03-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CoNcREsSIoNAL,

In the senate on the 26th an amendment tothe
sundry civil appropriation bill was agreed to,
providing for the payment to sugar producers
OF the United States the full bounty up TO Au-
gust, 1884, whom the new tariff bill went into
efiect-those who had not yet received it--.2SS'-
239, and eight-tenths of a cent per pound boun-
ty on all sugars above 80 per cent poariscope
test produced up to June 30 1885,. large num-
Der of bills we're passed by unanimous consent
at the night session. The house passed bill
which had been recommended by the railway
labor organizations and by the commissioner
OF labor. The bill provides for the appoint
ment of board of arbitrators of three persons
TO decide all controversies between common
carriers engaged in Interstate commerce and
their employees, which cannot be adjusted by
mutual arrangements and makes the award OF
the board enforciblc In the United States
courts acting as courts OF equity.
THE senate on the 27th ult spent five hours
In debate on the amendment to the sundry civil
appropriation bill, reported from the commit
tee on appropriations, providing for an issue OF
SlO0OOO,OOO certificates Of indebtedness bear
ing per cent. interest to meet deficiencies in
the treasury. The amendment being strongly
antagonized, was finally withdrawn and the APP
preparation bill was agreed to-. In the house
conference reports on the following bills were
agreed to-; The pension appropriation lHll
bill granting u pension Of $50 q month to Ken.
Harrison c, Hobart; bill to eQualize tE2
duties and salaries OF the steamboat inspection
service and the post Office appropriation bill
Fifteen private pension bills we're passed
ON the 18th ult. the senate completed and
passed the Sundry civil appropriation bill, con-
curing in all the amendments reported from
COMMITTEES. A night session was held, lasting
until midnight, at which time the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bill was
passed. In the house the COnferecS on the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. re-
ported TINT they were still unable to agree up
on the item inserted by the senate authorizing
the construction OF u cable TO Hawaii and APP
propriating 100000 to begin the work, BY
vote OF $50 to llj the house voted t. still insist
upon It's disagreement to that amendment,
Senate amendments to the bill making it un-
lawful for any unauthorized person to wear
the insignia Of the Red Cross were agreed to
and 1t now goes to the president for his APP
prevail
THE senate on the l,t devoted the entire day
TO the debate on the general deficiency bill. At
the evening session the bill passed and the re-
mainder of the session was given to private
nenson bills and to the delivery of eulogies on
the late Repre-, entativcS Lisle, of Kentucky:
Wright, of Pennsylvania; Post, of Illinois, and
Houk. Of Ohio. The house passed the follow
ing bills under suspension Of the rules: House
bill authorizing the president to negotiate with
Great Britain, Russia and Japan for the ap-
pointment of commission to make regulations
to prevent the extinction Of the fur seals. Sem
ate bill to suppress traffic In lottery tickets be-
tween the several states and foreign countries.
The conference report on the fortitications ap-
preparation was agreed to and the sundry civil
and legislative, executive and judicial appro-
p-iatiOn bills were sent to conference.