The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-06-10
General News Summary
Interesting Home and Foreign News
CONGRESS.

ALONG session OF the senate on the 2d was
wound up by the passage OF the bill TO prohibit
the issuance OF intereSt-bearing bonds without
the consent Of congress. All amendments, with
motion TO postpone, were voted down by
majority OF seven and the bill was passed ny a
like majority-32 TO p. During the debate on
the bill speeches were made by Senators Nor
rill Burrows Allison, Palmer and Chandler
against the measure and by MeSsrs. Brown,
Teller and Cannon in its favor. In the house
The river and harbor appropriation bill was
passed over the presidents veto by vote OF
20 yeas TO 60 nays The remainder OF the ses-
sion was taken up with the contested election
case OF Mitchell VS.. Walsh, from the Eighth
New York district. The report OF the majority
Of elections committee No. 2, recommending
the seating of Mitchell (rep) in place Of Walsh
(dem) was agreed to-yeas 1872, nays 49, BY
this action the democratic strength in the house
was reduced to q7 ard the republicans increased
20 249.
THE senate on the Sd passed, by vote OF Sc
20 s, the river and harbor bill over the presi-
lent's veto. The five negative votes came from
democratic senator's; namely, Messrs. Bate,
Chiffon Hill, Smith and Villas The debate
preceding the vote occupied four hours The
conference report (partiaD on the naval APP
preparation bill was presented and went over
... The contested election case OF Murray VS..
elliott from the Charleston, S. c., district, was
the principal matter of business before the
house. The majority report of the committee
in charge Of the case recommended the seating
Of the contestant and was discussed until ad-
iournment
IN the senate on the 4th the conference re-
port on the naval appropriation bill was dis
posed of after q short discussion. The motion
TO recede from the senate amendment reducing
the number of new battle ships from four to
TWO was defeated The conference report was
then agreed to and further conference or
dered. The filled cheese bill was discussed
All the amendments offered to it were voted
lown and the bill was passed. The conference
report (tinaD on the general deficiency bill was
agreed to-. In the house the contested cleo
tion case Of Murray (colored republican,
against Elliott (dem.) from the Fifth district
If South Carolina, was decided. BY avote OF lo5
TO SO Murray was declared entitled to the seat
occupied by Elliott and he was sworn in by
Speaker Reed. The final report of the con-
Ierees on the general deficiency bill was pre-
sentcd and agreed to.
MOST Of the time OF the senate on the bth
was taken up in discussing, behind closed
doors, q resolution offered by Mr.. Morgan re-
luiring the president to communicate to the
senate all facts and proceedings relative to the
trial by court-martial sentence and imprison-
ulenJ OF ClllZcnS Ol Jue OHlttu otdICS vi podlu
the American vessel Competitor in Cuban wa
ters. The resolution finally went to the calen-
dar -. In the house the contested election case
Of Martin pop) VS.. Lockhart (dem.), from the
Sixth North Carolina district, was considered.
Upon preliminary vote the democrats after
voting left their seats, only half dozen re-
naming. Speaker pro tom. Payne counted a
quorum and Martin was declared elected and
sworn in The case of Rinaker VS.. Downing,
from the Sixteenth Illinois district, was then
:aken up. Downing was declared not entitled
20 the seat and Rinaker was sworn in
THE senate on the 9th ordered another con-
ference on the sundry civil and naval appro-
priation bills. The conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was agreed to-. The
greater part OF the day in the house was de-
voted to the presidents veto of the general de-
iciency appropriation bill 1t was debated fol
several hours and finally sustained by vote OF
l70 to 80. Mr. Cannon then presented revised
bill omitting the French spoilaton and Bow
man act war claims and several individual
claims and the bill was passed-l7@ to 49,