The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-04-22
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News.
CONGRESS.

AFTER speech in the senate on the l4th by
Mr.. Squire, Of Washington, in support Of his
bill making large appropriations for sea coast
defenses the rest of the session was taken up
in consideration Of the Delaware election case.
.--. The house passed the bill making appropria-
tions for fortihcations and coast defenses. The
bill carries specific appropriations amounting
To &. SS7 and authority is given to the secre
tary of war to make contracts involving the
further expenditure of S5,549,276, making the
total authorized expenditures in the bill Sll,-
3s4.6lS The house agreed to the conference
report upon the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill as far as the con-
ferees had agreed and ordered another confer
ence upon the matters still in dispute
IN the senate on the 18th Mr.. Gray occupied
over three hours in presenting the case against
Mr. Duponts claim to the vacant seat from
Delaware and had not finished his speech when
the senate adjourned. The senate in executive
session ratified the treaty between the United
States and Great Britain providing for the ap-
pointment of a commission to assess the DAM
ages alleged to have been sustained by Canadian
sealers whose vessels were seized by the gov
ernment of the United States for alleged illegal
sealing The treaty provides that each gov
ernment shall appoint one commissioner, and
il they cannot agree the president OF the Swiss
republic is to select third. The old fight
against the reelection of Gen. w. b, Franklin
as member Of the board of managers Of the
National Soldiers Home and against the re-
tention of Col A. j. Smith as governor of the
home at Leavenworth, Kan, was renewed in
the house occupying nearly all of the session.
SENATOR GRAY concluded his argument in
the senate on the 10th against the right of Mr..
Dupont to the vacant seat in the senate from
Delaware The case then went over till some
future day and the resolution offered by Mr..
PETER for an investigation into the facts con-
nected with the recent bond issue was taken
up. Mr., Hill opposed the resolution IN u
long address which he had not finished when
the senate adjourned -. In the house the
fight against the reelection OF Gen. w. b,
Franklin as a member OF the board of mana
gers of the National Soldiers Home resulted
in the defeat Of those who opposed him. the
house voting l49 to 80 to continue him on the
board.
In the senate on the 18th Mr.. Hill continued
his speech against the passage Of the bond sale
investigation resolutions Mr.. Gear reported
the bill for the refunding of the Indebtedness
of the Pacific bond-aided railroads This led
to an alteration between Messrs. Gear and
Allen. Mr. Hoar spoke in favor of the investi-
cation resolutions and after short executive
session the Senate adjourned until the Goth
The house spent the day in debating bills for
claims arising out of the war, and u stormy de-
bate ensued One bill was passed and another
rejected. The general pension bill was re-
ported and at the evening session several pri-
vate pension bills were passed.
THE business of the house was suspended at
O'Clock on the 18th and euloges of the late
Gen. William Goggswell, representative from
the Sixth district of Massachusetts, were de-
livered by u number of members. Previous to
the Coggswell eulogies Mr.. Cannon reported
the general deficiency bill At the conclusion
OF the eulogies the house adjourned, The SEN
ate was not in session.