The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-15
General News Summary.
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CONGRESSIONAL,

In the senate on the 7th consideration was
resumed OF the bill for the protection OF the
people of Indian Territory and it was passed
1t provides for the allotment in severaty OF
certain lands TO the Indians O : the territory,
the payment OF interest claims to the Chcka-
saw Indians and ratification Of the agreement
made with the Indians by the Dawes commits
sion. The house passed the urgency deh'
cheney bill as passed. with amendments, by the
senate, and then considered the conference re-
port upon the sundry civil bill. The report, so
lar as it embodied agreements, was adopted,
and the house then began voting upon the
senate amendments.
A bill providing for the taking of the Twelfth
census was passed by the senate on the Sth.
Under it, il il should become law, director
OF the census an assistant director and fvt
expert statsticians will be appointed immedi.
ately to make the preliminary arrangements
for taking the census Of 1900. A provision was
inserted that not more than twothirds OF the
supervisors and enumerators should belong to
one political partly The house disposed OF
the senate amendments to the sundry civil bill
and agreed to further conference. The con
ference report upon the postofice appropriation
bill was adopted. and the house proceeded to
consider the bill to provide for participation OF
volunteer soldiers in congressional elections
Adjournment was taken pending disposal.
In the senate on the 9Th Mr.. Lodge made
some sensational disclosures concerning the
disposition OF the money appropriated by CON
gress short time ago in payment OF a claim
of the book concern OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. Ee introduced resolution o.
Tecting the claims committee to make an IN
vestigaton of the matter and report to the SEN
ate what il any, action could be taken. The
omnibus claim bill, carrying over S9,OOOOVO,
about 40 private pension bills and several meas
ures from the general calendar were passed. 80.
The report of the conerees on the war revenue
bill was received by the house and alter a
lengthy night session the report was adoptet1-
154 to 107. There were some exciting poitsa
debates during the discussion OF the confer
ence report.
In the senate on the 10th the conference re-
port on the war revenue measure was present
ed and after five hours of debate was passed by
effect one day after being signed by the presii,,
dent, it is now law......I In the house the bill
providing for the participation OF volunteer SOL
diers in congressional elections was passed
1856 to A. A motion then made to dis.
pense with the regular order OF business and
take up the Hawaiian annexation resolutions
This motion prevailed and after much hibus'
tering the house agreed to begin debate ot the
annexation resolutions on the following day
and continue Herewith until p m Of June
10, when vote on the resolutions will be
taken.
The Hawaiian debate in the house began on
the 11th. Six speeches were made, covering
generally the contentious Of the support ano
opposition to the resolution providing for an
nexatiou. Mr. Hit Qll) and Mr. Dinsmor.
lArk), the ranking republican and democrat
members respectively OF the committee on for
eign affairs, opened the debate for and against
annexation...... The senate was not in session.