The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-11-15
CURRENT NEWS.
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The Mississippi River Leyee bill, intro
duced in the House by Mr.. Young Of Ten
nessee, provides for the issue Of bonds,
guaranteed by the United States, TO the
amount Of SO 200 900, and creates Leyee
District, embracing the States adjacent TO
the Mississippi River, from Missouri to the
mouth. A Levee Board is created OF i've
members, composed Of three army officers
and two civilians, the salaries Of the latter
TO be 5000 year each. The Board is re-
quired to make a survey ofthe river and re-
port to Congress plan for the reclamation
of all overfowed lands and those now pro-
tected by levees, and the means OF such rec
lamation by levees, cut-OlIs and outlets.
The whole cost is not TO exceed the amount
Of the authorized bOnds-S45, 100000. The
States in which the lands lie are 10 impose a
direct tax on the lands to be benefited, the
tax to be collected by the United States Gov
eminent and devoted to the payment OF the
interest on the bonds, and the creation Of a
sinking fund for their final payment. The
bill also provides for tonnage tax on the
commerce OF the river 20 assist the payment
Of the expense of the work.
A treaty has been arranged with Mexico
permitting troops to cross the border in pur-
suit of marauders, provided they do not
enter towns, interfere with the civil authori-
ty, or proceed more than 80 miles from the
frontier. %
The President sent the following nominal
tions. to the Senate on the 9th: John @
Smith, of Ohio formerly Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs), TO be Consul General Al
Montreal; d. n. Cooley, of Iowa, to be Con-
sui at spezzia, Italy; Alex. NJ. Stern, to be
Assistant Treasurer Of the United States a
Cincinnati, o.
1t is reported that Col. r. G. Ingersoll 81
Illinois has been unofiicially rendered th'
mission to Berlin.
The Commissioner OF the General LAND
Office, ia his annual report, says the sales o
public lands for cash are about 100000 acre
more than the previous year, while the mum
Der entered under the homestead aud tim
ber-culture laws is 7s5, l23 less. There wer
certified for railroad purposes 700,79 acres
Total disposals of public lands, AIS, 1922, -
acres. Public surveys have been eXtende
over 1882, 49,; total Of unsuryeyed lands
l.l0l, 197,lS3 acres.
llt Has leeutu u
order requiring all Postal railway clerk
route agents, messengers, and all other en-
ployees Of the Department whose busine;
il is to handle the mails in public, to un
FORM themselves in suit of blue (speciiics
tons for which accompany the order), with
in 60 days from Oct. 25th, the date Of ii
order.
The Senate has unanimously confirme
the nomination of Mr.. John Welsh as Nil
lister to England.
The President has nominated Henry
Sanford, Of Colorado, to be Minister to BE
GUM.
An Associated Press dispatch of the To-
says that at caucus of Republican SEN
tors, held on the 10th, it was developed tn
majority Of the Senators were not in a
cord with the President as to his Southel
and Ciyil-service policies, but at the san
time less than a majority were disposed
make any formal issue with the Preside
regarding the same.
A delegation of Ponca Indians had an il
teryiew with President Hayes on the 10th.