The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-27
FORTY-sIXTH CONGRESS.

FOhT1 -SlATd GON
MAY 1s.-Sendte-AIr. Plumb, from the
Committee on Public Lands, reported favora
bly, on the bill creating an additional land
district in Kansas. Passed Mr.. Plumb, from
the Committee on Military Affairs, also re
ported favorably on the Senate bill making
an additional article of war prohibiting gam
bling. Placed on the calendar. Mr.. Paddock,
from the Committee on Public Lands, re-
ported fayorably bill amending the
act to provide additional regulations for
homestead and pre- emption entry. Placed
Dor bill was received from the House and
referred to the Committee on Commerce.
The House resolution providing for adjourn
meRt May 81 was laid before the Sen
ate and read first time. Mr.. Conklmg
called attention to the fact that the resolu-
ton was worded as Joint and not concur
second reading. and it was therefore laid on
the table. Mr.. Morgan then spoke in favor of
the Kellogg Spofford resolution. He did not
think that former cases decided by the Senate
had established the practice of res ndjGdicGtd
...... HouSe--The Pension Deficiency bill
passed, and the Agricultural Appropriation
bill was considered in Committee of the
Whole. The bill to establish an assay office
in st. Louis was referred to Committee of the
Whole.
MAY 19.-Sendte-M Coke, from the
Committee on Indian Affairs, reported bill
to provide for the allotment of lands in sew
crafty TO Indians on various reservations and
to extend protection of the laws of the States
and Territories over the Indians and for 9th
er purposes. Placed on the calendar At the
expiration of the morning hour consideration
was resumed of the Kellogg case, and
Mr.. Butler. Of South Carolina, spoke
against the committees resolutions.
He quoted Mr.. Hills remarks to the effect
that Senators voting against the resolutions
would be governed by other considerations
than the law, the evidence, or Consti-
trrti NgliSlOPrS bQroainq
ETC. and that the honor OF South Carolina
was inIpugned. Mr.. Butler inquired why the
honorable Senator from Georgia had en-
ployed the hating language of innuendo or
poisonous words of ambiguity In so grave
a matter? What does the senator mean by
some other reason than the evidence, law or
Constitution? Does the Senator know any
other reason? If 50, why has he not said 50
in unamblguOus, unmistakable language?
Mr.. Hill wished to state that, as the Senators
from South Carolina had insisted on miscon-
constituting his remarks, he should at an early
day take the floor to reply to their rcmarks....
Fcuse-The Agricultural Appropriation bill
passed. Among the amendments included in
the bin are the following Appropriating
$40, 600 for sinking two artesian wells on the
plains east of the Rocky Mountains; appro-
priating $50 900 to enable the Commissioners
of Agriculture to continue investigation
upOn the subject of forestry. Upon motion
of Mr. Tucker ID, Na) the House went into
Committee of the Whole, he having previ-
ously stated his intention of calling up the
Tariff bill. The Funding bill being first in or
der. Mr.. Tucker moved that it be laid aside
and the Tariff bill taken up. The motion was
lOst-yeas, 81; nays, 80. This action is gen
orally regarded as a testvote on the new
Tariff bill
MAY 20.-Senate The bill to establish
retired list for non commissioned Army
officers passed. Mr.. Garland spoke in favor
of the resolution unseatins Kellogg, and was
replied to by Mr.. Kellogg himself. The Leg
isative. Judicial and Executive ApprOpria-
Ill ala 1aI 1nTa N 4Dl nTal nr.
The hill for the relief of settlers upon
the Usage trust and diminished re-
serve lands in Kansas passed. ...........
Hostse-The bill to carry into effect the Sec
ond and sixteenth articles of the treaty be-
tween the United states and the Great and
Little Usage Indians passed Reports of
considered in Committee of the Whole
and several bills were disposed of.
MAY 21.-SenGte-Mr. Cockrell, from the
Committee on Claims, reported with amend
ments the House bill making appropriations
for the payment of claims reported allowed
bv Commissioners of Claims under the act of
March 3, ISL Placed ON the calendar. Mr..
Cockrell, from the Committee on Military At
fairs, reported adversely on the Senate bill
to regulate the promotion and fix the rank of
line officers in the army. indefinitely post
poncd. Mr.. Bayard moved to postpone the
Agreed to, and the bill passed by a strict par
ty vote. On motion of Mr.. Morgan, a resO-
luton providing a joint vote for count
ing the electoral vote was formally
taken up but upon motion of Mr.. Davis Of
Illinois, the resolution was temporarily
laid aside for consideration of the Legislative
APPROXIMATION bill which was debated
at some length and passed. Amotion to take
mn the Kellogg resolutions was defeated, p
to a. the Senate deciding to give preference
to Senator Morgan's resolutions, which were
then formally taken up..-..... House
The bill passed making appropriations
for the payment of certain claims al
lowed by the Treasury Department.
Mr.. Cox ID, n. y, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, reported back the res
olutiOn calling on Che President for infSTma-
ton in regard to the expulsion of Israelite
citizens OF the United States from ST. Peters
burg by the Russian Government. Adopted.
The House then considered tie bills reported
from the Committee of the Whole relative to
public lands, and passed several pension bills.