The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-12-24
NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

continue the Improvement of the Ohio River,
ana one by Mr.. Edmunds, for ascertaining
and Territories. Mr.. Saunders, from the
Committee on Territories, reported IA
vorably a bill to straighten the north
ern boundary of Nebraska, extending
the boundary on the 43d parallel to the
Missouri River. The land thus taken from Da-
kota and added to Nebraska con ists of part of
the Sioux Indian Reservation. The bill is not to
take effect, however. until the Sioux title
shall have been eNtinguished, upon terms
acceptable to the Indians Mr.. Hoar's res
olution for the selection of committee on
the rights of woman was taken mp. Mr.. Vest
said he could see no necessity for commit
tee on the subject, and regarded the resolu.
ton as "a step toward the recognition of
woman suffrage, to which he was opposed on
principle. Mr.. Hoar replied, but the morning
hour closed before he finished and the matter
went over. Mr.. Beck addressed the Senate
upon the subject of the Presidential success
sion and urged the necessity of legislative ac
ton. Messrs MaXey and Anthony followed
with remarks upon the same subject.
THE Senate Finance Committee, on the
18th, reported iavorably with amendment,
Mr.. Sherman's bill to provide for the issue of
3-pcr-cent. bonds. Mr.. Sherman will ask its
consideration Immediately after the holidays.
The bill fixes the aggregate amount of 3 per
cent. bonds to be issued ut 500, 00o, 000 and
provides that the amount received on deposit
shall not exceed at any time $3.50 900. Bills,
etc, were introduced and referred: BY Mr..
COke-TO regulate inter state commerce and
prohibit unjust discrimination by common
carriers; by Mr.. Beck-To repeal the tax on
deposits with banks and banking asso.
To Issue silver certificates and silver
standard dollars on the deposit of silver
bullion; also TO grant the right of way
through the Fort Bliss military reservation
TO the Rio Grande and FL PAso Railroad Com
pany; by MFR. Ingalls-A resolution instruct.
ing the Committee on Pensions to inquire and
report what increase OF pension, If any,
should be allowed the wife of Abraham Lin
coin: Adopted. Subjects referred to in the
Presidents message were referred to appro.
PIRATE committees. resolution for a wo-
man suffrage committee came up, but the
morning hour expired without action on it.
Discussion on Presidential succession was
resumed by Messrs. Garland, Coke and
Jones'
MR.. HoAR's resolution for special COM
Enittee on the rights OF woman was taken up
In the Senate on the 10th, and Mr.. Vest made
u somewhat humorous speech in opposition
thereto, closing with n motion to refer the
subject to the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims. Reiected-2l to 81. Mr.. Bayard
moved to refer to the Committee on Judicial
ny. Mr.. Logan argued in favor of special
committee. The matter went over without
definite action. Mr. Voorhees, resolution re.
ferring to the Finance Committee the parts of
the Presidents message relating to the repeal
of laws authorizing silver coinage and the
issue of silver certificates, was taken up, and
that senator addressed the Senate. He
characterized the recommendation of the
Secretary OF the Treasury for q repeal of au-
thority for silver certificates and for their
early retirement as a wanton and, to his
mind, a criminal assault upon the financial
STABILITY and business prosperity of the whole
country. The resolution was adopted. Ad-
journed till Monday. large number of
them the folowing by Mr.. Bland-To ratify
an act of the General Council of the
Choctaw Nation of Indians, granting to the
st. Louis Il san Francisco Railway Company
the right of way for a railroad ana telegraph
line through the Nation; by Mr.. Clark MOI
Providing that the United States Supreme
Court use the same rules as the State in which
they are sitting; by Mr.. Clardy-To repeal all
laws which impo 20 taxes on the capital and
deposits with banks, and on bank checks, etc.
(this Is new bill, but corresponds in its
provisions with a number OF bills now before
the Committee of Ways and Means); by Mr.
Hazeltine-To provide for the payment of
the interest bearing debt of the United
States in greenbacks, and also authorizing
the issue of non-interest- bearing Treasury
notes of small denominations to be legal
tender Tor all purposes; by Mr.. Hatch-For
the establishments of a Bureau of Animal
Industry, to prevent the expectation of dis.
eased cattle and the spread of infectious or
contagious diseases among animals; by Mr..
Hateh-To repeal 80 much of the sixth clause
OF Section 1924 of the Revised Statutes as pro-
hibits farmers and planters from selling
consumers without payment of special
tax Mr. Hatch endeavored to have
his bill referred to the Committee on Agricul-
ture, but by party vote, on the call of the
yeas and nays 1t was turned over to the Com
mittee on Ways and Meansl by Mr.. John b.
Clark-IrONlulng Tor the location of 64o acres
and not less than 40 acres of the public lands
of the United States by such persons as have
lost their property by submersIon or the
bills were introduced for the reduction of in.
ternal revenue, repeal of the bank check and
circulation tax. Adjourned till Monday.
THE Senate debate over the Presidential
succession was continued on the 10th, Mr..
Jones, of Florida, occupying the floor De.
bate terminated pending resolutions instruct.
sv,srN I,a a Tot,
report legislation on the subject and the bill
of Mr.. Garland was referred to that commit.
tee. The nominations of Benjamin II. Brew
Ster for Attorney General and j. Bancroft
DaAis, for Assistant Secretary OF state
were confirmed without opposition.......
The House passed Senate bill comforting upon
Mrs. Garfield the ranking privilege. A large
number OF bills were introduced under the
call OF states among the more important be-
ing the following: BY Mr.. Reagan-To regu-
late Interstate commerce; also to allow the
purchase and register of foreign built ships
by United states citizens; by Mr., Richardson
6. C)--To apply the proceeds of the sales of
public lands to the education of the people :
also, to retSrn to the producers the cotton
tax collected by the Government during
the years 1865, 1857 and 1865; by MIR
Tallmau-To authorize the national
banks TO make loans ON mortgages of real es-
tate; also for the relief of owners and pur.
chasers of land sold for direct taxes in the in.
suTTectionary States; by Mr.. Simonton-To
abolish duties ON salt, wooden blankets and
agricultural implements, and reduce the du-
ties bll ONlNl dltltlts ~ per cent
except on diamonds, gold and silver jewelry
silk or articles OF which silk is a component
the value on which duty shall be increased
20 per cent; also, to repeal the Ar
rears of pension act; by Mr. Atkins-To
abolish taxes and restrictions on
sale of leaf tobacco in the hands of
producers; also, to reduce tax ON manufac.
tured tobacco; by Mr.. Springer-Amending
rules relative to the Committee on Mississippi
Levees (Mr Sprnger's object is to place the
commerce and improvement of the Missis.
sippi River i'm charge of a special committee
which will consider aud report on all meas
urcs TO carry on work under the direction of
the Mississippi improvement Commission.)
MessTs. King and Gibson presented similar
amendments to the rules, and Mr.. Gibson fur
ther presented ar amendment of the act for