The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-05-27
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL pRooEEprNes.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
CONSIDERATION Of the five per cent. land
bill was resumed in the Senate, May II, Mr..
Garland supporting the measure. After gen.
eral discussion upon the question whether
military scrip lands were entitled to be
considered as among those actually sold up
on which per cent was to be paid, the bill
went over without action......In the House,
the bank charter extension bill was read by
sections for amendment Mr.. Murch (Maine)
offered an amendment reducing from twenty
Co three years the period for which banks
may extend their succession He was willing
honest business. Yeas 81, nays liz. Mr..
Buckner (Mo.) moved to make the period
ten years. The yeas and nays were ordered,
pending which the matter went over for the
day. Mr.. HaZelton wis, from the Commit
tee on Elections, submitted a report on the
case OF Lowe VS. Wheeler, of the Eighth Con.
gressional District of Alabama, declaring the
contestant (Lowe) entitled to the seat.
THE bill to extend the Spendelow steam
grain shovel patent was indefinitely post.
poned in the Senate, May 1sth-25 to 10. The
House bill authorizing the receipt of United
States gold coin in Exchange for gold bars
passed. The per cent. land bill was then
taken up. Mr.. Saulsbury's amendment, pro-
hibiting states receiving money from apply
ing any Of 1t to the pay Of agents employed to
the words Except this be in accord with the
laws OF the State, passed after the passage of
this act" Adopted; Discussion was con.
Dill. and then Mr.. Morgan offered an amend
ment. which was accepted by the friends
of per cent to be made In cash instead of
bonds. -. In the House the bin passed pro-
viding for resumption of American citi.
Zenship. Consideration of the bank char
ter extension bill was resumed. Several
amendments were rejected, and others Of
fered by Messrs. Hammond, Randall and Hol.
man we're adopted. There was a lively dis
cussion by the Greenbackers and the hill fin
ally went over.
BILLS appropriating 1,975, 900 for public
buildings at Louisville, Hannibal, Detroit
Council Bluffs and La Crosse passed the SEN
ate on the 10Th. Mr.. Yance's amendment to
the five per cent land BILL and a motion to
refer the question to the Court of Claims,
were rejected. The amendment offered by
Mr.. Farley, admitting California to the bene-
fits of the bill, and requiring that money paid
was adopted. Mr.. Morgan moved to
provide that none of the money
titled under this act shall be retained by the
United States on account of any direct tax re-
manning due or unpaid from any State to the
United states under the act of August, 1871.
Adopted-yeas "a, nays 5. The bill then
passed-yeas %, nays l7......In the House,
Mr.. Grapes amendment to the bank charter
providing that on the deposit of
bonds any national banking associa-
ton making. the same shall be en-.
the Currency circulating notes equal in
amount to 80 per cent. of the current market
value, not exceeding par, of the United
States bonds so transferred and delivered,
was adopted. number of amendments were
offered and voted down. and finally the bill
passed-l25 to 81. A joint resolution passed
appropriating Sl60O0Oe0 to supply the de-
hciency in appropriations for army pensions.
In the House Of Representatives, May 90,
the contested election case of Mackey against
O'Connor was called up. Mr.. Randall asked
that 1t be laid over and on division the Demo-
Gratis did not vote, leaving no quorum. Mr..
Hiscock reported the general deficiency bill.
Printed and recommitted. 1t recommends
approprating $6425,3l9. This does not in
clude pension claims, for which O special ap-
preparation of sic. 0.0Oc has been made.
MR.. HoAR addressed the Senate on the
subject of the Geneva award, May %,
the question being upon the House bill on
the subject. Briefly stated, the bill makes
provision for claims of the exculpated
cruisers class and war premium men, to the
exclusion of insurance companies. When
MIR. Hoar had concluded his explanation
and advocacy of the bill, Mr.. Garland
moved a substitute looking to the payment of
insurance people and excluding excupated
went over without action. MIR. Miller, of Cali
fornia introduced joint resolution to author
lie the President to declare martial law in
Alaska. Referred. lin the House, Mr..
'Call<ins called up as a privileged ques-
ton the contested election case of Mackey vs.
consideration against the election case. The
vote resulted-yeas, ll3; nays, 2 (Neal and
Cox.) A call of the House was then ordered
which disclosed the presence of f23 members
The doors were closed and the Sergeant at
arms was directed to take absent members
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