The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-04-01
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PRoCEEDINGs.

THE consular and diplomatic appropria- =
ton bill, with an amendment increasing by
10000 the amount set apart for State Depart
ment contingent expenses, passed the Senate,
March p. In the Honse the Secretary of
War was called on for information as to what
further flood reliefis required. The Chinese
bill was taken up and Mr. Washburn advo-
Gated it as means OF preventing the great
est OF all dangers-the degradation of labor.
MT kasson gave notice of amendments to
place the bill lin harmony with the history
of the country" An allusion to the fugitive
slave law brought retort from Mr.. Ham =
mond; OF Georgia. An amendment was Of
Tered limiting the operation of the law to ten
years instead of twenty.
In the Senate, March 20, the bills In rela
ton to the Venezuela award were indefinitely
postponed. The resolution for reciprocity
treaty with Mexico was referred to Commit.
tee on Foreign Relations. The Indian appro-
priatioon bill came from committee, with
amount TO 81 ,sOI 300. lin the House, debate
on the Chinese bill was resumed Mr.. Rich
ardson. of South Carolina, and Mr.. Wise, OF
Pennsylvania, spoke in favor OF the bill, and
Mr. Morse and Mr.. Joyce opposed 1t.
Many members gave their views upon the
measure, and finally Mr.. Pare brought the
debate to close. In the course of his re-
nRrks he said he witnessed q scene the other
day-he saw one of the lobbyists of coEpor-
alton walk In and congratulate member
who had denounced this bin. 1.-THE six Chi
nese Companies, through their agents in this
city, swarmed In every corridor of the Cart
road corporations that had united to defeat
this bill. number of amendments were re-
tected, and the blu finally passed by a vote of
1877 to 65.
THE bill authorizing the construction Of a
bridge over the Missouri River at or near Ar
row Rock, NO., passed the Senate, March "a.
The life saving service bill was debated,
amended, and passed-46 to 8. MIR. Kellogg
reported a bill appropriating 5000 GEO for
Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, S5,OoooOs
to be expended on the Mississippi and
81 100000 on the Missouri, I'm accordance
sippi River Commission. The tariff commits
sion discussion was resumed, and Mr.. Miller,
OF New York. gave some reasons for his belief
In protection He said he feared that unless
some Southern members amended their views
on this issue they would be left at home.
The House passed number OF private bills,
one referring to a court of claims the claim of
captors of the ram Albemarle. Adjourned
until the 9th.
IN the Senate, March 9th, the committee
on revision of the laws was instructed to in
quire what legislation was necessary to deffse
the term Indian country" as used in the
Revised Statutes. The bill for the adj
mission of Dakota was recommitted. The
bill passed granting pensions to the widows
of Presidents Garfield, Tyler and Polk. The
tariff commission bill was briefly discussed.
The agricultural appropriation bill was re-
ported with amendments. Mr.. Calls resolu-
ton in favor of paying Spanish claims under
the treaty OF 1918 was debated without action.
49,. In the House, bills were introduced and
referred authorizing payment of medical ex-
perts in the Guiteau trial, not exceeding S25 a
day for actual attendance; authorizing the
issue of $25 900 600 fractional currency; for
the appointment OF joint committee of fif-
teen to investigate the overflow and report
measures to prevent n recurrence thereof,
The post office appropriation bill was re-
ported and referred to committee of the
whole The Garfield Memorial hospital bill
was recommitted. A resolution calling for a
new extradition treaty with England was re-
ferred.