The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-08-12
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL rRoCEEDINos.


In the Senate, Aug. 2, the bill passed APP
propriating 100000 for building at Leaven-
worth, Kans. The time for report by the Ute
Commission was extended to Sept Is, 1888.
a message was received from the House in.
forming the Senate of the action of that body
IN passing the river and harbor bill over the
PRESIDENTS veto. Pending business was
suspended and the veto message read A
vote was Immediately taken upon the ques-
ton, shall the bill pass, objections of the
PRESIDENT TO the contrary Notwithstanding"
The result was: Yeas, Al; nays, 49, SO the
bill passed The sundry civil bin was then
harbor bill passed by a vote OF l22 to So Some
general measures were disposed of and the
call of committees developed nothing of inn
portance.
A NEW conference was ordered on the
Japanese indemnity bin, in the Senate, Aug.
3. Bills passed: for a public building at St
Joseph; to settle land patent questions in
the Virginia military district of Ohio; to pro.
vide for deductions from the tonnage of YES
sells and to regulate steam vessels also
lions. An agreement ON the iegisiatiye an,
proprfation bill was reported and report
adopted The tax reduction bill was debated
ana laid over. The House resolution for
adjournment on the 5th was tabled. In
the House joint resolution was adopted pro.
vidlng for final adjournment Aug 5. disa-
greement was reported on the general de-
feiency bill.
IN the Senate, on the 4th, the report on
the Omaha reservation sale was adopted.
The bill authorizing the appointment of O
Consul General to Persia, with a salary of
5000. passed: also House bill to relieve Ger.
tain soldiers of the late war Of the charge of
desert1on. The conference report on the
Greek Indian orphan bill was adopted The
conference report on the naval bill was ac-
cepted and new conferees were appointed to
consider two items remaining in dispute. The
tax-bill discussion was resumed and an
effort, to reach a vote on it was de.
fAr rnV.A Nf
House, a resolution for constitutional
amendment providing that it shall take two
thirds OF all the members of each house to
pass Dill over veto was referred. An
agreement was reached on the naval bill, ex-
cept as TO closing the navy yards On this a
new conference was ordered and the House
discussed Senate amendments to the sundrv
civil bill The amendment appropriating
S1s,OOO TOR the Netional Board of Heath was
rejected. The legislative appropriation bill
was signed by the Speaker.
THE naval appropriation bill passed the
Senate on the 5th. The knit goods bill passed
as it came from the House; also, the bill ex-
tending fees of certain officers over New Mex
leo and Arizona. The Senate receded from
its amendment to the deficiency bill and q
Joint resolution was adopted voting $33, 900 for
ference report on the sundry civil bill was
adopted also, that of the committee on the
bill to publish the agricultural report....
In the House the Senate amendments to the
resolution for Consul General to Persia and
&c the bill in relation to steam vessels were
agreed to. Conference reports on the naval
bill and the sundiy civil bill appropriation
were adopted. Both houses adjourned till
the eth.
A VOTE on the resolution for select COM
mittee on American building, in the SEN
ate on the 7th. resulted 40 to 10. House
bill repeating the export tax on tobacco
passed. In the House 100 members were
present and all business proceeded by con-
sent. Mr.. Robson introduced a bill to re-
duce taxation and moved to suspend the
rules and pass 1t. AS only 60 members voted,
the cry of no quorum was raised and the bill
was withdrawn. Both houses adjourned for
one day. n.I.