The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-01
NEWS I'M BRIEF,
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL pRocErpryss.


MIR. MoRGAN's resolution for committee
OF investigation into the labor strikes, their
cause and romedy came up in the Senate.
June 81, and was referred 70 the Oomuit,oo
on Euucatl,'n and Labor, with instructions to
.eport within one week. Consideration OF
aasooi house Dill 70 enable national banking
hssoclatlons TO extend their corporate exist.
onoe was then resumed. In the House
tne pm Tor congressional library building
was lad over till December The bill passed
20 Bridge the Missisi ppi at New Boston. The
Dill TO reduce internal ia xes occapied the rest
being offered.
A COMMUNICATIONS from Joseph F. Smith.
presidents OF abe convention OF citizens OF
Utah, transmitting an application for the ad.
mission OF that Territory into the Union A.
state, with copy Of the proposed Ooastitu
ton, was presented IN the Senase, June "a
an and referred Bills passed appropriatng Ss3,,
Wv tor Arctic observations at Lady Franklin
Bay and Alaska granting right OF wav
through the Indian territory 10 tho Missis.
s,ppl, albuquerque Inter-Ocean Railway.
rouse Dill TO enable national banks to con.
nnue their corporate existence was dis
Snssed and finally passed-34 to l3.. .......,,.
tn In the House. the bin to reduce IN
opposed the BIN because it reduced
taxes Least burdensome and retained those
advooated the proposed amendment aIloWint
farmers and planters to sell tobacco of their
Own o,s Rroducsion without the payment of spe.
y.
announced thas they would vote AGAINST the
Dill, and the committee rose. = .-I,.I -.
AN amendment to the rulss relating 10 the
presiding oficer occupied the morning hour
In the Senate, June Is. Referred. Bills
passed. To accept sad rahty agreement with
shoshone and Bannock Indians for the sale
OF portion OF their rsserv staon IN Idaho, re.
70 make she necessary appropriation for ear.
rying cot the same creaSfng Tho Oregon Short
Line Company, In Usah,. iaaie sad Wyo.
q s sSs snS u1s ey s9s
tpm properly at Matches for me relief 81 set.
sers aud purchasers Of psbits lana. IN Ne.
uniform system OF bankruptcy oems UP. Mr.
Hoar moves as a substitute : measure sub
Lowell blu. Laid Over. iHouss rs.olutions
commemorative of Representative, Allen.
tsr n saspsii we're rec received and. az:
and ssrvices by Messrs. Cocitrell, Dawes.
Brown and Vest, the usual resolutions were
adopted......I In the House the bill relating TO
Consider ton Of ne BIZ to reduce . ntersa
revenue taxes was resumed. Mr. Hewitt, of
n B.. ,a Y9rs n i'm discussing 8, the bill referred e
work, and considered the causes of the
STRIKES now in progress. The rise in the
year had been so great that Working
people had found they were being
reduced from a condition Of comparative
the demand by employees was Just one EN-.
ployers we're unable to concedo it, IL Com
eresS could show that there was heavy
hand, like the hand of bandit, taking out Of
the earnings of labor and capital unnecessary
contributions, it should 60 on the express
train OF Legislation in order to remove the
evils which were sapping the very ROOFS of
the comfort and peace of the people.
Messrs. Holman Qnd.), Mcmillan (Tenn),
and others opposed the bill in Il present form
as being measure for the relief of the bank
er, but containing no adequate relief for the
workingman from the burdens of taxation
pnder which he suffered. Eulogies were de-
nvered upon the life and character ofThomas
Anen, by Messrs Robinson OF Massachusetts,
Hewitt OF New York, and Hatch and Frost OF
Missouri. Out OF respect TO the memory of
the deceased the House then adjourned.
In the House Of Representatives, June "a,
concurrent resolution was adopted for final
adjournment July 10. The bill to reduce in.
teInh taxes was debated, and all amend.
ments, except that striking out tho clause re-
Distilled spirits, we're rejected.
The leg slative appropriation bill was re-
ported in the Senate, June s6, with amend.
ments increasing the House total ss7s, 900. Or.
dered printed. Mr. Pendleton spoke ON the
resolution directing inquiry whether any at.
tempt 8 Derns made to collect political as
cular. sh wed that II had BEEN sent TO ali
Cove nmenB employees and that IL was a
plain, siraightiorward demand for money
tRs aeana apon The He
the ballot box and the parity sTiit Of Of
sSs d%s,ar MI ssi,s AsSn replied tina.
contribution. Messrs. Hale and Van WICK
also spoke on the resolution. The conference
report on the army bill was agreed to 49,.
Inc House tssed heated day ver the tag.
reduction bill. All amendments In interest of
tobacco growers were defeated