The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-08-05
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MR.. HALE moved to take ND the naval
appropriation bill, in the Senate on the 2sth,
ana alter long discussion, in which the
motion was construed on both sides as hav-
ing tine effect TO dispose of the subject of
revenue and taxation for this session and to
tacilitate a probable adiournment in the
course OF few days, the bill was laid aside
wiInout ectlon.....ln the House new con-
ference on the general deficiency appropria-
tion Dill was ordered and the river and har-
DOT conference report was adopted. A lot
OF miscellaneous business was disposed of
ana the previous question was ordered on
tine Dill for sale of part OF the Omaha Indian
reservation.
A MOTION to recommit the naval appro-
priation bill, with instructions to eliminate
all general legislation changing the exist
ing laws In regard to the navy. was debated
IN the Senate, on the 9th, and defeated by a
vote of 20 to "a. A further conference on
the Japanese Indemnity bill was ordered.
pill granting the right of way to the st. Louis
a San Francisco Railway through
the lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw IA.
tions. An amendment providing that the act
shall not go into effect without consent of the
Chootaws was lost-i2 to leland the bill
passed. The resolution calling upon the Sec
Rotary of the Navy for copies of all CORE
epondence with or instructions to Rear. Ad +.
mlral Nicholson relative to the extraordinary
threat 10 open nre upon the City of Alexan-
dlia under certain contingencies was tabled
THE Senate took up the naval appropri-
alton bin on the 2sth, and It was read for &C.
zion upon committee amendments Mr.
Miller of California, moved to amend the
portions regulating the active list of the
stan corps OF the navy by substituting there
Tor provision for the appointments of
q commission to consider all matters re-
lating TO the proper reduction of the
Omclal list OF the navy, and an ad-
1ustment of several grades and corps, and to
report at the next session. The Chair (Mr
Daylsl ruled in effect that all amendments
made by the Senate committee changing the
order
under the Senate rule prohibiting such legis-
lation on appropriation bills The various
changes reported by the committee in the
items OF appropriation were agreed to with
out debate. In the House, Senate bills
passed establishing ports of delivery at Kan
sas City and st. Joseph, Mo.
IN the Senate, July 80, an amendment to
the naval appropriation bill reducing from
100000 to 100000 the item for completing
the Miantonomah and launching four other
monitors was adopted by 33 to 80. The clause
aboishing the grade OF commodore was
stricken out.
IN the Senate, July 81, the bill passed to
punish connterfeiting of foreign securities
The naval appropriation bill was taken up
and motion to strike out the requirement
that only American steel be used In the two
new cruisers was defeated The item emnow-
eing the Secretary of the Navy to close use.
less nayy-yards was stricken out. The APP
preparation for labor IN equipping vessels
was increased $4,000. The bill passed and
the sundry civil bill was taken up. A new
conference was ordered on the legsla.
tive appropriation bill I'm the House
the bill passed restoring Fort Ben
ton military reservation to the public
domain. The resolution for a court of in
quiry to inve> tigate the loss of the Jeanette
to dispose of the Fort Larned reservation.
The bill to retire Gen. Grant was referred to
the military committee. The conference re-
port on the Creek orphan fund bill was