The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-03-04
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THE bill placing Gen. Grant on the re-
tired list, with an amendment by Mr.. sher.
man making the retirement additional to the
number already authorized by law. passed
the senate on the 23d. by vote of % TO H. ali
tne KepuDncsns voting for IL, with Brown of
Georgia, Davis of Illinois, Jones of Florida
and Ransom of North Carolina The remain.
ing Democrats voted against IL. Mr.. Logan
reported rom the Military Committee joint
resolution reported early i'm the day by Mr..
George for the relief of destitute persons I'm
districts hooded by the Mississippi and its
tributaries. A substitute authorizing the ex
pendtuTe of 500, 600 by the Secretary of War.
In cooperation with State authorities, was
promptly adopted. The House resumed
consideration OF Mr.. Homan's amendment to
the Post-office appropriation bill providing
that whenever any contractor shall sublet
his contract for the transportation of mail
on any route for less than he contracted to
perform the service, the Postmaster. General
may declare the original contract at an end
ana enter into agreement with the sub con
tractor, without advertising, to perform the
service on the terms at which he has agreed
with the original contractor to perform the
same. MT Atkins offered an amendment, pro
NlulnR tne SUB contractor shall enter good
ana sufhcient bond, and that the original
contractor shall not be released from his con.
tract until bond has been made by the sub
contractor The amendment thus amended
was agreed to-99 to 49, The 100000 relief
measure passed without question.
A RESOLUTION by Mr.. Davis, OF West
Virginia, requesting the Committee on Militia.
ry Affairs to inquire into the expediency of
giving more aid than is now provided to the
various states ana Territories in order to pro-
mote and encourage the organization of the
militia forces of the country and strengthen
their efficiency. was adopied by the Senate on
the 2ith. Mr.. Van Wyck urged investigation
OF alleged frauds in the township survey sys-
TEN. He said surveyors general and other
Government officials had combined to make
worthless tn al
the scrip they would get in return
for deposits for surveys to purchase the
most valuable Government lands of the
west. Deposits amounted last year TO about
$2,OC0,OO0, but most of the surveys were value
less to the government because of the worth
lessness of the lands surveyed. Referred to
Committee on Public Lands. The immediate
deficiency appropriation bill was further
amended and passed without opposition.
After executive session the senate adjourned
until the 9th. ... =. In the House, Mr. Belmont
offered n resolution directing the Committee
on Foreign Affairs TO inquire into the abstrac-
ton from the files of the State Department of
certain letters and documents referred to in
the letter OF the Secretary of State, February
II. MI. hasson offered as substitute the fol-
Whereds, tits alleged, in connection with the
Chill Peruvian correspondence recently and
ohicially published on call of the two houses of
Congress, that one or more Ministers Plenipo-
Tertiary of the United S ates were either per
sonally interested or improperly connected
with bushes ti ansactiOn in which the inter-
vention OF this Government was requested or
expected; apd whereas, it is alleged that GER
tain papers In relation to the same subject
have been improperly lost or removed from
be it
Resolred, That the Committee on Foreign
Affairs be instructed to inquire into said ale
cations and ascertain the facts relating there
to and report the same with such recon-
mendations as may be deemed proper.
MIR. Belmont accepted the substitute, and it
was adopted without objection. Some private
b1lls were passed and the House adjourned
for one day.
In the House OF representatives, Feb.
25th, Mr.. Reed, from the Committee on Rules
reported a resolution for a select committee
of nine 10 consider all questions relating to
woman's rights. Adopted-ll5 to IS; nearly
party vote. Mr.. Page moved to amend the
Post,ofiice appropriation bill by striking from
the clause appropriating 900 for necessa-
~ and special facilities on trunk
lines the words " on trunk lines" so
as TO leave it in the discretion of the
Postmaster General to secure special facl
ties on any mail lines. Mr.. Bland objected TO
the appropriation, characteriZing it as cor
ruption fund, con- end NJ that the money now
given to Vanderbilt and Jay Gould should be
used in the exteudingof the star route service
Mr.. Atkins said Mr.. James reformed and cut
down the mail service on small star routes,
but increased the pay to "A rniload cpmnanV
$4,000 for the TRANSFERRED one car from one train
to another. He had enabled one company to
realize an extra profit of $4,000, and it was
limited that ne man who held the majority of
the stock OF That company had started a ma
uonal bank, and Postmaster General James
was to b the President, with a large salary
was there any connection between these
1actSI Il debate closed, and Mr.. Pages
amendment was rejected without division
The amendment authorizing the Postmaster
General, in case OF the sub letting of mail
contract on star-routes, TO declare the orig
tnal con ract forfeited and 10 enter into con
tract with the sub contractor, was agreed to
yeas, ll2; nays, TO- The bill then passed.