The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-02-25
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PRocEEDINGs

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THE Anti-polygamy bill came up in the
Senate on the 18th, and the amendments pro-
posed by Committee on Judiciary were read
and agreed to mp TO the fifth section, which
nesty to classes of offenders guilty be.
lore the passage of the act of
bsigsmy, polygarng or unlawful cohab-
proper. Mr.. Hoar suggested the query wfeth-
er, under bis exercise of the pardoninq mower
Tich was limited to pardons and reRrieves
additionally, pardon whole classes of offend
ers against any particular law upon such con
said the the committee had been in doubt
whether any provision or point was
ne necessary On At all; and had insert
was an open one. The object of
1t was to enable the Government to say to the
great body of the Utah people: IF you stop
this practice and sin no more you shall not
be prosecuted for what you have already
done" The section, as amended, and the re-
manning committee amendments to the sth
aged to spend the day over the Apportion.
ment bill without voting
AFTER short executive session, on the
10th, the Senate proceeded with the Anti.
polygamy bill, the question being upon the
eighth section, as reported from the Judicia.
ry Committee. Mr.. Morgan asked whether
the bill would not exclude from his seat in
the House the delegate from Utah, who was
represented to be ,polygamist Mr.. Ed;
be made in due time on behalf of the com
mittee which reported the bill. Mr.. Vest
ture n bill of attainder dnflicting punish.
ment without judicial triaD, which was pro-
htbited by the. Constitution. Mr.. Pendleton
objected to several features of the bill paitic-
ularly to the one excluding from the Jury box
known polygamsts in trials for polygamy,
etc. The remaining committee amendments
sections
agreed to and the bill wasreported to the Sem
ate as from the committee of the whole. Mr..
Brown then renewed his amendment requir-
ing that not more than three members of the
board of commissioners shall be members of
the same political party. Agreed to by
Illinois, voted yea with the Democrats, and
Mr. Malone was absent. Several amend
ments were proposed and defeated by deci-
sive votes and after rearrangement of its
sections the bill finally passed by vive voce
vote..... The bill granting pension of S., 900
Anderson's amendmentto the Apportionment
bill fixing the number of representatives at
1875, was agreed to by 1852 to 1O4. All the Re-
isiana and White of kentucky, voted
for 325. The Democratic members from
few from Louisiana and MARYLAND, voted with
the Republicans. The remainder of the Dem
ocrats. voted solidly against the proposition.
consider the vote by which the House had re-
jected the amendment offered by Mr. Colerick
was the signal Tor scene OF great noise and
confusion. motion to table the motion to
reconsider was Immediately made on the Re.
publican side. and the Democrats demanded
the yeas and nays-l3l to 4. No quorum
Democrats refraining from voting
IN the Senate, Feb. 18th, Mr.. Kellogg in
troduced bills providing for the following APP
preparations; Improvement of the Mississippi
River from New Orleans, $780, 900; improve
ment of the Ouachita River $4,000; improve.
ment of the Red River above Shreveport, $780,
fRtaNNN nRf n Co.,
600: Improvement of Bayou Teche, 10000;
improvement OF the Caucasian River, $4,000; ;
deepening the channel of tire Atchafaiaya
River, 5000 building lock at the mouth of
Post-dfiice and 'Gts oG1rt.hou sii''p az
Sonse and 'P R%dias S9upt
S250,OO0; building a Custom house and Post.
office at Morgan City, $l5O,OOO The Pension
arrears resolution went over and the Senate
adjourned until the goth. In the House,
Mr.. Springer moved to reconsider the vote by
which Mr.. Colerick's amendment TO the APP
pOrtionment bill was rejected. Tabled-ll3 to
ia, and the substitute, fixing the number
of, representatives ut 3l6, was rejecteA-l54 to
"a. Mr.. Page (Cal) desired to withdraw his
resolution proposing 3l9 members, but as it
was the number favored by the Democrats
objection was made. 1t was, however, reject
ed-yeas 80, nays l4S. motion to recOmmit
was lost, and the bill passed without division.
THE deficiency bill appropriatng 81 ,S22,-
9S3 passed the House on the 1sth-l55 to 26.
The clause appropriating $4,000 for the con.
struction of vaults in the Treasury and Sub
Treasury caused quite an interesting discus
sion upon the silver question. Mr.. Hewitt
made vigorous attack on the standard sill
yer dollar, characteriZing il as cheat and a
fraud. Mr.. Marsh declared the cry that the
standard dollar was fraudulent was false in
fact and untrue in principle.
MIR. CALL offered resolution In the Sem
ate, on the Goth, reciting that the interests of
peace between nations, the obligations and
rights of which are reciprocal between the
United States of America and all other people
and the governments of America, as well as
the commercial interests of the pee pie of the
Government of the United states, in some
proper form, adopt measures to settle
the controversy between Chill and Peru, and
prevent the forcible dismembeTment of Peru
The resolution, which also approves the call
for congress of the nations OF North, South
and Central America, was ordered printed.
The bill to retire Gen Grant was discussed
and committee amendments were adopted
Mr.. Mcpherson offered a substitute for the
Pension arrears resolution, declaring that the
Senate adheres to the principle that pensions
shall be computed from the time of disability
and directing the Pension Committee to bring
in a bill by which the business of the Pension
Bureau may be expedited and frauds detect.
bill authorizing the payment of the japanese
indemnity fund.- Sl,l77,34, to the Japa.
nese Government, with the exception of S2b4,
900, which shall be paid to the officers and
crew OF the United States ship Wyoming. 4
resolution authorizing the Secretary OF WaI
to grant immediate relief by issuing rations
to destitute citizens of Arkansas and Louisi
ana, in the Red River Valley, was referred
Mr.. Buckner introduced "A bill for the con
struction OF bridge across the Mississippi
near the northern part OF the City OF St
Louis.
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