The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-04-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various SourceA
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


TIE Indian appropriation bill came up in
the Senate on the 10Th. As it came from the
House it appropriated 1922 OS. The Senate
committee recommended an increase of
t23O,OOO, part of which was $4,000 for an In.
dian school building. Most of the amend
a substitute for the committee amend
ment appropriating $1,000 for In
dian children at schools other than those pro-
yfded for, as follows: The Secretary OF the
Interior Is further authorized and directed to
provide for the care, support and education
In any of the states of all Indian children
dwelling west of the Mississippi and not be.
longing to the I'VE civilized tribes in the In
dian Territory, or so many thereof as may be
practicable, under regulation and approved
by the President at a cost not exceeding 500
per annum for each child. and for this purpose
there is appropriated S2,OOO,0O0, or so much
thereof as may be necessary. No action was
taken......The House concurred in Senate
amendment to the bill to pension Mrs. Gar
field, providing that the widows of Presidents
Polk and Tyler should also be pensioned. Mr.
Stephens called tor an investigation of the
removal by the speaker OF one of the official
stenographers. Mr.. Everett spoke in favor of
the tariff commission bill.
THE resolution in favor of trade regula.
tions with Mexico was reported favorably
In the Senate, March 80. The Indian appro.
priation bill was further amended. Mr. Hoar
supported his s2,00O000 fund for education
OF Indian children and Mr.. Plumb opposed
It: Mr.. Williams introduced a bill prohib
ting the importation of neat cattle from
Canada.....In the House the steam en-
gineers' license bill passed Resolution
to print the first volume of the census report
was adopted. The bill regulating presden-
tial elections was ordered printed. Mr.. Dun
nell spoke on the tariff commission bill He
held that revision was needed and that Con-
gress had no right to put the revision out of
its own hands. Mr.. Hewitt opposed the bill
and wanted it supplanted by q revision bill.
Resolution for "A sanitary investigation of the
overflow was referred.
THE amendment to the Indian. bill APP
propriating $4,000 for education of Indian
children was adopted by the Senate, March
81, and an additional s25OOOO was also voted
for education of all Indian children out
side the five civilized tribes. The APP
preparation for the -o Indian Commission
Tossa reduced to $500 PASSED.
the army appropriation bill and Mr. But
terworth stated the effects of the clause to re.
would be to retire ll9 in the next five years
The committee then rose and q resolution
was adopted offering the use of the rotunda
for reception in aid of the Garfield memorial
hospital. A joint resolution for another
100000 for flood sufferers was adopted.
In the House of Representatives, April 1,
amendments to the bill to promote efficiency
of the life saving service were non concurTed
in. Bills passed: To facilitate the payment
of dividends to creditors of the Freedmen's
Savings and Trust Company; making st.
Vincent, Mimi, port OF entry. The army
appropriation bill was debated and read for
order against the provision relative to com
pulsory retirement. Mr.. CalLins offered an
amendment excepting from the provision
the General and Lieutenant General of the
Army, but providing that they may be retired
at the age of sixty-tive, at the discretion of
the President.
/ The bill for conversion or redemption of
$40 refunding certificates passed the Senate
on the 3D.. 1t authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury in his discretion to redeem. Mt the
market price, the balance of the certificates
(about S500,000), which are redeemable with
either coupon or registered bonds but have
not been presented to be put into out
standing bonds......In the House, bills
were introduced: To bridge the Mis-
sissippi at Memphis; to authorize the
Secretary of the Treasury to apply surplus
revenue to debt reduction. motion to make
the bill extending national bank franchises a
special order for the 10Th inst was lost after a
spirited debate. The bill to readjust post
masters salaries of the third. fourth and fifth
classes, the amendatory bill, and several
measures for the erection of public buildings
passed.