The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-03-18
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL risuuEEDuNGs.


A MOTION 10 referth liquor traffic COM
mission bill to the Finance Committee was
rejected by the Senate March sth. Tho Chi
nese bill was taken up and debated at length.
Ingallss amendment limiting the coming OF
Chinese laborers to ten year, was defeated by
n little scene which introduced Mcssrs.. Tel.
Ter Ingalls,, and Dawes. Mr.. Edmunds held
that the Declaration OF Independence
declared the right of the colonies TO
establish government for themselvs, notfor
other people, an idea followed in
nreltzoti Sns''u several amenaments we're
made before the debate closed for the day,
one of which provides that the act shall not
take effect till ninety days attcrpassage. Bills
were introduced to complete the levees tenn
porarly repaired on the Mississippi and TO
appropriate $4,000 for improvements at Mem
phis In the House, an amendment to the
rules was proposed providing that 1t shall be
I'm order for that body to go into committee
To designate bill which shall be first consid-
cred. The Harris bill for new war ships was
reported The bill appropriating $3.50, 900 for
purchase of the Freedman's Bank passed.
Discussion of the nti-poygamy bill was cut
short by motion to adjourn.
IN the Senate, March 9th, resolutions
were adopted instructing the State Depart
ment to ascertain the cause of imprisonment
by the British Government of Daniel Nc
Sweeny, "a citizen of the United States; in
structing the Secretary OF War to report the
cost, etc, OF the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Mich
fgan Canal, the intention being to consider
the propriety of making the canal free.
The bill for commission on the liquor
traffic was discussed and amendments
adopted providing that not more than three
members shall be of the same political party.
The Chinese bill, providing that from and at
ter the expiration of sixty days after the
passage of the act, and until the expiration
OF twenty years after its passage, the coming
of Chinese laborers TO the United states shall
be suspended. was debated and passed..
In the House, Il batch of bills were reported
and referred. Several amendments to the
one of which increases the appropriation for
purchase of seeds to 1882 600, and the measure
passed.
RESOLUTIONS looking to a settlement,
through convention, of claims against the
Government of Nicaragua and directing
the use of Government vessels to distribute
flood relief supplies were adopted by the SEN
ate, March 10th. The bill for commission
on alcoholic traffic was taken up, the number
of the commission was fixed at seven, and the
bill passed The tariff commission iii after
a protracted wrangle, was taken up and laid
over as unfinished business. In the House
memorials were presented from citizens of
Utah asking suspension of'action on all Utah
bills Among the si9ners were 900 girls,
1900 old women, 900 boys and 1900 men.
Tho claim of Chas p. Chouteau, after tedi-
GUS debate, was reported from committee of
the whole with recommendation that it be
recommitted to the Committee on Claims.
Congress adjourned until the 18th.
CONSIDERATION OF the tariff commission
bill was resumed by the Senate on the 18th,
and Mr.. Slater advocated FREQ trade.
49,. In the House the petition for suspension
of action on Utah affairs was referred. The
bill for a bridge across the Mississippi, below
Army BILL appropriating s29, s9s $50. was
reported and referred to committee
of the whole. The st. Louis Mint
bin was reported favorably The Senate bill
to punish polygamy was taken up and long
discussion ensued on point of order that the
bill must first be considered in committee of
nh for
pointment of saaried officers. The point was
overruled and the bill went over.