The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-03-03
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. i
FEBRUARY IA bin was introduced in
The Senate to prohibit the employment of con-
victs on public works resolution OF IN
quiry as to the authority of the Treasury De-
partment in auditing aud allowing the &C.
counts of special attorneys employed Dy tne
Department of Justice was ordered printed
and to lie over until tomorrow. Cons1dera.
zion of the Tariff bill was resumed ana the
amendment relating to books was so modihed
chat it applies only to such as are printed IN
the English language, the duty remaining an, M
posed of the shipping clause OF the Tariff bill
and took up the schedule OF wood and wood
enware. motion TO put lumber on the Tree
dist was defeated, and all effort to change tho
wood schedule failed.
FEBRUARY BIN the Senate, petitions
of Missouri Changers for the creation of a
Secretary of Agriculture; also, one from sew
Graf educational institutions of Missouri for
the appointment OF practical astronomer as
Superintendent of the Naval Observatory,
and for the construction of an observatory
under scientific supervision, were pre-
scented. rcmOnstrance against any reduc-
tion of the tariff on books below twenty five
per cent, signed by Oliver Wendell Homles
". Il. Aldrich and John G. Whittier, was also
presented. After a short executive session
the Senate again resumed consideration of
the Tariff bill......In the House the confer
ence report on the Japanese Indemnity bill
was agreed to- and the sugar schedule OF the
Tariff bill was discussed in committee The
evening session was occupied with discussion
OF the Legislative Appropriation bill in com
mittee.
FEBRUARY 16.-In the Senate the confer
ence report on The Japanese Indemnity bill
was presented and adopted. Discussion of
the iron schedule of the Tariff bill was
sumed, apd an advance of three dollars per
ton was made on charcoal iron advanced in
on jute was changed to an adj valorum
basis. Efforts to reduce the whisky tax
CONSUMED much time but obtained little sup
port. .... In the House the Legislative Appro-
priation bill was considered in committee and
IAN amendment relating to hours of work in
the Executive Departments was agreed to.
The bill after some further amendment was
passed, and the Tariff discussion was re-
Sumed.
FEBRUARY 17.-In the Senate. Mr.. Vest
offered a resolution for q committee of five
Senators to investigate the whole subject of
the Yellowstone Park lease, and requesting
the Secretary OF the Interior to take no action
fin the matter until the committee reports
Laid over until Monday, A resolution in
structing the Judiciary Committee to inquire
whether the Legislature of New Hampshire
chosen in February, 1852, can lawfully elect
United States Senator was offered, but after a
long debate was withdrawn and the Tariff
was taken up and debated until the House
resolution in relation to the death of Repre-
sentative Shackelford was received. The
usual resolutions were adopted and adj
dresses delivered. -. In the House, Mr.. Davis
submitted the conference report on the bill
granting the Fremont, Elkhon " Missouri
Valley Railroad Company right of way across
the Niobrara Military Reservation, Nebr.,
which was agreed to. The Committee on
Elections submitted a report in the case of
Sessinghaus vs.. Frost, of Missouri. declaring
the contestant entitled to the seat. The re-
port was laid over and the House discussed
Che Tariff bill. Mr.. Dunnell in the course of his
remarks, declared there was no earthly hope
of passing the bill and the House dishonored
itself in pressing the debate further. Mr.. Kas-
son replied by trying to throw the response
bility on the Democrats, the charge be-
ing repelled by Messrs. Morrison Carlisle and
Others. motion to report the bill to the
House was agreed to, aud an effort was made
to cut OIL further debate. This caused
iwrangle over point of order which was in
terrupted by the Speaker,who announced the
hour for the eulogieS on the late MIR Shackel-
ford had arrived. The eulogies were then
proceeded WITH and speeches were made by
Messrs, Latham, Morrow, Leedom, Randall
and Vance.
FEBRUARY 19.-In the Senate, Mr.. Jack
son presented the credentials othis colleague
Mr. Harris. Read and filed. The President
laid before the Senate n memorial of the Iro-
quois Club, of Chicago, Ill, praying Congress
to accept the illinois and Michigan Canal
with view of makingit the national water
way to the Mississippi River. The bin grant.
ing pension to Major General Warren was
agreed to. The senate will hereafter meet III
ten O'Clock n. IN. Mr.. Vest announced that he
would ask on>ideration of the resolution fol-
a committee to investigate the Yellowstone
Park matter as soon rs the Tariff bill was dis.
posed of. After an executive session, discus.
sion of the Tariff bill consumed the remainder
of the session......I In the House the Sundry
Civil bill was reported and referred to Com
mittee of the Whole. The report in the con
teSteu case OF LOOK VS.. CuJtS, or Iowa
declaring the contestant entitled to tho
seat submitted and laid over. Among
the bills introduced was one to reduce duties
on articles imported into the United States
fifteen per cent after Julyl. Resolutions were
offered calling for correspondence relatina
to the Hawaiian sugar treaty, the Treatment
of Jews in Russia, the distribution of the sur
plus money in the Treasury among the sew
eral States for the maintenance of schools
and the payment of debts, and the Sigma
Service. Under the call of committees FOL
motions to suspend the rules, Mr. Kelley, from
the Committee on Ways and Means, moved
to pass the bill to reduce internal revenue
taxation. After debate the motion failed
yeas, 1862; nays, 97-not the requisite two
thirds in the affirmative.