The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-03-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled lfFem Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

the work in progress for the Improvement of
the Mississippi River below Cairo. resolu-
ton calling for Information as TO whtther the
State Department had taken steps TO invite
matters between Chill and Peru was laid on
the table. The bill appropuating N29OOO Tor
tire erection Of Il monument at Washington's
headquarters at Newburg, y. Y. was passed,
and alter an executive session the Senate
Army Appropriation bill The amend
ment increasing tho number of staff
0 ot ann 9r9yarf t9qt Macy no
more than three years gave rise to discus
sion and was rejected. Several committee
amendments were adopted and the bill
passed. The resolution providing for the
termination OF the fisheries treaty was
adopted, CONSIDERATION OF the Utah bill oc-
cupied the remainder of the day.....In the
House the senate amendments to the PEN
sions appropriation bill sgsrsr .eoncurred in.
conference report ON the Post office ApprO-
priatton bill was submitted, stating that the
conferees were unable to agree tho chief
point of difference being the item appropri-
ating Sls5 900 for special mail facilities, and
new conference was ordered. The Sundry
Civil bill was taken up in committe and Bit
ter and accrinontous debate ensued on
motion to strike out the clause authorizing
the detail of officers for sevice In the Signal
Corps. The motion was defeated
FEBRUARY 22.-In the Senate the resolu-
fion for a committees to examine and report
upon the methods of improving the naviga-
tion of the Mississippi River below Cairo was
aQOptod, when tue Senate proceeded to con-
slider the Naval appropriation bin. The pro.
vision relating to wooden ships was altered
30 that no more than twenty per cent of
what a new vessel would cost could be
spent for repairs The amendment appro-
priating Sl,00O000 to complete the Jour
double -turreted iron clads was adopted.
The other committee amendments
were agreed to. The House passed the bill
creating three additional land districts in
Dakota. The Army and Fortincation Appro.
priation bills with Senate amendments, were
received and referred. Conference reports on
the Indian and Consular Appropriation bills
were concurred in. The House then took up
the Sulidry Civil bill in committee and the
amendment reducing to S222 900 the appropri-
alton for the Geological Survey was lost-S2
to S. An amendment repe aling the pre-
emptton laws was adopted.
FEBRUARY 23.-In the Senate the Naval
Appropriation bill was taken up and an
amendment appropriating 100000 to build an
experimental gunboat was ruled out of order,
rs were some other sections which contem-
plated now legislation. After few unim-
portant changes the bill passed. The confer
ence report on the Consular and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill was agreed to. Consider
alton OF the Utah bill was resumed and a long
debate was occasloned by an amendment
prohibiting women from voting in any
Territory roll call finally showed no
quorum, and the balance of the session was
spent in n vain effort to bring in the absentees
......Iu The House the Pound" rule setting
apart one hour each day for the considera--
ton of any measure called up by committees
to which there shall not be five objections
was adopted. Senate amendments to the
Army Appropriation and Fortification Appro-
priHton bills were non .cOncurTed in and
conference committees were appointed. The
resolution calling for correspondence regard
Ing the treatment of Russian Jews was
adopted. Consideration of the Sundry Civil
bill was completed in Committee of the
Whole the Yellowstone Park lease beingprac-
tcally invalidated by the adoption of an
amendment offered by Mr.. McCook. ..
FEBRUARY 25.-In the Senate the Legis.
iative Appropriation bill was taken up and
amendments made in Committee OF theWhole
were agreed to, except that provision for the
repeal of the law authorizing the appoint
meut of Assistant secretary Of War and of the
Navy respectively, was struck out. The bill
then passed. 1.-THE House passed the bill
to prevent the importation of adulterated tea.
Majority and minority reports on the Misss-
sppi River improvement were submitted.
The Sundry civil bill passed tcle gram
was read announcing that 3,475 feet of the
Government work mt Plum Point Reach had
been carried away. The report on II. Il.
Majors claim to a seat as contingent MEM
Der from Dakota, charging him with mis'ep-
resentaJion, was adopted. The bill apDro-
priatlng for schools $4,000 900 annually for
i've years was discussed. \ bill was intro
duced repeating all internal taxes except on
distilled spirits. .....H. |.r. ....,r ......
FEBRUARY 26,-The credentials Of Mr..
Dolph as Senator from oregon were presented.
A bin to punish false personation of officers
of the United States was passed. as was the
House bill to prevent importation of adul-
terated tea resolution was adopted asking
the House to return the Tariff bill in order
that certain clerical errors in it might be cor
rected. Mr.. Van Wyck made long speech in
favor of his resolution of inquiry as to W eth
err the United States Minister had been in
Instructed to accept the mediation of Forei IN
Powers in settling the Peruvian question, and
the resolution was adopted Mr., Vest called
up his Yellowstone Park resolution and ad-
Vocated its passage. At the request OF Mr.
German the list of Directors of the yellow
stone Park National improvement Company
was read, among whom are Rufus Hatch, RIOS
coe Conkling, HughJ. Hast ngs William Fuller
ton, John Il. Brady, A. j. Nanderpool aud Ire
dcue +. Church. all of New York. No actor
was reached on the bill. The bill to pas
"Fourth of July claims" was passed. The bill
60 increase pensions of one armed and one
legged soldiers was taken up and sevein
bills granting pensions to individuals we're
passed. 1.-THE House refused to concur IN
the Senate amendments to the District OF Co
iumbia Appropriation bill and to the Iegis
lative bill, and II conference committee wa
appointed. The con erence report on tins
Post office bill was rejected. The resolution
amending the rules so to send the Tariff
bill to a conference committee was called nj
and its discussion occupied the evening SEES
sion. .... ,a
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.