The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-05-24
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate on the 14th Mcssrs. Vest
and Cockrell explained their position In re-
gard to the bill to place General Grant on the
retired list. The former voted mo" on the
bill and the latter was not present when
the bin passed, but would have voted the
same way. TIE bill passed authorizing pom
toon bridge to 10 built over tho Mississippi
River near Dubuque: 1hs House bill proyid-
ing for a bureau of labor statistics was taken
up and discussed until adjournment In the
House the resolutions unsoating Mckinley
and Pc lie were laid over; The bill for a mint
vt st. Louis was favoraby reported. In the
committee of the whole tho consular and dip
lolnatic appropriat on was considered. "A mo
ton by Mr.. Robinson, of New York, to abolish
the Office of Minister to Great Britain was lost
memorial was presented from the Women 3
silk Culture Association for the establishment
OF n bureau Of silk culture.
In the Senate on the 18th a communica-
ton was received from the President recon-
mending an appropriation to carry out the
boundary provisions of the treaty between the
United States and Mexico A resolution was
Offer ed by Mr.. Morgan rectiug tho Commit
tee on Finance to investigate the causes of
the failures in New HorK. Mr.. Culom In
troduced II bill to prevent speculation by Off
cias of the National Banking Association.
The invalid pen ion bill was reported favor
Orleans Worlds Fair passed.. Adjourned
until Monday. In the House bills were
passed: Authorizing brid4e across the Mis-
tension of the Chesapeake g. Ohio Road
authorizing bridges across the Rio
Grande between Eagle Pass and Piedras
Negras, and between Laredo and Nuevo
Laredo. The consular and diplomatic APP
preparation bill was taken up in commit
tee of the whole and an amendment TO in
crease the salaries OF ministers to Austria
and Italy from $4,000 to $1,000 was lost. rs
were ali other amend nens to this bill. Visl-
tors to the annual examinations at West Point
and Annapolis were appointed
THERE was no session of the Senate on
An
the 18th. In the House the bill passed
across the Wisconsin, Chippewa and St
CroiX Rivers. In committee of the whole
the consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill and the army appropriation bill were
discussed, and with the river and harbor
appropriation bill were reported to the
House. No further action was had. An
evening session was held Tor the consider
alton OF pension bills.
THERE was no session of the Senate or
the nth . . In the House bills passed
Granting the consent of Congress for the
construction of u dam across the Missis
sippi ut St Cloud; extending the duration
of the Alabama claims Court of Commits
sioners; for the appointment of two add
tional Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court OF Dakota; to change the Eastern
and NorChern judicial districts of Texas, anC
attach part of the Indian Territory thereto
Senate amendments to the Indian Appropri
alton bill were non-concurred in. There wa
lively debate among Missouri menDerS Owe
the bill dividing the Eastern and Western Dis
tricts of Missouri into divisions, and prescrib
ing times and places for hold .nE court therein
In the Senate ON the 10Th bills were re
ported favorably and placed on the calendar
10 cstabhs another Judicial Cirocit by divid
ing the Eighth judicial Circuit. Increasing
pensions Of soldiers and sailors who lost al
arm or leg. Limiting the time tor institutinj
prosecutions for violations of the Interna
Revenue laws A portrait of the late Presiden
Garfield, inaie by an lta ian artist, was nc
ceptcd, A bill was introduced to declare for
feited the unearned lands granted the Al
luntic Pacific hallroad Company Alength
debate was had over the bill providing Tor a
investigation of the recent bank failures.
In the House the contested election case O
Wallace VS.. Mckinley was postponed. Bill
were introduced and referred: Authorizin
the Secretary of the Treasury to use all SUI
plus money IN the Treasury in the Redemption
of outstanding bonds at par. Directing tn
same official TO allow Il rebate of ten per cent
on oil goods imported in vessels of America
register. The consular and diplomatic apprC
priution bill passed; also the army ana Dir
trict of Columbia appropriation bills. A m'
ton to make the Senate bankruptcy bill
special order for Tuesday, June TO- was lost.