The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS'
THE Senate on the I'd insisted on its
amendments to the naval bill, and new con-
ference was ordered, and the same action
was taken with regard to the river and harhor
bill. Mr.. sherman offered a resolution pro,
viding that the Senate meet on July 4, and
that the Declaration of Independence and
WashinHtons farewell address be read. The
sundry civil bill was taken up, and the amend
ment TO pay United States Marshals salaries
instead of fees was rejected After the
adoption of other amendments the bill was
passed. In the House the minority report
vote of $50 to 81, and the amount appro-
priated is only $5,950,000. The Senate amend
ments TO the river and harbor bill were not
to have passed a resolution authorizing
the appointment of a committee to make an
Investigation of frauds in several of the ex-
ecutive departments of the Government. On
an objection the matter went over The Sem
ate amendment in reference to pensions to
served in the Mexican war was concurred in.
The Fitz John Porter bill was passed over the
veto of the President by vote of l6S to Is.
IN the Senate on the 81 the message of
the President vetoing the Fitz-John Porter
bill was reosived and at the conclusion of its
reading, on the question: "Shall the bill pass,
Notwithstanding the objections of the Presi-
dentr iC was defeated by vote of n to "a,
two-thirds of the members not voting in the
affirmative The fortifcation bill was report
trades unions was favoraby reported. The
anti-C Chinese bill was called up and passed
sundry civil bill were insisted upon. The bill
to forfeit the unearned lands granted the
Atlantic 4 Pacific Railroad was passed. The
amendments to the fertilization bill were in
sisted upon..... In the House the select
committee to inquire whether any ex-mem-
bers had VIC ated the privileges of the
House. reported sustaining the charges
against Win ii. English, and after some de-
bate the matter was tabled. The conference
report on the Fourth OF July claims bill was
agreed to. The House resumed consideration
of the Mexican pension bill. Senate amend
ments to the fertilization bill were non-con-
Cured in and conference committee APP
pointed
In the Senate on the Fourth the Dscar a.
ton of Independence was read. The Senate
further insisted ON its amendments to the de-
ficiency bill A bill was passed granting a
pension TO the widow of General Ord, and in
creasing the pension to Mrs. Frank p. Blair.
AT the evening session the postal telegraph
bill was called up, but final consideration was
postponed until December In the House
the conference report on the bill to consoli-
date the bureau OF military justice and the
corps of iudge-advocates was agreed to. The
deficiency bill was called up, and a motion to
recede from disagreement to the amendments
in controversy appropr ating small sums for
paving streets around public buildings in De s
Moines. st Louis and other cities was lost;
also, the amendment to reimburse ex-Presi-
dent Hayes for the amount paid for expenses
of the commission appointed to go to Louisi-
ana in 1871 The conference report on the
river and harbor bill was agreed to. Filbus-
tering on the Mexican pension bill was in
duged in and these tactics were kept up
until late in the night.
In the Senate on the 9th Mr.. Logan made
alengthy speech, and exhibited letters to
show that he was not the 'land-grabber"
that his enemies, as he expressed it, at
tempted to make him. A new committee
of conference was appointed on the legis-
lative. executive and judicial appropra-
ton bill; At the evening session the
ments to the consular and diplomatic bill.
Conferences were again orderei on that and
other bills on which the two Houses were un-
Mss, of Montana, was votel his seat, which
was contested. The dead lock on the Next
can pension bill continued. A motion to post
pone further action until December was
lost The conference report the con-
sular and diplomatic bill agreed to all the
Senate amendments except three. A motion
to agree to the Nicaragua project was de-
feaued and another conference ordered. At
the evening session there was another dead
lock on the Mexican pension bill, and a. a
late hour nothing conclusive had been done.
BoTH houses of Congress continued in
session, with short intermssions in the shape
of recesses, all Saturday night and Sunday
The work was mostly done in conference com
mittees, the time being taken up in the House
with a pretense at debate on the Mexican pen
sion bill. by ten o'clock at night all the ap
preparation bills except the naval bill had
been disposed Of, 1t was found impossible &c
lagree on this bill, and provision for the
navy for six months was passed by the House
and sent to the Senate. The Senate amended
the measure and sent it back to the House
and this bill alone stood in the way of ad-
tournament on the 18th.
WHEN the Senate met ON the It'll mes
sage was received from the House announc
ing non-concurrence in the Senate amend
ments to the bill making temporary provi
sion for the navy. After debate of a politica
character the position of the Senate was re
ceded from. Mr.. Bayard offered Il resolution
of thanks 10 the President pro tempore (MT
Edmundsl, for the able and impartial name
in which he had presided, which was unani
mousy adopted. Mr.. Allison stated that tn
aggregate appropriations made were il
round numbers Sl93,20l0S7, not including
however, the reapDropriations, which TO
pensions alone this year amounted to SGT, 600
600, raising the aggregate to S259,2Ol ,OS7. Mr.
Edmunds, in declaring the session adiourne'
without date, made an appropriate address.
Speaker Carlisle being absent in Chicago Mr.
Blackburn, of Kentucky, was elected Speake
pro tempore; and Mr.. Cox, of New York, OF
fered a resolution thanking him for the lust
remarkable and charming manner" displayed
in closing the session; Adopted amid ap
lime a number of amusing motions wer
made, and finally, at p. m, the session ad
joutped.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
SPECIAL AGENT WINES, of the Censu
Department. says that Congress hal
agreed to appropriate $4,000 for the cen
sus work, which will continue it for tn
next fiscal year. He says the work is con
tinuing, but when it will be completed h
can not tell.
THE London Times says Sarah Bern
hardt's macbeth" at London, was tn
worst rendition ever presented in tina
city.
PROF E. NJ. BOWMAN, of st. Louis, Mo