The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-03-08
IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate on the 9th the bill for al
lotment of lands In severalty to the Umatia
Indians was reported favorably. a resolution
was offered and referred for an inquiry
whether the officers of the Western Union and
bal more Ohio Telegraph Companies had at
any me entered into an agreement for con-
solidaion. The bill for construction of steel
cruisers was take n up and the debate developed
considerable warmth. In the House resOlu-
ton was adopted calling for Information how
much money in the Treasury is available to
pay tnat pat of the pub debt now payable.
The Foreign Affairs Comm ttee reported, ask
ing 10 be excused from further consideration
>o o. the Hewitt-Wt st resolution relating to the
ODonnell matter. Agreed to. The bill to
prohloit the use of the mails to advertise noX-
1Ous medicines, etc, was laid on the table.
Discussion of the pleuro-pneumonia bill was
resumed and several amendments adopted.
In the Senate on the 2Sth, Mr.. Ingalls, in
reduced a bin % remove the injunction of Sc
crecy from the members of the court-martial
which tried Fitz John Porter. Consideration
OF the bill to construct steel vessels was re-
sumed, Mr.. Miller advocating tho construction
Chandler regime. Mr.. Hale offered an amend
ment to provide safeguards against eXtrava-
gance, which was agreed to. Mr.. Sewell Of
Tered a substitute providing that the vessels
be built at Government navy yards. Pending
debate an executive session was declared.
In the House, Mr.. Deuster presented the resO-
luton adopted by the executive committee of
the Liberal Union of the German Parliament
expressing its appreciation of the action OF
After some speech-maSing the resolution was
referred to the Foreign Affairs Committee.
The pleuropneumonia bill passed, l55 to III;
Eulogies on the late Representative Haskell
were pronounced.
IN the Senate on the 25th the original bill
for the admission of Dakota was reported and
ordered printed. Resolution to appropriate
money for relief of tornado sufferers was re-
ported adversely. Resolution inquiring as TO
the statistics of grain consumption in foreign
countries a0Optp6. The Military Academy
bill was reported and placed on the calendar
The bill TO construct steel cruisers passed and
the House the debate over the bill to place
General PleasOnton on the retired list with
rank of Mator-Ge1eral was marked by per
and White of Kentucky. Mr.. Bedford favored
the bin and wanted the Government to be gem
erous not only to Union soldiers, but also
those from the South. An amendment was
adopted that General Pleasonton be retired
with rank of Colonel; Consideration of the
Recess was taken and night session held,
at which various pension claims were consid-
cred.
In the House of Representatives on the
list a resolution was adopted calling for infor-
nation us to the unauthorized fencing in of
lands in various States and Territories. The
naval appropriation bill was taken up and sew
eral addresses were delivered in its favor.
Bills were reported and referred: Providing
for the issue of circulating notes to National
banks to aid in the construction of a canal
from Puget sound to Lake Union; to construct
the Maryland and Delaware Canal to in
crease the pensions of widows and minor chill
dren.
In the Senate on the Sd the Committee on
Naval Affairs was instructed to inquire and
report as to the ACCESSIBILITY of e iupping d
foundry to ma o big guns. Various bills foI
erection of public hi dings passed. Eulosie:
on the late Repres ntative Haskell were pro
nourced 80. In the House Mr.. Randa re o t
ed back n commune ltion from the Treasury
Depa tment W tn the information tnat tn O il
not the 81 ghtest n ed FOR claimants to emp py
agents or the coll ction of tobacco res tie
A resolut on direct n the Naval Comm tie
TO inyesu ate the allegations of unoit ce ike
conduct in the Jeanette exped ton wa
adopted. A resolution was also adopte to IN
veStigate charges of fraud in the Pscfc Ma
tional Bank of Boston and cOnnivanCe o
United States officials. The bill to pensi
survivors of the Mexican War passed unde
suspension of the rules.