The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-16
IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL rRocEED1Nes.

IN the Senate on the 9th the bill amenda.
tory TO the anti-Chinese act was placed on tho
calendar. The bill passed appropriating
Sa.t,osV Tor Improvements to the capitol
grounds. a number OF bills were reported
WIN amendments. The Mexican land-grant
Dill was debated at considerable length, and
an amendment was adopted excepting certain
PERSONS from the three years limitation for
nlng claims. In the House, resolutions
were adopted for inquiry as 70 absence from
DUTY OF American Consuls, and as to the ex-
oohslderation OF the pieuro pneumonia bill
was resumed, and srOug opposition devel-
oped. Final action was not reached.
IN the Senate on the 18th resolution was
offered protesting against the delivery to
spain OF Aguero, the Cuban revolutionist up
on charge OF robbery. Resolution of Mr.
seek d1l Q ting inquiry as to the cause of re-
moval Of the cOlored porter OF the Senate was
lald over The bill passed returning to the
pupnc domain lands formerly belonging to
the Ute observation. The bill relating to for
elgn patents was discussed without action.
Inc rest OF the day was taken up with he
Mexican land grant titles bill, A bill was in
troduced extending the work of the River
Commisson to all tue nayfSable tributaries of
resolution Diminishing committee stenogra-
piers and changing the method of their APP
polntment. Among numerous bills reported
was one to establish a bureau of navigation
IN the Treasury Department, Ii relates to
the commercial marine, and was referred to
the committee of the whole. The remainder
rules.
IN the Senate, on the Sth. Mr.. Riddleber-
ger offered a resolution for joint committee
TO inquire into the causes of removals of en-
ployeS of both houses of Congress. Among
new bills introduced was one by Logan for Il
commission to inquire into the condition and
progress of the colored race. The land gran
titles bill passed. An effort TO call up the Gree
ly relief matter led TO some speech making, in
which the Navy Department was severely crit
icised. Adjourned 10 Monday. In the House,
resolution inquiring If any United States
Consuls are behind in their accounts was re-
ferred; also, resolution inquirng as to the
power of Congress to regulate importation of
foreign goods by inspection laws. Mr. Finer
" offered n resolution eulogiZing Wendell
Phillips. bill was introduced repeating in
tcrnal taxes on tobacco. Report of the con-
ference committee on the Greedy relief bill
announcing further disagreement was adopt
ed. The elections committee report on the
misunderstanding contest, recommending
that neither be seated, was ordered printed
Tho naval appropriation bill was reported.
With various amendments, the report of the
committee on rules was adopted Adjourned
TO Monday.
In the Senate on the 18th Senator Payne's
credentials were filed. The bill for relief of
survivors of the Jeanette expedition was re-
ported favorably and placed on the calendar;
also bill fixing salaries of United States
Judges. Among numerous bills introduced
was one defining the powers of the Mississippi
River Commission and authorizing the appro-
priaton of land necessary to its work -. In
the House the following were among the bills
introduced: To limit the number of naval
cadets: to provide for leasing desert lands in
Colorado; to abolish the electoral college. A
resolution was offered calling for the official
report on the Investigation of Architect Hill s
office. The Military Academy bill was re-
ported. A joint resolution appropriating
S3O0,0t for the Hood sufferers called out con-
siderable speech-making and was adopted 235
to IL.