The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-05-17
IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate on the It'll bill to place
General Grant upon the retired list of the
army was introduced by Senator Edmunds
and referred. Bills were also introduced to
create the Quiinette iand district in Washing
@ent of Sccouot. profSiuS nr rRp nn
der the eght-hour law Mr.. Hill ad-
dressed the Senate on the bill to declare
forfeited the land grants of the New Orleans,
Baton Rouge d Vicksburg Railroad Company.
The shipping bill was taken up. In the House
number or bills reported from various COM
mttees were referred The Senate amend
mont 10 the bill repeating the lron-clad
oath was concurrcd in The bill for the
relief of FitZ-John Porter, with the Senate
amendments, was conside ced, and the amend
mems were non-concurred In. The Senate
amendments were non cOncurred in in the bill
establishing bureau of animal industry. The
bill passed donating part of the abandoned
military reservation at Fort Smith 70 the city
of Fort Smith, Ark, for the benefit of the
public schools.
In the Senate on the II messages were
received from the House announcing nom
concur ence IN the pleuro pneumonia bill and
the FitL-.John Porter bill and committees Of
conference were appointed The bill granting
pensions 10 soldiers ofthe Mexican war was re-
ported iavorably from tho Pensions Committee
and placed on the calendar. Tho shipping bill
was then taken up. Mr. McPherSous amend
mont cutting OF compensation for the return
trip of ships that may take out the United
States mal was rejected. a motion to strike
out the section providing TOR foreign mail pay
was lost The House bill, us amended,
then passed ..In the House bills
were reported to enable National
banks 70 change tt their ioea s0o and
thoriling the appointment of a Missouri River
Commissions; to Amend the patent laws. The
House went into committee of tho whole on
the state of the Union. The bill appropriating
Sl.0Jl0OO for the Worlds Fair at New Orleans
was taken up and passed.
In the Senate on the 9th the Indian APP
preparation bill was taken up. The Senate
amendments increase the appropriation $751;
Alb, making the total sum to be appropriated
S62l3,sO2. Pending debate on the bill the SEN
ate went into executive session In the
House a remonstrance from the Louisville
Board of Trade was presented against the en-.
actment of bankrupt law. The bill passed
granting the widow of General Frank z. Blair
an additional pension.
In the Senate on the 10th a concurrent
resolution of the Legislature 81 California
relative to the appropriation for the improve
ment of the Sacramento River, was pre- sented
by Mr.. Fraley, and referred To the Committee
on Commerce. The Senate, shortly before
one o'clock, suspended business To permit
members to attend the unwilling of the statue
of ChiefJustice Marshall. 80. Tho House was
not in session, having adjourned over TIL
Monday
In the Senate on the 18th a resolution o.
inquiry passed authorizing the Committee OF
Judiciary to look into the facts forming thu
basis of Senator Garlands bill to amend thu
thurman ucl TclillllS 10 Slulll
against the Union and Central Pacific Roads
The indian appropriation was discussed a
length, but without ACTION. In TIT
House Mr. Cox (of New York; introduced
bin to place General Grant on tho re
tirel list. Messrs. Hewitt and ONeil
Cof Missouri introduced bills relating to tn
tariff. MIR. Bedford introduced "a bill to pre-
vent the sudden contraction of currency
MIR. Tucker, TO repeal internal revenue take
on tobacco and on brandy and wine manu-
featured from fruit. Conference committee
were appointed on the FItz John Porter bill
and on the bill establishing Il bureau of an
NAL industry. A number of bills relating t,
the District of Columbia passed.