The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate Oh the och the House bill
was pa ssed extending to water transportation
routes the provisions of the statutes hitherto
applied to land routes regarding the imme-
date transportation of dutiable goods. The
amendments relative to distilleries that mash
ten bushels of grain per day were also passed.
An amendment was also adopted providing
that no speeches shall appear in the
Congressional Record unless printed as
they were actually delivered in the Senate
or the House In the House the Senate
bill authorizing the construction of a bridge
over the Missouri River at White Cloud, Kas.,
was passed. y motion to proceed with the
Mexican pension bin with the Senate amend
ments was voted down with a most decisive
majority, who were more in favor OF taking
up unfinished business. The Back Bone"
Railroad land grant forfeiture bill-the line
being located In Louisiaua-was defeated
yeas, a; nays, III.
In the Senate on the 9th a joint resolu-
tiol was passed providing for the settlement
of accounts with the Mobile g. Ohio Road.
The Southern Kansas Railroad was granted
the right of way through the Indian Terri
tory. The bal providing for the for
forfeiture of unearned land grants of
the Atlantic Il Pacific was taken up. The
Committee on Privileges and Elections was
discharged from further consideration
of the House bill on the electoral count,
and u committee of conference was ordered.
-. In the House the bill was passed granting
the right of way through the Indian Territory
.Backbone'' Railroad land grant was defeated.
Recess was taken until eight In the evening,
at which session pension bills we're discussed,
but without action being taken.
In the Senate ON the 2Sth the House bill
was reported favorably granting a pension to
the widow of the late General j. b. Steadman.
The general deficiency bill was then taken up
and amendments and items we're added, one
of the items being mot on of Mr.. Sherman s
TO enable the secretary of the Treasury to
remour>e the mount PAID 1or expenses or
the commission appointed to go to Louisiana
in 1877. The bill finally passed. After
discussing tie river and harbor bill
the Senate adjourned. In the
House the senate amendments to the legisla-
tive bill were non-concurred in. The Logan
matter IN reference to the 5000 acres of land,
and that speech of Mr.. McAdoos came up
again, and on motion of Mr.. Cox, of New
the allegation from the record was tabled
without a division. The bill ia reference TO
the eight and ten hour system of labor for
Government employees was discussed at con-
siderable length, and two amendments were
agreed to before the Hou sc adjourned.
In the Senate on the Goth Mr.. Cameron
offered re solution dscharging the Finance
Committee from further consideration of the
bill for the retirement and re-coinage of the
trade dollars, which was agreed to. The river
and harbor bill was taken up and a number
of amendments were discussed and disposed
of before the adjournment. In the
ating 100000 to prevent the intro
duction of cholera into the United States.
The conference report on the Indian appro-
priaton bill was agreed to. The fertilization
bill was discussed at considerable length in
committee of the whole. No definite results
on the bill were reached The Elections Com
mttee reported that John d. Wise was enti-
tied to retain his seat at Representative-at-
large from Virginia A minority report was
also presented.