The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-03-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

IN the Senate on the 9th the bill extend
ing the limits of Yellowstone Park passed;
also the bill relating to lease of Post-o1ice
buildings. The bill providing for the exercise
OF jurisdiction conferred on the United States
IN places outside their dominion was discussed
without action. ....... In the House tha ioint
resolution increasing the Senate CONTINGENT
iund SlO,uU0 for witness fees in the Danvir
INVESTIGATION was agreed to with an amend
nent confntng the expenditure TO investlga-
lions already ordered. The bill TO forfeit the
d de.. faciue grant was placed on the calen-
uur. oevcr1t DIS were reported and referred
TO committee of the whole The Naval appro-
prlatlon b;ll was taken up. The amendment
10 reduce the plumber of Captains to thirty
was deteated, as were several other amend
uents
IN the Senate on the 9th several memo
rials were presented touching tariff and labor
topics. Joint resolution providing money FOR
committee Investigations was called up aud
the Senate refused to concur in the House
amendment limiting the use of the funds to
Investigations already ordered The bill
passed. appropriating IS 400 for South Pass and
river work, rs did several unimportant meas
nres. The vote by which the Mexican treaty
failed was reconsidered and next Monday was
nxen as the date for further discussion. . In
the House the naval bill passed with an amend
ment authorizing the detail of naval officers as
lnstructo. in State Universities.
IN the Senate on the 18th bills passed:
To appropriate S250,OOO for fire. proof build
ing for records; to constitute majority of
the Judges of the Supreme Court to be a quo
rum. The bill for the establishm snt of a bu-
reau OF lab statistics was laid over. The bill
passed to refund to the heirs of Maurice G riyot
500 deposited In q bank at New Orleans and
seized by General Banks. The bill to forfeit
the Texas Pacific grant was recommended for
passage. Adjourned till Monday ... In the
House the bin granting a pension to the
widow of General Frank p. Blair was reported
favorably., The bill to place General Pleas
anton on the retired list was recomulitted and
substitute introduced. An evening session
was held for consideration of pension claims
THE Senate was not in session on the 9Th
In the House resolution from the Com
mittee on Elections confirming Skinner of
of North Carolina in his seat was laid over
The House refused to take up the bonded
whisky bill. The bill authorizing the purchase
of foreign built ships foruse in the carrying
trade wus placed on the calendar. Several
bills Tor public buildings were reported. The
Postofice appropriation bill was taken up and
dis ,ussed without action. resolution was
adopted inoui'ing by what authority the SEQ.
rotary OF War had made regulations for the
navigation of South Pass or other waters of
Louisiana.
In the Senate on the 10th two resolutions
were offered looking to amendments to the
Constitution to limit the power of Congress in
relation to the issue of legal tender money.
Various bills were reported for passage and
was presented on the Texas Pacific land
grant forfeiture. The bill to establish
a bureau of statistics was debated with
out action. The pleuro pneumonia bill
was male q special order for the
llth. An executive, session was declared for
consideration of the Mexican treaty. In
the House it was agreed to concur in only one
of the Senate amendments to the Military
Academy bill. message having been re-
ceived from the President transmitting with
out recommendation the returned LaslSer res
olutions, Mr.. Hiscock offered a resolution
alludng to Bismarck as person, reite cating
the exIr assions of regret at the death of Las
ker, and declaring anew the sympathy of the
House with the German Parliament. This
was cautiously referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.