The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-07-24
XLlXTH CONGRESS.

IN the Senate on the 18th the resolutions OF
the Ohio editors regarding the Payne cleo
ton case, were referred to the committee
on privileges and elections. An appropria.
ton for a m onument at stony Point to COM
memorate the revolutionary battle there
was passed. MI. Teller's bill
appropriating 25O,OOO for mill
tarY post at Denver was favorably re-
ported, and the consideration Of the River
and Harbor Appropriation bill was re-
sumed. .....ln the House the substitute for
MIR. Glover's resolution concerning r. ID.
Lancaster was adopted. The Senate amend
Inents to the Legislative bill were then taken
mp, and after consideration con
ference committee was appointed Bits
were reported from the ways and means
committee. One regulating the manufact-
ute of tobacco passed; also one provi ding
for appointment of tobacco inspectors; also
one concerning immediate transportation OF
dutiable goods. The joint resolution pro-
vidng for paying the public debt with the
treasury surplus was then taken up in COM
mittee of the whole. and debated at length.
IN the Senate on the 18th, after some un.
important business the River and Harbor
bill was taken up and several amendments
proposed and debated, but no progress was
made with the measure ..... In the ouse
bills we're passed for the public bull ding at
Oshkosh, Wis, and increasing appropria.
ton FOR the building at Galveston. The treas
ury surplus resolution was then taken up in
committee OF the whole and debated through
the entire days session and finally adopted.
In the Senate on the 18th three reports on
the Payne case were made from the COM
mittee on privileges and elections After
some minor business, the conference report
on the Legislative Appropriation bill was
presented. The Senate decided to insist on
It's amendments, and another committee
was appointed. The River and Harbor
bill was then taken up and voting
on amendments OCcupied the rest of che Ses-
sion......In the House after lively row be-
between Messrs. Lowry and Glover, the reso-
luton was adopted for an inquiry INTO GER
tain interpretations In the Record District
of Columbia business occupied the rest oil
the session. Z 4,
IN the Senate on the 10th three private
pension bills were passed and the considera-
ton of the River and Harbor Appropriation
bill was resumed. several amendments
were offered and rejected and the commit
tee amendment reducing the appropriations
twenty five per cent. was agreed to. The
bill was then passed. The Naval ApprOpria.
ton bill was taken up, the com.
mttee amendments agreed TO ana
the bill pased......n the House
the conference report on the Legisla-
tive Appropriation bill was agreed 10 and
motions to pass bills granting pensions to
Elizabeth Luce and Catherine Mccarthy over
the Presidents veto were defeated. Inc bill
granting a pension to Joseph Rom ser W -
passed over the Presidents veto The House
at Its night session passed one pension bill.
IN the Senate on the 18th the days session
was taken up in discussion Of the Oleomar.
garine bill, the understanding being that q
| vote would be taken on the measure on the
| l9th.....In the House, after the transno.
| ton OF some minor business, the FOrthCa-
! tons Appropriation bill was taken up in
| committee of the whole, and occupied the
attention@ t9s House during the entire sSs-