The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-06-12
xLIxTH CONGRESS.

IN the Senate on the LIST a bill was intro
duced prohibiting Congressman acting as
attorneys for railroads. The bill extending
the Eight. Hour Law to letter carriers was
passed, and the bill torfelting lands granted
the Northern Pacific railroad was taken up.
After some debate this measure was crowd.
ed aside by the Bankruptcy bill, but without
much progress being made it went over.
The bill forblding aliens acquiring title to
land passed; also the supplemental Chinese
immigration bill. The Chinese Indemnity bill
then came up, but without action the Senate
adjourned.......In the House, among the
bills reported from committees and placed
on calendar was one perfecting the land
grant OF the New Orleans, Baton Rouge &
Vicksburg Railroad. The Oleomargarine
bill was then taken up In committee OF the
whole. After the rejection OF number Of
amendments, and much talk, the House ad-
iourned.
In the Senate on the I'd, after some minor
routine business, the Northern Pacific Land
Forfeiture Dill was taken up, but was In
formally laid aside to allow Mr. Brown to
make q speech on the Bankruptcy bill.
The Forfeiture bill was again taken up
and debated until two O'Clock, when the
bill taxing railroad lands crowded it
aside. After some debate the Senate ad-
iourned In the House the District APP
preparation bill was reported and a new
conference committee was appointed. Inc
OleOmATRhIlnG Dlll WAS ldhCh up III
tee OF the whole and discussed during the
rest of the day. 1t was then reported to the
House.
In the Senate on the Sd several presidential
messages vetolng private pension bills were
laid before the Senate. A petition from
Gloucester, Mass, urging retaliation on
Canada was presented and referred after
some debate The Northern Pacific For
fixture bill was postponed, anu tne
Chinese Indemnity bill was taken up;
| After some argument this measure was LAID
aside and the bill taxing railroad land grants
| was taken up and after considerable debate
| was passed. To avoid delay the House bill on
same subject was called up, and the Senate
| bill made an amendment to 1t. Then con-
| ference committee was appointed. Tnls
| avoids sending the Senate bill to the House
| as an original proposition. Aconference re-
| port on the Post office bill was received anu
| laid over. The Chinese Indemnity bill was
| again called up and debated during the re-
mander of the session......In the House,
| after some routine matter anu re.
! ports had been disposed of, consideration OF
| the Oleomargarne bill was resumed, MT.
| Hatch taking the floor After the adoption
| OF some amendments and rejection of others
the bill passed, fixing the tax at five cents Q
pound.
In the senate on the 4th the Chinese In
| demnity bill was taken up,D put was laid aside
to allow the Diplomatic and Consular
| bill to be discussed At two O'CLOCK
this matter went over and the Indemnity
| bill again came up, and, alter debate
| passed. Then the Consular and Diplo
| matte bill was taken up and discussed unit
| adjournment.....In the House communi
| Gallon from the Secretary of War recon
| mending the expenditure of $4,000 OF
| big guns was laid before the House. Tit
| civil service committee report recon
| mending the dismissal OF Assistant Door
| keeper Wade was debated, resulting In thu
adoption of q resolution condemning hi
| conduct, but not dismssing him. The Legis
| lative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation
| bill was taken up and debated the remalndeI
| of the days session.
In the Senate on the 9Th resolution wa
adopted, after some debate, calling on thu
Secretary Of the Interior for information a
| to the authority for the issuance o
the recent order of the COMMISSIONS
| OF the General Land Office suspendin!
the receipt of applications for public
lands under the pre-. emption, timber-cul
ture and desert land acts. The Oleomar
| garlne bill was received from the House anC
was laid upon the table, After the passag
of 22O private bills the Senate adjourned. u.
In the House the Senate bill 70
the erection of public build
ing at GAINESVILLE, o. and was passed, the ap
preparation being reduced to 100000; also
Senate bill appropriating 100000 for publ
building at Sioux City, Ia. The House-thel
considered the Pacific Railroad Extension
bill, but without reaching vote the Hous
| adjourned,