The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-22
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
A Summary of the Daily News
CONGRESS.


IN the Senate on the 10th several reso-
buttons calling upon heads of departments
for certain information we're adopted, when
the Interstate Commerce bill was taken up
and debate continued until adjournment. -.
In the House several bills were introduced,
among them bill by Mr. Bland, OF Missouri,
Tor the issue OF coin certificates. An attempt
was then made to pass the bill to prohibit
pool selling in the District of Columbia, but
as many members who oppose the bill were
attending the races as interested pool buyers
the bad fellows" d d not succeed during the
absence OF the good fellows" Of the House.
The bill to prohibit advertising Of lotteries
and selling tickets in the District of Columbia
was passed. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th a memorial
from the Republican Central Commtte of
Ohio was presented charging that the cleo.
ton of Senator PAYNE was secured by fraud
corruption and bribery. After routine bus
mess the Interstate Commerce bill was fur
ther discussed and finally ordered reprinted
as amended. Adjourned The House in
Committee of the Whole discussed the bill
providing FOR the appointment OF three com.
mssioners, who shall receive a salary Of
$1,000 per annum for four years for the pur-
pose OF adjusting Spanish Mexican land
claims in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado.
Ihe Army Appropriation bill was then taken
up and debatecontnued until adjournment.
THE Senate on the 18th resumed consid-
OIdIlOu VI Jue Interstate commerce Dill, anu
after further debate a vote was finally
reached and the bill passed, there being only
-FOUR negative votes. The Rock Spring
Chinese lndemn ty joint resolution occupied
the morning hour in the House. Then the
Army Appropriation bill came up and after
further debate passed The Diplomatic bill
was taken up and debate on it continued
until adjournment.
The Senate on the 18th passed bill
creating q new judicial circuit. This makes
Nebraska, Kansas Arkansas and Colorado
the eighth circuit and Minnesota, Iowa and
Missouri the nth, the new Judge to be ap.
pointed for the ninth circuit. The General
Pension bill was then placed before the Sen
ate and debated until adjournment. The
House considered the Chinese Indemnity
resolutions in the morning hour but reached
no vote. The Diplomatic bill was then
passed. The bill to enlarge the powers and
duties of the Agricultural Bureau was
reached and discussed until adjournment.
This bill makes the head of the bureau a
Cabinet officer with the title of Secretary of
Agriculture.
The Senate on the 18th passed bill max
ing an appropriation Of Sl50,0OO to enlarge
the public building at Kansas City. Tho bill
also passed authorizing the Fort Scott g. Gulf
road to build through the Indian Territory.
The Pension bill then came up and was dis
cussed until executive session. after which
che Senate adjourned until Monday. The
House passed the Senate bill approprlating
$50,0OO to complete the public building at
Wichita, Kan. The House then went into
Committee of the Whole on the private cal
endar A bill extending a patent led the
House into debate on the tariff. 1t finally
got back to the business before it, reported
several bills and adjourned