The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-06-05
xLIxTH CONGRESS.

IN the Senate on the 25th memorial for
navy yard at New Orleans was presented
and referred. A bill was reported for an ad'
dtional Adjutant. General for the army.
The bill forfeiting the Atlantic Pacific land
grant was passed. Mr.. sewers OIL 10
amend the Pension law was taken up, and q
lengthy aud at times quite animated DEBATE
ensued, in which Commits ,ioner Black came
in for great deal OF abuse.....ln the House
a conference committee on the ship.
ping bill was appointed The Arthur kill
Bridge bill was favoraby reported An adj
verse report was made on the Dakota bill.
The conference report on the Urgent De-
ficency bill was agreed to After some
wrangIng as to the order OF business the
Oleomargarine bill was taken up and debat"
ed during the rest of the day and evening
sessions.
In the Senate on the Goth, after consldera'
ton of private pension bills, the Bankrupt
cy bill was taken up, but it was laid aside to
allow the bill taxing railroad land grants
be considered. THIS in turn was crowded
aside and the Chinese indemnity Dlll
was taken up and debated until the
davis session ended..........ln the
House the Free Ship bill, which was spe-
cial order, was crowded aside by the Oleo-
margarine bill. The DEBATE took very
wide range and at times was decidedly
animated. Several amendments were voted
down and some adopted, but consideration
of the bill was not concluded
In the Senate OH the 9Th the bill FORGETTING
portions of the Northern Pacific land grants
was taken up and debated until two O'clock
when 1t went over, and resolutions were
adopted and speeches delivered on the
death of Senator Miiler.....ln the House
the Dngley Shipping bill was De
bated, the committee report postponlng tht
matter being finally agreed TO. AFTER mum
Der of committee reports on unImport'
ant measures, the ORomargarine Dlli was
| reached, and the House had high time
voting down and debating funny amend
ments, no material progress being made
| with the bill.
IN the Senate on the 2Sth a resolution for
| an investigation of the Indian post trader
mutter was laid before the Senate and dis
| cussed. After 1t was referred to the com =
mittee on Indian affairs, the bill FORGETTING
| lands granted the Northern Pac fic railroa |
| was taken up. After debate the measure
went over and Van Wyck's Dill taxing
| land grants was debated. .....ln me
| House the Senate resolutions on the
| d ath of Senator Miller were laid before the
| Honse. Private business was dispensed
| with and the Oleomargarlue bill was ta zen
| up in committee of the whole. The tactics
| OF Thursday were continued, and very little
progress made with the bill.
THE Senate was not in session on the
29th. -. In the House the Speaker submit
ted communication from the Secretary OF
State embodying an estimate of :lO6,lOO Tor
inaugurating tne Baltholdl statue on Bed
loe's Island Referred. The Oleomargarine
bill was further discussed In lttee oil
| the whole, In the course of which MIR
Hatch (Mo.l had letter read from
General Master Workman Powderly OF the
Knights of Labor decks sing that no one wits
| authorized to speak IN Behalf Of the organ
| "a ion either for or against the bill. The de-
bate took wide, and, at times, humorous
| rance, and without action the committee
rose. and the House adjourned until June l.