The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-12
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CONGRESSIONAL.
! FEB. 24.-Sendte.-After some unimpOr-
tlnt business was disposed of, the Currency bill
again came up, when Mr.. Schurz addressed the
Senate at length The floor and galleries We're
| both crowded Messrs Morton and Cameron
! replied to some points in Mr.. SchurZ's speech
The latter held that instead ofimproving the con-
| dtion Of the West and South, an increase in pa
| per currency would only ruin the indus
! try and markets of those sections.
! House. The House RESUMED the consideration of
the bill to provide for the distribution of public
documents printed by the authority of Congress,
and of seeds furnished by the Agricultural De-
partment, for free exchange of newspapers be-
| tween publishers, and for the free TRANSMISSION
| Of weekly newspapers by the mail within the
| county where published. general debate was
entered into, a number in favor, and but few
| against a restoration of the fr; mixing privi-
! lege.
FEB. 25.-SeRdte.-A bill to provide for
| the appointment of a commission on the subject
of the alcoholic liquor traffic was taken up. Mr.
Schurz opposed and Mr. Buckingham favored the
passage of the bill. 1t was finally laid over for
further consideration .. Consideration of the
currency bill was then resumed, the pending mo-
tion being that of Mr.. Buckingham, to recOmmit
the bill 10 the Finance Committee with the in
struction agreed upon directing the committee TO
report in favor OF increasing the volume oil ma
tinnal fractional currency to S4OG, ,OOO, coo.
fl rher debate took place between Messrs. SchurZ
and Morton, and tue Senate adjourned without
making any further progress on the bill.
HOuse-rhe bill to provide for the distribution of
public documents, etc, was again under dis
cussiOn, during which Mr.. Butler of Massachu-
setts maize a speech opposing any further con-
ccssiOns to newspapers in the proposed law, on
the ground that by the publication of murders,
robberies, arsons, rapes, etc, etc, they Ghe
mind. lie concluded: " And yet these papers
were TO be sent free through the mails to
educate the people and children in the ways of
crime. If any Congressional committee ever
lranked any such document as this, he would
take away not only the franking privilege from
that committee, but he would take away the
committee itself. Members were to take of their
own privileges public servants in order that
the mails might be loaded down in that way.
Think of it. Think of it, fathers, brothers, good
| citizensl Think not how much people are edu-
Gated but hOlg they are educated by newspa-
pers.'' The House adjourned without coming to
i vote on the bill.
FEB. 26.-Sendte.-After an hours debate
motion to take mp the Centennial bill was de-
| feated-ayes, %; noes, IS. Mr. West from the
| Committee on Appropriations reported the Army
Appropriation bill, which ordered to lie on
the table aud be printed. The bill as reported
from the Senate Committee makes reduction of
$4,000 in appropriations for regular supplies
and incidental expenses of the Quartermaster's
department, and of S2lS,00 in sundIy other
items e.. The Senate went into executive session
| and soon after adjourned. House consideration
resumed, and speeches in its favor were made by
Messrs. DanlOrd, Hereford, Dunnell, COnger,
EuTchard, o. Brien, Randall and ,Biery: Mr..
BILE, which was negatived-2yeS, lis; noes, l4O.
\ vote was then taken on the substitute offered
by Mr. Hale of New York, to repeal the law
which aboIished the franking privilege Reject
ed--aye7, SO; noes, 1893. vSte was then taken
on the passage of The bill which was also reject
ed--ayes, l29; noes, l30. motion to recOnsid
er was made by Gen. Butler, but was afterwards
withdrawn, and no further action was taken on
the bill.
FEB. 27.-Sendte.-The bill to provide for
the appointment of commission in regard to the
alcoholic liquor traffic, being unfinished business
| from the morning hour of yesterday, was taken
up and the amendment of Mr.. Morrill, of Maine,
approprating $40, 600 for expenses of the com
mission, agreed to. Mr.. Sherman opposed the
passage Of the bill on the the ground that hat
Congress to enter upon legislation affect
ing the rights and powers of States.
| and the Senate bill in regard to the Centennial
Exhibition taken up. Mr.. Sumner offered a
substitute for the House BILL to the effect that the
celebration should be national and
bitiOn. No vote was reached, and
the Senate adjourned until Monday.
House. Mr. Tyner gave notice of bill which
ne should move to pass under suspension of the
rules, for the free circulation of weekly news
papers. Mr.. Shanks entered a motion to recon
sicr the vote of yesterday rejecting the bill to
revive the franking privilege, to be called up
hereafter House adjourned.
FEB. 2S.-HOuSe.-Mr. Hyde, from the
Committee on Elections, made report in the
Georgia contested election case that Raves, sit
ting member, is not entitled to a seat, and that
sloan, contestant, is. y minority REPORT, tax
ing an adverse position, was made by Speer.
The reports are TO be called hereafter. o. Com
mittees were called for reports of a private char
actcr and after some Unimportant business the
House adjourned.
MARCH 2.-SeRdte.-NaTiO petitions, for
and against an increase in the volume of paper
currency, were presented and referred Mr..
Pratt from the Committee on Public Lands re-
ported favOrably on the Senate bill ceding to
several States beds of all unsurveyed lakes, bay
Gus and other bodies of unnavgable water lying
within the limits of such States. Placed on cal
endar. Mr.. Sehurz presented resolution of the
Missouri Legislature, asking an appropriation
for the removal of distractions from the
channel of the Mississippi River. The
sit,On was taken up and discussed at some
length, pending which the Senate adjourned.
House Resolutions introduced-frOm the Iowa
Legislature, asking the passage of a law to pre-
vent railroad or transportation companies from
making unjust charges or determinations; also,
in favor of the election of United States Senators
by the people; from the California Legislature,
king Congress to appoint committee TO nyesti-
cato the affairs of the contract and finance COM
plny of the Central Pacific Railroad. Bills were
intrOduced-for the admission of Utah in the
Union as "A State; to enable members of Congress
to do public business with their constituents and
other departments of the Government, and limit
the frankiug privilege to certain newspapers.
(he bill provides that during any session of
Congress, and for thirty days prior and subse-
duent thereto, all written and printed matter, and
such other things as have been ordered by either
House for distribution, shall go free OF postage.
The second section provides that all newspa-
per5 regularly printed, and not advertising sheets
simply, shall go free of postage through the
mails in the county where they are published,
but shall not be delivered under the free deliv
cry system. The third section requir 5 all post
al matter to be prepad.); for the appoint
ment of joint commission TO examine ma
tional lines of water communication
Mr. Tyner moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill authorizing weekly newspapers to be sent
by mail within the county of their publication
and exchanges between publishers to be trans
mitted in mails free of postage. The House re-
fused the second motion by 81 to o. and the bill
was not received. The House went into Com
mittee of the Whole, when the bill to repeai the
tax on matches and bank checks was discussed at
length by T. IL Roberts.