The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-18
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Senate was not IN session on the bth. |
The House passed q number Of private bills, |
and went INTO Committee Of the Whole to con-
slider the Consular and Diplomatic appropriation |
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The Senate, on the 9th, by vote OF %
yeas to 2 neys (Messrs. Barnum, Burnside and
taton,, passed the resolution reported from the |
Committee on Privileges and Elections, requir-
ing VIM. NJ. Turner, manager OF the Western
Union Telegraph ONCE at Jacksonvtle, oregon,
to answer questions propouEled as to messages
which passed through his aface in regard to the
and the check OF ss COO ALLEGED 10 have been
drawn In New York IN favor OF Messrs. Iadd
q Bush. of Salem, Oregon. Mr.. Sherman pref
citizens Of CincinEati members OF both political
parties, asking an aIiisable settiefaent of the
Presidential sortsss. Mr.. Ingalls, introduced a
eil q secure the rights of settlers upon certain
railroad lands and to repeal the first hve sec
tons of the act Of July 8, 1856, granting lands
to the State of Kansas 10 aid in the construction
of the Kansas and Neosho Valley Railroad and
passed resolution instrustiue fhe
Select Committee in reg srd TO counting the Eleet
oral vote TO induire whether any votes were
given during the recent election contrary to the
prohibition contained in the Constitution. that
no United States official shall be chosen as Pres;
idential Electer; also; a resolution instrpcting
the same committee 70 inquire whether any Elect
oral votes were cast by persons laboring under
political disabilities, and, if so, what ac-
ton should be taken thereon A resolution
calling for information as to the purposes
for which troops have recently been stationed at
Washington was defeated for want of two thirds
majority as was also resolution requiring the
judiciary Committee to report within two days
a constitutional amendment prohibiting the pay
aent OF war claims except to loyal persons Mr.;
Mills (Texas) moved to suspend the rules and
adopt resolution denonncinF 1.-THE lawless in
yasion by armed force of the soil of any State or
Territory nS matter under what pretext The
Sfii ura fxuo
thirds,
In the Senate, Oh the 9th, resolution
ordering the arrest OF tsnes AaDSoh. Of the Arm
of Martin q kunsohs bankers and brokers.
New York, feclfssrt, witness In, TIE OREGON
SION Sion csnsaefatISa vac fesdmed Of the resolui
Ss &c se sGS ~ s By MI vN % ss Mn
Sherman spoke at length in regard to Eoeis,ana,
claiming that the evidence SeIore the Returning
Board IN sh.t State justified the Board in throw
ing out the returns from certain polling pia ;es
/ on account Of violence and intimidation which
prevailed. He was responded to briefly ty Nj
! Bogy, and the dehetr WIS further continued by
| lion for the arrest of Mr.. VIM. orion, President
of the Western Union Telegraph Company, who
had refused to appear and testify before the Com
mittee on Louisiana Affairs.
In the Senate, on the 10th, number OF
petitions; resolutions, etc., were presented and
| referred, Mr.. Wrffht introduced a Dill extend
1 ing Tho act for two years establishing
the Board of Southern Claims Commits,
other bills of no gent raj interest were intro
| duced. The House rejected bill authoriES
ing the construction Of bridge across tle nhic
| between Cincinnati ard CoNingtdi. The Di
plOnatle appropriation bin was discussed al
| some length.
In the Senate, on the 18th, conference
Sornuniitee on tie eth IL tesarA II tie last mai
| ssrsicA was appointed. The House bill TO per
feet revision OF the statutes Of the United State
was taken up and discussed at length, after which
| the Senate went into executive session, - III
s9e HSase Me- A9Hans s@snden' f. t tS'
ofeasDg the salaries of the ministers and consul
was defeated and the bill passed. The Military
| Academy appropriation bill was taken up ant
passed without amendment. 1t appropriate
s235, 76l, a reduction of l29 ,9l9 from the esti
mates, and reauction u "A, o0i below the bill
| Of last session;
ID the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Freling.
huysen presented petition from business mel
OF Newark, n. j., asking that the Electoral vot
be counted without regard to party considera
tons. Referred to the special committee; Mr.
Booth called up resolution sttmitted by min
Monday Las. Y regard to the counting OF thu
| Electoral vote, and spoke at length in favo
thereof. Mr. Paddock introduced bill t.
| authorize the removal of distractions in thu
Cndnnel OF the mlb5Ourl .hlVeri anu W TcpdlI AM
protect the levees at Omaha, PlattsInouth anC
! Brownsville, Nebraska, AMI Siotx City ant
Council Blrfs, Iowa. Referred. Adjourned I'll
| Monday In the House, Mr.. Knott, Chair
man OF the Judiciary Committee, reported in thu
case Of Barnes, the recacitrant manager of TIM
| New Orleans Western Union Telegraph Office
that the House has a right to compe
the production of kilograms by officers o
the telegraph companies. Barnes was brought
before the House and declared that he is no
now in charge ofthe New Orleans office, but tina
should he again be plaeea ia charge of tina
Office, and should the kilograms be de-
manded, he would willingly pro
| duce them. Mr., Knott then offered 6
resolution declabinG that the response OF wit
| ness was not sufficient. and re,canding him Il
| the custody % tie Sergeant at Arms until ht
| shall have produced the kilograms aud been dis
charged by order OF the House. AdOpted-yeas
lSl; nays, y. Mr.. Knott, from the COMMITTED
to ascertain the privileges of the House in count
| ing the Electoral vote, made a report from thai
| committee. Synopsis of the reportpublisbed II
another column.) The report, t,gether with the
minority report, submitted by Mr.. Hurchard, Of
Illinois, was ordered PRINTED The Speaker laid
| before the House a message from the President
/ stating how the money appropriated by the xiv
| er and Harbor bill has been expended. After 8
| speech by Mr.. Reagan in which he severely
criticised the action o. the President in regarC
to that bill, the message was referred! Ad
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