The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-11-08

Expenditures War Department-Mr Black
burn of Kentucky, Chairman; Messrs. Gambler
of Georgia, Rice of Ohio, Darrall of Louisiana,
Eames of Rhode Island
Expenditures Navy Department-Mr. Willis
of New York, Chairman; Messrs. Whitthorne
of Tennessee, Carlisle of Kentucky, Page of
California, Hubbell of Michigan.
Expenditures Post-office Department-Mr
Williams of Alabama, Chairman; Messrs Will
liams of Michigan, Caldwell of Kentucky, Wat
son of Pennsylvania, Brogden of North Caro-
lima
Expenditures Interior Department-Mr.
Sparks of Illinois, Chairman MessTs. Robbins
of North Carolina, Lockwood of New York.
Oliver of Iowa, Willis of Michigan.
Expenditures on Public Buildings-Mr.
Lynde of Wisconsin, Chairman.
Expenditures in Department of Justice
Mr.. Bragg of Wisconsin, Chairman; Messrs
Durham of Kentucky, Eden of Illinois, Har-
denbergh of New Jersey, Hartridge of Geor-
gia. Evans of South Carolina, Muller of New
York, Conger of Michigan, Wait of Connect
cut, Gardner of Ohio, Robinson of Massachu-
sets.
Reforms in the Civil service-Mr Harrison,
of Illinois, Chairman; Messrs. Hewitt of New
York, Cook of Georgia, Garth of Alabama,
Cravens of Arkansas, Henry of Maryland
Morgan of Missouri Price of Iowa, James of
New York, Pugh of New Jersey, Sexton of In
diana.
Mississippi Levees-Mr. Robertson, of Lou
isiana, Chairman; Messrs. Hatcher of Mis-
souri,, Money of Mississippi, Young of Ten
nessee, Knapp of Illinois, Landers of Connec-
sylvania, Pound of Wisconsin, Robertson of
Massachusetts, Bisbee of Florida.
Rules-The Speaker, Chairman; Messrs.
stephens OF Georgia Saylfern OF Ohio Banks OF
Revision of Law Regulating the Counting
of Electoral Votes, etc.-Mr.Southard of Ohio,
Chairman; Messrs. Hunton of Virginia, Potter
of New York, House OF tennessee, BickneI OF
Indiana, Herbert of Alabama, Carlisle of Ken
lucky, Butler of Massachusetts,, Browne of
Indiana, Brogden of North Carolina, Samp
son of Iowa.
Printing-Mr. Singleton of Mississippi,
Chairman.
Enrolled Bnls-Mr. Hamilton of Indiana,
Chairman.
Library-Mr Cox of New York. Chairman.
In the Senate, on the Both, a number of
unimportant bills were introduced and re-
ferred. Senator Coke introduced a bill max
ing an appropriation to pay over to Texas
the residue of S. o00, 900 reserved for the salts
faction of that portion of the public debt OF
the late republic of Texas for which duties on
imports of said republic were specially
pledged, being the balance remaining after
the payment of such debt. He also intro
duced bill to reimburse Texas for expenses
incurred in repelling inVaSiOns of Indians and
Mexicans. Both were referred. Anumber of
appointments were confirmed in executive
session. There was no session OF the
House.
In the Senate, on the 31st number of
bills were introduced and referred, among
them one by Senator Ingalls, to provide for
public buildings at Topeka, Kansas. In the
House, Mr.. Ewing, from the Committee on
Banking and Currency, reported the follow
ing bill: "rhat the third section of the act
entitled An act to provide. for the resunp-
ton of specie payments approved Feb
ruary II, 1875, be and is hereby repealed"
Mr.. Ewing moved that the bill be or
dered printed and recommitted. The
Mr.. Ewing then moved to reconsider the
vote, his object being thus to retain control
of the bill, and to be able to call it up at any
time. Mr.. Conger moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table The Speaker:
"The vote on that motion will be a practical
test of the sense of the House." vote was
thereupon taken by yeas and nays on Mr..
COnger's motion to lay on the table the mo-
ton toreconsider the vote recommitting the
bill to the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency, and the motion was rejected-yeas
li6. nays ISS, as follows:
TedS-Aiken, Bacon, Bagley, Baker, y. Y,
Ballou, Banks, Bisbee, Blair, Boyd, Brentano,
Brewer, Briggs, Bundy, Burchard, Burdick,
Cain, Campbell, Caswell, Chittenden, Claflin,
Clark, \. j., Cole, CoDger, Covert, Cox, o.,
Grape, Cutter, DanfOrd, Darrall, Davis, Cal,
Deering, Denison, Dunnell, Dwight Eames,
Eickhotf, Ellsworth, Field, Foster. Freeman,
Frye Garfield, Gibson, Hale, Hardenbergh,
dee, Henderson, Hewitt, \. Y, Hiscock, Hub
bell, Humphrey, Hungerford, Ittner, Jones,
n. H., Jones, o., Jorgensen, Joyce,
Keifer. Keightley, Landers, Latham, Lathrop,
Lindsey, Luttrell, Mayham, McCook, Meow
an, Mckinley, Mitchell, Monroe, Morrison,
Morse, Muller, Norcross, O'Neill, Overton,
Potter, Pound, Powers, Price, Rainey, Reed,
Rice, Mass, Robinson, Mass, sampson,
Schleicher, Sinnickson, Smith, \. H., Stewart,
Stone, Mich, stone, Ia: strait, Thornburg.
Warner, Watson, WEIGH. Willis, Williams,
Wis, Williams, Del, Williams. o., Willis, n.
v, Wood, Wren-ll6.
NdyS-Atkins, Baker, Ind, Banning, Bayne,
Rnn Ricl-Dpll RlocEhnrp R1onh RIOnnf
Boone, Bouck, Bridges, Brogden, Browne,
Buckner, Butler, Cabell, Caldwell, Ky, Cald-
well, Tenn, Calkins, Gambler, Cannon, Car
Isle, Chalmers, Clark, Mo-. Clymer, Cobb,
Cooke, Cox, y. Y, Cravens, Crittenden, Gull
berson, Cummings, Davidson, Davis, y. c.,
Dibreh, Dickey, Durham, Eden, Elam, Ellis,
Errett, Evans, Ind, Evans, ;; G., Ewing, Eel
ton, Finley, Forney, Fort, Franklin, Fuller,
Garner, Garth, Giddings, Glover, Goode,
Gunter Hamilton, Hanna, Harmer, Harris,
Ga, Harrison, Hartridge, Hartzel, Hatcher,
Hendee, Henry, Hewitt, Ala, Herbert, Hook
err, House. Hunter, Hunton, Jones. Ala, Kelley,
Kenna, killinger, himmill, Knapp, Knott,
Lynde, Mackey, Maish, Manning, Marsh, Mar
tin, Mckenzie, Mcmahon, Mills Morgan, Null
drow, O'Neill, Oliver, Phelps, Phillips, Pride
more, Randolph, Rea, Reagan, Rice, Riddle,
Robbins, Roberts, Robertson, Robin
son, Ind, Ryan, sapp, s SSa tyie1r
Singleton, Slemons, Smith, Ga, Springer,
steele, Stenger, Thompson, ThrockmortOn,
Upton, Townsend, H., Turner, Turney,
Vance, VanVorhes, Waddell, Walker, Walsh,
White, Pa, White, Ind, Whitthorne, Will
liams, Ala, Willis, Ky, Wilson, Wright, Yeates,
IOung-l3S.
In the Senate, on the LIST, number Of bills
were introduced and referred. Senator Arm
strong presented memorial of the Kansas
City Board of Trade, favoring the repeal of
the Specie Resumption act, RECOMMENDATION
of silver, and also resolution OF the st:
Louis Merchants Exchange tavor1ng arepeal
of the bankrupt law, both of which were re-
ferred. The Senate went into executive
session, and, when the doors
were reoDened adjourned. the
House Mr.. Goode asked leave to offer a
resolution, declaring that, in the judgment
of the House, the action of the President IN
Withdrawing troops from South Carolina anu
Louisiana was wise and just and constitution
al; that it has contributed in large degree
to the restoration of peace and harmony
throughout the country, and is entitled TO
receive the cordial support of all men who
realize that while there is a North and a
South and an East and a West, there is but
one country, one Constitution and one deS-
tiny. Mr.. Phillips objected, and the resolu-
ton went over under the rules. MI. Ewing
called up his motion to reconsider the vote
of yesterday, recOmmitting to the Committee
on Banking and Currency his bill to repeal
the third section of the Resumption act. The
opponents of the bill resorted to parliament
airy tactics to prevent action, so that the
morning hour expired before the main ques-
ton could be got before the House, and the
bill has now no status except during the
morning hour, when like tactics are avalla-
bic to postpone action on it from day to day.
In the Senate, on the I'd, the death of Sen
ator Morton was announced, and aresolution
providing for the appointment of six Sena-
tors to attend the funeral was agreed to. As
further mark of respect. the Senate ad-
lourned till Tuesday neXt......ln the House,
Mr.. Atkins, Chairman of the Appropriation
Committee, reported the Army ApprOprla-
ton bill, which was referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole and made the special order
for Wednesday next. The bill appropri-
ates SIS, 723, 600. After the call of
committees was concluded, the Speak
er announced that the Committee
on Banking and Currency held the floor Tor
the remainder of the morning hour, MIR.
Ewing withdrew his motion to recommlt the
bill repeating. the Resumption act, and ac-
cepted Mr.. Forts bill as a substitute. Mr..
Hale moved to lay the bill and amendments
on the table, and the motion was rejected by
a vote of los yeas to 40 nays. The Speaker
here announced the expiration of the morn
ing hour. resolution was adopted that the
Speaker appoint a committee of seven to at
tend the funeral of Senator Morton, and as a
mark of respect to the deceased, the House
adjourned.
The Senate was not in session on the Sd.
LIN the House, consideration of the bill for
the repeal of the Resumption act was resum-
ed, but the morning hour was consumed by
motions to adjourn, and the bill went over till
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