The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-11-29


/ Christians are summoned to participate in
/ this levy. 1t was reported on the 26th that
| the Turks had evacuated Orchanie.
CONGRESS-.
/ In the Senate, on the goth, after the intro
/ duction of several new bills and resolutions
/ Mr. Thurman submitted resolution, that
the Committee on Privileges and Elections be
/ discharged from further consideration of the
I credentials OF W. G. Butler, as a Senator from
South Carolina. He said he offered this reso-
/ luton with reluctance, because lie knew
! members of the committee would be apt to
regard it as a reflection upon them, but the
/ state OF South Carolina has had but one
/ senator on this floor since the 4th of
. March last. Five weeks of the present ses-
! sion had elapsed, and no report had been
made on the credentials of Mr.. Butler. This
delay, he added, was reproach to the Amer
/ lean senate. Mr.. Wadlcigh, Chairman of the
/ Committee on Privileges and Elections, de-
! Tended the action of the committee, and said
that rs soon as the Spoiford Kellogg case was
! disposed of the cases of Butler and Corbin
would be taken up. The matter went over
/ until tomorrow. A special committee
! of five Senators was appointed,
| in accordance with I'll resolution introduced
! by Mr.. Davis, to examine the books and ac-
/ counts of the Treasury Department in regard
to alleged discrepancies, etc-..--.The House
/ spent the entire day in debatingthe Paris En-
position bill, which was finally passed. The
bill as amended apprOpTiateS $3.50 100 to dctray
the expenses of the American exhibit, and
] authorizes the appointment Of one Commits
sioner- General at a salary OF - 600, and 20 adj
ditiOnal Commissioners at a salary of 81 900
/ each, together with large numberot Honor
| AIRY Commissioners, to serve without pay.
In the Senate, on the 2lst, after the trans
action of some unimportant business, CON
| sidcration was resumed of the resolution SUBJ
mitted yesterday by Senator Thurman to
discharge the Committee on Privileges and
| Elections from further consideration of the
/ credentials of NJ. {. Butler as Senator from
/ South Carolina. a lengthy debate cnsued at
the close of which Mr.. Hoar moved to lay the
Z resolution of Mr.. Thurman upon the table.
/ This was superseded by motion by Mr..
Thurman to go into executive session.
! The latter was carried by a vote of 80 yeas
to % nays. senator Davis of Illinois and
! COnOycr of Florida voted yea with the Dem
/ OcTats. Senator Patterson of South Carolina
and sharon of Nevada did not vote. All alb
/ sent senators were paired. Mr.. Allison, from
the Committee on Finance, reported, with
/ amendments, the House bill to authorize free
| coinage OF the standard silver dollar and to
| restore its legal tender character. Placed on
| the calendar. The senate amendments to
the House bill strike out the free coinage sec
| ton and substitute therefor a section author
/ iZing the Secretary of the Treasury to
purchase from time to time silver bullion vt
| the market price thereof, not less than g.,
100000 nor more than - ,COUO per month, for
| coinage purposes etc, provided that the
| amount of money at any one time invested
I in such silver bullion, exclusive of the pro
! ceedS thereof, shall not exceed 200 600. ....
] Inc house spent tlle entire uaN III consider
| ing the deficiency Appropriation bill IN Com
/ mittec of the Whole, and the bill went over
| again without final action.
In the Senate, on the I'D, consideration
was resumed of the motion offered before ad-
jOurnment yesterday, to lay on the table
senator ThuTman's motion to discharge the
Committee on Privileges and Elections from
further consideration of the credentials of
| NJ. G. Butler as Senator from South Carolina
/ The motion was lost-yeas so, nays %. Davis
with the Democrats in the negative
! The question then being on the
adoption OF the resolution, Scna-
] tor Edmunds moved to amend the resolution
so "a to discharge the committee from the
consideration of the credentials of Mr.. Kcl-
/ lOgg as senator from Louisiana, instead of
/ Mr.. NJ. c. Butler as Senator from South Caro-
/ lima. Upon this motion debate followed.
/ The motion was rejected-yeas 80, nays 81.
. senator Conkling then submitted an amend
. mcnt a follows; ResOlred, That the
/ Committee on Privileges and Flee
3 tons be directed to report on the
/ matter of the credentials of VIM. L. Kellogg
/ and Henry NJ. SpoffoTd, claiming seats
senators from Louisiana, and that meanwhile
the case of South Carolina be postponed"
! RcjcctCd-ycas 80, nays b. senator EdmundS
submitted an amendment to discharge the
committee from further consideration of the
I credentials of Me~SrS Kellogg SpOftOrd, But
/ Ter and Corbiu. Rcjected-yeas 30, nays 81.
/ Mr.. Edmunds moved that further con
/ SidcratiOn of the whole subject be
/ postponed until Monday next. Rejected
yeas, 80, nays, 81, Mr.. Conovcr not voting. Mr..
Edmuuds moved that the Senate adjourn un
til Monday next. Cauied--ycas, 81, nays, 81.
senator COnOVCr, who had previously paired
with the Democrats, voted with the Hcpubi-
cans on the motion to adjourn, making it a
/ tie vote. Vice President W hCelcr then said:
g. The vote being equally divided, the Chair
votes in the Affirmative, and the Senate
stands adjourned until Monday ncNt."......
The House passed the Deficiency bill, after
which the bill to repeal the Resumption act
came up rs the special order and Mr.. Ewing
spoke nearly two hours to close the debate
At the conclusion of his speech. which was
listened to with the closest attention and in
terest on both sides of the Chamber, Mr. Ew-
ing yielded the floor to Mr.. Fort who moved
that the House adjourn. Carried.
The Senate was not in session on the 23d.
......In the House, the Resumption Repeal
bill came up as the regular order of business,
and Mr.. Fort addressed the House on his sub
stitute, providing for the repeal of all that
part Of the Resumption act which authorized
the redemption and cancellation of green
back currency. lie was followed bV Mr..
Chittcnden, who spoke in humorous vein.
Mr.. Forts amendment was agreed to without
division, and the bill, as amended was then
paSSeu-NeaS, l3S; NAYS, l2O. The House adj
jOurned until Tuesday.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, Senator Wad-
leigh, from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, submitted report, accompanied
by a resolution, declaring w. p. Kellogg en-.
titled to a seat as Senator from Louisiana for
six years from March 4, 1917. He asked pres
ent consideration of the resolution, but
objection was made by Senators Merrimon /
WltherS and others, and the resolution |
was laid over until tomorrow. Scna- |
tor McrrimOn submitted q minority I
report signed by Senators Hill, Salisbury and /.
himself, in favor of seating SpOffOrd. Order !
ed printed. The House bill to repeal that /
part of the act of January a, 1873, known as /
the Resumption act, was read by title and re- .
terTcd to the Committee on Finance. At the /
expiration OF the morning hour, considera-
ton was resumed of the resolution to dis.
charge the Committee on Privileges
and Elections from further consideration
of the credentials of NJ. c. Butler, claiming
seat as Senator from south Carolina and
senator Davis of Illinois explained file reason
why he favored the motion to discharge the
committee. senator Davis said it was i'm
portant that the vacant seats from South Car
olina and Louisiana be filled. The legis-
latiOn of Congress was binding
upon the people of these States
and they had Il right to expect that
upon at the earliest possible moment. Had
the Committee on Privileges and Elections
reported in favor Of senator Kellogg before
the senator from Ohio (Thurmrn) submitted
his resolution to discharge the committee
from the Butler case, he would
have voted to consider the Rel.
resolution OF senator Thurman having been
submitted first was entitled to precedence.
senator Edmunds, after brief reply, moved
that the senate proceed to executive bust
ness. Rclected-yeas %, nays 80. Sena-
tors Conover and Patterson voted
with the Democrats in the negative
In announcing the pairs Mr.. Eaton said:
Owing to a sad calamity in the family of the
senator from California [Sargent) he was
compelled to be absent, and he (Eaton) had
paired with him on all political questions.
senator Patterson made quite a lengthy
speech, defending his position, in which he
said: Il am prepared to give the Senate and !
the country the reasons why vote forthe ad-
mission OF NJ. c. Butler as a senator from
south Carolina, and am ready to
stand or fall upon the verdict
lt the public when give those reasons.
It Is said that propose to transfer the polit-
cal power of this body to the Democratic
party No man living has authority to quote
ne tor such purpose. would sooner lose
ny right arm than do any thing to endanger .
he supremacy OF the Republican party. II /,
roung for Gen. NJ. c. Butler because he is
honestly and fairly entitled 10 it, is TO :
iestroy the Republican party God !
lnows it ought TO be destroyed very soon. l
the Republican party can not be affected 2
~ the question OF right; but the gentlemen Z
.sk me to do wronE....-.1 stand here to ,
cprUScnt the people OF South Carolina When |
vote for Gen. ". G. Butler know ] am vOt- t
NC to carry ont the Will and wish of the peo- /
Ne whom | have the honor to represent on :
his floor. They believe he was elected, The