The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-11-22
CONGRESS-.

In the Senate, on the 18th, bills were intro
duced-by Senator Garland: To authorize the
election of a Delegate to Congress from the
Indian Territory; by Mr.. Dorsey; To au-
thorize the construction of a bridge across
the Mississippi River Mt Memphis; also,
making an appropriation for the i'm
BrOvement of the Arkansas River by
removing the bar opposite Fort Smith I;
by Senator Cockrell: To remove the National
Capital to some more central location; also,
to repeal the Bankrupt laws; senator Cock
rel also presented a petition to build South
ern tranScontinental railroad on the 32d and
3Sd parallels of latitude, from the Mississippi
River TO the Pacific Ocean; also, to widen
and deepen the channel of the Mississippi
River In Missouri. The House Army Appro-
priation bill was read and referred. Sena-
tor Booth, Chairman of the Committee on
Manufactures, was, at his request, excused
from further service on that committee. He
also submitted resolution calling upon the
President to inform the Senate OF the cause
of the Nez Perces war, and other particulars
regarding the same. Agreed to. After the
expiration of the morning hour, Mr.. Chatfee
called up the resolution heretofore submitted
by him in regard to the management of the
Pacific Railroad, and spoke at length in re-
gard to the subject. The resolution was
laid over &c.. The House occupied most
of the day in Committee of the Whole, con-
sidering the Deficiency bill, which passed
without division. The total amount appro-
priated by the bill is S2,2i0,G65, of which ST.
4l6,6Ss is for the Navy; S3ll ,953 for an amount
due Seligman Bros, of London; 1000 for the
Marine Corps, The bill also provides for the
payment of United States Judges, etc. The
bin for the repeal of the Resumption act was
again considered. Messrs. Chittenden and
Monroe spoke against the bill and Mr., Kelley
for it. Mr.. Glover offered a resolution for in
vestigations into all the departments of the
Government-the same resolution That was
adopted at the beginning of the last Con-
gress. Referred.
In the Senate, on the 18th, a number of
bills were introduced and referred. The
House Army Appropriation BILL rs amended
by the Senate Committee, was reported and
placed on the calendar. The amendments
consist of the entire omission of the clause
which provided that four cavalry regiments
should be recruited to full force 200 men
each, and kept in service on the Texas from
tier, but that the total number of men on the
army rolls should be limited to 10000.
The Senate Committee recommend the III.
sertion in place of the mandatory provision
concerning the use of troops in Texas of the
following clause: " Cavalry regiments may be
recruited to 100 men in each company, and
kept as near as practicable to that number,
and sufnclent force OF cavalry snail be en-
ploycd in defense of the Mexican and Indian
frontiers of Texas" The Vice President laid
before the Senate a communication from the
President, inclosing the report of the Secre-
tary of State, in reply to the Senate resolu
ton OF the Sth inst, in regard to the rescue of
prisoners by an armed band from Mexico,
from the Jail in Starr County Texas in Au.
gust last. In the House, consideration of
the bill for the repeal of the Resumption act
was resumed, and after a lengthy debate the
House adjourned without definite action.
In the Senate, on the 18th, petition from
As National banks of Boston against the bin
for the reconciliation of silver was present
ed by Senator Dawes. The Deficiency Appro-
priation bill, rs reportedfrom the House was
passed. senator Bruce presented a petition
of colored residents of Mississippi asking an
appropriation of 100000 to enable them to
emigrate to Liberia. Referred. The Army
Appropriation bill was passed with the
amendments reported by the Committee on
providing that the army shall not be re-
cruited beyond %, 90 men, instead of $4,000,
as authorized by the House........In the
House, bills were introduced and referred
by Mr.. Haskell: Providing for the payment
of duties on imports in gold, silver and legal
tender notes; by Mr.. Schleicher: Providing
for cheap transportation between
tide water on the Atlantic and the Ohio and
Mississippi Valleys; by MIR. Mills. memoir
al of the state Grange of Texas Tor the ap-
pointment of a Commissioner of Agriculture
as a Cabinet officer. The bill for the repeal
ed, number OF amendments ana substitutes
being proposed, and speeches made by
Messrs. EameS, Ballou, HubbeH, Kelly, Hart
cell and others.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, resolution
was offered by senator Jones, and adopted
with some notifications. requesting the
President to furnish copies of instructions
given to the agents and NarShals of the Unit
ed States in Alabama, Florida and Mississip
ri, touching the seizure of logs lumber and
naval stores suspected of having been taken
from the public lands of the United States,
etc. Adjourned till Monday. In the House,