The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-05-16
CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

IT.
lions have decided to recommend the adop-
ton Of a concurrent resolution, requesting
the President TO open negotiations with the
Governments Of China and Great Britai.,.
with view TO restricting Chinese i.nmigra-
ton.
Inc President has signed the act amend
ing an act TO aid in the construction OF arail-
road and telegraph line from the Missouri
River 10 the Pacific Ocean.
In accordance with instructions Of the
House Committee on Banking and Curren-
cy, Representative Phillips has prepared
and has been authorized to report TO the
House bin directing the Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 reissue, in denominations Of 81
and - United States notes, the sum OF
Sl0,OO0,OO0, held in reserve in the Treasury
for redemption OF fractional currency not
yet redeemed, and requiring that the
same shall be paid out on demand for cur
rent expenses OF the Government, so as TO
place IL in circulation. The bill also pro-
vides that any fractional notes not DESTROYED
which may hereafter be presented for re-
dempuon, shall be redeemed from coin or
notes IN the Treasury, and any sums accru-
ing from this reissue, and needed TO meet
appropriations, shall be employed in pay
ing and eanceling bonds of Kind subject to
the call bearing the highest rate Of interest.
The House Committee on Public Lands
have decided TO recommend the passage of
the so-called 5-per-cent. bill introduced this
session by Representative Sapp, Of Iowa
The bill provides for the payment by the
General Government to the States Of Ohio,
lnciana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Wis
Consin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kan
sas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Florida, Oregon, Nevada and Colora-
do,of per cent. on the localities Of military
land warrants therein, estimating the same
at Sl.25 per acre, the payment to be made in
Treasury certificates, running 20 years, bear
ing interest at the rate of 3.65 per cent. per
annum. Several million dciiars are involy-
ed. A report against the bill win be pre-
sented by Mr.. Patterson, in behalf of the
minority of the committee.
The President has nominated Gen. Geo.
a. Sheridan, of Louisiana, to be Recorder
Of Deeds in the District OF Columbia.
Captain Eads Is in Washington endeaYor-
ing TO secure from Congress modification
of the act providing for jetties a. the mouth
Of the Mississippi. He states that upward
of SO per cent. OF tie whole work required
TO complete the enterprise has been done,
and less than 20 per cent. of the contract
price has been paid by the Government The
delay in payments under the present act, it
appears, is so great that Captain Eads
finds it impossible 10 push the work as
rapidly as the public interests require.
He therefore asks that part of the large
sums i'm the hands Of the Government NAV
be paid. over 10 him at an earlier date than
the present law authorizes, in order to re-
lleve Kim from financial burdens and ena-
bic him TO prosecute the work more vigor-
ously. The latest surveys show good nav
igable channelto the sea, with least depth
OF % feet and depth Of 26 feet through the
entire jetty channel, except a distance of
$50 feet. The depth when the
ietties were begun was less than
eight feet. a reroft prepared on the sub
lect shows that all the large shipping enter
ing or lecving the Mississippi uses the jetty
chanTel, thus saving to the Government an
annual outlay OF $4,000, expended for
dredging under the old system, when there
was,rarely navigable depth Of over Is feet.
Capt Eads says he will secure the maximum
depth Of 30 feet within the time required by
the jetty act. He docs not ask TO have the
depth lessened, but only such notifications
as engineering experts may deem advisable.
Congressman Schleicher has made public
the contents of letter received by him
from one Of his constituents at Corpus
Christi, Texas, detailing at length the most
horrible cruelties praciiced by Mexicans,
disguised as Indians, who have recently
been committing depredations in Webb,
Duval ard surrounding counties. The
writer claims that some 40 persons were
mrrdered,!1 IS OF whom were children, and
from 800 to GOO horses stolen.
A Washington special of the 10th saws;
The published statements OF communistic
gatherings in various parts Of the country
have received sufficient consideration from
the Government to lead to an investigation
as to the strength and character Of the re-
Ported preparations, which shows that the
accounts are very much exaggerated. In
the meantime, however, The Government
will observe all operations of this character
in order TO be prepared for any emergency
should they in the future extend to dimen-
sions threatening the peace Of the country"
The majority report Of the Committee on
Expenditures in the Navy Department saws
that the administration Of the Department
from 1869 to 1876, inclusive, is characterized
by the greatest extravaganza and total dis
regard OF all legal restraints, the result of
which is that the several bureaus are now
indebted TO the aggregate amount of over
SI,OOO,0OO, notwithstanding the current
appropriations for those years aggre-
gate S149,OOO,00O. For this vast outlay,
says the report, "there Is nothing to Show,
save navy contemplate even in COMPARE
son with those of third and fourth-rate
powers. The committee recommend an ap-
preparation Of S3,9l7,73S to enable the Sec-
rotary of the Navy TO pay all claims against
the Department, and also recommend that
The existing contracts for the completion Of
the Unfinished iron-clads be cancelled, the ag-
gregate amount Of which is $1,000, 100. This
report is signed by Representatives Willis, |
Whitthorne, Carlisle, and PridemOre.. The
minority report Of the committee, signed by
Representatives Page, Hubbeil, and Will |
liams OF Oregon, says that they are unable I
10 agree with the report Of the majority in /
charging the Department with mal-admn- |
istrailon, and they recommend the appoint /
ment Of a committee 70 examine existing |
contracts, and, on being satisfied that the |
same are with responsible parties and for I
proper prices, TO confirm and carry out the 1
same, and that an appropriation be made |
therefor.
Prof, Joseph Henry, OF the Smithsonian
Institution, the well known astronomer,
died suddenly on the 18th. 's
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
Ii is now believed the band of train rob-
bers, that for several months have been I
depredating on the Houston and Texas Cen /
trail and Texas and Pacific Railways, has .
been virtually broken up. Lieut.. June /.
Peak. Of the Texas Rangers has arrested. !