The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate, on the 10th, Mr.. Wallace in
troduced a bill providing that subsidiary coin
shall be exchangeable for trade dollars at the
rate of 100 cents for each of said dollars, and
they shall forthwith be recoined into subsidi-
AIRY coin. and the gain, ii any, may be made
use of by the secretary OF the Treasury TO pay
the expense of sending subsidiary coin tn
such persons or banks as may desire the
same. Referred. Senator Allison from the
select committee to inquire into the charges
against Stanley Matthews, submitted a reso-
J ution requesting the House To transmit to
the Senate a copy of the testimony of James
r. Anderson relating to Senator Matthews, ia =
ken before the House Committee. Agreed to.
Mr. Morgan made n speech favoi1ng the bill
relating to Presidential elections......In the
House the yellow Fever Epidemic Committee
and appointments to fill vacancies in other
committees were announced by the Speaker.
| The Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill, after consideration III Committee of
the Whole, passed. The salaries OF the
Ministers to England, France, Germany and
Russia, re orted in the bill at $4,000, was, by
q vote Of % to 81 put back To the present fig
ure, $4,000. The amendment to increase the
| salaries Of Ministers to Spain, Austria. Italy,
! Brazil, Mexico, Japan ana China from Sl0t0
to Sl20 0, and the amendment providing for
| Ministers to Belgium and the Netherlands,
| were defeated The Naval Appropriation
bill, substantially the same AS last year. after
being discussed in Committee of the Whole,
passed without a single amendment. The
| request of the Senate for 81 copy of Ander-
| sons testimony was complied with. Ad-
iourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, resolution
calling on the Secretary of War for a state
| ment as to the arms and equipments issued
for use by officers of the Treasury and Int
rior Department of Justice. where such arms
are now, aud whether any Of them have
| been sold, was agreed to. The resolution
| submitted by Mr.. Blaine in regard to the
| inquiry as to whether at the recent elections
the constitutional rights of American citizens
KraRa ff1n fol a4fa lnh to a tod do
| bate, participated in at great length by
| Messrs Blaine, Thurman, Lamar and Ed
| munds, the resolution being finally laid
aside and consideration resumed of the
| bill TO amend the Patent laws. In
the House the only business of importance
| transacted was the passage of the bill re-
| ported last year from the Committee on
| Commerce to regulate inter State COM
! merce, and prevent discrimination by
| common carr erS, the vote standing
| l39 to no. The bill makes it unlawful for any
] person or persons engaged in the transpor-
! tation of property by a railroad from one
| state to another, or to or from any foreign
| country, to receive any greater or less
| amount of compensation from one person
than another for like and cntemporaneous
| services. 1t also makes it unlawful for any
person so engaged to allow any rebate or
| drawback on shipments made by them, or
enter a combination with another carrier to
/ prevent the carriage of property from being
| continuous, and prohibits the pooling of
freights.
| In the Senate, on the 18th, the House bill
to correct the enrolment in the SuHdry Civil
| Appropriation bill relating to Hot Springs
! passed. and also the FORTH cation Appropria-
ton bill and the amendments of the commit
| tee increasing the appropriation for the arm
ament of sea coast fortifications, from Sl25,
| coo to S250,0O0, and for the preservation and
repair of Notifications from $780, co to
| 81 0000. 1t was agreed that vote on the Ed
munds bill, I'm re ard to counting the Flee
| toral vote, be taken to morrow The House
! bill making appropriations for the support
of the West Point Military Academy, after
| being amended in some 1nimportant par
| ticulars, passed. In the House, resolu
! tion providing for recess from Deem
! The bill repeating so much of the Civil sun
dry bill as appropriates $4,000 for the claims
of Charles p. Berkert, late Indian Agent at
the Ponca Agency, passed. A substitute for
the Pension Appropriation bill, after being
discussed in Committee of tile Whole, pass
ed. The bill removing the political disabili-
ties of ex-senator James Uhesnut, of South
Carolina, also passed.
In the Senate, on the 18th, petitions, bills
and resolutions were filed by numerous SEN
ators, and at the expiration of the morning
hour consideration was resumed of the bill
in regard to the count of che Electoral vote
1t was finally read q third time and passed
by vote of 50 to &C. as follows: Yeos-NIessIs
Allison, Anthony, Bayard, Blaine, Booth,
Wis, Chrfstiancy, Conkiing. Davis,
Ill, Dawes, Edmunds, Ferry, Ham
Khkwood, McMi Ian. Matthews, Merrimon,
Mitchell, Morgan, Morrill,, Oglesby, Paddock,
Patterson, Plumb, Rollins, saunders, Teller,
strong, Bailey, Beck, Butler, Coke, Davis,
West Va, Dennis, Eaton, Eustis, Gordon,
Grover, Harris, Hereford, Hill: Jones, Fla,
Herman, Lamar, McCreery, Mcdonald, Max
ely. Randolph, Ransom, Thurman, voor-
hses, Wallace, Wuhersl-26. LIN the
House, the resolution looking to the
investigation of the official conduct of j. j.
Davenport, United states Supervisor of
Elections at New York on the days of regis
tration, was adopted without objection. All
bills on the Speakers table since last session,
with two exc ptiOns, were taken up and re
ferred to appropriate committees. The bill
amending the act making appropriations for
the service of the Government for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1872, passed. IL includes
in settlements provided for in that bill all
accounts for service of labOrprS, etc, en-
pioyed by the Government between the 18th
of May, 1869 and the date when full payment
was commenced for eight hours work by the
act approved May, 1865, when it shall be made
to appear that the reduction in the hours of
labor was the cause of the reduction in
wages.
The Senate was not in session on the 18th.
lin the House, consideration was resum-
ed OF the bill for the distribution of the &C. |
neva award. MIR. Sparks, from the Commit |
tee on Appropriations, reported the Indian |
Appropriation bill, which was made the |
special order for Wednesday mex. The |
Senate amendments to the Military appro- |
priation bill were concurred in. Mr.. Phillips /
submitted a resolution reciting late Indian /
raids in Kansas and Nebraska and captures /
OF maraun ers, and calling on the Secretary of |
the Interior for Information as to why he had /
not surrendered the guilty and responsible |
parties of such Indian bands to the authori
ties of Kansas and Nebraska Adopted. Mr..
Wilson introduced a bill tor changing the
time for holding District and Circuit Courts
for West Virginia; passed. Senate bill to
regulate Presidential elections was taken
from the Speakers table and referred to the
committee on that subject. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, a resolution in
structing the Judiciary Committee to ex-
anime into the expedieney of repeating ali
laws providing for the compensation by
fees OF United States Attorneys, and sub
shutting fixed salaries, was agreed tc. The
resolution of Mr. Blaine in regard TO
the elections in the South was taken
man was agreed 10 without division, a
special committee being also ordered, with
powerfo appoint subcommittee, TO visit
such different sections of the country as they
may see Mt. Mr.. Buffers amendment, that
the investigation be conducted with open
doors, was voted down-30 to s0-a strict
like nature, offered by Mr. pa
Wis, shared the same late. After a brief
executive session, the Senate adjourned.
Ia the House, beyond tie. introduction and
reference of numerous tflls, no business of
Importance was transacted A motion to
the rules and pass the bill making
t penal offense for any officer, agent or
OF the United States to in
ermeddle with the election of members
)f Congress or of President, by the contribu-
lion OF money, or by tile use or abuse of
official privileges, or by brides, threats, in
fuence, etc, and also making il a penal
)nense to solicit or receive contributions for
election purposes from persons in the en-
boy OF the Government, was rejected-lS2 to
oS mot the necessary two thirds. Adj
burned.